Cheyenne record., 1919-09-25
WILSON INvADES
HOUSE OF foes
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them Of Lives and Treasurs
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
GIVES COST OF GREAT wan
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)


Aboard President Wilson'S Special
train-Carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States of the peace treaty and the
covenant Of the League of Nations ir-
to their households, Preside::. Wilson
last week invaded California.
. And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham,
mered the hardest, that Of Shan Tung-
is Of most interest, the president found
tho same enthusiasm among the peo-
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
turn its undivided attention to social,
economic and industrial development.
Their leaders may not feel this way.
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits CT the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force q
change in tho great document.
Must Take This League.
1--WE must take this League of Ma
tions," said the president, for there
is no way in which another can b.
obtained without compelling recon
sideration by the powers. And it
would sit very ill upon my stomach to
take it Lack to Germany for considera-
ton"
"All over the world people are look.
ing to US with confidence our rivals
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
layirT this thing may presently see it
in different light
Germany, the president declared, is
taking new courage from our delay in
ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be-
coming arrogantly out-spollen.
Deeply impressive wero the figures
Of the cost Of the late war, in lives
and dollars. It was the Grst time that
tho official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost OF World War. -
"The war" said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains S3S,0O0, 100000; France S26,o0O,-
100000; the United States $22000,-
GC0,000: Russia $4,000. 0.0G0,000; Italy
| $4,000, 100000 and G total, including
| the expenditures OF japan, Belgium
and other small countries, of $123,000,-
| 100000.
''It cost the Central Powers as fol-
lows: Germany $39,o0O.0 100000; Aus
tria-Hungary, s21,OOO,OOO,COO; Turkey
and Bulgaria s3.OOO,OOO,O 900.
THE United States" the president
said, spent one millicr dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
its struggle to save civilization. All
this, however, fades into insight
ficance when the deaths by
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave l.
100000 men; Germany 100000;
Franco 1,3S0,000; Great Britain 9O0,-
600; Italy $4,000; the United States
$4,000. n all, almost 100000 men
perished in the great struggle, or
l.500,0 300 more men than died III all CT
the wars of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into this war to do Il thing that was
fundamental fer tho world and what
have come out on this Journey for is
TO determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. l have found cut.
Tho country has not forgotten anil it
VIII never permit any who stands
in the way Of the fulillnort Of our
great Pledges, ever to forget the sor-
rcwcul day lie made che attempt
Arbitration ana discussion, the pres-
iiaut pointed out, must replace force
Of arms in the settlement Ct worla
controversies. Constantly he dEells
upon The fact that all the nations IL
The League agree 10 do one CT two
things, first to submit their diE8rcE ce5
to arbitration, in which case they
as5-as to oSida by thc decision rem
deed. C, e uaviLliag 20 ar1itrata, to
have th-!r case discussed ~ Ire C2uu-
CT C tie League, n which case SIX
months Is granted for discussion.
Three months must elapra following
the result Of ti.is last step in artitra-
tion before the nation concerned can
declare war
8 Holds ous Hope Fer IRELAND.
The president took GdvcutcSs CT
questions p-cpounded h the san Fran
cisco LASER Council 10 giTc the infer
encc That h believes Ira!aa3 can hria;
her case before the League CT Nations
for settlement when the League IS
actually in existence.
Sh-n TGlg, he declared, viii be re-
turnsd to China. Japan, he said, had