The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-11
PLEDGE TO WORLD

PLEDGE TO WORLD
Continued from Pege One.r
play must have a weapon in it. And
the weapon must be all the young men
OF the country and the business of the
country must pay the piper"
There was a spirit of unrest every
where, he continued. and it was the
province Of the treaty to set up an in
dustrial democracy as well as a politi-
cal democracy.
Settle Domestic Questions.
He continued that there were do
mestic questions to be settled in that
connection because there could be no
industrial democracy as long as mo-
| nopolies existed. He was interrupted
by applause when he added:
And We have not yet finished with
| the monopolies"
Citing again the upheaval in Russia.
the president asked If his hearers had
not not seen evidences of the spread of
the unrest. 1t was the dread" of
every statesman in Europe, he con-
tinued and a propaganda was spread
ing in the United States.
Apostles OF LenIne In q. s.
There are apostles of Lenine in our
| own midst" he said, land it means
TO be an apostle of darkness. Our
business is to see that no minority
no matter how rich, no matter how
poor shall get control of the United
You can't hate fellow you know"
said Mr.. Wilson. "I know some crooks
that L can't help liking"
The league might not prevent all
wars said he. but ten per cent insur-
ance was better than none.
Saying he had heard that radical
ism pervaded the west Mr.. Wilson
continued:
There's only one way to beat radi-
calism, and that is to deprive 1t of
food. The only way to keep men from
agitation against a grievance is to re-
| move the grievance"
Agitate Orderly, He Says.
He added that as long as there
were things that should be corrected
he did not ask that men stop agitat-
ing but requested only that they agi-
tate in an orderly manner"
| Mr.. Wilson read from a naval an
preparation bill passed by congress
during the war requesting the presi-
dent to try to secure an international
court to settle international disputes
and accomplish disarmament.
And now they've got it," he con-
tinued. 'They don't like it. 1t came
much sooner than they expected and
apparently took them so much by Sur
prise that it confused their minds"
Mr. Wilson said he "repudiated" the
suggestion that the other nations were
not acting in good faith in forming
the league, and asked that any in
stance be cited in which France, italy,
Great Britain or Japan had not, full
filled their promises.
| People Want 1t. 5ss
Japan has kept her engaEenfents. !"
| said the president, adding that he had
the fullest confidence that all the
league members would act in good
faith. The president said he was "just
as sure of what the verdict of this ma
ton will be as IL it had already been
rendered" His contact with the-plair
people had convinced him, he said.
that the United States wanted the
league of nations.
Puts Away "City Hat"
The hat which Wilson wore in the
big cities has disappeared and is not
expected to emerge from its box until
! the president reaches the coast.
Wilson is known to believe the peo-
pie are with him and he is urging
them to make their sentiments felt in
Washington.
Least Enthusiasm at Omaha.
During the first week of his tour
he always addressed packed houses
most of which were enthusiastic A
review of the first week shows the
high water mark was reached in St
Paul and Minneapolis, where the
throngs were biggest and noisiest Des
Moines ranks next. Probably the least
enthusiasm so far was shown by the
street crowds at Omaha. But all the
receptions have been good and mem
bers of the presidential party say they
are quite satisfied.
The president believes the best ar
gument in favor of ratification is an
explanation of just what the treaty
provides. He summed up his views
| OF its provisions had 1t written out
I and distributed to the newspaper cor
respondents on his train.
This memorandum said that the
treaty provides for destruction of au-
| tocratic power as an instrument of in
! international control, admitting only
self-governing nations to the league,
for substitution of publicity. discus
| sion and arbitration for war. using the
boycott rather than arms. for placing
the peace of the world under constant
| international oversight. for disarma-
ment, for liberation of oppressed peo-
pies, for discontinuance of annexation
and the substitution of trusteeship
with responsibility to the opinion of
mankind. for invalidation of secret
treaties, for protection of dependent
| peoples. for high standard of labor
under international sanction. for in
ternational coordination of human
1 reforms and regulations.