The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
Cause Greater Than the
Government, as One Of
All Mankind.
POINTS TO RUSSIA
AWFUL WARNING
Reign of Lenine and
Trotsky Is Much Worse
Than That of All the
Cruel Cars.

DesMoines, Iowa. Sept with onl1
words of praise for the league Of ma
lions covenant and the peace treaty,
and words of scorn for its opponents
even to the extent of terming them
Enthusiastically Inclined" President
Wilson brought the major portion OF
his middle-west campaign to a close
here tonight
He maden two addresses TO-DAY, one
in Kansas City to $1,000 persona and
another at the Coliseum here to an
audience. of about 1000 and both
speeches were filled with sufficient
verbal dynamite to arouse the oppo-
sition in the senate to a new point OF
entagonisfn. - = -
shoulder and hit hard. He minced
no words He said the cause Tor
which he was fighting was greater
than the senate and greater than tho
government. for it was the cause Of
all mankind.
He gave the first practical denon-
stration of how article ten could
work, and in giving it he practically
promised the people OF the Philippines
their independence as soon AZ !, the
league Is functioning.
He said it would afford them the
protection that would be necessary for
them as the people OF a baby patton
to have. He said they would be for
ever protected against external ag-
gression under the league.
The President excoriated the rules
OF minority. but whether he had the
senate in mind was not revealed He
held up Russia as horrible ex-
ample" under the regime OF Trotxky
and Lenine which he declared was
worse than that of the car.
An American Document
His definition OF the treAty today
was that sin spirit and essence it Il
an American document"
Great crowds greeted the President
at both Kansas City and DesMoines
Thsrev WAS ~rnueh warmth. In their
welcome, but no prolonged ~sntixuSx
siasm.
When President Wilson'S white
House" special approached DesMolnes
In the twilight this evening. three arr
planes circled low and bomharded his
private car with bouquets Of rosAa
1t was the most spectacular prNlimi-
nary reception given the President on
the trip.
The President was much impressed
by the greeting given to him by the
people on the streets as he traversed
the twelve blocks from the station to
the coliseum. He stood constantly
in his car bowling and smiling. So
1t was homefolks audience that
awaited the President The crowd
gave him a. cheer as he rose.
The world is desperately in need
Of the settled conditions Of peaces
the president began. 1T cannot wax
n.uch longer and it Is waiting Oh ~
That is the thought that Is burden.
some to my heart"
Discomfort FROM DELAY
Again the president took M RreaaA,
but this time in a surprising uann1k
He declared the poison Of revolt aud
disorder had indeed penetrated some
in this free people" in America and
the reason he gave for It was delay !.
in the ratification OF the treaty.
The labor situation was given n
another evidence for the shmediate
ratification of the treaty. The pro6t.
cent spoke Of the forthcoming Ii.
tcrnational labor conference IN Wash.
ington and said it was inconcoiyahie
hut true that America. because az III
celay in the senate, could not 6enA
representatives to this conferences III
The president took 4 new ane14 ~
his attack on the senate when ~
declared that one type OF statoesnen-
sltp In It insisted Of doing nothing
al ALL
Il have heard Of standing ~ :
he said but never stand patttsra' -
these lengths"
The presidents argumsnta sof
the effect on business and trade
that rejection Of the treaty would
have were given in detail 70 ~
Dcs Mofnes audience. f8
X don't like to argue thte
thing on this basia," he explained.A
but II they want to talk business
I'm ready to talk buslnseass,
This remark went big WIN
the audience. as ala the pst9
dents assertion that the lAakf7o B
of nations was the only thing M M
guarantee the peace Of thesRort1.N*
Some gentlemen think they Ca3
bleak up this treaty II - e1bn8
SO into IT. said the preaidDnA,
They won't do IT," cams yoaoa
from tho audiences
mot at ell'' agreed the peeal1tn 4
amid applause. IN
Tho ultimate end 81 thto aeAf Sls I,
be tho triumphant accoptAnS3 G<3&tl&
treaty and the league" aatd ~ r 81
dent. Tho league covsnAAf = -
drastic eaveAank - DoAeo M