The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Two TALKS
IN ST. LOUIS
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empire has six votes to Americas
one in the league council. Wilson
intends to explain this IN an early
speech.
/ He holds that Britain has but one
vote in the league council and that
its votes in the league assembly
could not be cast in any dispute in
which the empire or any part OF 1t
was involved.
The high cost Of living and its re-
Ilation to ratification Of the treaty
will be brought up by the president
shortly. At the first favorable OPP
portunity, it is believed, he intends
to make an attempt to put opponents
of the treaty in the position of men
who are keeping up prices, on the
theory that prices cannot be restored
to peace levels until real peace is
restored by ratification.
| Wilson's advisers say he has no tn
'tention Of engaging in debate with
antileaguers in the senate while on
| this trip. He doesn't believe that
such a debate would bring out what
he wants to develop with regard to
| the treaty and the reasons why he
thinks it should be accepted, and he
would have to devote time to answer
ing senator's, which he would rather
devote to explaining cloudy clauses
in the covenant.
The presidents demeanor In his
rear platform appearances seem to
indicate that he wants to destroy
any impression that he is a stern,
aloof individual He rs extremely
cordial and apparently tries to ap-
pear like plain folks
The presidential special arrived in
St. Lous at a. m. 1t stopped in the
suburbs, where police guarded 1t. The
official welcoming committee was to
meet the president there at $3.50 a.
m. This committee will escort Will
son to the hotel, where seventy-one
rooms were reserved ror the party.
The president and Mrs. Wilson have
a suite of three rooms. Secretary
Tumulty has three rooms and others
Of the party one each.
The president was to address
luncheon OF the chamber of COM
open to the public at 8 p. m. He
leaves for Kansas City at IL p. m.
Noisy Crowds Greet Him.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept Crowds
which cheered and with waving flags
struggled to break through police
lines and swarm about his automo-
bile, greeted President Wilson here
today.
The noise Of voices mingled in
tremendous shouts of welcome was
continuous all the way from the out
skirts of the city where the presi-
dents special stopped, TO the hotel
where Wilson went for short rest
before making his speech at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon, de-
handing ratification OF the peace
treaty unamended.
Wilson's smile was aYways in evil
dence as he fourished his straw hat
in response, sometimes standing up
in his automobile to bow his appre-
citation.
Ranks of troops from Jefferson
barracks presented arms as the
president and Mrs. Wilson stepped
from the train as military band
played THE Star Spangied Banner"
The crowds at this point rushed the
lines Of soldiers, good naturedly
jostled aside the boys In khaki who
carried rifles with fixed bayonets and
massed around Wilson's machine
striving to shake hands.
In addition to the people on the
sidewalks along the route to the
hotel, every window was filled and
many others were on roofs.
Signs had been pasted In a num-
Der of windows bearing such inscrip-
lions as Tell it to 'em, Woodrow"
and We're with you, woodrow"
More troops were drawn up in the
streets around the hotel and every
entrance was guarded. The lobby
was packed. AS Wilson walked in
a band in gallery struck up lively
airs. The president paused at the
elevator few moments to talk with
members OF the reception committee,
then went to his suite.
Mrs. Wilson received much ap-
plause especially from the women
and her name was frequently heard
along the line of march, along with
the cries of Woodrow" Women
lodged the police and ran alongside
the presidents car to get snapshots
of her, begging her to look this way
please just for minute and MRS.
Wilson, let's see your face"
The reception at st. Louis was
held by many in the presidents
party to be the most enthusiastic he
has received since he left Washing
ton.
Rebel Yell Grects Him.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 5.---Presi-
dent Wilson this afternoon went 10
a luncheon OF the st. Louis Chanthe,
Of Commerce TO make the third
speech of his campaign for ratiflca-
ton Of the peace treaty, without
amendment.
The dining room on the roof of The
Hotel Statler was damned 20 the
windows. In addition to those at
tables, an overflow swarmed III
when 1t was time for Wilson TO |
speak. and the throng was SO dense |
many were unable to move
Mrs Wilson was first to enter. |
She carried roses. There was quiet |
applause as she walked to her place,
at table directly below the dais on
which Wilson sat.