The Bourbon news., 1919-09-19
MILLIONS ACCLAIM WILSON AS
He SPEEDS ACROSS
THE LAND.
few ASK FOR CHANGES
Majority Feel That Presidents Guild
ance Should Be Heid-He Regards
Pact As Sure to Come Soon.

Iraln-Fr0m the Capital at Washing
ton to the far Pacific coast the Presi-
dent of the United States has Jour
neyed on the most unusual expedition
ever undertaken by a chief executive
Of the nation.
. To discuss national questions, many
presidents have toured the land; but
Mr.. Wilson is laying before America
a question which affects the whole
world-the question of whether or not
we are to join in the League Of Ma
tonsI whether we are to forget our
former isolation and share with the
other peoples of the earth the respon
sibilities Of maintaining civilization
and preventing, as he says we can do,
future warfare.
Between the capital and the coast
the president made fifteen speeches
and half dozen brief talks. All of
100000 fellow citizens listened to him
Several millions had the chance to see
him, and apparently everyone wanted
eo see him, from those who thronged
the streets OF the cities and towns
where he stopped, to those who came
to the railside or stood at little flag
stations in remote places, knowing
their only reward could be q fleeting
glimpse and a wave OF the hand.
He has met and talked to all types
of citizens-to men big in the bust
ness. financial and professional worlds
to farmers and mechanical workers
to Indians and cowboys and foreign
born herders and rangers. to soldiers
and to mothers who lost soldiersons
In the late War.
What do they all tell him? unani
mously they say they want peace
definitely settled, they want no more
wars, they want the League Of Ma
tions. and most Of the American peo
pie, it may be fairly said, tell the
President they want the League Just
Is it is. without the reservations OF
amendments which certain senator,
have insisted upon. The majority o.
citizens say to those who Interview
them On this tour;
Woodrow Wilson guided us rightly
before and during the war with Ge1
many. We entered that war. every
one agrees, to end all wars. He saN
the league can do that. We want ID
do that, so let US keep on trusting him
and get the league into operation AZ
soon as possible. Forget politics.
Most Americans encountered on the
tour have forgotten politics. Repub
lican Governors and Mayors have in
troduced the President to his audi
ence; the Major Part of the local con,
mittees which hate met him have
been Republicans. They have all said ::
We are nothing but Americans, Mr.
President"
Mr.. Wilson's arguments for tha
league, briefly summarized, are those:
There can be no peace, either nov
or in the future, without it. There
can only be a regrouptng Of nation.
and a new Balance OF Power" which
Ia certain to lead to war. There car
| be no war In the future, with the
league in existence. because no single
nation would defy the united rest OF
mankind, and II II did, 1t could be
brought to terms by an economic
boycott, and without the use of arms.
There can be no reduction in the
cost Of living until the league Is es
tablished, for nations will not &c
ahead with peace time production un
til they know that peace Is definitely
| assured and that production OF wal
material is no longer necessary.
There can be wonderful prosperity
| with - league in existence. for rel
atoms of labor and capital all owe,
the world will be made closer an6
more friendly, and the worker will re
ceive a fairer share of what he pro
duces.
These declaration Of the president
logically and eloquently put, have left
his hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr. Wilson has
pointed out, the people themselves. az
differentiated from senators and polit
clans, seem to want just what the
president wants, which is America fol
leadership
Quite as unusual as the purpose Of
the cross country tour Is the manner
In which it Is being carried out and
the Completeness Of the arrange
ments on the nine car train which Il
bearing the party.
At the rear is the private car May
flower, occupied by the President anG
Mrs. Wilson. Next Is compartment
car for the secretary Tumulty, Ad
mirsl Grayson, Mr.. Wilson's Physi
clan, four stenographers. the chiei
executive clerk and seven secret ser
vice men Byopd are three compart
ment cars which house twenty-on
correspondence, Eve movie men, ani
q telegraphic and railroad expert
Then there is q dinner, q club car. ani
two baggage cars, one Of them con
verted into q business Office. The
train was exactly on time at ever,
stop between Washington and tn,