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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Calls on America
To Halt Minority Rule

1--WE have got TO be frank with our
selves. however. If we do not want
minority government in Germany we
must sec TO it that we do not have it
in the United States. II you do not
want little groups Of selfish men to
plot the future of Europe. we must
not allow little groups Of selfish men
to plot the future of America. Any
man that speaks for class must
prove that he also speaks for all his
fellow citizens and for mankind; and
then we will listen TO him.
"Then there was another thing we
wanted to do, m fellow citizens. that
is done in this document. We wanted
to see that helpless people were no.
where in the world put at the mercy
Of unscrupulous enemies and masters.
There is one pitiful example that is
in the hearts Of all Of us. mean
the example Of Armenia. There was
Christian people. helpless. at the
mercy Of Turkish government which
thought il the service of God to de-
Stroy them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
SAYS League Pact
Will Discourage " ars

1.-THE whole intent and purpose Oh
the document are expressed IN pro
visions by which all the member
states agree that they Will never 81
10 war without first having done one
or the other of two things-elther
submitted the matter in controversy
10 arbitration in which case they
agree TO abide by the verdict, or
submitted it to discussion in tn"
counsel Of the league of nations; ana
for that purpose they consent to
allow six months for the discusslon'
and whether they like the opinion
expressed or not that they VIII not
90 to war for three months after
that opinion has been expressed, 50
that you have. whether you get arb
tration or not. nine months discus
sion. and want TO remind you that
that is the central principle Of some
thirty treaties entered into between
the United States OF America and
some thirty other sovereign notions.
All Of which ere confirmed by the
Senate Of the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

sat at Paris was such that they put
it in the document that the first
meeting Of the labor conference
under that part of the treaty should
take place in Washington upon the
invitation of the President of the
United States. lam going TO issue
that invitation whether we can at
tend the conference or not.
but think of the modification.
Think of standing by in Washington
itself and see the world take coun-.
sci upon the fundamental matter OF
civilization withous us. The thing
is inconceivable, but it is true. The
world is waiting. waiting to see, not
whether we vii take part. but
whether we will serve and lead, for
it has expected US to lead.
"ln Paris delegations from all over
the world came TO me TO solicit the
friendship OF America. They frank
IL told us that they were not sure
of anybody else that they could
trust; but that they did absolutely
trust us to do them justice and to
see that justice was done them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

In his address President Wilson
sold.
q came back from Paris, bringing
one Of the greatest documents Of
human history. One Of the things
that made j. great was that II was
penetrated throughout with the prln-
ciples 10 which America has devoted
hor life. Let me hasten to say that
one Of the most delightful clrcum-
stances of the work on the other
side of the water was that | dis
covered that VIVA; We called Amer
lean principles had penetrated to the
heart and to the understanding, not
only OF the great peoples of Europe.
but to the hearts and understanding
of the great men who were repre-
senting the peoples OF Europe.
81 thing J can say That one
of the things America has had
most at heart throughout her exist
chce has been that there should be
substituted for the brutal processes
of war the friendly processes OF con-
sultation and arbitration, and that IS
done in the covenant Of the league OF
nations. am very anxious That my
fellow citizens should realize that
that is the chief topic OF the coy
epant of the league of nations, the
greater part Of its provisions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Agreement Necessary
To Reduce Armament

"And there is no other way TO dis
pense with great ornaments except
by the common agreement OF the
fighting nations Of the world. And
here is the agreement. They prom
Use disarmament and promise TO
agree upon plan. But there was
something else we wanted that Is
ACCOMPLISHED by this treaty. We
wanted to destroy autocratic author
itv everywhere in the world. We
wanted TO see to il that there was no
Mace in the world where a small
group Of men could use their TEL
low citizens as pawns in game;
that there was no pace in the world
where a small group Of men. with
out consulting their fellow citizens,
could send their fellow citizens 20
the battlefield and 20 death in accom-
plishing something dynastic, some
political plan that had been CON
ceivcd in private, some object that
had been prepared for by universal,
world wide intrigue. That is what
we wanted to accomplish. The most
startling thing that developed itself
at the opening of our participation
in this war was not the military
preparation Of Germany were
familiar with that, though we had
been dreaming that she would not
use it but her political preparation;
% find that every community III the
civilized world was penetrated by her
int que
"Thc German people did not know
that. but il was known in Wilhelm
strasse. whore the central Offices Of
the German government We're, and
Wilhc'msirasse was. the master Of
the German people; and this war, my
fellow citicns, has cmanc'pated the
German people as well as the rest of
Ia. 1,-.~1l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Kansas City

A reception committee was waiting
in the Union Station for President Will
sons train, and the downtown streets
were packed with crowd, waiting TO
welcome him as he passed on his way
to the Auditorium, where he spoke.
Led by the 7th Regiment Band, three
companies Of infantry and machine
gun battalion, the escorting parade
passed through four miles OF streets.
All the thoroughfares were thronged,
and the President and Mrs. Wilson.
who were in an auto with Governor
Frederick D. Gardner and Mayor James
Cowgirl, were greeted everywhere with
cheers and waving flags.
Fifteen thousand small American
flags were distributed to the people in
the Auditorium. The hall was crowded,
although arrangements had been made
TO seat 10000 persons. and thousands
who could. not find seats stood outside,
cheering at intervals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
St. Joseph. Mo.

Several hundred persons met the
Presidents special when it stopped mere
for three minutes on the way to Des
Moincs.
The crowd swarmcd around the OBJ
scrvation end of the Presidents car
and called for speech, but acting on
the advice of DR.. Grayson he reirained
from making one and exchanged
friendly greetings.
A group of women Red Cross work
ers got the President and Mrs. Wilson
to sign their roster and Mrs. wilson
was presented with basket Of roses.
Many children, white and negro,
were lifted up to the rail so the Presl-
dent also could shake them by the
hand
The President seemed to enjoy par.
ticularly a tiny black pickaninny and
it's nanny, who, fighting way through
the crowd. got within reach Of the rail.
Hello, little one" he said, taking
hold of a chubby and dirty hand, Il am
trind IN soc vou"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

comprehended in the treaty the Prcsi-
dent said that those processes were
more deadly than the processes of war,
and he declared that the weapon of the
boycott. as proposed by the trainers
Of the treaty. is Every much more ter
rible' than the taking up Of arms would
be-
."Thc most terrible thing that can
happen to an individual and the most
conclusive thing that can happen to
the nation is to be read out of decent
society" said he.
the parade OF the President and his
party arranged by the Chamber OF
Commerce Of Kansas City. under the
direction Of its president. 5. b. A.. Par
sons. The weather was perfect
The Presidents train reached Kansas
City at o'clock. on schedule time.
From an early hour people gathered
at way stations in Missouri, and whcr
eyer the engine stopped for water
there was curious gathering eager
% see the nations chief executive.
The President was busy on rough
draft Of his notes clear NJ to the time
oil, his arrival at Kansas City. so that
people advantaccously placed could see
him working his own typewriter
The reception committee of the
chamber of commerce met the train
at the Union Station, and headed by
detachment of soldiers. the parade was.
quickly under way. The route Of the
parade was from the station cast to
Convention Hall. more than four miles
long. The people crowded the side
walks the entire distance. The ap-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

splendid steadiness of the American
people, but. my fellow citizens. the
whole world needs that steadiness
and the American people are the
makeweight in the fortunes OF man
kind. How long are we going to de-
bate into which scale we will throw
that magnificent equipoise that be-
long to US? How long shall! we be
kept waiting for the answer whether
the world may trust us or dcsplse
u.s. They have looked to use Tor
leadership.
They have looked to US for ex-
ample. They have built their peace
upon the basis of our suggestions.
That great volume that contains the
treaty Of peace is drawn along the
specifications laid down by the
American government. and now the
world stands at amaze because the
authority in America hcsitates
whether it will indorse an American
document or not.
"You know what the necessity oil
peace is. Why. my fellow country
men. political liberty can exist only
when there is peace. Social reform
can take place only when there Is
peace. ne settlement VI 49, ~
ton that concerns our daily lie
waits for peace. | have been re-
cciving delegations in Washington
OF men engaged in the service Of the
government temporarily in the adj
ministration Of the railroads and |
have had to say to them: 'My friends,
! cannot tell what the railways can
earn until commerce Is restored TO
it's normal courses. Until ! can tell
what the railroads can earn | cannot
tel. what the wages that the rail-
road. can pay will be cannot
suggest what The increase of freight
and passenger rates will be TO meet
these increases in wages if the rates
must be increased ! canont tell yet
whether it VIII be necessary to in
crease the rates or no., and must
r~k You 20 wait
But they are not tie only people
that have come TO see NE. There ar,
all sorts Of adjustments necessary n
this country. have asked representa-
tives OF capital and labor 10 come D
Washington next month and confer
confer about the fundamental thing OF
our life a present-that is to say the
conditions OF labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

posed to it. though they will pardon
me if | say ignorantly opposed.
have no quarrel with them. 1t has
been great pleasure to confer with
some of them. and to tell them as
frankly as would have told my most
intimate friends the whole inside of
my mind and every other mind that
| knew anything about that had been
concerned with the conduct of affairs
at Paris. in order that they might
understand this thing and go with
the rest of us in the confirmation of
what is necessary for the peace of
the world.
81 have no intolerant spirit in the
matter. but | also assure YOU that
from the bottom of my feet TO the top
Of my head have got fighting
spirit about it,
And if anybody Gares to defeat
this great experiment, then they
mus gather together the councillors
of the world and do something
hotter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

The PrcsiRcnt, speaking IN the CoE-
scum at Dcs Nomcs, sold:
The world is desperately in
need of the settled conditions Of
peace, and it cannot wal. much
longer. 1t is waiting upon us. That
is the thought. that is the burden
some thought upon my heart TO-
night. shat tie world is waiting for
the verdict Of the nation to which it
looked for leadership and which it
thought would be the last that would
ask the world TO wait.
"The world is not at peace. I
surpo.e that it is difficult for one who
has not had some touch Of the hot
passion C tie other side OF the sea
to realize how all the passions that
have been slumbering for ages have
been uncovered and released by the
tragedy Of this war
"And now all Of this is released
and uncovered. and men glare at one
another and say. Now we are free,
and what shall we do with our free
dom "
What happened in Russia was not
Il sudden and accidental thing. The
people of Russia were maddencd
with the suppression Of czarism.
When at last the chance came 20
throw OFF those chains they threw
them off, at first with hearts full Of
confidence and hope, and then they
found out that they had been again
deceived. There was no assembly
chosen to frame constitution FOR
them-or. rather, there was an as
sembly chosen to choose a constitu-
tion for them, and it was suppressed
and dispersed, and little group of
men, just as selfish. just as ruthless,
just as pitiless. as the Car himself,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Years Pay for Veterans

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Repre
sentative Swopc, of Kentucky. to-day
introduced a bill to give one years
pay at the rate OF $50 a month TO
United States veterans Of the world
war in service more thar year, and
$50 for each month Of service for
those in the army or navy more than
two months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
The Speech ut Des Holmes

assumed control and exercised their
power by terror, and not by right.
Poison was spread
Throughout Europe
"And in other parts Of Europe the
poison spread. The poison of dis
order. the poison Of revolt, the poison
OF chaos. And do you honestly think.
my fellow citizens, that none Of that
pcisn has - M the veins t this free
people. 10 You not know that the
world IS all now one single whisper
ing gallery. These antennae Of the
wirless telegraph are the symbols
Of our age.
AL the impulses Of mankind are
thrown out upon the air and reach
20 the ends of the earth. With the
tongue and the wireless and the tom
que of the telegraph all the sugges-
tons of disorder are spread through
the world And money coming from
nobody knows where is deposited by
the millions in capitals like Stock
holm to be used for the propaganda
of disorder and discomfort, and dis
solution throughout the world, and
men loon you calmly III the lace III
America and say they are for that
sort of revolution, when that sort Of
revolution means government by ter
ror, government by force, not govern
ment BY vote.
at is the negation of everything that
is American. but it is spreading. sand
so long as disorder continues, so long
as the world is kept waiting for the
answer to the question of the kind Of
peace we are going to have and what
kind of guarantees there are 70 be be-
hind that peace. that poison will
steadily spread. more and more rapirly
until it may be that even this beloved
land OF ours will be distracted and
distorted by it.
That is what is concerning me,
my fellow countrymen. | know the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Armenians Are
Still i'm Grave Danger

"And at this moment il j. an open
question whether the Armenian pco-
pie VIII not. while we sit here and
debate, be absolutely destroyed.
When | think of words piled on
words. Of debate following debate.
when these unspcakable things that
cannot be handled until the debate is
over are happening in these pitiful
parts Of the world, | wonder that
men do not wake up 20 the moral
responsibility of what they are doing.
Great peoples are driven out upon
q desert whore there is no food and
can be none. and they are compelled
to die: and then men. women and chill
dren thrown into common grave, so
imperfectly covered up that here and
there is a pitiful arm stretched out
to heaven and there is no ply in the
world. When shall we wake to the
moral responsibility of this great
occasion?
"And 50 there are other aspects TO
that matter. Not all the popula-
tons that arc having something that
is not square deal live in Armenia.
There are others. And one of the
glOries Of the great document which
| brought back with me is this, that
everywhere in the area Of se'' lem mt
covered by the political questions in
VOWED in that treaty people Of that
sort have been given their free
dom and guaranteed their freedom.
But the thing does not end there,
because the treaty includes the cove
nant of the league of nations. And
what does that say? That says that
it is the privilege of any member
state to call attention to anything
anywhere that is likely TO disturb
the peace Of the world or the good
understanding between nations upon
which the peace Of the void 10.
ponds. and every people in the world
that have not rot what , rr
they ought to have are thereby given
world forum in which TO bring the
thing to the bar Of mankind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

pause for the President was generous
all along the route. tra.Ticinc had been
excluded from the line Of march and
office buildings were quite generally
decorated with the national colors.
Kansas City is the home town Of
United States Senator James A. Reed,
one of the most aggressive opponents
Of the league Of nations and Mr.. Will
sons policies. Senator Reeds friends
we're on hand in force to see that his
political interests were protected, II
they needed any protection, and once
during the applause for one OF the
Presidents points man in the gallery
shouted Three cheers for Jim Reed!"
While it was not an interruption, it
was clear reminder that western
Missouri Is dcbatablc ground for the
central idea Of n league of nations.
Heard by 1000 Persons
The convention hall is enc of the
largest enclosures in the country. If
YOU ask native how many il will hold
he will say it will seat 1900, and that
twice as many as that can crowd in.
II seemed to be full when the Prcsi-
dent arrived. According to New York
standards there seemed to be about
10000 people in the hall. The decora-
tons were profuse. Each seat occu-
,so,. lol boop providci with n small
flag and when they were waving 1t was
a sigh: to be remembered.
Edward F. Goltra, friend Of William
J. Bryan and member Of the Democratic
national committee, after listening TO
the Presidents address both in st.
Louis and Kansas City. said that he UNI
qucstionably was making converts to
the league Of nations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Des MOines

President Wilson'S peace treaty spe-
cial arrived at p. m. and received an
enthusiastic greeting from the crowd
at the station. A reception committee
headed by Governor Harding and
Mayor Fairweather escorted the Presi-
dent to the Coliseum. where he spoke.
The President and Mrs. Wilson are
expected to spend Sunday here. 1t Is
believed they will attend the Central
Presbyterian Church in the morning
and take motor trip to Fort Des
Moines and Camp Dodge in the after
noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Independence, Mo.

The Presidential special train arrived
soon after a. m. and waited for half
an hour The community turned out
in a body to see its visitor and point
out to him the spots that Jesse James's
childhood knew. Women in mother
hubbards surrounded the Presidents
car, pcering up at the windows in the
hope Of discovering what a Prcsldcn-
tial breakfast might consist of. It was
an event 10 be cherished along with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

attend the financial conference in Wash.
ington this autumn. PEDRO PALACES will
act as secretary of the commission,
which will include Manuel ". de Iriondo,
former president of the Bank OF the
Nation, and Luis Zuberbuler former
president OF the Commercial Exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
On the Road With Wilson

the memories OF the notorious Jesse
James when the screen was removed
from the car window and President
Wilson leaned out to shake hands with
as many calico-gowned and shirt
Slowed persons as could reach him.
The train departed in time to reach
Kansas City, ten miles away, at
o'clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
President Wilson risited four COM

President Wilson visited four conf
mmnities yesterday in his speech
making tour in behalf of the peace
treaty, dreakfasting at tho birth
place Of Jesse James in Missouri and
going to bed in Des Moines, Iowa.
Some of the incidents Of the days
journcu fOllOW:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Argentine Mission Coming
For Financial Conference

BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 6.--Domingo
Salaberry, Minister Of Finance in the
Argentine government, will head the
commission from this country which will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

zcns in control of our affairs, then |
am with you 20 destroy the power OF
that CrOuD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-22
WOODMEN HOLD
ANNUAL MEET
IN CHICAGO

The annual convention of the Sow
ereign Camp, Woodmen of the WorId,
which could have been secured for
this city a few weeks ago, following
the visit to Pensacola of w. A. Fraser,
head officer, of Omaha, will be held
in Chicago, opening at the Hotel
Sherman in that city on July II, ac-
cording to information received yes
terday by Peter L. Rol1o, Florida mem
Der of the sovereign law committee.
Mr.. Rollo will attend the conven-
ton as local and Florida representa-
tive and Mrs. p. j. Williams will go
as representative of the local Wood
men Circle. There will be a meeting
of the sovereign law committee five
days prior to the meeting of the con-
vention proper and for this reason
Mr.. Rollo expects to leave for Chicago
about the tenth of July.
More than the usual amount of in
terest is being manifested in the com
vention this year among Woodmen Of
the World for reason of the fact that
the order is much larger in member
ship than ever before and too, this
year for the quadrennial election Of
officers. The meeting, which will
continue through a period of ten days
will be attended by hundreds of dele
gates besides many visitors who will
be constantly going and coming.