The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-09-11
WILSON SPEAKS
TO MIsSOURIANS
Twenty Thousand Persons Hear
Presidents Plea for Support
OF the Treaty.
IS GIVEN Big OVATION
Crowds Cheer as Presidential Party
Psrades Through Four Miles Of
Kansas city's Streets--conven-
ton Hall Packed.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. S.-Presi-
dent Wilson appealed to a Kansas City
crowd to support the peace treaty as
a charter for new order of world
affairs Making his third speech for
the treaty in Missouri to capacity
audience, President Wilson spoke in
convention hall, said to accommodate
10000. When the president, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson, appeared on
the platform the crowd, of which each
person had a small American flag,
arose and cheered for more than two
minutes. President Wilson had been
cheered as the presidential party
paraded through four miles of the
city's streets to convention hall. Mr..
Wilson was introduced by Il. A. Par
sons, president of the Kansas City
chamber of commerce.
Met by Large Crowd.
The special train bearing president
Wilson and his party on his 10000
mile speaking tour for ratification OF
the German peace treaty and the
League of Nations covenant arrived
here from st. Louis at 8 :05. The train
was held at the outskirts of the city
for an hour before coming into Union
station.
Long before the president and his
party were met by the reception COM
mittee a large crowd gathered on the
station plaza where the parade through
downtown streets started.
Led by the Seventh Regiment band,
three companies of troops and the
machine gun battalion, the party left
Union station in automobiles shortly
after the arrival of the train.
President and Mrs. Wilson, with Gov
ernOr Gardner of Missouri and Mayor
Cowgirl Of Kansas City were on the
first car.
Thronp Cheers President.
The route of the parade was lined
with people. and as the president APP
preached there was frequent outbursts
Of cheering.
The parade passed up Grand avenue
and through the central part of the
business section to Convention hall,
where arrangements had been made for
seating 10000 people.
Two immense flags had been ar
ranged into a false ceiling, and bal
comics were draped with bunting and
flags. Fifteen thousand small flags
were distributed as the crowd pa
raded into the hall.
an hour after the doors were opened
at nine, but for several hours a crowd
had been waiting for entrance. Half
an hour after the doros were opened
every seat was filled, and the crowd
was still pouring in. seeking available
standing rom.
With the standing room In the hall
practically filed. the streets outside
were thronged with people seeking en-.
trance. II was said that several thou
sand persons were unable to get in.
Jesse James Honor to Wilson.
On Board President Wilson's Spe-
cial Train. Sept. s.-The presidential
train stopped for nearly half hour at
Independence, Mo, ten miles from
Kansas City. so that breakfast could
be had on board before reaching the
city.
Independence. noted as the birth
place of Jesse James, the outlaw,
turned out q throng of early risers,
mostly women, TO greet the president.
He smilingly shook hands with as many
as could reach him.
The trainmen. familiar with the lore
Of Jesse james. pointed out TO the pres
idential party historical spots where
the bandit had held up trains.
U. S. Principles FIJI Treaty.
In his address the president covered
many of the same points Of the treaty
he had discussed in previous ad-
dresses. He said he had come TO re-
port to the people direct about one OF
the greatest documents in human his
tory. The treaty, he declared. was
"shot through" with American prln-
ciples, put there by the common con
sent of the world.
one of the things America had had
In heart throughout her existence,
said the president. was that arbitra-
ton and consultation should be sub
stituted for force. This was accom-
plished. he declared. by the League of
Nations covenant.
Nine months OF discussion of any
international controversy would be as
sured under the covenant. he assert
ed. adding that this principle previ-
ously had been written into 30 arbi-
trary treaties. "all of which were con-
firmed by the United States senate"
The principle OF the league. he de-
clared. already had been adopted by
the United States.
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