Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-11
AclElltA.:S PlEI.;.:
SAcRED--
PRESIDENT SAYS OUR promise
TO TRY TIC PREVENT FUTURE
WARS SHOULD BE KEPT.
OILY HOPE IS IN WORLD LEt.GUE
Says Germany Would Not Have Dared
to Strike IT Nations Had Eeen
Banded Against Aggression.
By Mt. Clemens News Bureau.)

tidcnce that his fellow citizens in the
great majority agree with him in his
desire to END war forever, and that
the p acn treaty with it's Lea ,ue Of
Nations inclusion is ratified by the
senate, Presid> Mt Wilson is making a
successful way across the country on
tha long journey he has undertaken
Tor the purpose of laying before the
plain people report of his work i'll
Paris and explaining to them just
what the Leat,ut means.
THUS far in his travels he has every
whtre. met with warm greetings, both
IN the great halls where he has
spoken formally and in the little cross
road haml"ts where his train has
halted at times and he has exchanged
words with the villagers who pressed
forward to greet him. He feels, and
Toes not hesitate to say 80 when
chatting with his travelling oompan-
Ions, that the American people want
no more Of war and want to become
part of the League so that there may
be no more war. He struck his key
note when he said in his first address,
in Columbus, Ohio:
This treaty was not intended mere
ly to end this single war. 1t Is meant
as d notice TO every government who
In the future will attempt this thing
what Germany attempted) that man
kind will unite to infict the same pun
lshment, There is no national
triumph to be recorded In this treaty,
There Is no glory sought for any par
ticular nation. The thought OF the
statesmen COLLECTED around that table
was of their people, Of the sufferingS
they had gone through, OF the losses
they had incurred of that great throb'
bling heart which was so depressed.
so forlcrn, so sad in every memory 1t
had OF the five triSical years that
have gone by. Let us never forget
those years. my fellow countrymen;
let US never forget the purpose, high
ard dlsinteresttd, with WHICH Ameri. a
lent its strensth. not for its own glory
but for the def nse CT mankind.
AS ! said. this treaty was not
N ant merely TO end this war. 1t is
intended TO prevent any similar war.
wcra,r II some OF the opponents OF
Lhe he que OF Nations have forgotten
tie. promises we n.ale GU. people be-
ore we went to tl.At peace table? we
i
.,Wer of our youth frCm every Gun
, de, from every household, and We
i those mothers and father and
1T t. ami wives and swneih.,ltd
lat W. werr tax ng those mel TO
sgt war whirh Would END bU mess
t sort. md il we do not cni 1t,
~ 10 not 10 the best that hu!lan
:. +, of action can do to end ii. we
!,
~. uIilit.!ul to the long
ri Hho .uhered III thia war Tue
a,,.. u.tlithiui to those hon 'rholds
5Cw i in 3ri ana yet lifted with me
e. ling that th4 lad laid down Ms lie
lJr a great thins. ana. amp!S Otter
tlingS. in order tlat Cth1r lduo A4'"Ht
ncyer have to do the same lhn's'
That is what the Leapu> OF Ma
items is for-to end THIS war ~ NY
ana then not merely to serve hollce
on governments which could cohltM'
p.ate that they will do so at III II peril
but also concerning the combination
VI power which Will prove 10 'h"n
that they will do it ut their perm. IL Is
idle to say the worlds Will combine
against you; but ii is persuasive 10
say the world is combined against
you; The League OF NatioiS
is the only thing that can prevent Tue
recurrence of this dreadful catastrophe
and redeem our promises
A League of Nations womb nave
prevented the late contilct, the preSi'
dent asserted, explalnlng'
Il did not meet single puDllc man
who did not admit these thlhsS' that
Germany would not have gone h.to
This war il she thought Great br'alh
was going into it, and she most CIR
tainly would never have gone li'o IL
mad she dreamed America was Sclhs
into it. And they all admit lh"l
notice beforehand that the greatest
movers of the world would COMBINE 10
prevent this sort of thing YOU'D pre-
vent it absolutely.
Applause and cheers greeteu
each declaration OF the preSi-
dent that wars might be avoid
ad in the future by operations
Of the League He poin ed out o'her
imnortant features OF tne f'ace
.rraatv how it was the redemption OF
waak nations, giving hem freedom
mitch otherwise they never coaid
nave won; how it says These people
hove a right TO live their own llses
Under COVE RIM onts when tney lneh-
elves choose, and how that is the
American principle and was glad 10
tisht for it,, and chat was the very
heart Of the TREATY he said.
He drew attention TO the section OF
he Treaty which is a Magma Charta
~ Labor" which shall dispose of the
hours, conditions and remnnerations
of labor.
at forecasts the day, he said
(which ought to have come LONG ago,
when Statesman will realize that no
ma ion is fortunate which is not hap.
nv whose people are not contented,
c0ntentcd in their lives and fortunate
in the circumstance Of their lives.
In conclusion the pres!dcn' said he
felt certain the Treaty will be accept
ed and was only impatient of the de-
Law. He added DO you realize, my
fellow citizens, thai he whole world
ia waiting or America? The only
country in the world that is trusted
TODAY is the I'M cd States AMI the
world is awaiting o see II its trust is
justin d "