The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-05
THE PRESIDENT
IN ST. LOUIS
Passing the Day in Rest and
Conferences-Speaks
There Tonight
TWO VIGOROUS
SPEECHES YESTERDAY
Show Presidents Fighting
Temper Putting Ideas
into Blunt Sentences

st. Louis, Mo, Sept. 5.President
Wilson reached to-day the real beginning
Of his western speaking tour in the in.
terests Of the peace treaty the start Of
his long swing around the circle of states
west Of the Mississippi.
Having sounded the keynote Of his ap-
peal in addresses yesterday at Columbus
and Indianapolis, Mr.. Wilson planned TO
take a brief respite from speechmaking
to-day before punging into the arduous
program that will carry him into virtual
ly every western state. Arriving in St
Louis early this morning, he arranged to
sleep late on his special train and then
to keep most OF the day free.
Early in the afternoon, however, he
was to attend luncheon at downtown
hotel, where ii was expected he would
make brief talk on the treaty and in
the evening he was to speak at the
Coliseum, where in 1916 he was renom-
mated for the presidency.
In Missouri, the president found a sit
| uation as regards ratification OF the
! peace treaty without an exact parallel
in any other state In the treaty ratify.
| ing body at Washington the state is
represented BY Senator Reed, the only
! Democratic senator who has taken a
| definite stand for the treaty's rejection,
and Senator Spencer, one of the Repub
/ lican senators who have declared them
selves generally friendly TO it, and have
| agreed on set Of resolutions as a basis
for its acceptance In St. Louis Senator
Reed recently made an address bitterly
assailing the treaty, and within the next
few weeks, Senator johnson of Califor
mia, a Republican member of the foreign
relations committee, and others are ex-
peeted to address opposing meetings. In
addition to his address here tonight, the
president is to make one address in Kan
sas City tomorrow morning
In his keynote addresses yesterday the
president made plain his intention to ex-
plain various features Of the treaty dur
ing the trip and TO refrain from engag-
ing in a debate about the issues raised
in public discussion OF the treaty hereto
fore
To the league Of nations, the labor sec.
tion, the provision for self determination
! for various territories in Europe and the
PREPARATION system established by the
treaty he attaches particular Importance
The fighting temper of the presidents
/ appeal to the country was apparent in
/ both his addresses yesterday Within
I three minutes after he began the first Of
4 them at Columbus, be had warmed To
/ his task and was putting his ideas into
blunt sentences punctuated by vigorous
+ gestures. He was interrupted repeatedly
+ by applause and several times BY cheers.
At indianapolis the president called
+ on the opponents of the covenant to pro-
+ duce a plan TO secure the peace Of the
world, ii not willing to accept the league
I Of nations. IF it is not to be this ar
J rangement' he said, what arrangement
/ do YOU suggest to secure the peace Of the
world 1t is a case of put up or shut up.
] If the gentlemen who don't like what
! was done in Paris think they can do
+ something better, l beg that they will
hold their convention and do it now.
/ Besides his two principal addresses,
Mr. Wilson talked briefly to crowds that
gathered around his car during short
stops at several small cities IN Ohio and
4 Indiana, Mrs Wilson, who sat on the
4 platform at the two scheduled meetings,
I also stood beside the president when he
appeared at the shorter stops