The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-05

I, ~. and with Ihc greatest simplicity,
with i '"u'!iinr simplicity. they pre-
$.nl"d III" Win 4 petition in favor ar
ia" hnGu" ui uatl"u- Their w"lnd"d
limbs. ll".r impaired vitality were III"
nHIy argument hat | might happen In
hnv" T. r"ll"v. tu'ur" generations o;
th.. sacrifices that they had been Obliged
L. Wnai>".
Voice Of the People.
"ThIt appeal has remained in my
mind aS hay. ridden along IN" streets
in Eur,>mn capltnls and heard cries nr
The crowd. rc,"s for IN" league O: nn-
tons from lips Of people. who. ] rrM-
rur" t." shy. had 40 particular notion ar
Il, - i. WAS 10 Ia. done. who were not
ready :" r:"ros" n plan for 4 l"aEu" Ct
nations. hat ":hmsr hearts said that
."ri"thinG by way vi 4 combination or
men "vrrywh"r" muSt com" ont of this
as We drove nimug country roads
weak old women would come out ana
hold flowers To us. Why should They
.,"ld flowers UP l" strangers from across
"a" AtlaHtIc", only because they BE-
li.y.d tiint wc w"r,' thu messengers nt
friends and al hope and lh"S" flowers
were their humhl" offerings of grail
,udr that friends from so great a dis
lance should hrv" brought them SO
; great Il hope.
II; IL incunCriyahlr that we should
disappuint them. and shall not. The
day w.il COM" when m"u III America will
iu'& back with swelling hearts and
RISING irItir that th"y should have hr"n
privileged Ia max" thu %acrIflc" which
II was necessary {" make in order ~
, c"mbin" their might and their mora,
I'm }, do = for
Of every kind everywhere.
God give us th" strength and vision
! Ia TO IT wisely. Gui Civ" us the privi-
i'g" "f knowing iha' "" lid II without
: counting IN" cost and because "" w"r"
'Iu" ..im"rirnus. l"r"rS OF liberty and OF
doing right"
Mr.. Taft's Address.
! A<l"agu" Of nations covenant is indi--
pcn$;thi" II ia" treaty Of peace If the
war rs L" accomplish the declared pur-
: rrS" IF this H.,i"n ana III" world" MT.
Taft told has aud"nc" III an exhaustive
discussion If l"HCrl" principles pr"CcG-
Iu!; tin. address Of l'vcS!i!"Ht Wilson,
.Ndh, r"urr I" thN Wa$hinElunian pol
: i'y tt aV"l'itn:; foreign alliances could
. net j." Hr,li"l {" In" present i,tcrDa-
, il"nal status Mr. Taft Declared. be-
! cauS.. IN. iiit' rests q; ia" United States
/ :,r" ln"yi,Ihiy Hvolv"I IN tn" pr"*crva-
! ijrm ~ European p"lo"." For tho Unit
! - states 10 withdraw from tho project.
! h" asserted. would max" III" lea gu" Of
! nations merely "a return {" the system
: "f alliances and n" %al"ncr OF power
/ with 4 speedy recurrence" nf war. in
| winch this country would certainly he
! involved. AS il WIS III IN" present s,rug-
/ gle"
III" former president stated his hHli"'
/ t!tal i " ~ Tia" duly Of the president as
; ia" r~!m" mover III tho nations treaty
tnlE'Hr T.T"r T." r"N"rt thu eventual
GRAFT az thr lr"Hiy with III" i"usu" Coo
naur n, "a i,Hrt f.: til" treaty Itself. r III
h'.s Jri-rr. NJ and iuai "f tho peace con-
f"r"nrr an a%r""m":t formally terminal
. i:% III" war U'"ul,l u" in"umrlrt" with
Ut Il II III" president Hlnh" such 4
r'conlmcn.iar on. Mr.. Taft sad. h" Ven.
| 'uT"! tu GnHbt if ihrr' would b" a ma
! jr-rty "f tn. members willing ro ASSUME
n" responsibility Of L""r"''j!rs that ih'
i treaty y" aiu"n!"d ny striking out Tho
constitution "f III" l"nrI" and commit
| tns ih> quest i"n :" farther d.sru"':in:
ut pGr:s Mr.. Taft stated his "Nin;o:
th"i III" i,rnh"m world nIvN - some.
! What hi:,-"rr &&T."ci' for Senator'S up.
on wh"n would L.. land n" nlam" T"t
"NnStp"ninr r"a""."
'rh"u~h y" r"l.oI ,'Hnu Americas tra ~
iTa, f"r hundreds e wars in s.'lf govern
rr"n! - c"TilI"rnrt ~" hard. cruel
r'u-,!.~ru@ %i"",r" "f l;ul"hrvISn. il
ti;S country. VI" TnrI asserted that ~
= .pr.ads over :,ni destroys III" o%iSt:nE
! Sr,IrrnE''l.s II Franc" and FHglHnh and
1!nlv and 'hr"ar"ne them and incluhr'
IN" wh"'" - E:urnrc n is poisonous and
,."tr:1s....,is lNflu,H"" ~ mist rot nr'ri-
~ , tn, 70. ., q r'EIlirr' ION