The Caucasian., 1919-09-26
CARRIES AiS SA77k@ eoa
LEAGUE OF &A7sON3 IMYo
ssohE o. els gNGM6eeo
GIVES COST OF GREAT war
laeseens Them % a.ises enc Treasure
psueoa ove 20 cave
Cis6liaaeieMo
(By Mt Clemens News BuemUD

traln-CarTylnS MS war against tAoSe
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States OF the peace treaty and the
covenant of the League Of Nations in
to their households, President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham,
mered the hardest, that Of Shan Tung-
is Of most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo'
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
turn it's undivided attention to social,
economic and industrial development.
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but Judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force o
change in the great document.
MusA Taks vhis Aeague.
"Wo must take this League oY Ma
tions," said the president, for there
is no way in which anothes can be
obtained without compelling secon-
sideration by the powers. And 1t
would sit very i'll upon my stomach to
aake ie back to Germany 5os eonsiaesSc
ton"
"Au oves eis world peo09e a9e Yeok-
sng 60 ~s with confidence ous Sivals
along with the Weakeg nations. pray
God that che gentlemen who ave de-
aaying ehis thing may presently see d
On different lighe,'
Germany, The president Declared, as
eakins new courage Grom our delay iU
ratifying the treaty ana hee news
papers ana public men were sgaiD be
coming arrogantly Out-spoken.
| Deeply impressiSe vese tho figures
OF the cost of che late wac, in lives
ana dollars. Il was the first time that
tAe official statistics have been made
public ana the tremendous totSe
shocked the presidents audiences.
SHOWS Cost % Wo,Ie Wac.
"fAo ware said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $3S 100000; Srance $26,o0o,-
100000; the United States s22,O0oe
100000; Russia OO,o0O,o00; Italy
o13, 900, 100000 and totaQ. including
che expenditures OF yapaA, Belgium
and othes sNaD countries, Of SlS9. .o0Ssg
6OO,OOOo
''le cost sne Central Powers os fos-
lows: Germany ,OoO,oOo.Ooo: Aus
trla-flungasy, $2b,o0e,0OO,0Oeo Turkey
end Bulgaria $4,000, 100000.
tho United Stases,o chs president
eaid, spent one million dollass als
Aoue nigns ana day cor two years In
atsH struggle 90 save civilization. All
thas, however, fades into ansigne
Gcance shen che deaths by
battle are considered" declared
ahe president. Russio gave g..
100000 men: Germany 100000:
france 1,3SO,Ooe; Great B1itaiD s00,e
soo: Italy $4,000: the United States
$4,000. In all. almost s,5oe,Ooe men
perished in tho greas Struggle, or
100000 more men than died in slb Of
che wars Of che previous 700 years.
ohovI1 Aeansn1bes recent Nepsoea
"Yhese are terrible FACES. and wo
ought never 90 forget them. We vent
into this war to do Q thing shas was
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on ehis journey for is
to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not have found out
The country has not forgotten and ie
will never permit any who stands
in the way Of the fulfillment Of our
great pledges, ever to forget the soH-
roWful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
ident pointed out, must replace force
Of arms in the settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly ne dwells
upon the fact, that all the nations in
the League agree 60 do one o4 ewo
things, first to submit their differences
to arbitration, in which case fheS
agree to abide by the Aecisio0 gen.
dered, or, if unwilling 60 arbitrate, 60
have their case discussed by the Coun-
Gil Of the league, in which case si1
months is granted eoe discussioao
Three months must elapse following
the eesult of this lase step in arbitrae
ton before the 0ation concerneG can
declare wags
eoIde Que ssepe ese seeQande
The president eook advantage o2
questions propounde6 by Che Sae FSa1lo
cisco Iaboc Council to give slee infex-
once tha2 he belieses 2resan8 can OBing
nee case before che 2eague of Nations
6oe settlement vneH eno leagse is
actually in existence
Shan Sung, ne deciaqe9, wiqY Do ee-
turne0 90 China Sapano ne saia had
given hee solemn pSedge 90 that effeSe.
And with the League Of Nations n
force. said the president, We .2ano II
occasion arises, stand forth cad
'This shall be sons.e