The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20

03v II. Clemens Nsws Bureau)
Aboard President Wiisour speoea1
rratn-From the Capital At Washins.
ton to the far Pacific coast the Prsa-
dsat Of The United ota4ss has tour.
neysd on the most unusual sapeditieu
ever undertaken ~ . cA1sf executive
q the nRtion.
TO discuss national gaestioos, many
presidents have toured the laad, but
nr. Wilson Il laying bstor> America
{ autstiou which Affects the whole
world-the question Of whether or not
We are to Join IN the League Of IA,
tons; whether we are to forget our
former isolation and share With the
other peoples Of the earth ths respon-
sfbilities Of maintaining civilization
and preventing, - he says ~ can DO.
future warfare.
Between the capital and the coast
the president made fifteen speeches
aud half dozen brief talks. Al Of
100000 fellow otti.eus listened to him.
several millions bad the chance 10 see
him. and apparently everyone wanted
% see him, from those who thronged
ne streets Of the cities and towns
whore he stopped. to those ~ho cane
70 the railside or stood at little AAs
44attons in remote places. knowing
thsir only reward ooul4 BE- festtne
elimpse And q wave Of the hand.
Hs has met and talked to all types
d oitizsns-to men big in the tpsi
ness. financial and professional worlds.
to farmers and mechanical workers,
70 Indians and cowboys ana foreign.
born hsrders and rangers, to soldiers
and 10 mothers who lost soliiers0ns
In the late war.
What do they all tell himf unsni.
neusly they say they want psaos
definitely settled. they want NO more
wars. they want the League Of Ma
dons. aud most Of the American pso.
pie, It may b. fairly said. tell the
frssidsnt they want the League Just
A. It u. without the reservations q
sMsndmsnts which eastath ssnatofs
lsvs insisted upon. The majority Il
sttbsns ~ to those who interview
Asq On tAis tsuf:
'WxslFsw Wilson guilsA 10 rislav
bsfess and during the war v1tA Ia
many. W. sAtsrsd that war. svsFy
qns agrees. to end ~ wary He says
0s lsasss can DO tAAA ~ want u
% thaA - let us keep o. trusting him
ed Ct ths league Into opfgpap -
6oou % possible. Forget p6gme3
Most Americans encountered "a ~
tour lave forgotten Isiittos. AAouh
l3cau Governors and Mayors have -
troducsd tie President to his and1.
ence; ths Major part Of the local eem.
mittees which have inst him h4ys
been Republicans. Tbsy have ~ sAa6i
We ars nothing but Americans, NJ.
President"
Mr.. Wilson's eFxumsnts fer ~
lsasus, bsisay summarized, srs tAess:
Thsft can bs NO psaes. either Hpv
Or IA ~ future, without It. There
can only b . regroupins Of nattqns
and { fsw 'tBala1es q Powsf," wh)ee
b osstAin u LEAD to war. fhsrs %
be no ~ IN tie future. VIII ~
hague In s6tstsnos. bsoause 10 6tAsie
sauon wsan defy the united rt(t d
mankind. ana II It did. II could b
brought - terms By an economic
boysott, I'D Without Tie use Of arms.
There can ~ no reduction IN ths
COST q uvinS u1sA the isatus b -.
tablishsl tor nataens will pN o
aAsad HttA peace time produehsa In
III der A1w hat peace y dsantte1
aaoursd end that production q ~as
material 10 no longer nec4ssafy.
Thsrs can ~ wonderful prospes1tH
wt<h he league in existence. for RI.
atoms Of labor and capttal all oves
tie world VIII u mAls closer aaA
moro f1saAly. ana the worker VIII ~
oeivs Q falrsr share q what he pro
duces.
These dsolaration q the prssidsnA
logically and sloausntly pat havs LETT
his hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr.. Wilson has
pointed out, tie tsopis thsmseivss. u
differentiated from senators and polfti.
oians, seem to want Just what the
president wants. which 10 America Tor
Leadership. .,t
Quite - unusual - the purpose q
the cross country tour 10 the manner
IN which II II being carried out Ind
the completeness Of the arrange
meuts On tho nine car train which Il
bearing he party.
At the rear 10 the private car May
dover, occupied by tie President and
Mr.. wilson. Ne9t Il 4 compartment
car for the sscrstafy Tumulty. "A,
miral Graysoo. Mr.. Wilson's PhyEi.
clan, four stsnographsrs. the chief
executive slsrk and seven secret SER
vios men. Dyond are three compart-
nsnt cars which house twenty one
corfsspondsntS. ave movie men, aad
b tslsgtsphic ind failfoAd sfrsf1