The Era-leader., 1919-10-02
WILSON |NvADES
. HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT war
Informs Then, Of LIves and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.


Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
train-CarrNng bis war against those
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States Of the peace treaty and the
covenant OF tho 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 its 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 q
change in the great document
Must Take This League.
"Wo must take this League Of Na-
uons," said the president, "for there
is no way In which another can be
obtained without compelling recon.
sideration by the powers. And It
would sit very Ill upon my stomach to
take It back to Germany for oonsidera.
tion."
All over the world people are look.
ing to US with confidence our rivals
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing may presently see It
In a different light"
! Germany, the president declared, is
taking new courage from our delay In
! ratitying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be-
coming arrogantly out-spokeu.
| Deeply impressive were the figures
Of the cost Of the late war, in lives
and dollars. It was the first time that
the official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked tho presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
"The war; said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $4,000 100000; France $4,000,
100000: the United States $22,o00,.
100000: Russia $4,000. 100000; Italy
$4,000, 100000 and q total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of &12aooo..
100000.
1T cost tha Central Powers as fol.
lows: Germany $as.ooo,ooo,ooo; Aus.
tria.Hungary. $4,000, 100000; Turkey
and Bulgaria &3.ooo,ooo,ooo.
The United States" tho president
said. spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
It's struggle 10 save civilization. All
this. however, fades into insight
hcance when the deaths by
battle are considered. declared
the president. Russia gave l..
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 100000; Great Britain sOo,.
900; Italy $4,000: the United States
$4,000. In all. almost 100000 men
perished In the great struggle, or
100000 more men than died in all Of
the wars Of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into this war to do a thing that was
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this journey for Is
to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. have found out.
The country has not forgotten and It
will never permit any who stands
In the way Of the fulAllment Of our
great pledges. ever to forget tho sor.
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 he dwells
upon the fact that all the nations In
the League agree to do one Of two
things. first to submit their differences
to arbitration, In which case they
agree to abide by the decision rem.
dered. or, II unwilling to arbitrate, to
have their case discussed by the Coun-
Gil Of the League, in which case six
months is granted for discussion.
Three months must elapse following
the result Of this last step in arbitra.
ton before the nation concerned can
declare war.