Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-07
Treaty American Document.

Treaty American Document.
Mr.. Wilson defended the Shantung
provision of the treaty and said the
league covenant section referring to the
Monroe doctrie had been inserted to
give the Monroe doctrine the right of
way in the western hemisphere" He
declared his conviction that it would
do So
The treaty, with its league of nations
covenant. as explained here, tonight, by
the president, is purely American
document, extending democracy over the
world and shifting foreign relations from
a basis of force and war to one OF
arbitration and peace.
Hope for ireland. Too.
Making his second address of the day,
the president spoke in the Des Moines
coliseum, said to seat 800. Every chair
was taken and many We're standing.
Earlier in the day he had spoken at
Kansas City, more than 300 miles away,
where he had held up Russia as
horrible example of autocracy, far worse
than anything that had ever existed
under Wilhelmisnl, and had also, IN
reference couehed in general terms,
touched on the case OF Ireland, by say
ing the league would be q world forum
in which all people could present their
grievances. while one provision permit
ted one nation TO call the attention of
another-in friendly way-to what
seemed to be an injustice" within it
Escorted by AirpIanes.
An escort of airplanes dropped flow
ers on the presidents tram as 1t ap--
preached the city, and he was cheered
during an automobile ride through the
crowds that packed the downtown
streets When he entered the coliseum
he was cheered again.
The meeting was opened By an ovation
and Mrs. Wilson was introduced by }.
Il. Weaver president of he Des MONIES
chamber of commerce, who spoke on
the "outstanding figure in the life OF
the world today Mrs. Wilson sat on
the platform.
Describing the world as desperately
in need of the settled condition OF peace,
the president said the United States, the
last nation which the world expected
to have to wait upon, was delaying the
coming of that peace.
Reaction Fosters Bolshevism.
The treaty. he said, not only would
establish peace. but it would end forever
the rule Of few men over the desflnles
of the many. .,
Citing what happened in Europe with
the rise or nniSieNlSiti. .hi y i7.1h ""h'
the move of radicahsm and disorder was
spreading in n reaction.
DO YOU honestly think that none OF
that poison has got into the VEINS OF TINS
free people 2" lie asked Men look you
calmly in the face in America and tel
you they are for that sort OF revolution:
so long as the question IS open OF
what kind of peace the world was 10
have and what guarantees were to be pc
hind it remarked the president the pro-
paganda would continue to spread.
Whole World Annoyed.
How long shall we be kept waiting
for the answer whether the world Will
trust MS or despise us?' he continued.
."rhe world stands annoyed because an
authority in America hesitates whether
il will indorse an American doctrine
The president said he had not been
able to work out the solution of various
problems until he knew when peace
basis came. The conference OF labor
and capital in Washington. next month.
he continued also would have Its de-
liberations affected BY the answer 70
their question. Labor "all over the
world is waiting he asserted. Ito see
how soon the United States accepted the
treaty's provision for an international
labor organization.
u. S. Labor Mortified.
The United States. said the president.
could not participate in the world labor
conference to be held in Washington soon
under the treaty. unless the treaty was
accented bv this country. Such con-
dition would be ''ineonceivable, he add
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