The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-08
Great Central States Eager
to Get Back to Normal
Again.
WANT LIVING LOWERED
Audiences in Four States
Respectful, but Are Not
Swayed by Phrases.
ACROSS MISSOURI TODAY
First Speech at Omaha, Then
President Proceeds to Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
By a stor Correspondent Of The SUI.

| MotneS and Sunday set period 70
the first week of the Presidents trip
to the Pacific coast, the excursion so
frankly designed to coerce the United
States Senate to ratify without any
qualification "the league of fine pas
sionsF For this day liars and con-
| temptible quitters go unwhipped,
whatever chastisement the morrow
] may bring. Political Bolshevists may
continue to peruse the Bible or the
Constitution of the United States.
Visions pale from rose to gray. The
heart of the world slows beat. Mr..
Wilson rests.
He has earned this grateful repose,
for he has travelled more than 1900
miles since Wednesday evening and
has delivered six addresses in Ave
large cities Of four central States.
He has had opportunity to estimate,
as others have had, the strength Of
his special cause, to determine
whether he has gained ground and,
most particularly, to discern what the
people are really thinking about. One
stage of the experiment has been con-
| cluded. Some results are as obvious
as the golden cornfields of Iowa.
OutwardIy Is CONFIDENT.
1t would be futile as we'll as pre-.
sumptuous to hazard conclusions as
to the Presidents chambered opinions.
He maintains in private conversations
his perfect confidence that the recall
cltrant Senators will be forced by the
people to sign on the lines he dotted.
He contemptuously rejects the sug-
gestion that the people of the central
States are apathetic toward the
league, for he will have it that talk Of
apathy Is the grlst ground out by
liars and persons who hate him. Out
wardly his optimism seems to rise as
the millennium special huns west.
ward, but his rancor toward all oppo-
sition seems increasingly acldulous.
Whatever the Presidents private
impressions may be there have oc-
CURED to his travelling companions
number of very patent observa-
tions. These are built upon the
straightforward talk of the country
sides as much as upon the quantity
and quality of his receptions in Ohio,
Indiana, Missouri and Iowa. And
the first of these is that Mr.. Wilson
is everywhere handsomely welcomed,
not as the author and prophet of the
League of Nations but as the Presi.
dent of the whole people.
shown Respect Due President.
Nothing surely could be more in
accurate or misleading than for
either proponents or opponents Of
an unqualified covenant to measure in
this city and that the volume of cheer
Ing when Mr. Wilson bows his way
along this street or that or to COM
pare the size of the crowds of spec
tators or TO seek in any sort of way
to determine the popularity of his
propaganda by means of the emotion
of the moment.
The traditional respect and admira-
ton of the people for their Chief Ex-
ecutive, combined with the intense
local pride Characteristic of the cenv
trail and middle Western States, has
made Mr.. Wilson's brief appearances
suitably cheerful, adequately hospita-
BILE. Presidents have created more OF
n stir praSidantg tai
The point is, Mr., Wilson is the bens-
ficiary OF what the President OF all the
people always can expect from any
part OF the people. whatever respect
able cause may be under discussion.
In this part Of the country Repub-
licans who do not hesitate to say
frankly that the League Of Nations Is
a wild dream join heartily with pro-
league Democrats in honoring the dis
tlnguished visitor. Republicans, in
fact, have taken the lead In the seriea
OF receptions and entertainments
Their numbers, these Republicans.
have built up the crowds in street
and hall. Their applause has mounted
with the Democratic huzzahs. Local
pride Is involved, that burning pride
in ones city which makes Indianapolis
strive 20 outdo Columbus St. Iouis to
excel Indianapolis. Kansas City to ex-
ceed St. Louis and Des Moines to re-
duce Kansas City to an Indifferent
Majority Oppose His Views.
Mr.. Wilson has not passed through
a single street nor has he spoken be-
fore a single meeting in which a con-
siderable part OF the spectators and
auditors did not stand opposed to his