Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
WILSON INVADES
HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE ron
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
informs Them Of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to save
Civilization.
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)

(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
train-Carrying his war against those
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 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 axe ms League
I'VE must take this League of Ma
tions," 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 Lack to Germany for considera-
ton"
"All over the world people are look
ing to us with confidence our riva.s
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing may presently see 1t
in different light"
Germany, the president declared, is
taking new courage from our delay In
ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be-
coming arrogantly out-spoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures
Of the cost of the late war, in lives
and dollars. 1t was the first time that
the official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
1.-THE war;" said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $4,000 100000; France $26,O00,-
100000; the United States $4,000
OC0, 900; Russia $4,000. 900, 900; Italy
$13 900 000, 900 and a total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
. and other small countries, of $123,000,-
600, 900.
! 1T cost the Central Powers as fol-
lows: Germany $39,OO0,000.0 Aus
! tria-Hungary, $21.OOO.OOO.0O0; Turkey
and Bulgaria $3,O0O,O 100000.
: 1.-THE United States" the president
!. said, spent one million dollars an
!. hour night and day for two years In
!. its struggle to save civilization. All
|: this, however, fades into insight
: ficance when the deaths by
I. battle are considered. declared
: the president. Russia gave l.
- 100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1880 900; Great Britain 900.-
600; Italy 364,OO0; the United States
4 $4,000. In all, almost 100000 men
q persisted in the great struggle, or
3 1900, 900 more men than died in all OF
4 the wars of the previous 100 years.
q Should Remember Recent Horrors.
q "These are terrible facts, and we
B ought never to forget them. We went
& into this war to do a thing that was
a fundamental for the world and what
u have come out on this Journey for ia
B to determine whether the country has
4 forgotten or not. have found out.
I The country has not forgotten and II
4 will never permit any who stands
4 in the way of the fulhllment of our
q great pledges, ever to forget the sor'
4 rowful day he made the attempt"
B Arbitration and discussion, the pres
a ident pointed out, must replace force
d of arms in the settlement of world
4 controversies. Constantly he dwella
3 upon the fact that all the nations in
q the League agree to do one Of two
a things, first to submit their differences
4 to arbitration, in which case they
D agree to abide by the decision rem
d dered, or, II unwilling to arbitrate, tC
"a have their case discussed by the Coun
Il Gil of the League, in which case si1
4 months is granted for discussion
q Three months must elapse following
z the result of this last step in arbitra
ton before the nation concerned car
IS declare war.
:. q Holds Out Hope For ireland.
n sThe president took advantage o.
u questions propounded by the San Fran
L cisco Labor Council to give the infer
" ence that he believes Ireland can bring
her case before the League Of Nation;
for settlement when the League II
~ actually in existence.
N Shan Tung, he declared. will be re
turned to China. Japan, he said. hac
u given her solemn pledge to that effect
at And with the League OF Nations II
IL force, said the president. we can, Il
C. occasion arises, stand forth and say
If This Shall be aoa0."
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