Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10
PRESIDENT RALLIES
MINNESOTA CITIES
FOR PEACE TREATY
Receives Tremendous Ova-
tiOns at St. Paul and Min
neapolis Meetings.
CHARGES GERMAN INFLUENCE
Is OPPOSING RATIFICATION
At Close of Last Nights Address
Great Audience Unanimously
Indorses Executive.
HIS CONFIDENCE "UNCLOUDED..
President Expresses Belief That
Paris Compact Finally Will
Win Against Foes.
CHARGES GERMAN INFLUENCE
Is OPPOSING RATIFICATION
HIS CONFIDENCE "UNCLoUDED,
tRy Associated Press.l

81. RAUL. sept. 9.--ReadJuStment or
the cost Of living. President Wilson
declared tonight. must await the re-
establishment of n complete peace
basis which would put la Dor And capt.
tai on their feet.
In two addresses the President as
serted that the connection between
acceptance of the peace treaty and
amelioration of living conditions was
a direct one. and that the world was
looking TO America to take the lead in
restoring the world to sound eco
nomic basis
Mr. Wilson spoke in the morning at
special session of the Minnesota Leg
stature and in the evening at a meet
ing in minneapolis.
When Mr.. Wilson arrived at the st.
Paul auditorium tonight he was loud
~ sroan eheered ed by ne,riy $1,000 persons who
Banner" H7- 81 ~
Power in Peoples Hearts.
= Mayor l.. c. Hodgson, a Republican, n,
introduced Mr.. Wilson as "a great
sptrua whose sadeP of American demas
the hearts of his people,"
Opening his speech, Mr.. Wilson said
treaty. 1t was an American issue. he
declared. and he had come out to the
to make fight against anybody
Despite the varied national origins
OF the people Of America. said the
had been developed. and one of the
M Mdistinctions OF that type was the be-
lief in equality as contrasted with the
adding that. there were "a great
many hyphens" left in America, the
President declared "hyphen". the
In the country.
To He Worlds Mediator.
Because Of it's mixed derivations. the
President asserted America was des-
tined to be the mediator of the world.
II was the only nation, he continued,
that can sympatheticallv organize the
world for peace" OF the many dele
pealed to him for a hearing in Paris.
he said, all were able TO point out that
they had relatives in America.
The league of nations. the President
declared. had been misrepresented as
trap set TO draw the United States
into war.
I'VE shall not be drawn into wars"
he said, I'VE shall be drawn into con
situations, And we shall be the most
trusted adviser. We are the predes-
tined mediators OF mankind
Emphasizing the arbitration feature
OF the league covenant, Mr.. Wilson re-
peated many of the arguments he had
used in previous addresses.
An Old Hyphen Raises Its Head.
Since IT seemed to have become pos
IL.
The President. the old intrigues have
started off again." and that hyphen
between German and American" again
We know the former purposes OF
German intrigue in this country and its
being revived" said Mr.. Wilson. add
10 keep America and Germany out ot
the league so that at some future time
the TWO could unite or one could hold
the world off while the other accom-
DllSneu It's rOnuueStS"
There. can be only one intelligent
reason for America staying out OF
this said Mr.. Wilson, and that is that
she does not want peace-she wants
war some time" The men who oppose
the league. added the President, have
SO badly misinterpreted the American
spirit that they eventually would have
time TO reflect in obScurity on the mis-
take they had made.
,,s Just as the soldier of the Civil War
mad saved the country, Mr.. Wilson
said the American soldier "in this war
had saved the world" And just as a
great gn ma nation had really been born
thing" would result from the sacrl-
hceS OF the last few years.
Reduces War Risk 90 Per Cent.
Saying that of course the league
would not be an absolute guarantee
it would not be worth while If it re-
duced the proba bility Of war even by
~ ~ per per C cent, nj, There were many cries
u YES yes, over the hall, and then
burst of cheers. The crowd cheered
again. and the President added:
And | think it reduces it about 90
per cent"
The President said It was duty OF
the United States to lead the way in
peaceful production" and that could
De done best under the labor section
OF the treaty. Under that section. he
SAID. great international labor con-
ference would be held in Washington
in In October, whether the treaty had
me only question is." said ne
whether we shall have seat In the
conference or one on the outside"
An absolute. unclouded confidence"
mat the treaty would be ratified was
expressed by the President. and iD
huence
500 to H" Says Crowd.
know what you want" ne said;
say II and get 1t. Tell me you don't
want to do what I'm urging and I'li
:. There were cries OF NO" and Go TO
~! and the crowd rose and cheered.
Shortly before the President con-
cluded. he was interrupted for 4 mo-
n mt SIA l..