Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-25
 IF LEAGUE
 CHALLENGED
Wilson Declares Those Who Oppose Plan Narrow and Selfish; Throws Down
 Gauntlet in Boston Speech
CBy Review Leased W1rel


 BOSTON. Feb. 24-President Will son win fight at home as he has fought abroad for a league of nations. Re, turning from France, he had been on American soil not more than three hours today before he threw down the gauntlet to those who diStrust the proposed concert of governments haS- el, he said. on the American ideas which had won the war for justice ana humanity.
 An America confining to her own territories her conception and purpose to make men free. he said. would havO to keep her honor for those narrow, selfish, provincial purposes which seem so dear to some minds that have no sweep beyond their nearest hori- zon.s
 Before a responsive audience that filled the biggest auditorium in the city, the president pictured the old World fighting with stubborn despera- ton, and expecting in the end to do better for the peoples than they had known for centuries. He pictured the American people entering the lists with a new purpose-the freedom of mankind.
 Invites Test The Old World had caught the wis ion. and any treaty of peace drawn otherwise than in the new spirit would be nothing more, he asserted, than a modern scrap of paper" and the pres ~aJ treaty, unless guaranteed by the 1oi>ed forces of the civilized world, -0id 4.Gl stand generation.
 s,-ts- .. hlS lace, set in tense lines and his Tl h. band hand Clenched, the presi- as .t oAC.Slmed. any man who thinNs -4s A4Sr41a win take part in giving ne Wo.ld any such rebuff and disap- s0lnt4.enC as that does not know AEcri>a. l in,ite him to test the sen ,..AeuI of the nation"
 Interrupted by applause. the presi- dent halted and then evoked the great est demonstration of the afternoon when he added that he would accept no sweeter challange than issue of the American pSrpose in tn sar,
 ''I have fighting blood in me-" he said with apparent feeling, "and 1t is sometimes a delight to let it have scope; buI if it Is challenge on shis occasion, it will be an indulgence
 Gets RouSlno welcome
 An another point in his address, the president said that if the great hope of the world for league of nation was disappointed he would wish fer my part never to have had America play any part whatever in this attempt to emancipate the world. have no more doubt of the verdict of America in this matter than I have doubt os the blood th9t is in me"
 New rncland gave the president 8 rousing welcome home, This city probably never has seen a greater crowd than gathered aJ every point of vantage along the route from Common wealth pier. to which the naval cut. ter oSsipee brought his party from the steamer George Washington. through the downtown districts and aroInd two. sides of Boston Common to the Copely plaza hotel, where s stop was made for luncheon.
 At every turn the president was oheered HGs in hand. he stood in his motor car throughout the two miles of the parade except in one block be- tween Washington and Fremont streets, because of the narrow way, spectators were not allowed to con. gregate.
 Guard of Honor
 The national army, navy, the ststo guard and the city police in lines on either side of the route formed . guard of honor for the entire distance of the drive. So effective were the arrangements that not an unpleassn: incident occurred.
 Opposite the state house, in front os group of wounded soldiers greeted the president. a handful of suffrRgists
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