Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-07

KANSAS CITY, Sept. S.-President
,odsS 10 suppor to the peacs sa
affairs.
Making his S, third speech 70 Tor r, :. the {:
audience. President Wilson spoke in
Convention Hall, said TO accommodate
$4,000.
by Mrs: Wilson. appeared on the plat
form Of the vast auditorium, the crowd.
each of whom had small American
/ flag. arose and chcercd for more than
two minutes.
President Wilson had been cheered
as sSr the ,,p residtentiai party paraded
MIR. Wilson was introduced by b. A.
Parsons. president of the Kansas City
Chamber OF Commerce.
Because OF his late departure last
night from ST. Louis. Mr.. Wilson ar
RANGED TO sleep late on his special
fore the hour for S Shs ddI sasf' ms
he is said by his physician, DR.. Cary
4 Grayson. to be standing the trip
we'll he is conserving his Strength as
much as possible for the three weeks
OF the tour rcma ming before him.
Brought Great Document.
In his address President Wilson said:
one OF the greatest documents OF
human history. One of the things that
made i, great was that il was pcne-
to which America has devoted her. life.
Let me hasten to say that one of the
most delightful circumstances OF tho
was tina; / discovered that what We
called American principles had pene-
trated 10 tho heart and TO the under
OF Europe. but 10 the hearts under
standings OF the great men who were
representing the peoples OF Europe.
Il think that | can say that one of
r ~ loo h-Ic !, a 500
at hear throughout her existence has
been that there should be substituted
for the brutal processes of war the
arbitration. and that is done in the
covenant Of the league OF nations. I
am very anxious thai, my fellow cti-
chief topic of the covenant OF the
n league OF ,. nations , the greater part
and puposs o he oe %hHe are n
pressed in provisions by which all the
member states agree that they will
done one or the other n"e Of tWo S th hns
either submitted the matter in con-
troversy to arbitration. in which case
Submitting i, Ao to- discussion lis ias 'q in the he
council OF the league OF nations, and
for that purpose they consent 10 allow
six months for the discussion. and
pressed or not, that they will not go
10 war war for for three months after tina,
Z
YOU have. whether you get arbitration
or not, nine months discussion, and
| want to remind YOU that that is the
ireaties en;ered into se e,pe ''' thy
! United States OF America and some
thirty other sovereign nations. all OF
/ the United States.
Real Principle Already Adopted.
we have such agreement with
France we have such an agreement
with Great Britain. We have such an
agreement with practically. every great
nation except Germany. which refused
TO enter into such an arrangement be-
cause, my fellow citizens. Germany
] knew that she intended something that
didn't bear discussion and that If she
had submitted the purpose which led
discussion. she never would have dared
which She finally did go into Cap
plause); and therefore. ] say that this
principle OF discussion is the principie
already adopted by America. And
What has the compulsion to do this?
member state violates that promise to
submit either TO arbitration or dis
cusslon. it is thereby ipso facto deemed
to have committed an act OF war
against all the rest Then YOU Will
ask, do we ut once take up arms and
Tight them? No. We do something
very much more terrible than that We
absolutely boycott them.
Ostracism Terrible Weapon.
let any merchant put up to him
sell, that II he enters into covenant
ana then breaks IL and the people all
around absolutely desart his estab-
nShment and Will have nothing TO do
with him. ask him after that il it viii
pc necessary to send the police The
most terrible thing that can happen
10 any individual and the most con
elusive thing that can happen 10 a
nation is 10 be read out of decent So
cietE (applauSc).
Ihere was another thing that We
needed 10 accomplish. that is accom-
plshed in this document. We wanted
disarmament and this document pro-
Woes In the only possible way for dis
armament by common agreement Oh.
/ serve. my fellow citizens, that Just no "a,
every great lighting nation in the
word is member of this partnership
except Germany and. inasmuch as Ger
many has accepted limitation of her
army 10 100000 men, / don't think for
me time being she may be regarded as
great hShtinB nation.
ana you Know. my fellow -citizens
mat arnamentS mean great standns
armies and great stores Of war ma :
'cFiais. They do not mean burden
some taxation merely, they do nor
mean merely compulsory military ser