Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09

happened in Europe. and q central au-
conditions and prevent strife.
your choice" said Mr.. Wilson. lis
between the league OF nations and
! Germanism. I have told you what I
| mean by Germanism-having chip
| on your shoulder"
times he had been called an idealist."
| some one shouted Good" and the
crowd cheered.
Text Of Speech.
President Wilson said:
Gov Norbeck and my fellow citizens:
must admit that every time I face
great audience of my fellow countryn1en
| on this trip am filled with a feeling Of
my fellow countrymen. that we have
| come to one of the turning points in the
history of the world. And what as an
American covet for this great country
is that on every great occasion when
| mankind's fortunes are hung in the bal
| ance America may have the dis
tinction Of leading the way l want to
remind you. my f How countrymen. that
that war was not an accident. That
war didn't just happen. There was not
some sudden cause which brought on
the conflagration.
ION the contrary, Germany had been
preparing for that war for generations.
Germany had been preparing every re-
source and perfecting every Skill, devel-
oping every invention which would en-
able her to master the European world
and to dominate the rest of the world.
Everybody had been looking on. Every
body had known. For example. it was
known in every war Office in Europe
and in the War Department in Wash
ington that the Germans not only had
vast supply of great field guns. but
that they had ammunition enough for
every one of those guns to exhaust the
paradise We thought Germany meant
what she said that she was armed for
defense, and that she never would use
that great store of guns against her fell
low men. Why, my friends. it was fore
these purposes that she should do the
thing which she did in 1914.
Treaty Disarms.
Now have brought back from Eu-
rope with me, my fellow citizens.
treaty in which Germany is disarmed
and in which all the other nations
OF the world xkree never to SO to war
(Applause.) That IS all.
IF Germany had dreamed that any
thing like the greater part Of the
world would combine against her she
never would have begun the war, and
she didn't dare to let the opinions of
mankind crystalline against her by
the discussion Of the purposes which
$50 what I want to point out to
you is that we are making a funda-
mental choice. You cannot have
new system unless you supply . sub
stitute, an adequate substitute for the
old. and I want to say that when GER
tain of our fellow citizens take the
position that we do not want to go
into it alone, but want to take care
of ourselves, / say that is the Ger
man position. Germany through the
ween. OF and .very ac.on
said: Here we stand ready to take
care of ourselves. We will not enter
into any combination. We are armed
for self-defense and we know that no
nation can compete with u.s.
Pro-Germans Awaken.
THAT appears to be the American
program in the eyes Of some gen
tlemen, and I want to tell you that
element has lifted it's head again. 1t
says, l see a chance for Germany and
America to stay out and take care of
themselves.
There were passions let loose on
the field Of the world at war which
have not grown quiet, and which will
not for long time. Every element
of disorder is hoping that there will
be no staying hand from the council
of nations to hold the order of the
world steady until we can make the
final arrangements Of justice and
peace.
II sometimes think when wake
up in the night OF the wakeful nights
that anxious fathers. mothers and
friends spent during the weary years
of the awful war. and hear the
cry of mothers Of the children, mil
on this side, In Gods name give US
security and peace and right
America Necessary.
America can stay out. but 1 want you
cannot be established with the peace Of
the individual nations.
America II necessary to the peace Of
the world. the peace and good will Of
the world are necessary to America, lest
you disappoint the world, center its sus-
are filed with Jealousy and selnshnesa.
I'VE are not thinking Of money; We
are thinking Of redeening the reputA-
ton of America, rather than to have all
the money in the world. am not ready
to die for money and neither are you.
but you and are raedy to die for
America"
Ready to Die for Treaty.
Concluding his speech at Omaha. Nsb.,
yesterday President Wilson said:
stood in the way of this settlement
would DO glad to die that 1t might Be
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