Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-05

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 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. A. i ''Put up or shut up," was the advice given opponents of the league of na- ! tions by President Wilson here to- night in the second address of his 10000 mile tour or the United States. "If the critics of the league have something better to suggest" said the president, 'I hope they will hold thei< convention and do it now"
 He said the league opponents and not hope to defeat the program ex- cept by offering something better.
 President Wilson told the crowd that no one believed the league of nations would make all wars impos- sible, but that he expected it to make war improbable"
 The economic and arbitration sec tions of the covenant, he asserted would keep war on the outskirts" and make it only a Hast resort"
 Opponents of the league of nations, he said, had discussed only three out of 26 articles of the covenant. The articles which would make war inn probable had been overlooked. "Put Up or Shut Up" Says Woodrow
 Calling on opponents of the league of nations to present better pro gram for peace, President Wilson shut up.
 The president said his speaking trip was partly to point out how lab solutely ignorant of the contents of the covenant some'o of those. were who opposed the league.
 eff they read the English language at all," he said, they do not under stand it as I do.'
 The president said he wanted to forget and wanted the people to for get that they were Republicans or Democrats.
 Says He's Champion U. s. Rights
 'I am an American" he declared, land a champion of the rights which America believes in"
 At this the crowd cheered and there was another outburst of cheer ing when he declared he had not the slightest doubt" what the verdict of the people would be.
 Some delegations, the president said, came to the Paris conference | with causes which were not consider ed properly within the scope of the peace conference. In that connec- tion, he pointed out that under ar ticle II, any threat of war could be investigated by the league.
 At present" he said, i've have to mind our own business but under the covenant and the league we can mind other peoples business"
 There wasn't an oppressed people anywhere, he said, that could not get for it's case under the league.
 Can Look Mothers in Face
 Referring to the Shantung settle ment, the president pointed out that Japan repeatedly had promised to rS turn the peninsula to China. He did not go into the subject at length however, but mentioned it in em- phasizing that the covenant would re- fuse to recognize the validity of se- cret treaties. The president said he could look the mothers of the country in the face proudly, because he had kept his promise to do all he could to prevent any more war.
 This league" he said, "is the only conceivable arrangement which will prevent our sending our men abroad again very soon."
 Republican Governor Welcomes
 James P Goodrich, Republican gov, ernor of Indiana, in brief address, welcoming the president, said every one wanted a better understanding | among the nations, but that every true American citizen also favored a strong | nationalism.
 When the governor mentioned that | the meeting was to hear the president | the crowd cheered for several minutes and the governor could only stop them by presenting MT. Wilson.
 It was ten minutes before the crowd | was Quieted and the president pro ceeded.
 "The act which was characteristic | of the beginning of this war was the | violation fthe territorial integrity of | Belgium" he said, adding that one of tine primary provisions of the league covenant was to prevent viola tion of territorial integrity.
 This provision, he pointed out, was contained in the mucn discussed |