The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-11
President Visits Twin Cities.

At 9 a. m. Tuesday the special train
bearing President and Mrs. Wilson
arrived at the Union depot, St. Paul.
Cheering citizens lined the streets as
! the party passed through the tri-
umphal arch at Sixth and Wabasha
streets over which was inscribed, "St,
Paul honors and welcomes all who
have served" The president appeared
to be not in the least fatigqed and he
and Mrs. Wilson responded to the well
coming cheers Of the vast crowd. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Burnquist, Mayor and
Mrs: Hodgson of St. Paul and Mayor
and Mrs. Mayors Of Minneapolis, of
the reception committee, welcomed the
presidential party at the depot.
AS the procession drove up in front
OF the capitol'it was greeted by a
crowd Of about 1000 persons, who
had assembled on the grounds.
Escorted by Governor and Mrs.
Burnquist and the ever-present secret
service men, the president and his
wife walked up the steps between a
line of soldiers standing at F'present
arms" and passed through the front
door. The other cars with members
of the reception committee then drove
up in turn and discharged their pas
sengers.
At the capitol the president ad
dressed the legislature in joint session
in the house of representatives, con-
graduating the members on the rati-
hcatlon of the woman suffrage amend
ment and making many recommended
tions.
After partaking of luncheon at the
st. Paul hotel, as guests of Governor
and Mrs. Burnquist, the presidential
party was escorted to Minneapolis,
where Mrs. Wilson spoke on the league
OF nations covenant, the high cost of
living and other matters of interest
at the armory.
In the evening the president re-
turned to St. Paul and addressed
mass meeting in the auditorium at 8
o'clock. The big structure was crowd
ed to the doors.
His addresses at Minneapolis and
st. Paul were along similar lines-in
tact virtually the same. The principal
points brought out by the president
were:
America is the banker of the world
and must play her part.
Food is now world problem.
Railroads of the country are insult
ficient to meet the demands of trans
portation.
Labor must no longer be regarded
as commodity but as a means of as
ISOLATION.
Some plan must be worked out for
labor and capital on grounds of part
nership. 49,.
Much of the opposition to the treaty
by the senate is due to ignorance of
Americas world position.
Labor's program under the league
of nations is the magma Charta of
labor"
Congress and the various state
legislatures must see to it that no one
hampers the process of readjustment.
America must rehabilitate the
world.
Whether the president succeeded in
bringing his opponents to his way of
thinking or not remains to be seen.
There was nothing in his addresses
which would seem to change anyone's
opinion, as generalities predominant
ed. He really gave no lucid explana.
ton of any important matter such as
the proposed treaty reservations, but
was imperative in his demand that the
league covenant be ratified by the
senate. However, he was given a
respectful and attentive hearing. which
his position as chief executive of the
nation entities him to, and he was
honored in accordance with his station.
He and Mrs. Wilson were accorded
hearty welcome by the people Of Min
nesota and we are all glad that they
came.