Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12
WILSON DECLARES
MAJORITY FAVORS
! LEAGUE OF NATIONS
President and Taft Speak to Big
Audience in New York.
CRITICS OF COVENANT HIT
Former President Says He's Trying &c
Find Out What the Monroe Doc
. trine Means-Woodrow De-
cIares Certain Powers Have
Not Observed the Tenn
per of the World.


per of the World.
New York. March Son the eve OF
his return TO Paris President Wilson
told an audience of 5000 persons In
the Metropolitan opera house that he
was convinced that the majority Of the
people were In favor of the league Of
nations.
The League, he asserted, is the only
means Of assuring permanent peace.
1t Is meant. he said, as notice to all
outlaw nations that they must not at
tempt any such enterprise as Germany
had attempted.
Critics of the covenant, he said, evil
IDENTIFY had not observed the temper of
the world or the temper of the boys In
khaki. Those boys" he sid, went
over there with the feeling that they
were sacredly bound TO the realization
Of those ideals"
The president spoke In his usual
carefully modulated tones. but now
aud then. carried away by interest in
his subject, raised his voice almost TO
a shout as he emphasized some telling
point. He was frequently interrupted
10y applause. The audience clearly
was in sympathy with him and with
his plan for making war impossible In
the future
His opening assertion, 81 won't come
back TIL IT'S over, over there" won
the approval Of his hearers and he
was compelled TO halt for more than
minute until the applause had subsid-
ed. Throughout. he spoke without ref
erence to notes or manuscript.
There was deafening applause at the
conclusion of the speech when the
president, speaking Of the aims of the
conference said:
God give us the strength and vision
TO do it wisely. God give us the priv.
llcge Of knowing that we did It With
out counting the cost aud mecause we
were true Americans, lovers Of liberty
aud Of the right"
Mr.. Taft, in his speech. indorsed the
presidents plans for league Of ma
lions. The practlcabilty of the nro-
posed covenant was explained By Mr..
Thft The boycott. he asserted. would
be an effective weapon against any
natlon refusing to abide by decisions
of the league.
The Monroe doctrine, Mr.. Taft said
had been subjected to many varying
interpretations.
Il have no objection TO putting into
the covenant of the league reserya-
tion as t. the Monroe doctrine II we
can only find out what it u.s."
What the President Said.
The band struck up over There"
rs the president stepped forward TO
speak.
My fellow citizens. | accent the in.
timatlon Of The mir just played: viii
not come back TIL It's over over
there. tApplnuse) And yet | pray
God IN the interests Of peace and OF
the world that that may be soon. IAN.
plauSe.) The first thing | am going
10 tell the people on the other side of
the water Is that nm overwhelming
majority of the American peonlc is I'm
favor Of the league of nations. IAN
plause0 know that that Is true.
have had unmistakable ln'lmatlops of
II from all parts OF the country and
the voice rings true In every case. I
account myself fortunate 10 speak here
under the unusual circumstances of
this evening. am happy to associate
myself with Mr.. Taft in this grent
cause. Applause) He has DISPLAYED
an elevation of view and devotion IN
public duty which is beyond praise.
ApplauseO And an the more happy
because this means that this is not n
party issue (Applause1 No marty
has the right TO appropriate this issue
and no party v'll IN the long run dare
oppose IT, ,App,ause)
We have listened 10 SO clear ona
admirable an exposition of many of
III" main features OF the proposed GOV.
enant of The league of nations that
Il is perhaps not necessary for me IN
discuss in any particular way the con.
t'''.N 't tiit NptbW3tut. | VIII seek
rather to give you its sett1g. | do
not know when have been more i'm.
pressed than 10y the conferences of tho
commission set up by the conference
Of peace to draw up a covenant fn,.
the league of nations The represent.
ativcS of fourteen nations sat nroprd
that hoard-not young men. no, u.,
inexperienced in the affairs Of ,bei,
own countries, not men Inexperienced
In the politics of the world-and the IN.
spring influence of every meeting w.s
the concurrence Of purpose ON the norr
Of all those men TO come 10 an agrae.
meut and an effective working agree
ment with regard to this league of tho
civilized world. There was n conyic-
ton in The whole impulse There was
conviction of more than one sorf
There was the conviction that this
thing ought to be done. aud there WINS
also the conviction that not man
there would venture 10 20 home and
say that he had not tried TO do it.