The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-02
PRESIDENT WILSON DRIVES THROUGH MILES OF CHEERING
 THRONGS AT OAKLAND.
HE URGES QUICK ACTION
Nations Business Affairs Cannot Pro- ceed, He Tells Three Audiences, Until Peace Is Deffnite-We
 Should Lead World.
By Mount Clemens News Bureau.

extreme southwest border of the country, President Wilson, in Oak land and Berkley. across the bay from San Francisco, had the biggest day of his tour. Through six miles of cheering multitudes the President made his way from the waters edge back to the hills where stands the wonderful buildings of the Univer. sity of California, and in the famous Greek Theater an open air stadium. he talked to 15,000 persons, many of them being students.
 President Has Great Day.
 Later in Oakland's civic auditorium he talked to another immense gath. orfng. Before leaving San Francisco for the cities over the bay he had spoken to a gathering of nearly g. coo business men, so, from the stand. point Of the number of persons who heard him and from the greetings which Oakland and Berkeley extend Cd to him his day excelled any that had gone before.
 San Francisco was not especially warm to him, but the other two cities more than made up what the Califor- nia metropolis lacked.
 Explaining the League of Nations to his audiences Mr. Wilson said: q do not believe that we often enough consider how remarkable the Peace ttnnfnRGnNa n o,.sc the first great international confer. once which did not meet to consider the interests and advantages of the strong nations. It was the first that cid not convene to make arrange. rents which would establish the con. trol of the strong.
 The heart of the Conference and the heart of the treaty was that |. gives liberty and independence to people who never could have eot fl for themselves because the men who constituted the Conference realized that the basis of war was the impo. sition of the will of strong nations upon those who could not rests, tEem."
 explains Gerrany's Ambition.
 The President explained Germany's great ambition Her Bremen and Bagdad" trade leading through mar utioned Poland, prostrated Roumania sub1ugated Slavia, disordered Turkey and distressed Persia"
 Germany was looking for the line or least resistance to establish her power, hs continued "and unless The world makes that Bremen Bag. dad line line of absolute resistance this war will have to be fought over again."
 The President paid high tribute to the statesmen of the nations who were associated with him in consider. ing the peace treaty.
 The hearts of men like Clemen. ceau and Lloyd George and Orlanda beat with the people of the world as well as with the people of their own countries" he said
 It is necessary for the peace of ths world the President said, that the united States take immediate action in ratifying the treaty.
 There is not single domestic tune unless we have conditions we can count upon. Business men can. Tot conduct their business if they do Tot know what is going to happen to. morrow. You cannot seek martats unless you know whether you are eo. Ing 10 seek them among people who suspect you or people who believe in you" -
 Must Expect Suspicion.
 If the United States is eoino ,o stand off and play truant in thia great enterprise of justice and right then you must expect to he looked upon with suspicion and hostile riv airy everywhere in the world Ra. lore we entered the war it was be. heved we had been standing off ro get what we could out of It. The eth. CT nations will believe the samo thing again unless we act. We car. not release the great industrial ana economic power of America until there are free channels in which ir can run" The President pointed mi the wonderful business prosnac,s which lay in front of America if ,t ukes it's rightful place among the na- tions in the lead, for 1t will be tho business leader as we'll as the morn, leader of the world, he declared
 In an impressive conclusion, Mir. Wilson said: T believe in divine Providence if eid not I would 20