Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-05
WILSON AND TAFT SPEAK FROM SAME PLATFORM FOR LEE Of NATIONS

Tne pfeSluenL ana Mf. Ia1t Walheu
onto the stage arm in arm, They were
applauded for several minutes The
audience remained standing until the
president took his seat.
A wave of cheers swept over the
house as the president and Mr.. Taft
took the center of the platform. The
president stepped forward and bowed
to all sides of the house. Mr. Taft then
stepped forward and acknowledged
the cheers. Cleveland II. Dodge then
called for three cheers for President
Wilson and three more for Mr.. Taft.
They were given with a will Then
someone in the house called for three
more cheers for the president and the
audience burst forth into another
wave of applause.
Enrico Caruso, introduced hy Gov
ernor Smith, sang The Star Span
gled Banner"
Governor Smith opened his speech
by paying a tribute to the part the
New York soldiers had played in the
war.
Taft Compiimented.
"The war is not yet Won" he said,
"and viii not be until the Golden
Rule is written into the international
law of the world"
He introduced Mr.. Taft as the man
who had worn the purple of presi-
dent of the United States and with
grace and honor"
AS President Wilson and eX-Presi-
dent Taft emerged from the room in
which they conferred and walked
through the thronged wings onto the
stage, Mr.. Taft said: 81 don't know
on which side of you | should walk,
Mr. President"
He was on the left and the presi-
dent smiled and nodded.
Mr. Taft was greeted with loud
handciapping.
A detail of police stationed at the.
stage entrance failed to recognize Jo-
seph Tumulty, the presidents secre-
tary, when the latter appeared with a
dozen members of the presidential
party for whom seats had been re-
served on the stage.
Mr.. Tumulty was held up by several
patrolmen, who crowded back the
party. Eventually a police captain|
who recognized hi mappeared and the
party was permitted to pass.
Taft Is Emphatic
The president smiled broadly when
Mr.. Taft referred to the resolution in
troduced in the senate last night by
Senator Lodge, proposing rejection of
the league of nations constitution as
now drawn.
IF the president insists, as ] hope
he will" said Mr., Taft, that the
league be incorporated in the peace
treaty, and brings it back, then the
| responsibility for permanent peace is
with the body that refuses to rati-l
fy it,"
Referring to the argument against g
league that participation by the Unit
ed States would he in opposition to
the principles laid down by George
Washington, if he lived today, and
would be zone of the most earnestl
and pressing for the covenant"
Washington's attack on "entangling
alliances" he said. was an attack on
defensive and offensive alliancesl
with one nation against another"
Mr. Taft ended his speech at 9:45.
Governor Smith then introduced
Charles Hackett, tenor, who sang
america"
The rank and file of the American
people are standing firmly behind
President Wilson, declared Governor
Smith in presenting 1.-The world lead
er of tod. s.y--the president of the
United States"
The president began speaking at
$50.
Mr.. Wilson was cheered for three,
minutes, white the band played II
Won't Come Fack Till Its over Over
There"
II accept the invitation the band
has lust played" said Mr.. Wilson. Il
will not come back till its over over
there"
The president declared he was con-
vinced "by lunnhstakable evidences
from all parts of the country" that
the nation was in favor of league of
nations.
IL am more happy because this
means this is not a party ISSUE he
said. This is not a party issue, ana
not a party in the long run Will dare
oppose it
Presidents Address.
President Wilson said:
My Fellow Citizens: ! accept the
invitation of the air just played. 4
will not come back till it's over over
there. And yet | pray God, in the in
the end may be soon.
"The first thing that l am going to-
tell the people on the other side OF
the water is that an overwhelming
majority Of the American people is in
favor of the league of nations. | know
that that is true. l have had unmls-
taxable intimations of it from all
parts of the country, and the voice
rings true in every case. | count my
self fortunate to speak here under
the unusual circumstances of this
evening. | am happy to associate my
self with Mr.. Taft in this great cause.
He has displayed an elevation of view,
and devotion to public duty, which
is beyond praise.
Not q Party issue.
"And I am the more happy because
this. means that this not a party is
sue. No party has the right to appro-
pirate this issue, and no party Will IN
the long run dare oppose 1t.
I'VE have listened to so clear and
admirable an exposition of many OF
the main features of the proposed
covenant of the league of nations, that
it is perhaps not necessary for me to
discuss in any particular way the con-
tents of the document. | will seek
rather to give you its setting. l do
not know when have been more inn
pressed than by the conferences of
the commissions set up by the con-
ference of peace to draw up cove