Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-05

indianapolis Ind Sept. 4-'Put up or shut up was the advice given op- ponents of the league Of nations by President Wilson here tonight in the second address Of his ten thousand mile tour Of the United States. If the critics of the league have something better to suggest" said the president, T hope they will hold their convention and do it now"
 He said the league opponents could moi hope to defeat the plan except by offering something better He believed the league would not make all wars impossible. but that he expected l- to make war violently improbable"
 The economic and arbitration sec IlOus Of the covenant he asserted. would keep war on the outskirts and make -t only last resort
 Opponents of the league of nations. Ie said. had discussed only three out or twenJy-six articles of the covenant The articles which would make war improbable had been overlooked
 The president Sd i'd his speaking trip was partly to point out how absolute ly ignorant of the contents of the covenant arc some of those who were opposed to the league
 If they read the English language at aII he said they do not under stand as do"
 The president said he wanted to for get and wanted the people to forget that they were republicans or demo- craIs-
 T am an American" he declared.
 and a champion Of the rights which America believes in
 Al This the crowd choered. and there was another ouLburst of cheering when hc declared he had not the slightest doubt what the verdict of the people
 some dele-ations. the president said. came TO the Paris conference with causes which were not considered conference Tn that connection. he pointed out that under article eleven 1 any threat of war could be inVcstigat- ef by thr league
 TAI present. said he. we have to , mind our own business. hut under the l covenant and the league WIG can mind | other peoples business
 There wasn't an oppressed people anywhere hc said. that could not get attention for ifs case under the league [ He did not mention any oppressed people by name but many of his hear CTS remarked that they thought he 1 spoke oc rhe case Of Ireland [
 Referring to the ShantunE settle rneut- thc president TOinted out that ] Ia pan repeatedly had promised to re- turn the peninsula 10 China He did not 5o into The subject a length. how | ever but mentioned it in emphasizing | that the covenant would refuse to recognize the validity Of secret trea-
 The president said he could look the mothers Of the country in the face proudly because he had kept his prom ise to do all he could to prevent any more war
 This league he said. lis the only conceivable arra ngement which will prevent our sending our men abroad gain Ve-V soon"
 The presidents speech here was in terrupted several times by noise in the rear Of the great elIipitical enclosure Mir Wilson's voice did not carry a=ains1 The hubbub and many per sons on The outskirts. unable to hear left the hall
 After the president had proceeded for few minutes he was forced to sus2eud while the police closed the doors
 IT was the second extended address 70 be delivered by the president dur in= the first day of his country wide speakiuE triD in the interests of the treaty Earlier in the day, at Colum- bus. O.. nc had outlined in fifty minute speech the purpose of the trip. which he said was to reuorr to the people and TO explain just what the. treaty contained.
 The president spoke here in the coli scum sr the state fair GroundS- The fair was in session and the bEiIding ~sid by residents to hold more than Io-0eA- persons. was packed
 The presidential train pulled into the station promptly at o'clock and. escorted by citizens committee President Wilson was driven five miles To the coliseum
 Along the entire route the streets were thronsed with people who had turned out 10 greet him
 When the fair grounds were reached thousands cheered as the president ma de his way into the hall Many who day remained over to sec the presi- dent