The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-06
PRESIDENT DEFINES
TRUE NAT|ONAL|SM
IN ST. LOUIS TALK
SPEAKS AT LUNCHEON ON ROOF
GARDEN WHERE 1900 PLATES
WERE TAKEN

St. Louis, Sept. 5.-Speaking to-
day at a Chamber of Commerce
luncheon here, President Wilson
said that his nation could not at
tain the full measure of national
ism without fulfilling its part in
the family of nations.
The luncheon was held at
hotel roof garden and all of the
100 plates were taken. At the
presidents table We're Frederick
w. Gardner, governor of Missouri,
and Henry W. Kiel, mayo of st.
Louis.
The president and Mrs. Wilson
were received with cheers and
rebel yells and there was more
cheering when he arose to speak.
The president was introduced by
Mayor Kiel, a republican, who said
that, in honor of the visit, poll
ties have been suspended for this
whole day long" The crowd gave
three cheers for the "benefactor OF
the world proposed by one OF the
diners.
The president said he was glad
to see politics adjourned because
politics had nothing to do with
the great issues before the coun'
try.
The greatest nationalist, the
president said, is the man who
wanted his nation to be u great
nation. And a great nation, he
added is that which penetrates
to the heart of its duty among
the nations of the world"
The president said that he was
glad to get away from Washington
to discuss the peace treaty be
cause it was apparently difficult
to discuss it in Washington
The people, Mr.. Wilson said
seemed to have gathered from pre-
vious discussion of the treaty
that there was little else in the
treaty but IAN article ten and
something about Shantung,' as a
matter Of fact, he asserted, it was
"a chart for a new system Of the
world"
To establish and safeguard the
small nations Of the world was the
purpose of the treaty. Objection
had been made to this, he said, on
the plea that it was none Of our
business
II Is Our Business
But it is our business, con
tinued the president, ito prevent
war. and if we don't take care oil
our weak nations of the world
then we will have war.
Those who objected, Mr.. Wilson
said, should now show how else
peace can be guaranteed. Let
them show" he said, that they
are not absolutely contemptiDi'
cutters if they don't see this samt
game through The industrial III
terests of the United States, salC
the president, reached far into Eu
ropean affairs. If the nation only
minded its own business, Int
said, it soon would have no othei
business" and would be ISOLATED
politically as well as industrlaily
Meantime. the president contlh
ned. the treaty would go into eiiec
and great powerful nterhatoIIa
commissions would set up. Ike
ferring to his request that the sen
ate foreign relations conmltle'
give approval to the appointment
of an American representative OF
the reparatiOns commlsSloh' 'il'
president continued;
I'm looking after the NOUS
trial interests of the United States
would like to see the other mel
who are
The League of Nations the presl
dent defined as "a combination q
the world for arbitration ana uis
cussion." In almost every othe
national controversy where ther
was a thorough discussion, he de
clared. there had been no wal
"Nyar is a process OF heat sal'
the president and what is pre-
posed is that every hot though
shall be spread out in the cooiiili
opinion of the world.
Emphasizing the Importance o
the economic boycott feature q
the league covenant, the presiden
said he didn't think that after I'M
remedy had been applied wa
would be necessary.