Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-10
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M|NNEAP POL|S To
HEAR LEAGUE PLEA
EL0QUENTLY MADE
People of World Are Tired of
All Other Experiments Ex-
cept the One To Be Tried
Out, Is Declaration.
NO MINORITY CONTROL
WILL BE TOLERATED
Peace Is Everybody's Business
and Agencies for Making
War Are To Be Actually
Subordinated Hereafter.
thY MORNING JousnA- SPECIAL Lr.rsp WIRE,

ho7hlNS JouShA- SPECIAL lt@f up WlRtf
Minneapolis, Mimi. Sept 9.--De-
claring that the peace treaty would
end the regime of the balance of
power, President Wilson told a crowd
in the Minneapolis armory today the
new world order set up would be to the
advantage of all nations rather than
a few of the stronger.
The presidents party motored over
from St. Paul, where he had spoken
earlier today. He was escorted
through the Minneapolis streets be-
tween crowds that lined both side
walks and kept up wave of cheer
ing.
In ten blocks of the downtown Sec
tion, every square inch of sidewalk
space was occupied and the windows
were thronged.
Under the old balance of power, said
the president, the people nowhere
dared speak oht against autocracy
or against the burden of armament,
But now, he continued, the people
were awake and determined that ''if
the governments can't get together,
they will destroy the governments
"The people Of the world he said,
''are tired of every other kind of ex-
pertinent except the one were going
to try The world has turned corner
that it'S. not going to turn again"
Rc. < Obi ct Of VAR.
10 testfos tue0efutiG power, Mr..
Wilson continued, was the object of
the war. Yet in Russia, he said, an au-
tocratic government as cruel as that
of the czar had been set up and the
United States must see to it that there
was no similar movement in the Unit
ed states.
1--WE will brook the control of no
minority in the United States" he
added. Il would as leave serve one
kind of an autocracy as another"
When Mr., Wilson said another
great war would come if there were
no concerted movement to preserve
peace under American leadership,
someone in the gallery shouted,
"Amen.'
The president said the league of
nations provided for destruction of
autocratic power by admitting only
self-governing nations to the league.
HAD you ever been told that be-
fore?" asked the president, and there
was a chorus of "no" and cheers.
Substitutes Arbitration.
For another thing, continued the
president, the treaty provided the sub
stitution of arbitration and discussion
for force, and an absolute boycott
against covenant breakers. The peace
of the world, he said, would thus be
placed under constant International
supervision.
1.-THE peace of the world is every
body's business said Mr. Wilson,
"and this is the first International
document that has recognized that
fact
That there should be disarmament
and that nation ever should again at
tempt annexation, were further points
in the treaty he continued. There
were more cheers when he said ii was
provided further that no secret treaty
should be valid.
Secret treaties, said the president, |
were a constant source of embarrass-
ment at Versailles. Yet he contin-
ued the war had been fought on the
principle of the sanctity of treaties
and it was impossible to disregard the
secret agreements.
Finally, said Mr. Wilson, there was |
in the treaty great bill of rights for
labor establishing an international la |
Dor organization to keep up labor |
standards. OF course, he said, the |
United States was "at liberty to stay |
out of the league, but asked whether
it would be better to "go in as trusted |
partners or stay out and act as sus-
pected rivals.
"We've got to be either provincials, |
or statesmen; we've got to be either |
ostriches or eagles" said the president |
adding that he meant by ostriches
those who Submerged their. thinking |
apparatus in the sand" /
President Wilson concluded shortly !