The Washington times., 1919-09-08
PRESIDENT NVADES
0MAHANH FINE TRIM
BY JOHN EDWIN NEyIN,
L Y. S. stan Correspondent.l

OMAHA. Neb., Sept. Swell 'in
his stride" President Wilson today
resumed his Western campaign TO
arouse public sentiment Of the ratif-
cation. OF the Versailles treaty OF
peace. The President had a very
quiet day in Des Moines Sunday and
declared, as his train sped across
Iowa toward Missouri, that he was
in fine fettIe.1
His stop here was TO be limited to
two hours and then he was to start
northward for a night pause at Sioux
Falls and a very strenuous day in the
Twin Cities" territory on Tuesday.
His train reached Omaha at 4 o'clock
this morning. but was sidetracked so
that his sleep would be unbroken.
Works Down 20 syHtem.
The Presidents schedule has been
working down TO a system as the re-
sult Of his first three days experience.
From now on he will elaborate on the
groundwork OF arguments that he has
presented in Columbus. in Indian
apolis, in St. Louis, Kansas City, and
Des Moines.
These speeches presented the Ad-
ministration side of the reasons why
the treaty should be ratified. They
will be given with somewhat moro
detail as the President swings farther
West.
There will be added at st. Paul
tomorrow a declaration by the Presi-
dent that the existing high cost OF
living must continue, at least in part,
until the treaty is ratified and bUsi-
ness gets back on a peace basis.
VIII Elaborate on UtteFanees.
When he starts through the sage
brush" territory he will elaborate on
5he necessity for carrying out to a COM
plete conclusion the plans initiated at
the international labor conference
held in connection with the peace con
ference in Washington.
But for the most part the aFgU-
ments of the President will be an
elaboration OF his utterances Of the
last four days. He will continue to
emphasize the following points, he
said today:
THAT the whole world waits upon
America to take up the burden OF
peace leadership.
THAT the opposition to the treaty
is based for a great part on ignor-
ance OF its provisions. The people at
least, the President declares, do not
understand the treaty and have had
its provisions misrepresented to them.
3. Until the treaty actually is
ratified unrest must continue through
out the world, and this unrest will
be reflected here in America especial
ly among the labor element.
League An American Plan.
1. That the League OF Nations is
an American plan and that instead
OF making for war il actually will
prevent war inasmuch as it will com
pei discussion of alleged grievances
by the nations affected at least for
period Of nine months. The Presi-
dent has made il plain that he will
keep this fact before the people at
every stop, arguing that inasmUch as
the nation accepted the Bryan treaty
plan and the Senate ratified thi-t- OF
this arbitration documents, the United
States is fully pledged 10 arbitration
and discussion.
5. That the provisions OF the labor
section OF the peace covenant must
be carried out completely If the
United States is to be kept from be-
coming a seething caldron OF unrest.
Critics Not Friends Of China.
S. That the men who criticise the
Shantung settlement are no friends
OF China, holding that Japan will
keep her promises of restoration and
that through the league Of nations
she will eventually get back other ter
ritory, such as Mongolia and Man
churia.
All Of these points have been ex-
planned by the President in his
speeches to date. and were again
touched on here today. The plan be-
ing carried out, the President said
on the train before reaching this city,
is 10 reason out" why action Is nee
cEsary o that the people may know" f,
and that then the people themselves
Uiil insist on complete and carly
OF the treaty
From now on, while at each stop
the language used will be different, |
the arguments TO be presented will !,
follow the same general lines.