Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-25
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FoR
LEAGUE or NATIONS INTO
HOME OF His ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them Of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
CBy Mt. Clemens News Bursau)


train-Carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States OF the peace treaty and the
covenant Of the League of Nations In
to their households, President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham
mered the hardest, that of Shan Tung-
is OF most interest the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo.
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
tho long controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
turn its undivided attention to social,
economic and industrial development.
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination 10 force .
change In the great document.
Must Take This League.
I'VE must take this League OF Ne
tions," said the president for there
Is no way in which another can be
obtained without compelling recon
sideration by the powers, And II
would sit very Ill upon my stomach To
take It back to Germany for considers
ton"
"An over the world people are look
ing to US with confidence our rivals
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are do
laying this thing may presently see Il
In a different light"
Germany, The president declared, IL
taking new courage from our delay IN
ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again b.
coming arrogantly outSpoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures
of the cost of the late war, in lives
and dollars. 1t was the first time THAI
the official statistics have been made
public and tho tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
"The war" said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $3S,00O.O 100000; France s26.O0oe
100000; the United States $4,000,
100000; Russia SIS, 100000; Italy
$1S,0OO,OO 600 and total, including
the expenditures OF Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of S12S,OOO,
C00,000.
1T cost the Central Powers as fol
lows: Germany $50 100000; Ats
tria-IIungary, $21,o2O,OO0,OOo; Turkey
and Bulgaria 0e0.0o00OO.
The United States" the president
said, spent one mllion dollars al
hour night and day for two years In
its struggle to save civilization. All
this, however, fades into insight
ficance when the deaths by
battle are considered" declared
the. president. russia gave l..
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1,3SOOOO; Great Britain sOO..
600; Italy $4,000; the United States
$4,000. In all, almost 100000 men
persisted in the great struggle. or
100000 more men than died in all OF
the wars of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into this war to do a thing that was
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this journey for Is
to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. | have found out.
The country has not forgotten and It
will never permit any who stands
In the way of the fulfllment OF our
great pledges, ever to forget the sor.
rowful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres.
ident pointed out. must replace force
of arms in the settlement OF world
controversies. Constantly he dwells
upon the fact that all the nations In
the League agree 10 do one Of two
things. first to submit their differences
to arbitration, in which case they
agree to abide by the decision rem
dered. or, If unwilling to arbitrate. to
have their case discussed by the Coun-
ell Of the League. in which case six :
months is granted for discussion.
Three months must slapse following
the result OF this last step in arbitra.
tion before the nation concerned can
declare war.
Holds Out Hope for Ireland.
The president took advantage Of
questions prcpounded by the san Fran.
ESQ Labor Council TO fl,a tie infer.
inee that he believes -rsiari cal bring
Ler IS before tila L.a-r 4 Nations
= seitleutf. wi.sa En- ;ue Is
ec'Jlis in an1e.
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