The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-08
PRESIDENT IN SPEECHES OF
TOUR VOICES HIGH
HOPES.
WORLD WAITS FOR US"
Future Free From WAN ffc America
Carries Out Her Pledges, Says
Chief Executive in Volum-
bus Speech
(By Mt. Clemens News Rureau.)

zens in the great majority agree with
him in his desire to end war forever,
and that they will see to it that the
peace treaty with its league of ma
tions inclusion is ratified by the SEN
ate, President Wilson is making a sue
cessful way across the country on the
long journey he has undertaken for
the purpose of laying before the plain
people report of his work in Paris
and explaining to them ju-t what the
league means
Thus far in his travels he has ev-
erywhere met with warm greetings,
J both in the great halls where he has
spoken formally and in the little cross
road hamlets where his train has
halted at times and he has exchanged
words with the villagers who pressed
forward to greet him. He feels, and
does not hesitate to say so when chat
ting with his travelling companions,
that the American people want no
more of war and want to become part
Of the league so that there may be
no more war He struck his keynote
when he said in his first address in
Columbus, Ohio: This treaty was not
intended merely to end this single
war. 1t is meant as a notice to every
government who in the future will at
Tempt this thing (what Germany at
tempted) that mankind will unite to
lnfiict the same punishment There is
no glory sought for any particular ma
ton The thought of the statesmen
collected around that table was of
their people, of the sufferings they
had gone through, of the losses they
had incurred, of that great, throbbing
heart which was so oppressed, so for
lorn, so sad in every memory it had
of the five tragical years that have
gone by Let us never forget those
years, my fellow countrymen; let us
never forget the purpose, nigh and
disinterested, with which America
lent its strength, not for its own glory
but for the defense of mankind.
AS l said, the treaty was not in
tended merely to end war. 1t was in |
tended to prevent any similar war, |
wonder if some of the opponents OF |
the league of nations have forgotten |
the promises we made our people be-
fore we went to that peace table. We
had taken by process of law the flower
Of our youth from every countryside,
from every household and we told
these mothers and fathers and sisters
and wives and sweethearts that we
were taking those men to fight a war
which would end business of that sort
and if we do not end it, if we do not
do the best that human concert of ac-
ton can do to end it, we are of all
men the most unfaithful to the loving
hearts who suffered in this war, the
most unfaithful to those households
bowed in grief and yet lifted with the
feeling that the lad laid down his life
for gveat thing, and, among other
things, in order that other lads might
never have to do the same thing.
THAT is what the league of nations
is for-to end this war justly and
then not merely to serve notice on
governments which could contemplate |
the same things Germany contemplate
ed that they will do so at their peril,
but also concerning the combination
of power which will prove to them
that they will do it at their peril. II
is idle to say the world will combine
against you but it is persuasive to
say the world is combined against
you The league of nations is the
only thing that can prevent the re-
curing of this dreadful catastrophe
and redeem our promises" -
A league of nations would have -
vented this late conflict the PreN-
dent asserted, explaining: Il did not
meet a single public man who did not
admit these things that Germany
would not have gone into this war if
she thought Great Britain was going
into it, and that she most certainly
would never have gone into it had she
dreamed America was going into it,
And they all admit that nation be-
forehand that the greatest powers of
the world would combine to prevent
this Sort Of thing would prevent it alb
Applause and cheers greeted each
declaration of the President that wars
might be avoided in future by the op-
erations. of the league. y
He pointed out other important
features Of the peace t-eatB how it
was the redemption of weak nations,
giving them freedom which otherwise
they never could have won, how it
says these people have a right to live
their own lives under governments
which they themselves choose" and
how chat is American principle and
was glad to fight for it." That was
The very heart of the treaty, he said.
In conclusion, the President said he
,elt certain the treaty win be accept
I'd, and was only impatient of the de-
ay
Mr.. Wilson'S Indianapolis speech
vas. like the one at Columbus. an ex-
,lanation of the league, an appeal for
is ratification and prediction that it q
vas sure to come into bieng.