The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-10-02
WILSON INVADES
HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
informs Them Of Lives ard Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.

Poured Out to save
Civilization.
Aboa..l pl.s.l4at wilson special
train, arr.lng us var against nose
who yppp5. tle adoption by the Cni
ted States " the De'ce treaty ana mo
covenant ot he l-Assue Of Nations IN
to heir households. President Wilson
last week invaded California.
AMI there. where the question On
which league opponents have ham
mersd the hardest, that Of Shan Tuns-
Is OF most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the pso'
pls for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. Thsy
wsns thts country to b able to ss.ah
turn ~ undivided sttsntioa TO sooaAl.
eeonoenfo and Industrial deveiopmseA
Their leadess nay not feel this Wy.
but Judging from he expressions
which met the president on evsry ssda
The leaders have overstspped Do
limits Of the peoples patience IA tAsk
stubborn determination to foros 9
chanss In the great document
Must Taks This Lsasvs.
We must tsks this League a M
IONS said ths PRECEDENT "for there
- no way IN which another can b
obtained w1thoss compelling recon
sideration BY the powerA And 4
would sat vsey Ill upon my stomach to
take II back TO Germany for oonshers-
ton"
All over the vodd people are iook
nS to Us 9th soafidenee our rfva.s
aloog with the weaker nations- pray
God thss tho gentlemen who srs de-
laying this thing may presently see tt
tn q dihersnt light"
Germany, the president declared. n
taking new courage from our delay IN
ratttytng tho treaty and her nevs-
papers and public men were again Be-
coming arrossntiy oatspoksu-
Deeply impressive were the figures
Of the cost Of The lsts war. IN lives
and dollars. It was the nrst time that
! the o6,cial statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shoched the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
The war" said President Wilson.
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $4,000 100000; France S2S,00O-
00O, 900: the United States $4,000.
900. 900: Russia $4,000. 100000; Italy
SIS. 900, ,O0O. 900 and total. including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries. Of $12&00O.-
| 100000.
1T cost the Central Powers - fol.
lows: Germany $4,000. .ooo. .0oe: Aus
tria-Huugary. $4,000. 100000; Turkey
and Bulgaria $1,000. 100000.
The United States" the president
said. spent one million dollars an
hour ufxht and day for two ysars in
tn struggle to save civilization. AL
tbis, however. fades into tnstsn+
hcsaes when the deaths BY
battle are considered. declared
the president. Rassis gave l..
100000 men: Germany 100000:
France 1885 600; Great Britain No..
900; italy $4,000: the United States
$1,000. m al, almost 1,5oeJoo0 men
perished IN the great struggle. or
l,so0, 900 more men than died IN an Of
me wars Of the prsvious 100 years.
ahenld Remember Hseant hssrors.
These Arc terIthis facts, ana w
ouxht never to forget them. We won't
into this war TO do . thing that vas
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this Journey tor is
to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. I have found out
The country has not forgotten and n
viii never permit any who stands
tn the way Of the tulhllmsnt OF our
srest pledges. ever to forgot 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 to do one OF two
things. frst to submit their differences
to arbitration, in which case they
agree to abide by the decision rem
dered, or, II unwilling to arb!trate, to
have their case discussed by the Coun'
ell OF the League. in which case six
months Is granted for discussion.
Three months must elapse following
the result Of this last step IN arbitra-
tiop hefora the nation concerned can