The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-09-11
WILSON INvADES
THE NORTHWEST
Spends Sunday in DeS Moines
Where He Attends a Presby-
terrain Church.
IOWA CAPITAL MOST CORDIAL
President Speaks to Great Audience In
Auditorium Where He Claims
Treaty Delay Perils World Be-
cause of Boshevsm.


cause of Bolshevism.
On Board the Presidents Special,
Des Mones, Ia, Sept. S.-President
Wilson left here last night on the first
lap of his journey into the great
Northwest. Happy at the reception
accorded him here the president had
the first breathing spell of his long
trip. The only fly in the ointment was
the news from Washington that Sena-
tors Cummins and Kenyon, lowa's SEN
ators had joined the ranks Of the ex-
IRENE reservationists.
This did not keep the president
from enjoying a comfortable and rest
ful day. He arose late In the morn.
ing went with Mrs. Wilson to the Cen
trail Presbyterian church where he
heard a sermon 10y Rev. Frank Chal-
merS McKeen, one of his students at
Princeton, and IN the afternoon he
took long motor ride through the
Iowan capital.
Oes Moines Extends Self.
DeS MoincS IN ms welcome to the
president extended itself. The streets
were crowded with thousands of per
sons AN anxious to do honor 10 the
nations chief executive.
For the first time in telling of the
award of Shuntung to Japan, he said
that for this country to recover it
instanter for China, we would have to
fight not only Japan but France and
Great Britain as wen. The president
received applause from 1000 persons
who comprised HIS audience every 81
seconds This constitutes the most
friendly reception on the trip.
The president Is satisfied with the
results he thus far has achieved He
believes that The speech he delivered
to the members Of the chamber Of com
mcrce at st. Louis is the best he yet
has made and for this reason he eX-
pressed the hope he may be able to
address reasonably small audiences
ln the future.
Aside from the particular features
oi The treaty there was much interest
here in the presidents words last
night on labor The president has re-
piled to Samuel Gompcr's telegram re-
gmdIug the threatened strike OF the
steel workers but the reply has not
Leen made public zone Of Tn, din
mll'cs in our labor situation" said
the president, "is that there a.c some
'mpoyels who viii not meet theil EN-
p'oyces face to face aud talk with
them"
Among Home Folks.
The president was grateful for the
respite here From now until next
Sunday when he reaches Semitic. he
viii be constantly on the 20
Although this is strong Republ-
lican county the president was among
"homr folks" one of Ills uucles. the
late General Willlnm Duane Wilson.
pioneer OF Iowa, lived in Des Moines.
He wa, the oldest brother Of Presi-
dent Wilson's father
Another thing that the President
liked about Iowa is that, besides rails
Ing corn they raise babies out this
way There are - husky Youngsters.
~ white and one black whose first
names are Woodrow Wilson
Would Foil Reds.
A possibility that bolshcylsm may
spread i'm threatening proportions TO
the United States, unless the peace
treaty Is ratified promptly, was sug-
gested IA the presidents address here
The whole world was waiting nm
cnsly, he said while the poison which
had wrecked RUSSIA WAS spreading
among peoples who an not yet know
what guarantees there were 10 be for
liberty m The new world.
Labor and capital I'm the United
States. he asserted. could not proceed
mtciIIgcntly with their settlements.
nor could great problems like the rail
road situation be solved while the sus-
lcusc continued.
Monroe Doctrine Safe.
SIR Wilson defended the Shanrprg
provision of The treaty and said tbe
league covenant section referring 10
the Monroe doctrine had Been inserted
90 "glyc the Monroe doctrine right of
way IN the Western hemisphere" He
declared to would 10 81.
The Monroe doctrine provision. ne
said, bad been objected to as vague
hecause II referred to such regional