The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
ENEMY'S COUNTRY
warm TO WILSON
REGION OF PRESIDENTS PoLlTI
CAL FOES GIVES HIM NoIsl-
EST WELCOME OF TOUR
OFFICIAL WAR LOSES
S1s6, 900, 00o,o 900 And 100000 Lives
Make Up Cost OF Great Strue-
gle-Audiences Aghast

Aboard President Wilson's Special
Train.-The Great Northwest may be
part Of "the enemy's country" for
President Wilson, at least so far as
the league of nations project is con-
cerned, but, as he and his travelling
companions look back upon 1t, as they
speed south along the Pacific coast
toward San Francisco, 1t is difficult for
any Of them to believe that such Is
the case.
Greeted BY Great Throngs
The warmest, noisiest throngs that
greeted him anywhere thus far in the
course Of his long journey were those
that babe him welcome to Tacoma and
Seattle, in the state of Washington,
whose senatorial representative, Poin-
dexter, is one of the principal foes OF
the league, and then down in Port
land, the metropolis Of Oregon, he was
given an ovation quite as fervent and
heart.warming. Western hospital
ity," say those few who outspokenly
oppose league of any sort. But 1t
was scarcely western hospitality DE.
lightful as that is, which has brought
thunders of cheers each time the pres
ident has presented telling point in
his addresses, and which has induced
unconcealed tears as he has pointed
out some of the specific horrors ana
extravagances of the war, just con-
eluded. which he declares will be the
last war If the league plan Is. adopted.
oflcia, Statistics Made Public
Deeply impressive we're the figures
Of the cost Of the late war, in lives
and dollars, making public the Off.
cial statistics for the first time. Mr..
Wilson said it cost Great Britain and
her dominions $4,000, 100000, France
s26 900 900, 900, the United States $22,.
600 900 900, Russia $4,000, 100000, 1t.
ally 5000 900, 900, and total, includ.
ing Japan, Belgium and other small
countries, Of $123,O0O, 100000. 1t cost
the central powers as follows: Germa'
nv $4,000, 100000, Austria Hungary
s21 900, 900, 900, Turkey and Bulgaria
$4,000 ,000-a grand total OF $ls6,oOO'
900 600 to save civilization. And now
the question is, Are we going to keep
It saved? The expenditures OF the
United States were at the rate OF $1'
100000 an hour, including the night
hours, for two years.
1.-THE battle deaths-and this is the
cost that touches our hearts-were:
Russia 100000, Germany 100000
France 1,3SO,OOO, Great Britain soo'
600 italy $4,000, United States 50'
400. the total for all belligerents u
450 200 war dead on the field OF DAT
tie. ,,
"The total Of all battle deaths In oil
tho wars Of the world from 1913 ia
1914 was under 100000, 80 That IN
all the wars Of the world for more
than one hundred years fewer men
died than have been killed upon the
field of battle in the last five years.
These are terrible facts, my fellow
citizens, and we ought never to forge'
them. We went into this war to do Q
thing that was fundamental for the
world. and what have come out upon
this tourney for is to ascertain wheth'
er the country has forgotten or not
7 have found out already. The country
has not forgotten, and 1t will never
hermit any man who stands in the way
of the fulfillment OF these great
n,edges ever to forget the sorrowful
day when he made the attempt
Audience Aahast At Recital OF Facts
The presidents audience seemed to
stand aghast as they heard this recital
and realized that the figures were not
guesses or approximations, but the &C
tuaI count of the toll Of lives and
treasure taken by civilizations great.
eat tragedy. Then, in each case, the
silence in which they sat was dispelled
by applause and cheers as he pointed
ont the remedy for this, namely, ar.
hitration and discussion instead OF
force, of arms Constantly he dwells
unon this fact, that all the nations
in the league pledge themselves to
do one of two things, first to sub:
NIT their differences to arbitration, In
which case they will agree to the ar
biter's decision; or, il unwilling to ar.
nitrate. they agree to have their case
adiscussed" by the council OF the
league in which case six months is
granted for the discussion. II this
fails. they cannot go to war until
further period Of three months has
elapsed. And no nations which wait
FOR nine months will ever go to war,
the president argues. There are dis.
turbed labor conditions in the North
western states. Tacoma is just over
a strike which deprived her OF daily
newspapers for a week; in Seattle
radical labor elements displayed, SO
The president could see, badges de-
nanding Release Political Prisoners"
and calling for the freedom of Moo
nav Debs and others; Portland, too, Is
suffering from serious unrest. But
IN none of these places did the agi.
,ators demonstrate in any way against