The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-12
STRENUOUS DAY
FOR PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Delivers Three
Addresses in Minneapolis
and st. Paul.
Is WARMLY WELCOMED
Wilson Declares Peace Treaty Will
End Regime of Balance of Power
and Will Be To Advantage
of All Nations.

Minneapolis, Sept. 10.-Declaring
that the peace treaty would end the
regime of the balance of power, Presi
dent Wilson told crowd in the
armory Tuesday that the new world
order set up would be to the advan.
tage of all nations rather than a few
of the stronger.
The Presidents party motored over
from st. Paul, where he had spoken
earlier in the day. At the Gateway
the Fourth infantry met the President
| and he was escorted through the bust.
ness district to the armory. The side.
walks, stores and Office windows and
cross streets were damned with spec.
tators who cheered as Mr.. Wilson
passed.
President Arrives at Armory.
President Wilson arrived at the arm.
DRY at 3:43 p. m. and received a warm
greeting from crowd estimated at
1000 persons.
The President was introduced by
Mayor Meyers of Minneapolis.
Feopie speak Out NOW.
under the old balance of power
said the President, "the people no.
where dared speak out against autoc.
racy or against the burden of arma-
| ment. But now" he continued, "the
people are awake and determined that
If the governments can't get together
they will destroy the, governments. Z"
"The people Of the world" said Mr..
Wilson, "are tired of every other kind
Of experiment except the kind we're
going to Try. The world turned cor
ner that it is not going to turn again. -
'To destroy autocratic power" Mr..
Wilson continued, was the object of
the war. Yet in Russia" he said, IAN
autocratic government as that of the
car has been set up and the United
States must see to it that there is no
similar movement in this country.
eve will brook the control of no
minority in the United States" he
added. 81 would as leave have one
kind of an autocracy as another"
The President said the league of
nations provided for the destruction
of autocratic power by admitting only
self-governing nations to the league.
Had you ever been told that be-
fore?" asked the President, and there
was chorus of mos" and cheers.
Peace Always Supervised.
For another thing, continued the
President, "the treaty provided to sub
stitute arbitration and discussion for
force and an absolute boycott against
covenant-breakers. The peace of the
world, he said, would thus be placed
under constant international super.
vision.
'The peace of the world is every
body's business" said Mr.. Wilson,
"and this is the first international
document that has recognized that
fact"
That there should be disarmament
and that no nation ever should again
attempt annexation were further
points in the treaty, continued the
president. There were more cheers.
When it was provided further that no
secret treaty should be valid.
Secret Treaties Scored.
Secret treaties, said the President,
were constant source, of embarrass-
ment at Versailles. Yet, he continued,
the war had been fought on the prin-
ciple Of the sanctity of treaties and
it was impossible to disregard the Sec
ret disagreements.
Finally, said Mr.. Wilson, there was
in the treaty great bill of rights for
labor, establishing an international
labor organization to keep up labor.
OF course, the President said, the
United States was Eat liberty" to stay
out Of the league, but asked whether
it would be better to ego in as trust
ed partners or stay out and act as
suspected rivals"
We've got to be either provincials
or statesmen; we've got to be either
ostriches or eagles" said the Presi-
dent, adding that he meant by os-
triches those who submerged their
thinking apparatus in the sand"
President Wilson concluded his adj
dress shortly before o'clock.
In the evening he addressed great
| throng at the ST. Paul auditorium and
left later in the evening for the west,
| Bismarck being the first stop.
Addresses Legislature.
Vast stores of food, held locked up
by storage companies over the coun-
try, must be released for public con-
sumption, President Wilson told mem
bers of the legislature in joint ses-
sion in the house chamber of the CAPT
toll. The public is entitled to see that