The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-09-12
-QUTTTER" SAYS
WILSON OF FOES
PRECEDENT FIGHTING HARD FOR
LEAouE-REvEALs A NEW
SELF. 4
PACT or A WORSE WAR
Thousands Acclaim MIR. Wilson In MID
die West On Most Important
Trip OF His Public I
Career.

OF WOODROW wilson tnat THIS muul6
we Sern country is observing as he
proceeds on what he frankly calls the
greatest journey OF his life. No longer
Is he simply an eloquent orator or q
profound thinker with high ideals. Ths
president has become real fighter,
and in his crusade for the adoption.
OF the peace treaty with the league
of nations included the only pre-
Ventive, he asserts, of an early and
more terrible war that the world has
ever known, he has been delivering
the strongest speeches OF his career,
putting into them his most powerful
words and gestures, and, indeed.
throwing into them personality more
virile than even his frleMda believed
he possessed. And this has won more
friends for him and the league. even
among his political opponents.
A Republican crowd Of 1900 in st.
Louis Friday rose and chesred for
more than a minute when MIR. VII
son designated az "quitters" these enc
mics of the league who have been
holding up its adoption.
A mixed assemblage OF more than
1900 In indianapolis on the proceed
ing night roaret approval when the
president, referring TO these same
obstructionists Of the league, defied
them to put UP or shut up"
The president challenged them TO
produce something as good or better,
II they did not want to accept this
plan of preventing future wars. Be-
fore the St. Louis chambers OF COM
merce, the president, explaining the
purposes of the league, described 1t
as "chart and constitution for q new
50 stem for the world"--a system de-
signed to prevent wars by protecting
the weak, who have always been the
cause Of vars, SYSTEM entirely con-
Trajectory to the old political system
Of the world. 1t was for the purpo 2
of ending war that America enter NJ
the world conflict Mr.. Wilson reminds
ed his hearers he demanded to kAow
Of his opponents how they would keep
ont Of war il they failed to take part
in the great pact to protect the weak.
He recalled the pledges that all Amer
lea made, that we should have a shRre
in this great pact. Then, referring to
those who now oppose the league, he
said "They are absolute, contemptt
ble cutters If they don't see the game
through" America will be despised,
suspected and distrusted unless she
goes forward with her bargain, the pres
dent added In the st. Louis speech.
To all Of the objections to the league
Mr., Wilson offered explanations that
satisfied his audience. The mueh.dis-
cusscd article ten did not mean, be
said, that Americans would ever have
TO send troops across the seas to fight
/, other nations battles. Indeed, with
a league, there would be no more bat
! ties, he explained, at least the poS-
/ sibility was very remote.
Each nation agrees, first, he ex-
planned, either to submit differences
to arbitration and accept the decision
Of the arbitrator, or submit the DIFF
ferences to discussion by the council
of the league. In this latter case, the
nations agree to allow six months for
the discussion. II settlement failed
after that time. they agree to walt
three months longer before going to
war. and no nations after that period
Of cooling off" would fight he asserted
In case a nation refused to agree
| either to arbitration or discussion 1t
outlawed itself. the president explain,
ed. It would be economically and so-
cially boycotted by the rest Of the
world, and this punishment. he said.
would be more terrible than war.
Az to Japan's holding Of Shantung
peninsula, the president said he agreed
to that only because England and
France, by secret treaty, had given
the territory to Japan, but he was
sure he said, that Japan would, as Size
has promised, return 1t. OF those
league opponents who pose as ChinA's
friends in this matter, he inquired :
"How do they expect to get Shan.
/ tung back for China If not through the
league? Would they 30 to war for It!
Accusing them OF fearing the TO
sponsibiIitieR OF the league, he de-
manded: "If you are China's friends.
should you scuttle and run? That's
not the kind OF American am" Again
the crowd rose and cheered.
The president explained Americas
need for being pArt of the league be
cause Of business reasons, but said
they came last in his mind. He said
, in conclusion, at st. Louis: IF there
Is no league. there will be. In ths
vengeful providence of God, another
struggle in which not merely a few
hundreds Of thousands Of Americana
win have to die, but as many millions
3 az may be necessary to accomplish thu
final freedom Of the world"
More than 100000 persons lined TIL
streets of the Missouri metropolis d
the president and his party passeu
through, and wave Of cheers mArke
his progress. At the luncheon q
which he spoke, he was hailed as tn
rBenefactnr Of tha World, and agat