The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-09-19
PRESIDENT TALKS
TO EAST MONTANA
BILLINGS AND MIDLAND EMPIRE
HEAR BEST ADDRESS THUS
FAR IN TOUR or COUNTRY
This TREATY OR NO TREATY
Executives Says He Did Not Come to
Argue. but to "Espound."--Ter-
ritory Everywhere Belongs to
People Who Live in II

nNling~. Sept 4. Killings and the
Midland Empire did all possible honor
- President Naadrow Wilson yesier-
ebay SIgnaliy distinguished by The
presence Of the nniIous chief eSecu.
tive With doctrines Of Worldwide
anomsni 10 exponnd he district rose
~ the necnSion with greeting such
sss seldom before bns been accorded u
noiesi visitor.
Great thrangs lined the gaiiy be-
eiiz.neti streets along the line of iuarcli
from the Tweni y-~rsenih street cross
sng 90 the fairgrounds. The audi
snrlum VAS pnsked Ia It's full capacity
OF more than 500 persons.
Maver " Lee Mains, officially wei
coming the president on behalf 81 the
city. said that where man Went
across the sea and did the mai"r por-
sion Of the work Of untangIing the
whole worlds trouble. he wa~ some
man
No previous announcement had been
made of The plan Ia hold the train ~
@laybreak. and the little reclamation
project town - miles east of Billings
did mot know that II had The chief
executive of the nation rs rs guest.
"A crowd OF 10000 which damned
Gle streets awaiting n glimpse of the
president and Mrs. Wilson. broke forth
into prolonged cheering as the iOcnr
La s1rax no ftgA atm trI ~
slowed down at the Twenty-seven,h
street crossing and the chief execu
tive. proceeded by the first lady Of the
Rand. stepped from the reur ear onto
che observation platform,
President Wilson DOTTED his hat aud
smiled IN acknowledgment Of the vel.
come, then followed Mrs. Wilson TO
she waiting automobile.
Closely Guarded.
secret service operatives were the
nrst to swing from the train before
III came to stop. These stood close
~ the steps III the observation plat.
fwrtn awaiting the appearance ~ the
president. or distributed themselves
a,n"r" The limited crowd which
prc~sed close to the presidents cur.
4 small army of newspaper GORE.
~p"nsicnts and photographers dctrnned
from the front coaches and fiocked
Z" the crossing. where they climbed
Into waiting automobiles. Amang them
were Representatives Of practically
every one of The larger eastern dnllies
and newsga,herlng associations. Sev.
svnt molten picture companies hnd
photographers On the scene Cameras
were set M aud scenes filmed before
she camera men got into their auto
snohiics for the parade through the
city and Ia the fairgrounds.
Speech at Auditorium.
Spenklng nj the auditorium nf the
Midland Empire fairgrounds President
Woodrow Wilson laid his appeal for
she pence treaty before the people of
NWitana.
MIR Wilson made one of the hest
ways u WIS the best ennneiatioh Of
she principles OF the league If M.
tlon~ he hus delivered siure he left
Washington II week ago And never
ssn the present "trip has he talked to an
andi.ncc more responsive To- The mean
sng III his words than the one he faced
here.
That II on the authority nj the press
Representatives of the lmriy. who have
listened Ia every word publicly spoken
ny Mr.. Wilson since he left the CAPITAL.
AIR. nnd AIRS. Wilson Mere greeted
by tninulions cheers ms They stepped
into view on the speaking platform
ts'n,ath The huge bell of The sounding
ssnaul
The uitimatum.
MIR. Wilson was formally Introduced
", ts~org~ ". ftcr~on, chairuan OF
Tho Yellowstone county Democratic
.sn'rn, -ommit,-e.
Ill l. this treaty or no treaty" said
President Wilson In opening his nd.
sir,-ss. I'll Is this treaty because there
s'nn be- mo ether"
hr. Wilson said he had eau,e west
IN ~,Gsnlt" With the p,.opl. IN III.
li.ht ut circumstances which affected
the whole marid. Everywhere, he de.
s',arrd. the human heart heats the
same. aud on hath sides III the ocean
shere MAS >ineerc desire thai there
shon,d b. $50 mpr, war.
Not Ordinary Treaty.
" wn~ mistake. therefore. the
president continued Ia debate th.,
sr''sais "a Y u wsr" an ordinary treaty.
IL ~ns not merely treaty with Ger.
a"ins he said. hut treaty asfertlng
settlement of The affairs of the
wortd
THIS s"itlemsnt i the ns>i inter
na'toitai settlement that is based upea
thr hnhplnes~ ~ tie average pss,,,ia
Throughout the w"rli." said Mr. vii.
r"n IL i penpleS treaty, aud
venture the br,.sltcsf.s, .I..t 4, a., -.