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pEssidents have toured the land; bat
Mr. wilson IL laying bsfosv America
. question: which a4scts tie whole
vorld-the question d whsthsr or not
:we are to Join In the League Of NJ
}tions; whether We are to forget our
former isolation and share with the
other peoples Of The earth he resppn.
lsibWttes OF maintaining civilization
and preventing, - he says. We can do.
future warfeE& ~, 49,.
Betwssn ths capital and the coast
tie president made fifteen speeches
IA half Q dozen brief talks. All OF
$4,000 fellow citizsns listened to him.
several millions had the chance to -
him; and apparently everyone wanted
10 So him, rom these who thronged
tho streets OF the cities and towns
where he stopped. to those who came
to the rails3de or. stood at little nag
stations in remote places, moving
their only reward could be neeting
glimpse and q wave Of the hand.
p. He has met and talked to ell types
sf citizens-to men big in the bust.
ness, financial and professional worlds,
to farmers and mechanical workers.
to Indians and cowboys and foreign
born herders and rangers. to soldiers
and to mothers who lost soldier.sons
in the late war.
What do they all tell him7 unan1-
mously they say they want peace
definitely settled, they want no moro
wars, they want the League Of Nar
tons, and most OF the American POO
pie. it may be fairly said, tell the
President they want the League just
- it ia, without the reservations or
amendments which certain senators
have insisted upon. The majority Of
citizens say to those who interview
them on this tour:
''Woodrow Wilson guided us rightly
before and during the war with Ger
many We entered that w@r, every
one agrees, to end all wars. He says
the league can do that. We want to
do that, so let us keep on trusting him
and get the league into operation as
soon as possible. Forget politics"
Most Americans encountered on the
tour have forgotten politics. Repub-
lican Governors and Mayors have in
tfoduced the President to his audi
ence; the Major part of tho local com
mittees which have met him have
been Republicans. They have all said:
I'VE are nothing but Americans, Mr..
President"
J. Mr.. Wilson's arguments for the
league, briefly summarized, are those:
There can be no peace. either now
or in the future, without 1t. There
can only be- q resrouping Of nations
and . new balance Of Power" which
10 certain to lead to war There can
be NO war in the future, with the
league in existence, because no single
nation would defy tho united rest Of
mankind, and II it did, It could be
brought to terms by an economic
boycott, end without the use Of arms.
There can be no reduction I'm tho
cost Of living until the league 10 e.
tablished, for nations will not 80
ahead with peace time production IN
til they know that peace is definitely
assured and that production Of war
material is no longer necessary.
There can be wonderful prosperity,
with the league in existence. for rel
30 voA {tol oil
the world will be made closer and
more friendly, and the worker will re-
COVE q fairer share Of what he pro
duoes. -.
These declaration OF the president,
logically and eloQuently put. have left
his hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr. Wilson. has
pointed out, the people themselves, %
differentiated fsom senators and poaiti-
clans, seem to want Just what the
president wants, which 10 America for
leadership.
Quite as unusual - the purpose Il
the cross country tour 10 the manner
in which it = being carried out end
the completeness Of the arrange
meuts on the nine car train which 10
bearing the party. ,. ii
At the rear IL the private car Nay
flower, occupied BY the President and
Mr. WIleon. Next is . compartms0t
car for The SECRETARY Tumulty, Ad-
mir.l 0Fayssu, NJ. Wilson's PAysk
cian, four stsnogrsphers. the chief
execativs olsek and seven secret ser.
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