The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-16
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THE BOSTON POLICE

Aboard President Wilson's Special;
TFsin.-Warm praise for a certain de
gree Of radicalism, yet bitter condem.
nation Of radicalism when It goes tc
the point Of violence, marked the ad
dress Of President Wilson as he made
his way across the wide mountainous
regions Of Montana toward his goal.
the Pacific coast
1t is right for men TO agitate, he de
clared In one speech; but, in the other.
he denounced in strong language a
group OF men who had carried their
agitation too far. Both declarations
filled into his arguments for the
Of nations as an instrument which.
he contends, Will remove the causes
for agitation and violence.
The first address was at Billings
where nearly ten thousand heard him
In their state fair auditorium. This
snappy city turned out its whole Don
ulation of fifteen thousand to greet
him, scrubbed its asphalt nearly white
and decorated itself brilliantly. 1t
was a delightful place, despite its
small size, as he has visited on his
tour.
I have been told that this western
part OF the country is particularly per
Vaded with what is called radicalism. &"
Mr.. Wilson said, referring to the /.
W. WIS or wobblies, as they are call
ed out here, who have made trouble
IN Montana, and the Bolshevists, who
have tried to gain a foothold
There Is only one way to meet
radicalism," he went on, and that is
to deprive 1t of food and wherever
there is anything wrong there is
abundant food for radicalism.
"As long as things are wrong, l do
not stand to ask men to stop agitat-
ing" This seemed to the audience
and to those close to the president
q rather daring thinb to say, under
the circumstances; but his next SEN
tence relieved their minds
But I intend to ask that they ask
that they will agitate in orderly fash
methods Of counsel. Otherwise we will
have chaos, but, as long as there is
something to correct, / say God speed
to the men who are trying to correct
It."
Substitute Discussion For Fight
The president explained how confer
| ence, discussion, was the principal
| purpose Of the league of nations. THE
league" he said, substitutes discus.
sion for Highland without discus.
sion there is sure to be fight-discus
sion, conference, Is the healing influ
ence Of civilization"
Mr.. Wilson was introduced at this
meeting by Judge George W. Frazier
as the Columbus of today, the man
who has discovered and charted out
a new way to a new world"
At Helena, the states capital, the
presidential party walked through 6
line formed by q hundred school girls
In white, who scattered on the station
platform mountain flowers. This wa.
the most beautiful ceremony of the
tour.
at the city's largest theatre by Gov
Ben F. Stewart, many In the audience
shouted, I'VE are with you!"
Scores Boston Police
II was here that he condemned rad
icalism, which went too far. He said
obviously referring to what happened
In Boston, the strike of the policemen
of a great city, leaving the city a.
the mercy of an army Of thugs, is &
crime against civilization"
"The obligation of q policeman il
as sacred and direct as the obligation
Of a soldier He is a public servant
not a private employee, and the whole
honor and safety Of the communit!
Is in his hands; he has no right to pre-
Der any private advantage to the pub
he safety. l hope that that lesson will
be burned in SO that it will neve
again be forgotten, because the pride
Of America is that 1t can exercise self
control"
Referring to the Bolshevists in Rus
STA, he said: Men who want to cur
the wrongs of the world by destroy
ing d4C 6O4A6 " NC NC
stroyed themselves by thee chaos the.
have created"
IdeaIIsm Must Save The World
: At both meetings in Montana tn
; president, in splendid bits of oratory
describing the sufferings which tn
war had inflicted upon mothers an
wives and sweethearts who lost thei
lads, drew tears to the eyes Of hur
dreds of men and women; and b
: aroused both audiences to warm al
. plause when no said: The worl
once scoffed at US for being idealist!
but it is idealism that now must saw
the world, and we are the only NJ
. tionally idealistic force in the worlC
Selfish selfishness failed and RUNE
the world; idealism will redeem it.
The president and Mrs. Wilso
greatly enjoyed the rugged scener!
as the train climbed the rocks, passe
| Ovar tho divide and alid toward RI