The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-10-17
rurure WARFARE.

Between the caplLal anu the CoasI
the president made fifteen speeches
and half a dozen brief talks. All OF
1000 fellow citizens listened to him.
Several millions had the chance to see
him, and apparently everyone wanted
10 see him, from those who thronged
the streets of the cities and towns
where he stopped, to those who came
to the railside or stood at little nag
stations in remote places, knowing
their only reward could be a feeting
glimpse and wave Of the hand.
He has met and talked to all types
of citizens--to men big in the busi-
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 sold1er-sons
in the late war.
What do they all tell him? unani-
mously they say they want peace
definitely settled, they want no more
wars, they want the League OF Ma
tions, and most Of the American peo
ple, it may be fairly said, tell the
President they want the League just
as 1t Is, 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 war, 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
troduced the President to his audi
ence: the Major part Of the local COM
mittees which have met him have
been Republicans. They have all said:
1--WE are nothing but Americans, Mr.
President"
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 regrouping Of nations
and a new Balance of Power" which
is certain to lead to war. There can
be no war in the future, with the
league in existence, because no single
nation would defy the united rest OF
mankind, and if it did, it could be
brought to terms by an economic
boycott, and without the use OF arms.
There can be no reduction in the
cost Of living until the league Is es'
tablished, for nations will not go
ahead with peace time production uni
til they know that peace is definitely
assured and that production OF war
material is no longer necessary.
There can be wonderful prosperity
with league in existence, for rel
atoms Of labor and capital all over
the world will be made closer and
more friendly, and the worker VIII re-
ceiye a fairer share Of what he pro-
duces.
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, as
differentiated from senators and polltl'
clans, seem to want just what the
president wants, which is America Tor
leadership.
Quite as unusual as the purpose OF
the cross country tour is the manner
in which it is being carried out and
the completeness of the arrange
ments on the nine car train which Is
bearing the party.
At the rear is the private car May
flower. occupied by the President and
Mrs. Wilson. Next is compartment
car for the secretary Tumulty, AID.
miral Grayson, Mr.. Wilson's Phys1-
clan, four stenographers, the chief
executive clerk and even secret ser.
vice men. Byond are three compart'
ment cars which house twenty-one
correspondents, FIVE movie men, and
a telegraphic and railroad expert
Then there is dinner, club car, and
two baggage cars, one Of them con-
verified into a business Office. The
train was exactly on time at every
stop between Washington and the