Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-16
SAYS AMERICANS
MUST GUARANTEE
A STABLE WORLD
Staying Out of League Will
Mean Great Loss to Democ-
racy. Wilson Asserts.

fOrtland, sept. ID Ii America
stays out of the league of nations it
will do so at a great cost to democ-
racy, and in violation of its material
as well as its moral interests" Pres
ident Wilson declared in an address
here today.
Deploring the suggestion, he said.
was being made on all sides that the
United States take advantage of the
world situation, without shouldering
any OF the responsibilities Mr.. Will
son declares such a policy would be
futile. because this country, as much
as any other, was interested in guar
anteeing stable world order.
During All all-day stop here the
president spoke first at an afternoon
luncheon, where his declarations
were cheered repeatedly by 200 bus-
ness and professional men of Port
land, He made only brief inn
promptu talk, however, the only set
speech on his days schedule being
at an evening mass meeting at the
Municipal auditorium. For this
meeting 1000 tickets had been dis
tributed in a lottery, in which local
officials said there we're more than
10000 applications for admittance.
Crowds Cheer Party.
From the time the presidential
rain arrived the president and Mrs.
Wilson were followed by cheering
crowds. When he appeared on the
rear platform of his private car at
the station, railroad man shouted,
Alta boy" and a crowd which had
squeezed through the police lines to
the tracks started roar of welcome
which continued all the way along
an automobile ride through Port
lands principal streets.
The luncheon was given in Mr..
Wilson's honor by c. S. Jackson,
publisher of the Oregon Journal,
and Governor Olcott and Mayor
Baker were among the guests. In
the evening the president and Mrs.
Wilson dined privately at a hotel.
Leaving Portland late tonight the
presidential party will spend all of
tomorrow on their special train en-
route TO San Francisco, where they
are to arrive Wednesday morning.
Arraigns Senator Lodge.
Quoting from an address made in
1915 by Senator Lodge, chairman of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, suggesting that nations must
unite as men unite to preserve peace,
President Wilson told a Portland
audience tonight that the league of
nations covenant carried out what
Mr.. Lodge had suggested. 1t was
the first time during his speaking
tour that Mr.. Wilson had mentioned
by name any of the senators oppos-
ing the league.
The presidents words were greet
ed with cheers by an audience which
packed the municipal auditorium,
said to accommodate more than
1000.
Asserting he had found few men
opposed to a league of nations, the
president said the great objection
seemed to be to this particular
league
Il entirely concur in Senator
Lodges declaration" said the presi-
dent, "and l hope I shall have his
cooperation in carrying out the de-
sired ends"
He recalled his conference with
the foreign relations committee on
his return from Paris and said every
suggestion for improvement made
by the committee members had been
written into the covenant.
One of these suggestions, he con-
tnued, was that the Monroe doc
trine be protected. He asserted
that not only had the doctrine been
specifically reserved to administra-
ton by the United States, but it had
been extended to all the world.
At the behest of the United States,
he added, a provision also had been
put in giving the members the right
to withdraw.
Most of these suggestions, said
the president, had come from repub-
-lican sources.
Saying he meant no disrespect to
the league opponents, Mr.. Wilson
stirred up another outburst Of cheer
ing when he added that he had nc
respect whatever" for some OF
them.
The president asserted that a
very few men, were proposing that
the covenant be changed to give the
United States "a position of special
privilege"
That, he asserted, was directly
contrary to American PRINCIPLES. be-