The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-27
WILSON INvADEs
HOUSE Of FOES
CARRIES HIS pAHTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
informs Them Of Lives land Treasure
Poured Out to- Save
Civilization
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)

Aboard President Wilson's Special
train-Carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States of the peace treaty and the
covenant of the League pf Nations in
to their households, President Wilson
last week invaded California
And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham
mered the hardest, that of Shan Tung--
is of most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo-
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
turn it's undivided attention to social,
economic and industrial development.
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force q
change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
1--WE must take this League Of Ma
tions," said the president, for there
is no way in which another can be
obtained without compelling recon
sideration by the powers. And it
would sit very ill upon my stomach to
take it back to Germany for considera-
ton"
All over the world people are look.
ing to us with confidence our riva-s
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing mcy presently see il
in different light"
Germany, the president declared, is
taking new courage from our delay in
ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be-
coming arrogantly out-spoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures
of the cost of the late war, in lives
and dollars. 1t was the first time hat
the official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
1.-THE war;" said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain anu e q, her Do
mains $4,000, 100000; France $26,O00,-
100000; the United States $4,000
100000: Russia $18,O00,000,O 1000; Italy
$13,OOO,000,000 and total, including
the expenditures Of japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of $123,O00,-
100000
1T cost the Central Powers as fol-
lows Germany 39,OOO,OOO,OO0; Aus
ria-Hungary, $21,OOO,Ooo,0OO; Turkey
and Bulgaria $3.000,000000.
"The United States" the president
said, spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
its struggle to save civilization All
this, however, fades into insight
ficance when the deaths by
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave L.
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1,380,000; Great Britain 900,.
600; Italy 364,O0O; the United States
$4,000. In all, almost 100000 men
persisted in the great struggle, or
100000 more men than died in all of
the wars of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into. this war to do a thing that was
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this Journey for is
to determin" whether the country has
forgotten not. | have found out.
The cou as not forgotten and it
will never permit any who stands
in the way of the fulfillment of our
great pledges, ever to forget the sor-
rowful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
ident pointed out, must replace force
of arms in the settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly he dwells
upon the fact that all the nations in
the League agree to do one of two
things, first to submit their differences
to arbitration, in which case they
agree to abide by the decision rem
dered, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, to
! have their case discussed by the Coun-
Gil of the League, in which case six
months is granted for discussion.
Three months must elapse following
the result of this last step in arbitra-
ton before the nation concerned can
declare war
Holds Out Hope For Ireland.
The president took advantage Of
questions propounded by the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
ence that he believes Ireland can bring
her case before the League Of Nations
for settlement when the League is
actually in existence.
Shan Tung, he declared, will be re-
turned to China Japan, he said, had
given her solemn pledge to that effect.
! And with the League Of Nations in
! foroa cold tha nrasidanf We can If