Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-05
WILSON GIVEN.
OvA T|0N BY.
ENTHUSIASTIC.
M|SS0UR|ANS.
(By Associated Press)

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-The Presi
dent reached here early today and
headed a great parade over the cen.
trail thoroughfares of the city. He
was received enthusiastically
Thousands of people broke through
the military Gordon and surrounded
the Presidential train when Wilson
appeared on the rear platform. The
police, secret service men and military
found it very difficult to control the
crowd
During the parade, the executive
smiled his appreciation at the thous-
ands who lined the decorated streets
as the parade passed. After the, col
umn Of automobiles circled the busi-
ness section, the President and Mrs.
Wilson went to the hotel where COM
mittee of women entertained Mrs.
Wilson. The President made brief
talk at luncheon. He will speak to-
night at the coliseum, the scene of his
nomination in 1916.
Some salient feature of his address
yesterday at Indianapolis were as fol-
lows:
l hear a great deal my fellow citi-
zens, about the selfishness and the
selfish ambitions of other govern
ments, but would not be doing justice
to the gifted men with whom l was
associated on the other side of the
water if l did not testify that the
purposes that l have outlined were
their purposes.
We differed as to the method, very
often; we had discussions as to the
details, but we never had any Sc
rious discussion. as to the principle.
And while we all acknowledge that
the principles might perhaps in de-
tails have been better, really, we are
all back of those principles.
There is concert of mind and
of purpose and of policy in the
world that was never in existence
before. | am not saying that by way
of credit to myself or those col
leagues to whom l have alluded, be-
cause what happened to us was that
we got messages from our peoples.
We were there under instructions,
whether they were written down or
not, and we did not care to come home
without fulfilling those instructions
If | could not have brought back
the kind of treaty l brought back
l never would have come back, be-
cause would have been an unfaith-
full servant, and you would have had
the right to condemn me in any way
that you choose to do so that | tes-
tify that this is an American treaty,
not only, but it is a treaty that ex-
presses the heart of the people-of
the great peoples who were associated
together in the war against Germany
said at the opening of this inform
al address, my fellow citizens, that
had come to make a report to you.
want to add to that little bit. l have
not come to debate the treaty. 1t
speaks for iself if you will let it.
The arguments directed against it are
directed against it with a radical mis-
understanding of the instrument it
self. Therefore, l am not going any
where to debate the treaty. am going
to eXpound it, and l am going, right
here and now, to urge you in every
vocal method that you can use to as
sert the spirit of the American people
in support of it. Don't let them pull
it down. Don't let them misrepresent
it; don't let them lead this nation away
from the high purposes with which this
war was inaugurated and fought.
AS l came through that line of
Youngsters in khaki few minutes ago
| felt that l could salute it because /
had done the job in the way / promis-
ed them would do it, and when this
treaty is accepted men in khaki will
not have to cross the seas again.
That is the reason | believe in it,
l say, "when it is accepted" for it will
be accepted. l have never entertained
moments doubt of that, and the
only thing l have been inpatient OF
has been the delay. 1t is not dan
gerous delay, except for the temper OF
the peoples scattered throughout the
world who are waiting.
Do you realize, my fellow citizens
that the whole world is waiting or