The spectator., 1919-10-14
WILSON |NvADES
 HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
 HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them of Lives and 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 of 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 its 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 a
 
 Must Take This League.
 We must take this League of Ma. tions," said the president, for there Is no way iu which another can be obtained without compelling recon. sideration by the powers. And i; would sit very i'll 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 rivals along with the weaker nations, l pray God that the gentlemen who are de- laying this thing may pre sently see IL in different light \
 Germany, he 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. It was the first time that the official statistics have been made public and the tremendous totals shocked the presidents audiences.
 Shows Cost Of World War.
 "The war" said President Wilson, cost Great Britain and and her Do mains $3S,000, ,000.000; France $26,000,. 000,oO0; the United States s220oo., 100000: Russia SlS,000, ,000, 900; Italy 5000, ,000,0 and total. including the expenditures of Japan. Belgium and other small countries, of S123, ,0O0,. C00,00O.
 Tt cost tho Central Powers as fol. lows: Germany S39, 900 .00o O00: Aus tria-Hungary, $21,000, 800 900. Turkey and Bulgaria sS S,00O Oo00.00O,
 "The United States" the president said. spent one million dollars an hour night and day for two years in it's struggle to save civilization All this, however fades into insight battle are considered" declared the president Russia gave r. 100000 men; Germany 1.600.000: France 1,3s0.OOO; Great Britain 9OO.- 900; Italy 364,000; the United States 50. 300. In all. almost 7,500,000 men perished in the great struggle. or 1,500.000 more men than died in all of the wars of the previous 100 years.
 Should Rome embsr 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 I have come out on this journey for is to determine whether the country has forgotten or not. I have found out The country has not forgotten and 1t 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 ren- dered. or. ifunwilling if to arbitrate. to have their case discussed by the C0un