The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-18
COST TO COAST
U. S. FOR LEAGUE
MILLioN5 ACCLAIM WILSON AS
HE spEEDo ACROSS
THE LAND.
FEW ASK FOR CHANGES
Majority Feel That Presidents ould
anee Should Be HeId-He Regards
Pact Az surs TO Come a,on.

ny MI. CLEMENS News Burenu)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
Train From the Capital at Washing.
ton TO this far Pacific coast tho Preul.
dent OF tho United States has Jour.
neyed on the most unusual expedition
ever undertaken BY chief executive
Of the nation.
To discuss national questions. many
presidents have toured the land; but
MIR, Wilson II laying before America
question which Affects tho whole
world the question Of whether or not
VIZ are to join in the League of M
tons; whether VIZ are TO forget our
former Isolation and share with the
other peoples OF the earth the respon.
sibilities OF maintaining civilization
and preventing. as he says We can do.
future warfare.
Between tho capital and tho coast
the president made nfteon speeches
and half dozen brief talks. All Of
100000 follow citizens listened 10 him.
Several millions had tle chance TO bes
him. and apparently everyone wanted
70 SEQ him. from those who tbrongcd
tho streets Of the cities and towns
whore he stopped, to those who came
to the raIlside or stood at little fas
stations In remote places. knowing
their only reward could BIO aneting
glimpse and wave Of the hand.
lle has met and talked to all types
OF cltizenB--to men big In tho bust
ness. financial and professional worlds
TO farmers and mechanical workers.
to Indians and cowboys ind foreign.
born herders and rangers. to soldiers
and 10 mothers who lost soldler.sons
In the late war.
What do they all tell him? unnnL
mously they ray they want peace
definitely settled, they want no more
wars. they want the League OF Nh
tIons, and most Of the American PEG.
pie, It may be fairly said. tell the
President they want the League Just
an II is. without the reservations OF
amendments which certain senators
have insisted upon. The majority Of
citizens say to those who interview
ts,om 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. Rcpub.
lican Governors and Mayors have In.
troduced the President to his audi.
ence; the Major part of tho local com.
mittees which have met him have
been Republicans. They have oil said:
I'VE 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 IT, There
can only be regrcuping Of nations
and new balance OF Power" which
IL 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 II 1t did. 1t 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 I'm.
til they know that peace Is definitely
assured and that production OF war
material Ia 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 will re-
ceivc a fairer share Of what he pro
duces.
These declaration OF the president,
logically and cloquently put, have left
his hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr.. Wilson has
pointed out, the people themselves, as
differentiated from senators and politi-
clans, seem to want Just what the
president wants. which Is America for
leadership
Quite as unusual as the purpose OF
the cross country tour is the manner
In which & liz 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 Tumuity, Ad-
miral Grayson, Mr.. Wilson's Physi-
clan. four stenographers, the chief
executive clerk and leven secret SER
vice men. Byond are three compart-
ment cara which house twenty-one
correspondents. Ave movie men. and
telegraphic and railroad expert
Then there Is dinner, a club car. and
two baggage cars, one of them con-
verted into business Office The
train was exactly on time at every