Arizona republican., 1919-05-31
WILSON URGES LEAGUE AS HE
 HONORS SLAIN
Filings Out Brilliant Defense As He Pays Tribute To American Dead In France Urges League "That They May Not Have Died In Vain"

PARIS, May 30.-In the American cemetery at Suresnes, near Paris. to- day, during the ceremony of paying tribute to the American dead on the occasion of Memorial day, President Wilson made his first reference to the league of nations since the covenant was completed. His words were de- ltVered in the presence of thousands of Americans soldiers and many civilians and the official representatives of the French government, including Mar shal F'och Numerous distinguished members of allied officialdom who had come to pay tribute to the American dead also heard the presidents words. Touching on the reasons which had brought the American troops across seas, the president said they had come to defeat the things for which the central powers stood, the arrogant, selfish domination which they intended to establish; and they came more over, to see to it that there never should be a war like this again"
 Tt is for us, particularly for us who are civilized the president continued ito use our proper weapons of counsel and agreement to see to it that there never is such a war again. The nation that should now fling out of this com mon concord of counsel would betray the human race.
 50 it is our duty to take and main tain the safeguards which will see to it that the mothers of America and the mothers of France and England and Italy and Belgium and all other suf- fering nations should never be called upon for this sacrifice again. This can be done. It must be done And it will be done
 That They Have Not Died in Vain
 The things that these men left US, though they did not in their councils conceive it, is the great instrument which we have just erected in the league of nations. The league of na- ttons is the covenant of governments that these men shall not have died in vain. I look forward to the time when every man who now puts his counsel against the united service of mankind under the league of nations will be just as ashamed of it as if he now regretted the union of the states
 The president declared that the day of secret counsels was past, because the people were in the saddle The private counsels of statesmen, he added. would no longer determine the destinies of nations.
 BareheadeS President Wilson spoke for more than half an hour, most oi the time in an impassioned defense oi the league of nations and in appea for it's support.
 The cemetery is situated on the hill side of the ancient fortress of Mount Vaierien. With the old buildings al his back, the president looked ovel the graves of American soldiers ant down into the city of Paris. The ap- proach to the cemetery and the path! winding their way through the buria ground were lined with soldiers stand ing at attention, American on one sid, and French on the other, as the presi dent arrived
 Soldier Audience
 The greater part of the soldier audi ence was grouped in the shade of tn, old fort, but a crowd of other soldier. and civilians pressed close to tn, speakers stand There was unwav ering attention by all and when tn president concluded his auditor warmly applauded.
 The president never faltered in hi diction. Earnestness pervaded hi words. From a nearby point Mrs. Will son listened to her husband.
 Before President Wilson began hi speech a message to the president iron Premier Clemenceau dealing with tn fellowship between the French an, Americans was read.
 The letter begins:
 Faithful to noble tradition. the liv ing army renders homage to the dea, army. and all France has associate, itself with this homage"
 After comparing the Americans wh have fallen in France with the Frencl who fell in America, M. Clemencear continues:
 France Will Cherish Graves
 France will ever cherish their mem ories with America. France will ore serve in peace as an inspiration an example an undying remembrance c