The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-03-08
WILSON and
TAFT SPEAK
ADDRESS BIG CROWD IN THE
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
IN NEW YORK.
POWERS WANT LEAGUE
RESIDENTIAL PARTY SAILS FOR
EUROPE AGAIN ABOARD THE
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York, March 4.-on the eve OF
ais return to the peace conference,
President Wilson delivered an address
1t the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York, urging establishment of
League of Nations. Former President
Taft, speaking from the same plat
.orm, also outlined his reasons for be-
ieving that league should be formed
20 prevent future wars. Governor
Smith of New York presided at the
meeting.
Governor Smith opened his speech by
| paying a tribute to the part the New
York soldiers had played in the war
| The war is not yet won. he SAID,
and will not be won until the Golden
| Rule is written into the international
| law of the world"
He introduced Mr.. Taft as the man
| who had worn the purple of the Pres
| tdent of the United states and with
| grace and honor"
AS the President and ex-President
Taft emerged from the room in WHICH
| they conferred and walked through the
| Taft said: II don't know on which side
of you l should walk. Mr.. President.
| He was on the left and the President
/ smiled and nodded. Mr.. Tart was greet
| ed with loud handclapping
"a League of Nations covenant is in
| dispensable to the treaty of peace, II
the war is to accomplish the declare9
| purpose of this nation and the world.
| former President William Howard Iatt
| told the audience at the metropolitan
| opera House in an exhaustive discus
| sion of the league principles. preceding
| the address of President Wilson.
An adherence to the Washingtonian
| policy of avoiding foreign alliances
| could not be applied to the present in
| ternational status, Mr.. Taft declared.
because the interests of the United
| States are inevitably involved in the
| preservation of European peace For
the United States to withdraw from the
| project he asserted would make the
| League of Nations merely "a return TO
| the system of alliances and the pal
| ance of power with a speedy recur-
renee of war. in which this country
would certainly be involved, as 1t was
| in the present struggle.
The rank and file of the American
| people are standing firmly behind
| President Wilson. declared Governor
| Smith in presenting the world leader
The President began speaking at
| $50 o'clock.
The President declared he was con-
| WINGED "by unmistakable evidences
| from all parts of the country that the
nation was in favor of the League OF
" am more happy because this
means this is not party issue, ne
| said. This is not party issue ana
no party in the long run Will dare
oppose it,"
The President said an effective
| working agreement for a League of
| Nations was sought abroad. Intrigue
cannot stand publicity. and If the
League of Nations were nothing but
big debating society it would Kill
| intrigue.
Under the covenant, he said: it is
| the Friendly right" of every nation to
call attention of other nations to any
| thing which endangers peace. Germany
never would have gone to war If she
| had first discussed the situation with
| Serbia, he declared.
Il am amazed-not alarmed, but
amazed-that there should be in some
| quarters such a comprehensive iSnor-
ance of the state of the world said
| Mr. Wilson. Those gentlemen do not
know what the mind of men is just
| now Everybody else does.
81 do not know where they have been
closeted; do not know, by what influ-
| know that they have been separated
from the general currents of the
| thought of mankind.
And l want to utter this solemn
warming, not in the way of a threat;
the forces of the world do not threaten.
they operate. The great tides of the
world do not give notice that they are
going to rise and run: they rise in
| their majesty and overwhelming in
might. and those, who stand in the way
the world is awake and the heart OF
the world must be. satisfied;
What are fb,N s to NV say fs6 then Citizens ns to-
that we can look forward to 1T with
great confidence. I have heard cheer
| ing news since 1 came to this side of
the water about the progress that is
being made in Paris towards the dis
| cussion and Qualification of great
many difficult matters; and believe
| that settlements will begin to be made
rather rapidly from this time on at
| those conferences.
but what / believe-what | know
as well as believe. is this: That the
men engaged In those conferences are
| gathering heart as they go. not losing
| it; that they arc finding community OF
| purpose and community of ideal to an
| extent that perhaps they did not eN-
pect; and that amidst all the interplay
| of Influence - because it is infinitely
complicated - amidst all the interplay
of influence. there is a forward move
ment which is running towards the
right. Men have at last perceived that
the only permanent thing in the world
is the right and that wrong settle
ment is bound to be temporary set
| tIement-bound to be a temporary set
| Element, for the very best reason of all
that it ought to be temporary settle
ment and the spirits of men will rebel
| against IL. and the spirits of men are
now in the saddle.
God give us strength and vision to
| do II wisely. God give us the privilege
Of Knowing that we did 1t without
counting the cost, and because we were
true Americans lovers of liberty and
of doing right"
President Wilson went aboard the
q. S. s. George Washington at 1905
o'clock this morning with Mrs. Wilson
| and other members of his party. The
Steamship is scheduled Ned to sail for
Must Report Allowances.
Washington.-Sal and other
employees receiving per diem allow