Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-10-03
Informs Them OF Lives and Treasure
Poured Out 70 save
Civilization.

10 Of most interest, the president 1ouno
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 tho
limits of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force .
change in the great document
Must Take This League.
I'VE must take this League Of Ne
tions," said the president, for there
II no way in which another can b
obtained without compelling recon-
sideration by the powerA And 1t
would sit very Ill upon my stomach to
take it back to Germany for considera-
ton"
AL over the world people are look
ing to US with confidence our rivals
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing may presently see 1t
in different light"
Germany, the president declared. II
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. 1t 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.
1.-The war;" said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $3S, 200, 100000; France $26.000-
100000; the United States $4,000
100000: Russia $1S.000.000.000; Italy
$4,000. 100000 and q total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of 1928. 000-
100000.
1T cost the Central Powers a. fol-
lows: Germany $39,000,000,000; Aus
tria-Hungary. $21.0o0.00o.o00; Turkey
and Bulgaria $4,000, 100000.
The United States" the president
said, spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
its struggle to save civilization. All
this, however, fades into insight
ficance when the deaths by
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave l.
100000 men; Germany 100000:
France 1896 Great Britain 900..
900; Italy 364,O00; the United States
$4,000. In all, almost 100000 men
persisted in the great struggle. or
1900, 900 more men than died in all Of
the wars of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember 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
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 fulfllment 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 rem.
dered. or, II unwilling to arbitrate, to
have their case discussed by the Coun'
ell Of the League, in which case six
months IL granted for discussion.
Three months must elapse following
the result Of this last step in arbitra-
ton before the nation concerned can
declare war.
Holds Out Hope For ireland.
The president took advantage OF
questions propounded by the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer.
ence that he believes ireland can bring
her case before the League Of Nations
for settlement when the League is
actually in existence.
Shan Tung. he declared. will be re-
turned to China. Japan, he said, had
given her solemn pledge to that effect.
And with the League Of Nations in
force, said the president, We can, 4
occasion arises, stand forth and say,
This shall be DONE"