The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-09-20
MILLIONS ACCLAIM WILSON As
HE SPEEDS ACROSS
THE LAND.
FEW ASK FOR CHANGES
Majority Feel That Presidents ouid
anee Should Be Heid--He Regards
Pact AZ Sure 10 Come Soon.
tBy Mt Clemens News purcow

dent OF The United states has jour
noyed 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 is laying before America
question which affects tho Who'll,
world tho question Of whether or not
we are To Join In the League OF Ma
tlons. whether we are To forget our
former isolation and share with th,
other peoples OF tho earth tho rospon
sibilitics OF maintaining civilization
and preventing. as he says we can do
future warfare.
Between the capital and the coast
tho president made fifteen speeches
and half n dozen brief talks. All of
100000 fellow citizens listened TO him
Several millions had the chance to So.
him. and apparently everyone wanted
NJ see him. from those who thronged
tho streets OF tho cities and towns
where ho stopped. TO those who came
Go the railside or stood nj little fag
stations in remote places. knowing
their only reward could be neetinp
glimpse and wave OF tho hand.
He has met and talked TO all types
OF cltizens--to men big IA the bust
ness. financial and professional worlds
60 farmers and mechanical workers
90 Indians and cowboys and foreign
born herder. and rangers. 90 soldiers
and TO mothers who lost soldier.sonr
IN the late war.
What do they all tell hlm1 unani
mously they say they want peace
definitely settled. they want no more
tions. and most OF tho American peo
Pile, II may be- fairly said, tell the
President they want the League Just
as II ~. without tho reservations or
amendments which certain senators
have insisted upon. The majority of
citizens say To those who Interview
them on this tour;
Woodrow Wilson guided ua rightly |
before and during the war with Ger
many. wo entered that war. every
ono agrees. 10 end all wars. ilo says
the league can do that We want TO |
do that. so let us keep on trusting him
and get the league into operation IA
soon as possible Forget politics"
Most Americans encountered on the |
tour have forgotten politics. Repub |
lican Governors and Mayors have In
troduced the President % his audi /
once: tho Major part of tho local com,
mittees which have met him have
been Republicans. They have all said:
We are nothing but Americans. Mr..
President"
Mr.. Wilson's arguments for the
league. briefly summarized. are those:
There can be no pence. either now
or In tho future. without II. There
can only be a regrouping OF nations
and a new balance OF Power" which
10 certain 10 lead 10 war. There can
be no war In the future, with the
league In existence. because no single
nation would defy tho united rest OF
mankind. and n II did. II could be
brought 10 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 90.
tablished. for nations will not 20
ahead with peace time production un.
al they know that peace IL definitely
assured and that production OF war
material Is no longer necessary.
There Can be wonderful prosperity.
with " league In existence. for rol-
ations OF labor and capital all over
the world will be made closer and
more friendly, and the worker VIII TO.
ceiye fairer share OF what he pro
duces
These declaration OF tho president,
logically and eloquently put. have left
his hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr.. Wilson has
pointed out, the people themselves. as
from senators and politi
clans. seem 10 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 II is 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
lower. occupied by the President and
Mrs Wilson. Next is a compartment
,ar for the secretary Tumulty. Ad.
niral Grayson. Mr.. Wilson's Physi.
Ian. four stenographers. the chief
'xecutive clerk and even secret ser
ice men. Byond are three compart-
nent cars which house twenty-one
correspondents. Ave movie men. and e
! telegraphic and railroad expert V
Then there IL a dinner. a club car and h
wo baggage cars. one OF them con. b
Ierted into a business once. The
rain was exactly on time at every
top between Washington and the