The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-11
COAST TO COAST
U. S. FOR LEAGUE
MILLIONS ACCLAIM WILSON AS
HE SPEEDS ACROSS
THE LAND.
FEW ASK FOR CHANGES
Majority Feel That Presidents Guild
anee Should BE HeId-He Regards
Pact AZ Sure to Come Soon.
az md. clemens New Bureau)

(By Mt Clemens News Bureau)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
Train-From the Capital at Washing
ton to the far Pacific coast the Presi-
dent of the 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
Mr.. Wilson is laying before America
a question which affects the whole
world-the question of whether or not
we are to join in the League OF Ma
tions; whether we 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 the capital and the coast
the president made fifteen speeches
and half a dozen brief talks. All OF
100000 fellow citizens listened to him.
Several millions had the chance to see
him, and apparently everyone wanted
to see him, from those who threnged
the streets Of the cities and towns
where he stopped, to those who came
to the raiIside or stood at little flag
stations in remote places, knowing
their only reward could be fieeting
glimpse and wave of the hand.
He has met and talked to all types
IT citizens-to men big in the bust
ness, financial and professional worlds,
to farmers and mechanical workers,
to Indians and cowboys and foreign
born herders and rangers, to soldiers
and to mothers who lost soldier-sons
in the late war.
What do they all tell him2 unani-
mously they say they Want peace
dedniteiy settled, tEoy want no more
wars. they want the League Of Ma
lions, and most of the American peo-
pie, it may be fairly said, tell the
President they want the League just
as it is, without the 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 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. Repub-
lican Governors and Mayors have In
troduced the President to his audi
ence; the Major part Of the local COM
mittees which have met him have
been Republicans. They have all said:
1--WE 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 a regrouping Of nations
and a new Balance Of Power" which
is 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 it 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-
ta,blished, for nations will not go
ahead with peace time production IN
til they know that peace Is definitely
assured and that production Of war
material is no longer necessary.
There can be wonderful prosperity,
with the league in existence, for rel
atoms Of labor and capital all over
the. world viii be made closer and
more friendly, and the worker viii re
ceive a fairer share Of what he pro
| duces.
These declaration Of the president,
logically and eloQuently put, have left
his hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr.: Wilson has
! DOI0LSQ Out, Tie pCOpAS SAOG4oSAHSRJ go
differentiated from senators and polih
clans, seem to want just what the
president wants, which is America FOL
! leadership
Quite as unusual as the purpose Of
the cross country tour is the manner
in which it is being carried out and
the completeness of the arrange
ments on the nine car train which Il
bearing the party.
At the rear is the private car May
flower. occupied by the President and
MTa. Wilson. Next is q compartment
car Ter the secretary Tumulty, Ad
miral Graysop, Mr.. Wilson's Physi
clan, four photographers, the chic
executive clerk and seven secret ser
vice men. Byond are three compart
ment cars which house twenty-on
correspondents, Eve movie men, ant
q telegraphic and railroad expert
Then there Is a dinner, club car, ant
two baggage cars, one Of them COZ
verted into business Office. tn
train was exactly on time at eyer
stop between Washington and III
Coast