The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-11
THIS TREATY
OR NONE AT ALL
President Wilson Declares It Not
Wise for Parliaments or
Congresses to Tamper
With IL.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BILLINGS, Mont, Sept. lit Is
this treaty or nome" President VIII
son declared here today.
Speaking to his first Montana
audience, he warned it was mot wise
for parliaments or congresses" &c
"tamper with the treaty"
The treaty's opponents who say II
is too hard on Germany were out
spoken against Germany during the
war. he said.
He characterized them as "pitiless
then and pitiful now"
The president was introduced be-
fore a crowd of 5000 at the Audi
torium as some man" When Mayer
Lemains said this there was ap
plause. but the handclapping was
greater when the mayors daughter
Lillian, handed Mrs. Wilson huge
bunch of chrysanthemums, from the
city of Billings. The first lady
arose and bowed.
Judge George w. Pierson in q
brief address referred 10 Wilson as
the modern Columbus who has
found new worlds"
f, Aside from a demonstration at the
station. the automobile parade moved
/ through rather quiet crowds here
The people of this section judging
from what they say to members Of
ithe presidential party, have "shoW
me" attitude towards the league o!
nations and want to hear about it
| arguments over the reague wageC
around Wilson's private car this
morning while the peopre were wait
ing. for him to come OUT.
Enroute to the hall Wilson was
escorted by a bodyguard of soldiers
marines and sailors who walked with
sea swing, although Montana Is ral
from blue water.
At one point, delegation Of hos
pital nurses met him. He stopped
his car and said a few words tt
them.
| The Auditorium, which police sait
held 5000, was filled The president
got a brief but enthusiastic greeting
as he rose to speak. Members of the
band aiding by blowing discordan
blasts on horns and beating the
drums.
Wilson spoke under difficulties
Babies wept loudly in the rear of thu
house and there was considerable
confusion at times with yells q
order"
1 If America stays out and plays {
lone hand, he said, that hand mus
/ be on the handle Of SWORD, and thu
nations youth must be trained tt
arms.
There must be industrial democ
racy as well as political democracy
! he declared, calling attention to thu
labor feature of the treaty. Monopol.
must be wiped out, he said, to in
sure industrial democracy.
! He repeated his warning of Dol
shevism spreading to America unless
world conditions are stabilized.
There are apostles OF Lenine II
our midst" he cried. A murmu
swept over the crowd.
Wilson said he understood radical
ism was prevalent in the west. RI
was not opposed to orderly agitation
he said, but wanted to remove tn
! causes of 1.-THE things ION which i
! feeds"
He argued the industrial conference
in Washington would tend to do this
Enroute back to the station, GOV
punchers stopped their horses aroun'
/ the presidential automobile. Severa
hundred people, including ranchers
cowmen, and soldiers, gathered at tn
/ depot to see Wilson off for Helena
{ where he speaks tonight.
The president said he had discoV
cred in the naval appropriation bill
clause saying the U. S. should settl
international disputes by mediation
and arbitration.
! That's the league of nations" h
said. Now that they have got it, the
don't want it,
He read the clause aloud and re
marked that the minds Of some oppc
nents appear confused.
Wilson said that judging from VIVA
plain people had told him on the triI
the treaty would be accepted by Amer
lea.
"The women, especially, are for 1T,
he declared.