Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-20
$4,000 PERSONS
HEAR PRESIDENT
DISCUSS PACT At
SAN DIEGO, CAL.
Ampitheater Seating 10000
!, Is Packed and Thousands
7.,,o e,o'a., I'D in the AisIeS, and On
teS%afee' '~'raCeS Above,
SPEAKE,. S PLATFORM
is ENCASED III GLASS
Mr., Wilson's Words Are Car
ried to the Distant Rim Of
the Stadium By Means OF
An Electrical Continuance,
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San Diego. Calf, Sept 19,-An eX-
tract from ms gazine article written
lin 1914 By Theodore Roosevelt was
read by President Wilson in an ad-
dress here today as an argument IN
favor OF the league Of nations.
Speaking to &. cheering crowd when
filled the great San Diego stadium,
the president also quoted from Sena-
tor Lodge, one of the most bitter OPP
ponents of the treaty IN its present
form, and declared that in framing
the jcag quo covenant, the EersailleS
conference had followed the advice
of these and other republican states
mer.
II an glad to align myself with
s1ch Ut, rSnCcS, said Mr.. wilson
while the crowd cheered. Here IN
concrete form IS the fulfillment OF
the plan they advocated.
The address was Interrupted many
times by applause from the crowd,
which local officials estimated at
more than $4,000 The great amphi-
theater, with its seating capacity OF
40 900 was packed. thousands stand
ing IN the aisles and on the terraces
above,
Speaking from a glass enclosed
platform, the presidents words were
carried out to the distant rim of the
stadium by means of an electrical
device only part of those present
lcould hear him. however. and beforeN
he finished there were many empty
seats.
Is Given Noisy Welcome.
| san Diego gave the president Q
noisy welcome, factory whistles
shrieking while the party passed up
the street through cheering throngs
He went first TO hotel where he
was welcomed formally by the citys
officials Later he was driven
through the san Diego exposition
grounds. When he entered the sta
| dium the great crowd stood uD and
cheered, each person waving a small
| American flag. In the center OF tho
| big horseshoe of color several hundred
girls dressed IN white were so seated
as to spell welcome"
The president also discussed at
| length the objection that the British
empire might have preponderanee
of voting power in the league assem-
! bly,. II was "delusion" to be fright
ened at any such prospect. he said
because there could he no important
action by the assembly without the
concurrence of American representa-
( tives.
The assembly asserted Mr.. Wilson,
was largely a debating body ana as
such 1t was only fair to give member
| ship to the British colonies. 1t would
| be unjust. he said. to give votes to
| the small independent nations and ex-
clude such great dominions as Canada.
! Declaring the people had not been
told the truth about what the treaty
contained, Mr. Wilson added. while
| the crowd cheered again. that II the
American public did not know the
| truth, no man would have the audae-
| ty to take the risk of trying to impair
such an effort toward liberty and JUS
tice.
Must Make Final Decision.
Praising the labor and self-determi-
nation features of the treaty, the
president declared that, without the
| league of nations, the other peace
terms would not be worth the paper
| they were written on II was final
decision, which the United states now
must make, he added
Some Of the changes proposed In the
treaty the president said. seemed to
have it as their object to upset the
theory Of equality among nations and
siton of privilege. He declared that
to go into the league without ASSUME
ing an equal responsibility would be u
"mockery."
II will not join" he said. "ln
claiming in the name of Justice an
unjust position for the country | love
and cherish Neither am | afraid Of
responsibility. Neither will | scuttle.
I will not be a party to belittling
! America"
Emphasizing the arbitration fea-
tnres of the covenant, the president
said an example of the efficiency of
discussion was shown in labor contro-
versies He asserted that whenever
either side to such a controversy re-
fused to discuss its case the presump-
tion was that it was on the wrong
side.
! II would be the death warrant of
the the children of the country, de-
clared the president, should the league
fail