The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

Whole Whorld Waiting I'm
easily While Poison Which
Wrecked Russia Is Grad
ually Spreading Among
the Peoples of the World

Des Moines, Ia, September
GA possibility that bolshev-
ism may spread in threatening
proportions to the United
States unless the peace treaty
is ratified promptly was sug-
gested by Pre- sident Wilson in
an address here tonight.
The whole world was waiting uneasily,
he said, while the poison which had
wrecked Russia was spreading among
peoples who did not yet know what guar
antees there were to be for liberty in the
new world order. Labor and capital in
the United States, he asserted, could not
proceed intelligenty with their settle
ments nor could great problems like the
i railroad situation Desolved while the sus-
pense continued.
Mr.. Wilson defended the Shantung pro-
vision OF the treaty and said the league
covenant section referring to the Monroe
doctrine had been inserted to give the
Monroe doctrine right of way in the
western hemisphere He declared his
conviction that it would do so.
(, The Versailles treaty with its league
of nations covenant was explained by
President Wilson as a purely American
document. extending democracy over the
world and shifting foreign relations from
a basis Of force and war to one Of ar
! pitration and peace.
/ SECOND SPEECH OF DAY
Making his second address of the day
the president spoke in the Des Moines
soil fr y
was taken and many were standing
Earlier in the day he had spoken in Kan
sas City, more than 800 miles away
! On the way to Des Moines, several
hundred persons met the president s
, train at st. Joseph, Mo-, where the train
stopped for three minutes.
! The crowd swarIned around the obser-
walton end of the presidents car and
called for a speech, but acting on the al
vice of DIR. Grayson, he refrained from
making one, and exchanged friendly
greetings.
group of women Red Cross workers
got the president and Mrs. Wilson to
sign their roster and Mrs. Wilson was
presented with basket of roses.
| Many children. white and negro, were
| lifted up to the rail so the president
could shake them by the hand also.
| The president seemed to enjoy partic-
|
nanny. fighting her way through the
crowd, got within reach Of the rail.
Hello, little one." he said. taking hold
of chubby and dirty hand. II am glad
| to see you"
! An escort Of aeroplanes dropped flowers
on the train as it approached the city.
and he was cheered during an automobile
| ride through crowds that packed the
downtown streets. When he entered the
/ Coliseum he was cheered again.
| The meeting was opened with an invo-
cation and Mr.. Wilson was introduced by
j. s. Weaver, president of the Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce. who spoke on the
outstanding figure of life in the world
today"
| u. s. DELAYS PEACE
| Describing the world as desperately IN
need of the settled condition of peace,
! the president said the United States, the
last nation which the world expected to
have to wait upon. was delaying the COM
ing of that peace.
| The treaty he said. not only would es-
tablish peace. but it would end forever
the rule of few men over the destinies
of many.
! citing what happened in Europe with
the rise of bolshevism, Mr.. Wilson sait
! the move of radicalism and disorder
was spreading.
DO you think that none of thai
| poison has got into the veins of thi.
free people?' he asked.
They look you calmly in the fac'
in America and tell you they are To-
that sort Of revolution.
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