Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-09-23
BAY CITIES give
WILSON OVATION
PRESIDENT DRIVES THROUGH
MILES OF CHEERING THRoNGS
AT OAKLAND. !.
He URGES QUICK ACTION
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)

(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)
/ Aboard President Wilson's Special
Train.-Just before departing for the
extreme southwest border of the coun-
try, President Wilson in Oakland
Berkeley, across the bay from San
Francisco had the biggest day of this
tour through six miles of cheering null
titudeS. The President made his way
from. the waters edge back to the hills
where stand the wonderful buildings Of
the University Of California and in the
famous Greek Theater, an open air sta
dunn, talked to $4,000 persons, many
Of them young men and young women
students here. He was in his old fla
lniliar atmosphere, and he delivered
one of his best addresses. Later in
Oakland's civic auditorium he talked
to another immense gathering before
leaving San Francisco for the cities
over the bay. He had spoken to a gath
ering Of nearly 1000 business men, so
from the standpoint of the number of
persons who heard him and from the
greetings which Oakland-Berkeley ex-
tended to him his day excelled any
that had gone before. San Francisco
was not especially warm to him, but
the other two cities made up for the
enthusiasm CALIFORNIA; metropolis
| lacked.
Remarkable Treaty.
Explaining the League of Nations to
his audiences, Mr.. Wilson said:
81 do not believe that we often
enough consider how remarkable the
peace conference in Paris has been.
1t was the first great International
conference which did not meet to con-
s,der the interests and advantages of
the strong nations. 1t was the first
that did not convene to make arrange
ments which would establish the con-
troll of the Strong
"The heart of the conference and
the heart Of the treaty was that It
pie who never could have got it for
themselves, because the men who con-
stituted the conference realized that
the basis of war was the imposition of
the will Of strong nations upon those
who could not resist them"
Germany's Ambition.
The President explained Germany's
great ambition, her Bremen to Bag
dad" trade route, leading through par
titioned Poland, Frustrated Roumania,
subjugated Slavia, disordered Turkey
and Distressed Persia" Germany was
looking for the line of least resistance
TO establish Bagdad line; line of alb
solute resistance. This war will have
to be fought over again through chan
nels in which it can run. The Presl-
dent pointed out the wonderful bust
ness prospects which lay in front OF
America II it takes Its rightfnl place
among the nations in the league, for 1t
will be the business leader as well as
the moral leader, of the world he de-
clared.
In an impressive conclusion, Mr..
Wilson said: 81 believe in Divine Prov
,idence. If did not, would go crazy.
If thought the direction of the disor.
dered affairs Of this world depended
upon our finite intelligence, 1 should
not know how to reason my way to
sanity. But believe this great enter
prise is one Of Divine mercy and
peace and good will, and do not be-
lieve there is any body Of men, how
ever the concert their power or influ- L
epce. who can defeat it"