Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-05
SAYS U.S,CAN NOT ATTAIN
TRUE GREATNESS WITHOUT
DOING ITS DUTY TO OTHERS
Cheers Greet President in
Speech and Parade
at st. Louis.

ST. LOuis, NO., Sept. B.
Speaking today at a chamber
of commerce luncheon here,
President wilson said that this
nation could not attain the full
measure of natfOnalism without
fulfilling its part in the family
OF nations.
The greatest nationalist, the
president said, is the man who
wanted his nation TO he great
nation. And a great nathOn- he
added, @WaS that which pene-
trates 10 the heart of its duty
among the nations of the
WOrld.7
The luncheon was held at a
hotel roof garden and was attended
| by l,70O persons. At the presi-
dents table were Frederick W.
Gardner, governor of Missouri,
and Harry w. Kiel, mayor OF St
| Louis. The president and Mrs.
| Wilson were received with cheers
and rebel yells and there was more
cheering when he arose to speak.
Introduced by Mayor.
The president was introduced by
Mayor Kiel, Republican. He said
! that in honor of the visit politics
have been suspended for this whole
day long"
The crowd gave three cheers for.
the "benefactor Of the world" pro-
posed by one of the diners.
The president said he was glad
to see politics adjourned" because
politics had nothing to do with the
great issues before the country.
Glad to Leave Capital.
! The president said that he was
! glad to get away from Washington
| to discuss the peace treaty because
| 1t was apparently difficult to dis
cuss it in Washington"
The people, Mr.. Wilson said
seemed to have gathered from pre-
vious discussions of the treaty that
there was little else in the treaty
| but "an article Ten" in 1t, and
something about Shantung.' As
/ a matter of fact, he asserted, II
was "a chart for a new system OF
| the world"
as Our Business
! To establish and safeguard the
small nations of the world was tho
purpose of the treaty. Objection
/ had been made to this. he said, on
| the plea that it was none OF our
| business"
but 1t is our business" contin-
ued the president, "to prevent war
and If we don't take care OF the
weak nations Of the world, then we
will have war"
| Those who objected. Mr.. Wilson
said, should now show how else
/ peace can be guaranteed.
| Let them show" he said. that
! they are not absolutely contempt
ible cutters if they don't see this
game through"
; Would Have Only Gown Business"
The industrial interests OF the
| United States, said the president,
reached far into European affairs.
! II the nation only minded its own
business" he said, "it soon would
have no other business" and would
re isolated politically as well as
! industrially.
Meantime. the president con-
| tinued. the treaty would go into ef-
| feet and great powerful interna-
| tional commissions would be set
Iup. Referring to his request that
| the senate foreign relations com
mittee give approval to the appoint
ment of an American representa- O.
| tive on the reparatiOns commission
/ the president continued:
I'm looking after the industrial
, interests of the United tSates.
would like to see the men who
are"
League COOls War.
The League of Nations, the pres
! ident defined as "a combination Of
the world for arbitration and dis
cussion." In almost every other
national controversy where there
was a thorough discussion, he de-
clared, there had been no war.
war is a process Of heat" said
the president, "and what is pro-
posed is that every hot thought
shall be spread out in the cooling
opinion of the world"
Boycott Cures Fighting.
Emphasizing the Importance Of
the economic boycott feature Of the
league covenant, the president sad
he did not think that after the rem
edy had been applied, war would
be necessary.
THAT brings a nation 70 its
Senses" he said. lust as suLo-
eating removes from an indiYldual
all inclination to fight"
Wrote 1t Himself.
Alluding to article II Of the
covenant, in which every matter
threatening the peace of the world.
is declared a matter of concern to
the league. Mr.. Wilson said that
would give any nation riglt 70
take a friendly part in the settle
ment of threatening situations as
regards its neighbors.
"And If you must give the secret
away" he added, Il wrote those
words myself
The provision against separate
treaties also was emphasized by
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