Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-12
A PEOPLES TREATY.
PRESIDENT Will SON
TELLS GREAT CROWD
President Lays Down Ten
Points as Principles on
Which He Is Urging Ac-
ceptance of Pact

BILLINGS, Mont. Sept. 11.-Lay-
ing his appeal for the peace treaty
before the people of Montana today,
President Wilson declared the ques-
ton of its ratification was a question
whether the United States would full
fill it's pledges to it's people and to
the whole world.
There were two addresses on his
days program, Mr.. Wilson speaking
at the Billings auditorium before
noon so that he could reach Helena
in time for a meeting at night. He
arrived here from Bismarck, N. D.,
only a short time before the hour for
his address. At the auditorium he
found all of the 5000 seats taken
and many standing.
Mayor w. Fl. Lee Mains, introduce
ing the president, said that where
man went across the sea and did
the major portion of the work OF
Fighting the whole worlds troubles,
he was some man." Yells from the
crowd greeted this declaration and
there were more cheers when the
mayors little daughter presented a
bouquet to Mrs. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson said he had come west
"to consult" with the people in the
light of circumstances which affect
ed the whole world. Everywhere, he
declared. the human heart beats the
same and on both sides OF the ocean
should be no more war.
It was a mistake, therefore, the
president continued, to debate the
peace treaty as If it were an ordinary
treaty. 1t was not merely a treaty
with Germany, he said, but "a treaty
affecting settlement Of the affairs
of the world.
"And it Is this treaty or no treaty"
he added. eft is this treaty because
there can be no other.
This settlement is the first in
ternational settlement that is based
upon the happiness Of the average
people throughout the world. 1t is a
peoples treaty, and venture the
prediction that 1t is not wise for par
liaments and congresses to attempt
to alter it,"
Severe But Just.
It Is a severe treaty, the president
went on, but justly so. Some of the
men who had called it unduly harsh,
he added, were criticising the ad-
ministration year ago because they
thought the United States would be
too easy with Germany.
"They were pitiless them" he said;
"they are pitiful now"
The American dead in the war, Mr..
Wilson declared, had fought not for
the redemption of America, but for
the redemption of the world.
It was one of the hardest of his
trials during the war. he said. to
be able merely to direct the poll
cles of the nation and not to take
a gun himself"
The basic principle Of the treaty
said Mr.. Wilson. was that the ter
ritory everywhere belongs to the
people who live upon 1t. 1t was the
laborious work of many minds. he
added. and "has very few compro-
misses in it," following in general
American specifications. Should IL
fail, he declared. it would be impos-
sible to get together again the ele-
ments necessary to make a new set
Element. The United States either
must take the treaty. he said. or
play lone hand in world affairs.
eff you're going to play a lone
hand" said he "the hand that you
play must have weapon in it. And
the weapon must be all the young
men of the country. and the BUSH
ness of the country must pay the
piper"
There was q spirit of unrest ev.
erywhere. he continued. and it was
the province Of the treaty to set up
an industrial democracy as we'll as
a political democracy. He contin-
ued that there were domestic CUES.
tons to be settled in that conneo-
ton because there could be no in.
dustrial democracy as long as monop
olies existed
He was interrupted by applause
when he added: "And we have not
yet finished with the monopolies."
Citing again the upheaval in Rus
STA. the president asked If his hear
ers had not seen evidences of the
spread Of the unrest. It was the
dread" Of every statesman in Eu-
rope. he continued, and a propagan-
da was spreading it in the United
States.