Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-04
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS ACT
AS ESCORT FOR SPEAKER
Sees Great Opportunity to Make
Future Wars for World
Difficult.
scoRNs REPUBLICAN CLAIMS
Asserts Talk by Senator Bcveridge
Made in Germany and He
Should Apologize to Huns.

Thousands of Richmonders. crowd
ing the City Auditorium to capacity.
last night cheercd Former President
TAFT to the echo as he explained and
Endorsed the league Of nations. The
audience tremendously appiauded the
speaker when he said:
i am Republican and expect 10
I'VE and ole one. but II Is small po-
tato reason in reference to an inter-
nationa! question 10 oppose it on the
ground that IL will help a Democratic
rttesineht or the Democratic party po-
laughter when Mir TAFT added:
enough for not voting for the Demo
Grats without bringing in something
John Marshall High School cadets,
four companies strong. acted as an es-
cort for Mr.. Taft and when they
marched in were given round Of
rahs' for the former President. DR..
w Russell Bowie, rector OF ST. Paul's.
presided over the meeting and Rev. II.
cnth Street Christian Church. dcliy-
cred the invocation.
Mayor Introduce. TAFT.
In few words. describing mans
inherent struggles TO secure democracy
Mr.. Taft as Americas most illustri-
GUS private citizen, a man who was
among the nrst in the land 10 raise
league OF nations"
SIR. Taft told his auditors that there
were tour great steps which the league
makes towards avoiding war There
war would be absolutely prevented
hYt he vas willing 10 say that IL adopt
IL would avoid most wars He said
further. In part:
The first grea; step is in reference
calls for council to look over the
whole held and To agree on a plan OF
reducing all ornaments, No nation
out Its consent One of the great
temptations that led to the recent war
Wac the competition in the matter Of
ornaments.
Near World Suicide.
Tho next war will be much nearer
world suicide than the recent one.
Any one who has been in the war de-
partments OF the allies or in our War
that genius has already planned to
produce instrumentalitics for greater
destruction than even the Germans
Germans to their knees and are going
70 keep them in that graceful position.
Blu bow about The other nations? ]
eept by agreement. Right here i make
the prophecy that IL restrictions are
put on the ornaments OF the United
states we will never come up to that
our people are opposed TO war. Ger
tainly II the other nations can at
ford to agree TO Limitation of arma-
ments we who are protected by two
Veans can do So"
mother great. provision. said Mr.
1T. was Article ". which protects
thu expense of their territorial integ-
rity and political independence. He
declared. was made in Germany" and
thou shalt not steal from weaker ma
tons by force"
ScornA Republican ClRfms.
In this connection Mr.. Taft said that
Senator Beveridge and others say that
we should not give up our right TO
in the past. This doctrine, the speaker
declared. was Made in Germany" and
IL we adopted II we should apologize
10 Germany for having entered the
war.
Another article which the speaker
said was of great Importance is the
one relating to the arbitration of ar
the feature requiring delay in declar-
ing war. would avoid many conflicts.
Its enforcement by means. of com
mercicl boycott would bring recalci-
trant nations to their senses. he said
The article relating to open diplo-
macy, said Mr.. Taft, meant that in the
be laid. face up on the table. He en-
phasized the value OF this, and said:
Il say that these four articles are
the greatest steps In recorded history
towards avoiding war. They are OF
such Importance that we cannot make
peace without this league
Says Americans Tolerant.
The former President paid his re.
spects to Bolshevism. declaring that i,
was the antithesis OF democracy, and
simply meant that 100000 proletarians
had beer put over 180.000.0OO people
on this subject he declared
II don't fear 1t in this country un.
less there should be a Bolshevist world
everywhere else. We believe in FREE
speech to such an extent that we are
tolerant to an extreme. We let some
lsople howl around until they believe
they are real leaders of men, Their
we wake up and those who escape on
wrath learn their lesson and never
repeat their actions again."
The speaker said that the league O,
nations would build up the smaller ma.
lions and enable them to prevent Boil.
shevism from entering their territory
Urges Leagues Support.
Near the conclusion Of his address
Mr.. Taft asked the people to use their
influence with their Senators to secure
the ratification of the league of ma.
lions, but said:
"If you think 1t is not right, be
against 1t, but do not be against II
because it will help some party OF
administration that you do not like"
AIDING AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS