The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-09-18
AMERICAS PLEDGE
SACRED WILSON
PRESIDENT SAWS OUR PROMISE
TO TRV TO PREVENT FUTURE
WARS SHOULD BE KEPT.
ONLY HOPE is IN WORLD LEAGUE
Says Germany Would Not Have Dared
10 Strike " Nations Had Been
Banded Against Aggression.
tBy NJ Clemens News Bureau)

St Louis Displaying a high con
cdeuce that his fellow citizeys in the
great majority agree with him IN his
desire 90 end war forever and that
the p-ace treaty with its League of
Nations inclusion Is ratified by the
senate. President Wilson Is making a
successful way across the country On
the long Journey he has undertakes
for the purpose OF laying before the
plain people "a report u his work II
Paris and explaining % them Just
what the League means.
Thus FAR I'D his travels he has every
where met with warm greetings. bota
m the great halls where he has
spoken formally and ln the little cross
road haml-ts where his train has
halted az times and he has exchanged
words With the villagers who pressed
forward % greet Sim lie feels and
does not hesitate % say 50 when
chatting NTH his travelling cOmpan-
lous that the American people want
no more % war and want 20 become
part % ths League 81 that there may
be no more war he struck his key
note when be said 10 his nrs; address.
OBJ columbus Ohio
This treaty VAS not intended mere
~ % end this single war. Il Is meant
a. a notice 90 every government who
o. the future viii attempt this thing
what Germany attempted that man
kind will unite 20 indict the same pun
lshment There 81 no national
triumph % be- recorded en- this treaty.
There L. no glory-sought FOR any par
ticuiar nation. The thought OF the
statesmen COLLECTED around that table
was OF their people. % the sunerings
thev had gone thrCu ugh. Of the losses
they had incurred. of that great throb-
hing heart which was 30 depressed.
50 forl0rn. so sad IN every memory u
had Of the ave tragical years that
have gone BY. Let u never forget
those years. my fellow countrymen;
let Us never forget the purpose. high
and dlsinterested. with which America
lent its strength. not for its own glory
but for the defense Of mankind
As / said This treaty was not
meant merely 70 end this war. II l.
intended 10 prevent any similar war
4 wonder II some OF the opponents OF
the League Of Nations have forgotten
the promises We made our people BE-
fore ne went u that peace table w
had taken by process OF law he
flower OF our youth from every coun-
trvside. from every household. and We
told those mothers and fathers and
sisters and wives and swesthearts
that Ne we're taking those men 10
dsbt a var which would end business
Of that sort. and II Ne do not end II.
II ge do not 90 the best that human
concert OF action can do 70 end u, We
are OF AL men the most unfaithiul-
The most unfsithful 10 The loving
hearts Who suffered in this war. the
most snfaithful 20 those households
bowed IA grief and yet lifted with the
feeling that the lad laid down his lie
Tor a great thing. and. among other
things. IA order that other ads might
never have 70 DO the same thing
THAT Is what the League OF Ma
tons l. for-to end this var Justly
nnd then not merely q serve notice
On governments which could contem-
Mate that they will DO so al their peril.
but also concerning the combination
Of mower which VIII prove 70 them
maj they will do Il az their peril. II IL
tsla 20 saw the worlds Will combine
AGAINST you: but It IL persuasive %
saw the world IL combined against
YOU: The League OF Nations
a the only thing that can prevent the
occurrences Of this dreadful catastrophs
and redeem our promises
League OF Nations would have
nTaWeutrl LAt AAlr ~0AA-~~s - -
dent asserted. explaining;
Il dfd not meet a single pubic man
Tho AID not admit these things; that
t,ermany would not have gone into
This var II she thought Great Britain
vs. going into Il. and she most GER
tsfnlv would never have gone into II
had shs dreamed America was going
tho N And they al admit that q
notice beforehand that the greatest
movers OF The world would combine 10
prsvent this sort Of thing would pre-
vent II absolutely.
Applause and cheers greeted
ZACH declaration OF the presi-
dent that wars might be avoid
al In the future BY operations
az the League RE pointed out other
,nonortant features OF the Peace
Trsarv how IL was the redemption OF
weak nations. giving them freedom
which otherwise they never could
have won: how II says These people
have a right 10 live their own lives
under governments which they them
selves choose, and how that II the
American Principle and was glad 10
fight tor it, and that was the vsry
heart Of the Treaty. he said.
He drew attention TO the section OF
the Treaty which is q Magma Charta
hours. conditions and remuneratioas
Of labor.
1T forecasts the day, he satd
which ought 70 have como long ago.
when statesmen will realize that no
nation IL fortunate which 10 net han
py. whose people are not contented-
eontsnted IN their lives and fortunate
n the circumstances Of their lives"
In conclusion the president said ha
felt certain the Treaty will be accspt.
cd. and was only impatient of the ~.
lay He added: DO you realize nv
fellow citizens. that the whole world
10 waiting on America The onIV
country IN me world that II trusts1
world u Awaiting 70 80 n IL 49, II