The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-11
LEAGUE CERTAIN
WILSON DECLARES
PRESIDENT IN THE OPENING
SPEECHES OF HIS TOUR
VOICES HIGH HOPE.
WORLD WAITS FOR US
Future Free From War II America
Carries Out Her Pledges,
Says Executive.
lny md. clemens News Bureau.l

TRAIN, St Louis. - Displaying
high confidence that his fellow citi-
zens in the great majority agree with
him in his desire to end war forever.
and that they will see to ii that the
peace treaty with its league of nations
inclusion is ratified by the senate,
President Wilson DIS making success
full way across the country on the
long journey he has undertaken for
the purpose OF laying before the plain
people report of his work in Paris
and explaining to them just what the
! league means. Thus far in his travels.
he has everywhere met with warm
! greetings.
People Want No More War.
| He feels. and does not hesitate to
say so when chatting with his travel
ing companions. that the American
people want no more OF war and want
to become part OF the league so that
there may be no more war. He struck
his keynote when he said in his first
address, in Columbus, Ohio:
| utt Treaty was INV ieNhNSN AiNAN
! ~ to end this single war. 1t is meant
! as notice to every government who
In the future will attempt this thing
| (what Germany attempted), that man
kind will unite to inflict the same
punishment. There is no national
triumph to be recorded in this treaty.
there is no glory sought for any par
tcuiar nation. The thought of the
statesmen collected around that table
was of their people. OF the sufferings
they had gone through, of the losses
they had incurred. OF that great throb'
bling heart which was so depressed,
so forlorn, so sad In every memory II
had of the five tragical years that
1 have gone by. Let us never forget
those years, my fellow countrymen;
let us never forget the purpose, high
and disinterested with which America
lent its strength, not for its own glory
but for the defense of mankind.
Treaty intended to Prevent War.
"As said. this treaty was not in
tended merely to end this war. II
was intended to prevent any similar
war. wonder II some of the oppon-
ews n, tho ieacue Of nations have
forgotten the promises we made our
,oopIe before we went to that peace
,,b,a Wa had taken by processes OF
law the flower of our youth from
every countryside. from every house
hold, and we told those mothers and
fathers and sisters ana wives ana
sweetbearts that we were takihs .hose
men to fight war when would end
business OF that sort, and II we 90
not end 1t. II we do not DO me pest
mat human concert OF actioh can 40
TO end II. we are OF all men the most
unfaithful-the most unfaithlui 10
those households bowed In grief and
yet lifted with the feeiihg tha' tne ian
laid down his life for great thing
and, among other things, IN order that
other lads might never nave TO DO the
same thing
THAT Is what the league OF nations
is for-to end this war Justly and then
not merely to serve notice on govern
menus "hich "ou'u ooh'e'"p 'a'e VIC
same uh'nss man III, ,.'.
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aiso eoncelhihs 'no oo.'o,n"''o" =.
power mhi.n VIM pose " '"'' ''"'
theS VIII uo II d. 'hei pe''''
Only Way to Prevent Recurrence.
"The league of nations is the only
thing that can prevent the recurrence
OF this dreadful catastrophe and re,
deem our promises"