Connecticut western news., 1919-09-25
WILSON ,INvADES
HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)

Aboard President Wilson's Special
train-Carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by the UNI
ted States of the peace treaty and the
covenant of the League of Nations in
to their households, President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham,
mered the hardest, that of Shan Tung-
is Of most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo-
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
turn its undivided attention to social,
economic and Industrial development
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force q
! change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
1--WE must take this League of Ma
tions," said the president, for there
is no way in which another can be
obtained without compelling recon
sideration by. the powers. And 1t
would sit very Ill upon my stomach to
! take it back to Germany for considera-
ton"
J "All over the world people are look
! ing to US with confidence our rivals
| along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing may presently see Ii
In different light"
Germany, the president declared, is
| taking new courage from our delay In
ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be
coming arrogantly out-spoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures
Of the cost of the late war, in lives
and dollars. 1t was the first time that
| the official statistics have been made
/, public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost of World War.
] 1.-THE war" said President Wilson
j cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $4,000, 100000; France $26, 900.
100000; the United States $4,000,
100000: Russia $18,Oo0,OOO,O 900; Italy
ST., O00, 100000 and total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, of 1923, 900,
100000.
ut cost the Central Powers as fol
lows: Germany $39,OOO,OOO,OOO; Aus
tria-Hungary, s21, 100000; Turke!
and Bulgaria $3.O00,OOO,O0O.
1.-THE United States" the presiden
said, spent one million dollars al
hour night and day for two years IL
it's struggle to save civilization al
this, however, fades into insight
ficance when the deaths b.
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave 1,
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1,380,000; Great Britain 900,
600; Italy 364,000; the United State!
$4,000 In all, almost 100000 mer
persisted in the great struggle, o.
100000 more men than died in all O
the wars OF the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and We
ought never to forget them We wen
into this war to do thing that wa!
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this journey for i!
to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. I have found out
The country has not forgotten and il
will never permit any who stands
in the way Of the fulfllment of oul
great pledges, ever to forget the sor
rowful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
ident pointed out, must replace force
Of arms In the settlement of world
controversies. Constantly he dwells
upon the fact that all the nations II
the League agree to do one of two
things, first to submit their differences
to arbitration, in which case they
agree to abide by the decision rem
dered, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, tt
have their case discussed by the Coun
Gil Of the League, in which case si1
months is granted for discussion
Three months must elapse~ following
the result of this last step in arbitra
ton before the nation concerned car
declare war.
Holds Out Hope For Ireland.
The president took advantage o.
questions propounded by the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
ence that he believes Ireland can bring
her case before the League of Nations
for settlement when the League il
actually in existence.
Shan Tung, he declared, will be re
turned to China. Japan, he said, hat
given her solemn pledge to that effect
And with the League of Nations il
force, said the president, VIC can, il
occasion arises, stand forth and say