Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-16
LODGE URGED union
. FOR PEACE IN 1915
President, in Portland Speech,
Recalls Utterance Of Mass
achusetts Senator.
I'm HOUSE OF HIS FRIENDS"
Oregon Editor Declares State Is
With Wilson on Nations
League Issue.
I'm HOUSE OF HIS FRIENDS"
fBv Associated Press. !

ing from an address made in 1915 b.
Senator Lodge. chairman of the Sen.
ate Foreign Relations Committee, sug.
GcstinS that nations must unite A:
men unite to preserve peace. President
Wilson told a Portland audience TO.
night that the league Of nations cove.
nan' carried out wha, Mr.. Lodge hac
suggested. I; was the first time during
his speaking tour that Mr.. wilson had
mentioned by name any OF the Sena.
tors opposing the league
When the President went from his
hotel to the auditorium for his nigh,
speech he again rode through densel,
the way. The audience stood up and
app!auded for three minutes when he
entered the hall. Led by Mayor Baker
they then sang The stars and Stripes
The cheering broke out atresh When
the Mayor presented a bouquet o.
roses 20 Mrs. Wilson.
Il. +: Irvine. editor OF the Oregon
Journal. Introducing Mr.. Wilson. was
cheered when ne coupled the names
OF the President and former Presiden;
Tart IN plea that there must be
Jonement for the American dead in
the war.
In the House of F'riends
Declaring the President was in the
house of his friends" MIR. Irvine said
Oregon, 10 or 20 TO L. is for the
league Of nations.
posed TO league of nations, the Pres.
ident said the great objection seemed
70 DC 10 this particular league.
cntirel% CONCUR in Senator Lodge
! hope ! shall have his co-operatior
in carrying out the desired ends"
He recalled his conference With thu
Foreign Relations Committee on hi.
first return from Paris. and said ever,
suggestion for the Improvement made
pv the committee members had beer
written into the covenant
One OF these suggestions he con.
tinued. was that the Monroe Doctrine
be protected. He asserted that moi
only had the doctrine been specifcall,
reserved 10 administration by the
United States. but il had been extended
10 all the wo-ld
At the. behost OF the United States
ne added. provision also had been
pu' IN giving the members the righ,
TO withdraw.
Come From Republican Circles.
Most OF these suggestions. said ,ha
President, had come from Republican
sources.
SAYING he meant no disrespect 10
stirred up an outburst OF cheering
when he added that he had mo re-
spGct whatever" for some of them
The President asserted that "a very
covenant be changed TO give the United
States "A position OF special privilege
,: maj: nc asserted, was directly con-
the nation had entered the wa- iarreIv
20 night for the principle Of the equal
ny OF nations. Germany. said thc Pres
idcnt. was taking heart at IN: posi-
hil!ty that the United States might be
induced 10 refuse 10 sua.antse the
peace settlement To that end. he as.
serted. -pro-German propaS aSanda''
Mr, Wilson said he sometimes won.
ddered whether the men who opposed the
ieaSuc have ever talked, as he had
war. He declared many of these had
asked him 20 Sive ali his strength 20
an effort TO keep other womeu's sons
rhecred rs,s, n1vlh5 hE, 70 go go to war The crowd
wouid fulfill that request
Will Flight on to the Goal.
Through misrepresentation and
every other vile thing" he declared. u
shall night my way 10 that goal"
NJ WILSON paid tribute TO the
table. mentioning Lord Cecil. General
Smuts and others. and declaring there
was una imous and sincere agree
ment that the league was necessary to
The text OF President Wilson 3
luncheon address in part Follows:
,,aaI think We We arc are all nov convinced
and final organization OF our indus
trial society: that there are many iea-
lures OF our social life that ought to
onisnrs shat breed heat because they
breed friction and the world must have
leisure and oT1sT in which to see that
cannot have leisure and order unless
1t has a guaranteed peace.
Whether you viii! or not our for
faI To- .t-l.
world. and the choice that we have TO
make now is whether we will receive
the Influences OF the rest OF the world
the influences OF the world and lead it.
What are you TO be-boys. running
around r. ~, the circus tent. and peepins
pay, the, admission and sitting on the
roof and looE!ns In on tho game? Or
arc you going to play your responsible
part in the game. Knowing that you
both?
Comes of Fighting Stock.
every drop of blood have in me
gets UP and shouts when | think OF
the opportunity that America has. I
Cain In the Northern part OF tho Island
OF Great Britain under the name OF
Go ant 81 ,Th They met in = church
Stone they signed an Immortal docu-
ment called the Solemn League and
Covenant which meant that they were
going to stand by their religious prin-
ciples in spite OF the crown OF Eng
land and the force OF England and
every other influence. whether OF me
or OF the devil. so long AS any o.. them
lived.
Now. I have seen men OF ail,nations
sit around table In Paris and sign
a solemn league and covenant They
have become covenanters- and l remain
a covenanter.
I'VE arc going to see this tob
through. no matter what Influences
Of evil withstand IT.