Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-10-02
wilson INVADES
HOUSE or foes
CARRIES Hls BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE or NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
Informs Them OF Lives and Treasure
Poured Out 10 Gave
Civilization.


Aboard President Wilson's Special
train--carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by the UNI
ted States Of tho peace treaty and tho
covenant OF the League OF Nations In.
to their households. President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there. whero tho 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 poo
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
want this country TO bo able 10 again
turn It's 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 10 force q
change In the great document.
Must Taks This League.
"Wo must take thls League of Ma
tons" said the president, for there
Is no way in which another can be
obtained without compelling recon
siderStion by the powers And Il
would sit very III upon my stomach 10
take II back 10 Germany for consldera.
ion"
'All over the world people are look.
Ing 10 NJ with confidence our riya.a
long with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de.
laying this thing may presently see Il
In a different light"
Germany. the president declared, 10
taking new courage from our delay I'm
ratifying tho treaty and her news.
papers and public men we're again be-
coming arrogantly out-spokeu.
Deeply impressive were tho figures
Of the cost Of the late war. In lives
md dollars. II was the FIRST time that
tho official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
The war" said President Wilson.
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains s3s.000. 100000: France $4,000.
100000: the United States $4,000.
100000; auAsIa sIs.0OO, ,OOO. 900: Italy
$4,000. 100000 and a total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, OF sI23,O0O.-
100000.
1T cost tho Central Powers as FOL.
lows: Germany $4,000. .OOO, 600: Aus.
ria-Hungary. t21.OOO.OO 900: Turkey
and Bulgaria $4,000. 100000.
The United States" the president
said. spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years In
Its struggle TO save civilization. All
This. however, fades into insight
acance when the deaths by
battle arc consdered, declared
he president. Russia gave l..
100000 men: Germany 5000
France 1.3s0.00O; Great Britain gO0,.
300: Italy 1000; the United States
$4,000. In all. almost 1900 900 men
perished In the great struggle, or
100000 more men than died In all Of
the wars Of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
These arc terrible facts. and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into this war 10 DO thing that was
fundamental for the world and what
Eave come out on this journey for 10
TO determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. have found out.
Tho country has not forgotten and 10
VIII never permit any who stands
In the way Of tho fulfillment OF our
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 tho settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly he dwelis
upon the fact that all the nations In
the League agree to do ono Of two
things. first to submit their differences
to arbitration, In which case they
agree TO abide by the decision rem.
dered. or. II unwilling TO arbitFate. TO
have their case discussed by the Coun.
ell Of the League. in which case SIX
months IL granted for discussion.
Three months must elapse following
the result Of this last step In arbitra.
ton before the nation concerned can
declare war.
Holds Out Hope For ireland.
The president took advantage Of
questions propounded by the San Fran.
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
enco 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. win be re-
turned 20 China. Japan. he said. had
given her solemn pledge 90 that effect.
And with the League Of Nations Ia
force. said the president, we can. II
occasion arises. stand forth and say,