The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-11
MISSOURI FLATS
NOW SLUGGISH
AS Red Tom a h a W K
Seeks Plaudits For the
Sitting Bull Obsequies
and So Wilson Makes
His Exit.
BY JAY JEROME wILLIAMA

Bf JAY JEROME W1LLIAMA
Bismarck. n. D.. Sept 1o.--If
North Dakota wants a league ot
nations it gave no tangible evi.
dence of the fact to President Will
son here today.
Fresh from an enthusiastic
greeting at both St Paul and Min
neapolis he rode full tilt against
the hardhanded sunbrowned
farmers of North Dakota and
found them hostile to the thing
that Is nearest his heart.
Fifteen hundred persons heard
his argument practically in ST.
lence in the auditorium here and
and when he had completed III
they took stock and allowed ~
how they would preserve their
own ideas
little coterie OF farmers. who
gathered to talk outside the audfto-
rum at the close OF the address, gave
one the best impression OF the sentt-
ment In this country, which Ii the
backbone OF the non-partisan league
He talked about Article *" said
one. but reckoned he didn't explain
we'd have to protect every little ma
ton in the world. Johnson and Borah
will be along directly. and they'll,
knock the thing in the head all right"
This little town boasts of popula-
ton OF seven thousand it Is estimated
at least 10000 persons had come in
for the big event of the year. the presi-
dents visitfi They were glad to sec
him, to be sure, but this day in North
Dakota was the frostiest one Of tbs
trip and this despite radiant sun
that warmed the body and settled
haze of heat upon the foothills
CURIOUS CROWD.
The crowd was curious to see the
president 1t clapped its hands and
shouted loudly when he hove in sight.
But then. 1t was glad to see old EilI
Brown for instance, who was driving
the second car in the procession.
And if there amt Ed Harvey"
some one would say as the third CIR
came into view and everybody forth
with would send IN a rousing cheer
for Ed Harvey" That was the kind
of gathering it was. 1t had cheer Cor
the president. but it also had a cheer
for all the local notahles who followed
in his wake. And when Cap" Steve
Welch's car came along and every
one saw that this intrepid old Indian
fighter was bearing Old Glory alcft,
they gave cap" Steve perhaps the
loudest cheer of all
At times during the presidents ad-
dress he received applause and one of
those was when he painted a fright4ul
picture of Russia under TrotzkYsaysd
Lenine, and told how they now
branded their soldiers This portion
of his speech was deemed a rehuke
for the rampant radicalism found
here
Governor Lynn ]. Frazier. the mon.
partisan" executive of the state, and
Governor Frazier wasted no words in
performing this duty. What he said.
N brief. was something like this:
SNORT AND TIC THE POINT.
Ladies and gentlemen: This. IS q
great occasion for US. The president
tional interest. Were glad to hear
him.
The governor is against the league
in it's present form. The Nom Partisan
league which comprises majority Of
the farmers OF this state is against II.
Only once did the president try 70
warm i'm to his audience. He asked
the men whereTthey would sell wheat
II America was cut of from thsz rat
of the world. At no time did he nssN
ton the name of Senator McCupAeA
representative Of this state. 4h&kss
you can't disentangle the unfteA
States from the rest OF the world" No
Ssild AFTER ten minutes OF elOcutt0n ana
this drew the first applause.
Some men among us don't ktDW
whether we want to go in or not. but
wa know"
The president said 1t was impossible
to separate the league eovenant sfr0mI
the post of the treaty because IL III
the only thing that will make the rest
OF the world volume work"
He termed Article X IAN open and
shut security" against war and no said
II was stronge that every other nAttaS
had stopped debating the peace trSe8X
and America alone debates whethAl
We shall have peace or war"
The president said that whom con-
gress PASSED tho last naval appPopr54N
ton bill 1t gave him authority to 6klk
eel the program In the event that. ~
could get an arrangement between stne
powers OF the world similar TO the ar.
rangement we now have" sss&s
ISOLATION IMPOSSIBLE. y
America is the only nation N&am4s
guarantee will suffice to substitute 1t&@
cussion for war" he. said. .TsotMk10n
is impossible. II we stay out Or &1aIe
ify this treaty In any essential NSEs
there can be no peace 81 1 ~ Z IA
The white HousC special cazQG ~
Bismarck at o'clock this -
and found IN x46aottom N11