The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-13

An explosion occurred this aft
ernoon at the Murray Grain
Elevator in North Kansas City
and between fifteen and twenty
employees are said to have lost
their lives.
something so much greater than be-
ing a republican or a democrat that
those names never ought to be men,
toned in connection with it. That is
being an American, and the way to
be an American is to fulfill the
pledges we have made"
Crowd Cheered Declaration.
The crowd cheered this declara-
ton. and there was more applause
when Mr.. Wilson went on to tell of
the work of former President Taft
and former Atty.-Gen. Wickersham
for the league.
Mr.. Wilson said he was deeply
touched by the interest of mothers
and of children in the hope of world
peace. Saying that many of the
children had hailed him along the
way as Woody" the president di-
gressed to remark that he had no
objetcion to that name If it were ap-
piled "as a name and not as a de-
scription."
Every woman with a child, de-
clared the president, should live in
fear if this plan for world peace
failed.
"And those children who carried
flags on the street today pray God
they never will have to carry that
flag on the field Of battle
Without the league, said Mr.. Will
son, the treaty would be "house Of
cards. which any breath of power"
could overturn. With the league, he
adds, it was "as strong as Gibraltar"
Regretting delay in acceptance of
the treaty. Mr.. Wilson declared
American industry would be chilled
and ruined" unless there is action.
Underwrite Civilization.
Every real American, the president
said, should be willing Ito make the
sacrifice to underwrite civilization"
because it was the true American
spirit ito give until it hurts"
Reasserting his hope that no at
tempt would be made to qualify the
treaty the president predicted that
some day men would look back with
surprise that any one should have
opposed it.
President Wilson left Tacoma at
IL o'clock for Seattle.
Mrs. Wilson Popular.
At brief stops where engines are
changed or where water is taken on
the crowds endanger their lives by
pressing towards the observation
platform of the private car May
flower just to catch a glimpse Of the
president and Mrs. Wilson. The lat
ter is extremely popular. Her charm
and grace and the democracy of her
manner hava-,won the hearts Of every
one with whom she has come in
contact.
The first stop Of the morning was
made at tho little town of Auburn.
1t was a nonscheduled halt, merely
long enough to allow the laundry of
the party to be put off so it could
be rushed to Seattle for delivery be-
fore the party leaves. But a crowd
of a couple of hundred people quickly
gathered hoping that the president
would put in an appearance. He did
not do so, but the crowd cheered
Justify as the train pulled out after
a stop of a couple of minutes.
The presidents car was halted at
the Stadium here, where all the school
children of the city had been massed
in the big amphitheater. The chill
dren Joined in singing THE Star
Spangled Banner" while all present
stood at attention. The president
made a very brief address, thanking
the children and declaring that he
appreciated their presence. inasmuch
as the decision which had to be
reached now affected all of them in
the days to come"
The ride through the city was the
longest that has yet been inflicted
upon the president. 1t covered all
the network of city parks and the
entire party was very cold when the
armory was reached
Takes "Mix-Up" JokingIy.
Here another "mix-up" took place.
The party was to enter through the
riding hall, but the door was locked
and it took five minutes before the
custodian could be located with the
key.
The delay amused the president,
who said to the fuming committee:
IT'S one consolation that the show
cannot go on until we get in"
Directly appealing for ratification
terial as well as humanitarian
grounds, President Wilson continued
his appeal to the people.
Attacks Poindexter.
Here in Tacoma the president again
Carried the fight" to Senator Poin-
dexter, the sertQr senator from
Washington, insisting that + ~nld
not understand how any il ~
could oppose the entire II,
advocate it's rejection. He Il
he could see how there might hc OBJ
jections to certain clauses, but OBJ
lection to the entire document-the
work of six months of labor Of the
great minds of the world-was some
thing he could not fathom.
Wilson luck still held as far as
weather is concerned. Running
through the big timber that lines the
Cascades last night, the weather was
wonderfully cool and braCing. The
contrast from the days of heat that
have followed the party through the
central west was sharp and there
was not single member of the party
who did not benefit.