The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-02-24
BY JOHN EDWIN EEVIN
II n < star CorresDondent.)


MECHANICS HALL, BOSTON. Feb.
e4.-president Wilson this afternoon
took up the challenge OF the opponents
of the League Of Nations. In an I'M
passioned speech defending the action
TO date Of the peace conference at Paris,
he declared that the whole world is
waiting on America.
America is the hone Of the world.
he said All liberty depends on our
action. The world waits for us TO make
good on our setting up of the promis'
Of liberty 10 all the world"
The president declared thar only the
League Of Nations could the now ma
ton to be formed at Paris surTi.c-
President Wilson came into sight on
the stage at 2.to escorted by Mayor
Peters and the members OF the official
party. He was accompanied by Mrs
Wilson ant rs they took the seats re-
served for them the audience arose
cheering The applause lasted for more
than three minutes while the presideat
stood. smiling and plainly very happy
over his reception.
The president explained that during
the time he was away there had been
many times when he wanted to think Of
the advice and counsel Of his fellow
Americans.
He paid tribute 10 his great recep-
tion abroad.
Bat always" ne said. "I took it as
directed to you by those great crowds
whose hearts hoat, with YOURS in the
great cause of liberty
sThey told US" he said. chat they
waited for US to come across the sea
10 see that new world was construct
cd on the simple basis or liberty and
right.
..rniz great country OF ours IS trusted
throus.llou the world" he declared
amidst n wbirtwind Of applause.
President Wilson explained that while
thcuc IS Wide divergence OF opinion
among tho peace delegates there was no
doubt that Thy All were united to create
2 new world built on justice and right.
while the conference seems to go
slowly. the president asked the audi
ence to remember the compleSitis or
the great task facing g. affecting as it
does all o the world
''Thc men gathered in PARIS" he said.
realize that they are not masters Of
their peoples but that they are servants
of their peoples"
President Wilson declared that he had
Httt impressed ~ ING iiDLCfGttIltSS "
the claims OF mon who he'd gathered
about the peace table.
Il had seen no selfshness. he said.
but l have seen tears Of earnestness
in the eyes Of the men who seek to ad-
just their claims on the basi sof right.
7 can state to you the most wonder
no nation in Europe tnat suspects the
of ha nit
The president explained that natural
ly the ambitions OF men gathered about
the peace table have ciashed from time
10 time. They remember territory Gov
cted. he said. and they remember po-
litical desires. But in the end they al
ways refer their claims to that nation
that has won the enyiable distinction
Of being tho friend of mankind" " When
ever they were want to obtain TERRITORY
that would cause clashes they ask Of
the American soldiers:
/ american soldiers are always vel
/ come" continued the president. You
may be proud OF the -tn division but
commanded the 26th division Everyone
/ praises the American soldier because he
realizes that i'm praising him he de
tracts from TO one else
Europe did not believe In US during
the first three years OF the war because
she believe Cd that We had more to gain
/ in staying cut than going in Bu. this
verdict was reversed in rs months be
cause they realized that Nc brought in
! 20 play all that he had or owned"
President Wilson declared thai ne
was proud that he had uttered Ideals
: throughout the war
/ Men fought with tense muscles" he
said. until they saw men IN khaki COM
( ing across the seas reckless OF danger
because they saw the idea that made
the danger wort hwl'ile. They had
vision They had a. dream. They were
, crusaders. They fought in the dream
ard in the dream they turned the whole
/ tide Of battle.
/ They tell me that 1t only takes half
as long to train an American soldier be
cause he is trained TO 60 only one way.
I And he went only one way. He came
/ back only when he could come back as
he wanted TO"