The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-18
WILSON SAYS
ENGLAND CAN'T
0UTVOTE j. s.
Tells San Francisco League That
Covenant Does Not Endanger
America and Troops Could Not
Be Forced 10 Co Abroad.
ADDRESSES UPRoARfoUs
CROWD IN AUDITORIUM
President Forced to Stop Once to
Ask for Closer Attention But
People Do Not Quiet Down
Says League II Work Of Years.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Sept. IS.
--Rcplying in a statement today4o a
list OF questions put to him by san
Francisco league OF nations organizn-
tion, President Wilson declared Great
Britain could not outvo,c the United
States In the league; that foreign
governments could not under the COW
enant order American troops abroad;
that the league would have power
ful influence toward restoration or
Shantung to china; that the United
States would not be obligated by Ar
ticle 10 to aid Great britain in sup
pressing n revolt In ireland. aud that
under Article II there would be ere
aied a new forum for questions or
Acceptance OF the peace treaty AK
o good business proposition wis urged
by President Wilson today In an ad-
dress TO san Francisco business men.
Tie asserted that to refuse member
ship In the league Of nations would
be 20 Isolate the United States and 70
huiid up distrust abroad which
would be detrimental alike 10 the na -
tion's political and commercial inter-
cstE.
Making his third and last speech
In san Francisco for the peace treaty.
Mr Wilson spoke az luncheon given
by the city's commercial organizations
and attended by more than I SOC men
who cheered the president and Mrs
Wilson when they entered and many
times interrupted the address TO ap-
plaud
To an uproarlous crowd In the civic
auditorium here last night, preslden'
Wilson declared that In hiss trip acros.
the continent he had become convinc.
ed that the treaty issucd would be de.
cided rightly hy the people and mo
by any private purposes Of their own
lie repeated his declaration tina; th'
League of nations was nOt the work o.
( the Versailles conference, but grew
7 out OF years OF thought by men wh'
ala not devote any portion of thcil
consideration OF policies some OF thl
mos, constructive minds OF both par
i ties. he asserted. had been devoted Il
3 the project FOR a generation,
There was much disorder In th'
/ hail during the address ana the pres
/ ident spoke with apparent difficulty
I against "a mum Of talk In the distan
/ galleries once ne stopped 10 ASK fo'
| closer attention, but the crowd di'
/ not quiet down.
when he left his hotel for the su
ditorium he was cheered by a crow,
I which had blocked the street 10
0
passed along IN continuous roar %
applause aud when he and Mrs. Wi
son entered the auditorium the crow
/ stood up and shouted itself hoarse
| when the cheering had been In prog
rcss for more than thirteen minute
"ths star SpanEled Hammer" was play
ed on pipc organ but 81 failed 1
! quiet the crowd.
Mayor Roiph AZ last introduced
/ Chester noWen elitu- of the Fregu
Republican. and republican nntiona
committeeman In 1915. vino presente
the president in a single sentenc
while the crowd kept up IT'S shoutlnf
when Mr. Wilson took the piatforf
and held up his hand 10 silence yell
continued Tor more than i've minute
h the galleries while some IN IN
audience shouted put Them out" an
others hisscd There was still niue
noise when he began speaking and
continued while the address pre-
/ ccedrd