Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-05
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Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 4.--Presi-
dent Wilson arrived in Indianapolis at
Z o'clock this evening to make the
second address on his swing through
the west in behalf Of The league of
/ nations
The president was escorted to the
Coliseum at the state fair grounds by
committee which included Governor
James P. Goodrich, Mayor Charles II.
Jewett. of Indianapolis; Thomas Tag
gart, former Governor Samuel J..
Ralston and Franklin McCray, presi-
dent of the Indiana branch of the
League to Enforce Peace. Thousands
of persons, including many visitors to
the state fair, crowded the streets and
cheered Justify as the president
passed.
President Wilson told a crowd of
Several thousand here tonight that no
one believed the league of nations
would make all wars impossible, but
that he expected to make war 'im-
probable"
Keep War at Outskirts.
The economic and arbitration sec
tions of the covenant, he asserted,
would keep war on the outskirts and
He said such a report was necessary
because he had read many speeches
about the treaty and was unable to
gather from them much of what the
treaty contained.
President Wilson said the treaty
undertook to punish Germany, but
that there was no thought to over
whelmingly crush any great people
The reparation demanded of Ger
many, he said, was no greater han
Germany could pay.
The president said he was 'aston-
ished by many of the statements"
made about the treaty, and said he
was convinced they had been made
by men who had not read 1t, or who
had failed to comprehend its mean
ing.
The league of nations, he declared
was formed in fulfillment of the prom
Use tha the United States was lighting
this war to lend business of that
sort" forever Not to establish the
league, he said, would have been un-
faithful to those who had died.
Saves Small Nations.
Besides, the president said, the
treaty "tears away the chains of op-
preston and gives small nationalities
the right to live their own lives.
"That," he said, was the American
position and l was glad to fight for
it."
The president praised the treaty
provision providing for an interna-
tional labor organization, which will
hold its first meeting in Washington
next month He declared the meet
ing would be held whether the treaty
had been ratified by the senate by
that time or not.
Opponents of the league of nations.
he said, had discussed only three out
of twenty-six articles Of the covenant.
The articles which would make war
had been overlooked.
Put Up or Shut Up.
Calling upon opponents of the
league Of nations to present .better
program" for peace. President Wilson
declared it is a case Of put up. or shut
up.
The president said his speaking trip
was partly to point out how 'abso-
lutely ignorant" of the contents of the
covenant some of those were who op-
posed theAleague.
IF they read the English language
at ALL" he said, they do not under
stand it as I do"
The president said he wanted to
forget and the people to forget that
they were republicans or democrats.
IT am an American he declared,
"and a champion of the rights which
America believes in"
At this the crowd cheered and there
was another outburst of cheering
when he declared he had not thei
slightest doubt" what the verdict of
the people would be.
Would Investigate Threat.
Some delegations. the president said.
came to the Paris conferences with