The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-12-26
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4aon5 n.esidaEt Wilson'S apaoiai
tie,ia--Ca,4yiag bis war against tHose
) oppose the adoption by The uni
sta S.c4es Of the peaco treaty and the
eay9pant al TIC League Of Nations in
to ,hsir l6us4holds, President Wilson
Hasa wsel. Invaded California.
A.1a taa.o, where the question on
wa!ah i5agao opponents have ham
laoret Ills hardest, that OF SHAN Tung--
is Of most interest, the president found
the Gayae enthusiasm among the PEG
vs. for peace and for insurance
ay2ius: 1,ttur8 wars. The people want
to loug controversy ended. They
want ,h.s country 10 &c o5lo to again
tlgn TIL .cltiiyited attention to 2oclal,
oaonora;a AMI industrial development.
l..s.2 I-aSars may ret feel this way.
l-.S naQsag fr2ia the expyo5sions
<,ai, n.e5 he president or every side.
ta.foes have oyerstappod the
l..alt CT Ire 9corles patieaao " their
sfaoborn determination - force q
change In the great document.
Muat TAKE This Leaeue.
syyo must take this League o. Ma
4lons . said the president, ~for thera
is no way in which another can be
Obtained without compelling recon
sheraton by the powers. And It
would al: very i'll upon my stomach to
ta1a It back to Germany for consiaera'
ton
"Al over the world people are look
ing 70 lis with confidence cur rivals
! aicng with the weaker nations. ! pray
Cod that the gentlemen who are de
!Gying this thing May presently see t
in different light
Germany, The president declared, is
4a!,ins new courage from our delay n
Yasifying the treaty and her nowB
PAPERS and public men were again be
coming arrogantly out-spoken.
Deeply impressive we're the figures
OF the cost Of the late war, in lives
and dollars. It was the first tine that
the. official statistics have been made
| nublie and the tremendous totals
! stocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
"rhe war" said President Wilson
/ cost Great Britain and and her Do
4 rains $4,000, 100000; France $4,000,
/ 10000; the United States $4,000,
] 100000; Russia $4,000 100000; Italy
SIS, O00, 100000 and a total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and. other small countries, OF $123,00o,
100000.
j at ecst the Central Powers as FOL
lows: Germany $4,000, 100000; Aus
tria.IIungary, $21 100000 geo; Turkey
and Bulgaria $3,O00,0G0,000.
"The United states," The prosldent
! said, spent one million dollars OK
hour night and day for two years il
its struggle to save civilization All
this, however, fades into inaigM
hcanco when the deaths By
battle arc ooasidered,' declared
tae president. Rusela gave I,
10000 men; Germany 100000;
France 100000 Great Britain goo,
C90; ITALY $4,000; the United States
80 500. IN all, almost 100000 mer
persisted il the great struggle, Of
1900 900 more men than died in all O.
the wars OF the previous 100 years.
should Remember Recent Horrors.
"Tbese are terrible facts, and VIZ
ought never to forget them. We wen
into this war to co thing that wa!
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this journey for ].
70 determine whether the country na'
forgotten or not. I have found 2dt
THE country has not forgotten and i
}.r!n never permit any who stand;
, h the way Of the ful1llncnt of oul
great pledges, ever to forget the sor
rowful day ne made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
iaent pointed cut, must replace force
Of arms in the settlement Of wcrll
controversies. Constantly he dwellf
yron the fact that al the nations II
Ike League agree to do one OF twt
tbingg. first to submit their differences
10 arbitration, in which case they
egrs9 TO abide by the decision rem
8arsd. or, il unwilling 70 arbltrate, Il
jove their case discussed by the Cour
ell cg tho League, in which case si1
mooltls is granted for discussion
rb-ea months must clapse following
Tho rugult CT this last step in arhitra
don before the nation concerned caS
declare war.
fiolaa oGt slope for ireland.
The president TOOK advantage O
cuegtiors propoGnded by the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
ence that he believes ireland can bring
nar case be2ora the League OF Nations
aor excitement when the league i
actually in existence.
Shan Tuny, he declared, will be re
turned to China. Japan, he said, ha'