Evening star., 1919-09-06

President Makes Attack
on Opposing Senators
in Speech at St. Louis
By the Associated Press.
COLISEUM, ST. LOUIS, September 6.
I'm two addresses here yesterday Pres
ident Wilson discussed at length dis
puted points of the peace treaty and in
vited those who oppose it to prove
whether they "are not absolute, con-
temptible cutters if they do not see the
game through"
The President defended the Shantung
provision as the only solution possible
by which China can be assisted in her
effort to regain control of Shantung
province. Analysing Article 10 of the
league covenant, he said the league
council could only advise and ,ould not
do that without concurrence OF the
American members. The right of revo-
luton. he asserted, was scrupulously
preserved
The Presidents first address was at a
chamber of commerce luncheon after
he had been cheered along the route of
a ven-mile automobile ride through
the streets. He spoke tonight in the
Coliseum.
Visits School Chums.
Following the midday address the
President and Mrs. Wilson went for an
automobile ride and stopped at Wash
igton University to visit several MEM
bers of the faculty who were school
chums of the executive.
The presidential party arrived shortly
after O'Clock at the Coliseum. The
crowd that packed the hall arose and
cheered for more than four minutes.
Thousands of small American flags had
been distributed and the audience waved
them wildly while they cheered.
The President was introduced by Gov.
Frederick D. Gardner. who said the peo-
pie of Missouri never had been more
sincere in extending a welcome to any
visitor. This brought renewed cheering.
"Father of World Democracy"
When the governor introduced Mr..
Wilson as ''the father of world democ-
racy" there was another burst OF ap-
plause. Mr.. Wilson declared that to
amend the treaty would mean its failure
and the isolation of the United States.
affairs. he said, could believe that even
a 4reat nation like the United States
could stand by itself and apart.
IL the United States is to save it's
own economic interests. said the
President, it must save the economic
interests of the world. That was one
reason, he continued, why the United
States should have representative
onthe powerful reparation commits
sions. If there were no American
voice on this commission, he asserted,
this country would have to put into
the hands of foreign interests seeking
toHcontrol world markets American
mSney for the rehabilitation Of the
wXfld.
Play "Frozen OUT Hand.
Arhat." said the President. lis what
they call playing a lone hand. 1t is
pl&ying a lone hand: it is playing a
hand frozen out. Those who propose
these things do not understand the
interests of the United States"
Should America fail to take it's Just
part in the world rehabilitation. the
Pre1fdent asserted. the whole attitude
OF the world toward America would
be changed. Because the world trust
ed 80 much. he said. the reaction
would be accordingly great.
Should the United States stand
apart economically and politically,
the President continued. then it must
beIfphysically ready" for trouble. The
na4lon must become. he said. "a nation
in Srms."
rfou can't afford to be unfriendly
to Everybody" he continued, unless
You can afford to have everybody un-
friendly to YOU
VI All Europe Spying.
Germany was not the only nation
which had secret service Mr.. Wilson
san, but every nation in Europe also
waS spying on it's neighbors. because
tnAy an had TO be ready for schemes
of conquest to be sprung
The league of nations without the
United States would be IAN alliance
and not league of nations" he said.
There can be no league of nations
in a true sense. without the partner
ship Of this great people. And if we
are partner. let me predict we'll be
the senior partner. The other nations
are looking to US for leadership and
direction"
II was a clear choice, said the
President. between ARMED isolation
an ana peaceful a partnership" He said
ne mad heard 1t asserted with annoy
ing ignorance" that this league would
be league for war.
I wonder, he continued, elf some
OF the gentlemen who are commentine
on this treaty have read it. There
the whole document"
When the President said If some-
body would give him the name of zone
OF these gentlemen" he'd send him a
copy. several persons in the crowd
yelled:
Several Shout: Reed"
"Reed."
The President laughed.
The league opponents, said the Pres.
ident, seemed to be figuring out how
soon we could get out OF it," Then he
added. Il for one am not a uuitter u
and got another cheer from the
crowd.
The President declared there was no
party politics in the treaty and AZ.
serted that both the republican and
the democratic national platforms In
1916 advocated such an arrangement,
as the league of nations. So at Paris
he said. he had been obeying bott
parties. He said he was glad to ge,
away from Washington, where h.
heard politics until sometimes l wisf
both parties were smothered in Their
own gas"
The American people. said Mr.. Will.
son, are to "see it through to the
end. and the end has not come vet
II the United States keeps out of Tho
league, he declared. another war like
the last will come soon." but IL /,
went in, "it will never come" 1t wa.
the United States will redeem 1t:
pledges"
Makes Sharp Retort-
In his speech in the afternoon be.
fore the St Louis Chamber of Com.
4erce, the President said: