Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
SIGNING TREATY
is ONLYiIH0PE
President Wilson Says Ratifica-
ton by Senate Will Settle the
Questions Puzzling States
men of United States.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 9.-Readjust.
ment of the cost of living, President
Wilson declared tonight, must await
the establishment of complete peace
basis which would put labor and capi.
tai on their feet.
In two addresses the presidenL as
serted that the connection between
the acceptance of thepeace treaty and
amelioration of living conditions was
direct one, and that the world was
looking to America to take the lead
in restoring theworld to IL sound eco
nOmic basis.
Mr.. Wilson spoke in the morning at
special session of the Minnesota
legislature and in the evening at n
public meeting at the st. Paul audi
torium. During the afternoon he also
addressed a meeting in Minneapolis
Opening his speech, Mr.. Wilson said
there were no political considerations
in his ppeech-making trip for the
treat. 1t was an American issue, he
declared, and he had come out to the
people rather to "hold COUNSEL than
to make Il fight against anybody.
Despite the varied national origins
of the America, the president dcclar-
cd "hypher" the "most un-Ameri-
can" trait to be found in the coun-
try.
Because of it's mixed derIvations,
the president asserted, America was
destined to be the mediator of the
world. 1t was the only nation, he con-
tinued, that can sympathetically or
ganize the world for peace. OF the
many delegations from foreign lands
who appealed to him for hearing in
Paris, all were able to point out that
they had relatives in America.
Just as the soldier of the Civil War
had saved the country, Mr.. Wilson
said, the American soldier ain this
war had saved the world" and Just
aas great nation had really been
born from the civil war, so "a great
er thing" would result from the sac
rifices of the last few years.
Saying that, of course, the league
would not be an absolute guarantee
against war, Mr.. Wilson asked wheth-
er it would not be worth while if it
reduced the probability of war even
by ten per cent. There were many
cries "Yes! Yes!" over the hall, and
a burst Of cheers. The crowd cheercd
again when the president added:
"And | think it reduces it about
ninety-nine per cent"
The president said it was a duty
of the United States to lead the way
i'll peaceful production," and that
could be done best under the labor
section of the treaty. Under that sec
tion, he said, great international
labor conference would be held in
Washington in October, whether the
treaty had been ratified or not.
''The only question Isl" said he,
whether we shall have scat in the
conference or one on the outside"
An absolute unclouded confidence"
that the treaty would be ratified was
expressed by the president, and he
asked the people to assert their in
fiucnce.
81 know what you want" he said,
"say it and get it. Tell me you don't
want to do what Pm urging and I'll
go hcmc."
There were cries of "Now and "Go
to i'll" and the crowd rose and cheer
ed.
Shortly before the president con-
cluded, he was interrupted for mo-
ment while a large bouquet of flowers
for Mrs. Wilson, who sat near the
president, was carried to her.