The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-19
IS ABOVE
PARTY POLITICS
MIDDLE WEST REPUBLIC
ANS TELL WILSON THEY
ARE FOR The PACT
Americans OF All Political sh kes,
President Finds, are VITA & b.
Him In This
Fight.

northwest in his 10000 mile swing
around the country, President Wilson
is more convinced than ever that the
people of America want the League of
Nations, and that they are almost
Unanimous, regardless of party, in
wanting it just as it is now framed,
without reservations or amendments
Republican st. Louis and ultra-re-
publican Des Moines, proved to him
that no matter what the senatorial
Representatives of Missouri and Iowa
might say of the League, the citizens
of those states were for it. They did
not hesitate to tell him so in plain
words. The same was the case up
through friendly Nebraska and then
here in friendly South Dakota.
Party Politics Are Not At Stake.
Party politics are not at stake.
The people want permanent peace,
and want to settle down to business
again. Let us have the League and
as quickly as possible"
AS far as aR impartial observer ac-
companying the president can decide,
shose are the sentiments of the vast
najority of Americans, no matter
what their party allegiance.
The weekend stay at Des Moines,
which is as clean, healthy and wide
awake a city as can be found any
tubora IN, tba land ono b1aJ NJ. XAyi1r1v
and his companions to form clear
Judgment as to how the average amer
lean regards the League.
The county of Polk, in which the
Iowa capital is located, is the strong
est republican county in the United
States. Year after year the percent
age of ballots cast for the G.. o. p. is
greater than anywhere else. The city
voted strongly against Mr.. Wilson in
6oth his candidates.. OF committee
)f seven leading citizens who greeted
aim upon his arrival in Des Moines,
i've were republicans, but they all
said lin this matter we are for you,
Mr.. President We are neither demo
rats OF republicans. We are Ameri-
ans. We gave you job to do and
you did 1t. Now it is up to us to help
you see II through"
Many observers on this long tour
wondered, as it began: How much of
his applause and how many Of these
splendid turnouts of citizens are for
Woodrow Wilson just because he is
president, ana how much because of
The thing he represents, the League?"
An answer was quickly Forthcoming
and it was this: "The people are
IGNORING the president for what he
las accomplished and are sincerely
encouraging him in his fight for the
League, and they want no obstruc-
ions in the way of the ratification of
hat covenant"
The greatest applause Mr.. Wilson
l2s won anywhere has been when he
fefied the opposing senators to pro-
luce a substitute for the LeaNle as
low constituted, and told them to put
Up or shut up" and again when he
said that if they failed to ratify the
.reaty they were Econtemptuous quit
ers" who "scuttle and run" when the
came te make good on Ameri-
.a's promises.
The hearers of these remarks liter
lily leaped to their feet and roared
approval.
Then there have been closer, more
sentiments voiced by indi-
-iduals. Fathers and mothers who
ost sons in the war have spoken up
o the president at rear platform
reetings and wished him success in
lis efforts to prevent wars which
would take still other lives.
The presidentS arguments in favor
# the League, and his answers to the
objections raised by those who oppose
t, have all seemed clear and logical to
lis audiences.
To the contention that American |
oldiers might sometime have to fight
or the benefit of some obscure euro
6du COunlIys MI. w ISOll lldS DOlhNCu
ut thatsunder the League any war in
he future was the remotest sort Of
ossibilityI
First, he has pointed out, all the
agree either to arbitrate and
ccept the arbitrators decision, or to
their differences with the (
ouncn of the League for a period of
tx months. If no settlemerf IS
cached then the .contesting nAtiOHs
lust wait three months longer before
ding to war Such a cooling Off
eriod of nine months, the president
rgues, would almost inevitably pre-
ent war.
And if a nation, he argues, refuses
ither to arbitrate or discuss its af-
lirs. it will be outlawed and econem-
ally boycotted. This viii bring it to
S feet without the need of military
ction, he asserts.
The presidents tour continues to
E one of continuous ovations. At
es Afoines $4,000 persons greeted
i'm. at Omaha about $4,000: at Sioux