The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-03-06
WILSON AND TAFT
. FIRM FOR LEAGUE.
President. Returning to France,
Saws People Strongly Fav-
or World Organization.
Senate Ignorant.

eve oil MS return " tHc pCdc
conference. President Wilson dc
livered an address here tonigh
at the Metropolitan opera hous
urging establishment of a leagu
of nations. Former Presiden
Taft, speaking from the same
platform also outlined his rea
sons for believing that a leagu
should be formed to prevent fu
ture wars.
Governor Smith of New Yorl
presided at the meeting and in
troducei both President Wilson
and Mr.. Taft.
Long before the president
coming here tonight from Wash
ington to sail from Hoboken to-
morrow OH the steamer George
Washington, reached the opera
house, great crowds had collect
ed along Broadway and Seventh
avenue, while hundreds of police
men. the strongest guard ever
provided in this city, were sta
toned around the building.
One hour. before the doors
were thrown open to the few
thousands who had been able to
obtain tickets, 20 inspectors from
police headquarters searched the
opera house from cellar to upper
most gallery Roofs Of buildings
nearby were also searched.
Police lines were drawn two
blocks from all sides Of the opera
house. Seatholders arriving in
automobiles were forced to de-
scend one block from the build
ing and walk to the main entrace
AT least Is uniformed policemen
vised each ticket before a seat
holder could reach the main en-
trance Of the building and almost
as many more men scanned the
tickets before a person reached
his seat.
A wave of cheers swept over
the house as the president and
Mr.. Taft took the center of the
platform. The president stepped
forward and acknowledged the
Cleveland II. Dodge call
ed for three cheers for President
Wilson and three more for Mr..
Taft They were given with a
will Then someone in the house
called for three more cheers for
the president and the audience
burst forth into another wave of
applause.
Governor Smith opened his
speech by payin" a tribute to the
part the New York soldiers had
played in the war.
'fThe war is not won yet" he
said, "and will not be until the
golden rule is written into the |
international law of the world.
He introduced Mr. Taft as the |
man "who had worn the purple
Of the president of the United
States, and with grace and hon
orr
The president smiled broadly |
when Mr.. Taft referred to the |
resolution introduced in the sea-
ate last night by Senator Lodge,
rejection of the league |
Of nations constitution, as now |
drawn.
eff the president insists, as
hope he WILL" said Mr.. Taft,
THAT the league be Incorporated
in the peace treaty and brings 1T
back, then the responsibility for
postponing peace is with the
body that refuses to ratify it."
Referring to the argument
against a league that participa-
ton by the United States would
be in opposition to the principles
laid down by George Washing
ton, if he lived today, would be
one of the most earnest and
pressing for the convenant F"
Washington S attack on cen
tangling alliances, he said.
was an attack on defensive and
offensive alliances with one ma
ion against another -
The rank and file Of the Amer
can people are standing firmly
behind President Wilson, declar-
ID Governor Smith. in presenting
the world leader of today-the
president of the United States. +"
Mr. Wilson was cheered for
.hree minutes while the band
played 81 won't come back till
t's over over there. -
u accept the invitation the
oand has lust played" said Mr..
Wilson. Il won't come back till
t's over over there.
The president declared he was
convinced by "unmistakable evil
iences from all parts Of the coun-
ry'' that the nation was in favor
II the league of nations.