The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-12-04
falfs aHsf r'SssHre7H
H()ljSE: Of IjjES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF Ills ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAN
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)

(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)
Aboard President Wilson'S Sgecia
train-Carrying his war against host
who oppose the adoption by tue Uni
ted States OF the peace treaty ana the
covenant Of the League OF Nations in
to their households, President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there, where tue question OF
which league opponents have nam
mered the hardest, that OF S,lan Iuns-
is Of most interest, the president found
he same enthusiasm amon5 the pco-
plo for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
tho lorC controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
turn It's undivided attention to social,
economic and indus. rial Development
Their leaders my not feel this way,
but judging from I'll expressions
which met the president on every side
| The leaders have overstopped the
limits OF the peoples patience in their
| stubborn determination o force q
| change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
1--WE must take this LeaCua cf Ma
tions," said the president, for there
is no way IN which another can be
obtained without compelling recon-
sideration by the powers. And i;
would sit very i'll upon my stomach to
take it back to Germany for considera-
tion."
"All over the world people are look
ing to US with confidence cur rivals
along with the weaker nations. | pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing may presently see It
in a different light"
Germany, he president declared. is |
taking new courage from Our delay in
ratifying the treaty and her news |
papers and public men were again be- |
coming arrogantly Out-spoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures |
of the cost CT the late wax, III lives
and dollars. 1t WAS the fist time that |
the official statistics have bean made |
public and tue tremendous totals |
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost of World War.
"The war;" said President WL3on.
cost Great Britain and and her TO.
mains $4,000, 100000; France $4,000, |
100000; the United States $4,000,
100000; Russia $4,000, 100000; Ita,, |
2,QQQ. .QQQ, QQQs and usa total lineluaiax
the expenditures or japan, B4i:sI1.a
and other small countries, of s125, ,00O-
C0O.OOO.
1T cost the Central Powers as fol-
lows: Germany S39,000,O00,o00; Aus
tria-Hungary, $4,000, 900, ,ooG; Turkey
and Bulgaria S3,0OO,00O, 900.
'The United States,'' the president
said, spent one million dollars a.
1our night and day for two years in
is struggle to save civilization. All
his, however, fades into insight
1cnnce when the deaths by
'attie are considered" declared
he president. Russia gave l..
100000 men; Germany 100000;
rance 1,3S0,000; Great Britain 900,-
90; Italy 364,000; the United States
0,So0. In all, almost 100000 men
erished in TIE great struggle, or
100000 more men than died in all of
he wars Of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
These are terrible facts, and we
ught never to forget them. We went
ito this war to do a thing that was
lndamental for the world and what /
ave come out ON this journey for is
determine whether the country has
'rgotten or not. l have fOund out
he country has not forgotten and it
i'll never permit any who stands
the way of the fulfiliment of cur
eat pledges, ever to forget the sor.
wful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
ent pointed out, must replace force
arms in the settlement of world
ntroversies. Constantly he dwella
on the fact that all the nations in
Q League agree to do one of two
lngs, first to submit their differences
arbitration, in which case they
rec to abide by the decision rem.
red, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, to
We their case discussed by the Coun-
Of the League, in which case six
'nths IS granted for discussion.
rse months must elapse following
result of this last step in arbitra-
n before the nation concerned can
,lare war.
Holds Out Hope for ireland.
The president took advantage Of
'stions propounded by the San Fran
co Labor Council to give the infer
e that he believes Ireland can bring
case before the League of Nations
settlement when the League is
ually in existence.
han Tung, he declared, will be re.
ned to China. Japan, he said, had
en her solemn pledge to that effect.
with the League of Nations in
,e, said the president, We can, if
aston arises, stand forth and say,
Is shall be done"
le City Tax Roll is completed and