Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-08


do you honestly think that tome Of
that poison has got into the veins OF
the free people?" he asked. "Men look
you calmly In the face I'm America and
tell you they are for that sort OF rev.
olution."
SO long as the question was open OF
what kind OF peace the world was 10
have and what guarantees were behind
IL remained open the poison would
continue TO spread.
World Stands Annoyed.
How long shall we be kept waiting
for the answer whether the world VIII
trust us or despise us!" he continued
The world stands annoyed because an
authority in America hesitates whether
IL will indorse an American doctrine
The president said he would not be
able to work out the solution or rail-
way problems until he knew what the
peace basis was The conference OF
labor and capital In Washington next
month, nc continued, also would have
It's deliberations affected by the answef
to their question. Labor "all over the
world is waiting" he asserted. ito see
whether the United States accepts the
treatys provision for an international
labor organization"
Lead to Modification.
THE United States" said the pres
idcnt, could not participate In the
world labor conference to be held in
Washington soon under the treaty un-
less the treaty was accepted by this
country. Such a condition would be
inconcclvable." he added, and would
lead 10 the greatest modification.
The world Is waiting, sad the pres
ident, 10 see not whether we will take
part but whether we will take the
lead"
Mr.. Wilson said he had been an
noyed to see that the statesmanship or
some gentlemen consists in the very
interesting proposition of doing moth
ing at all. | have heard of standing
pat before, but | have never heard or
standpatism going to that length"
The fathers of the republic. Mr.. Will
son said, intended to set up stand
ard to which the world would come
for liberty. From all nations, he con-
tinued, men had come by millions.
Making Promises.
Opponents of the league, the presi-
dent asserted, were saying, yes, we
made a great promise to the world. but
It cost too much to redeem IT." If by
deliberate choice the United States be-
come a rival and antagonist of her
neighbors instead Of their friend, said
the president, then 1t would reap the
same reward as a business man VINO
proceeded on that basis. If the United
States tried to get all 1t could seltishly,
he continued, then the world would see
that it got nothing at all.
Just as American soldiers restored
the morale of the fighting peoples Of
the allies, said the president, so the
United States now could restore the
peace morale Of the world. 1t was the
peaple themselves, he said, who in the
end would determine what course the
United States would take.
Not to Fight, But to Report.
These are my BOSSES" he said. Il
have come out on this Journey not to
fight anybody but, to report to you
The peace, Mr. Wilson asserted, had
been made on American specifica-
ton" Among these specifications. he
said, was the establishment OF Poland,
and the other mid-European nations.
which now separated Germany from
the pathway of the empire she ex-
pected to establish to the southeast.
Are you going to institute a move
against France and England and Japan
to get Shantung back for China
asked the president.
On the contrary, he added. estab-
fishing the league, then would be
power to which China could appeal for
future justice.