The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-18
Thursday, September IS, 1918.
WILSON'S RECEP-
TON AT COEUR D'ALENE.

II is fair to assume that the thou
sands of Idaho people who assembled
at Occur dAlene last Friday to see
and hear President Wilson were OF
the same type, we're actuated by the
same motives and were imbued with
the same spirit of patriotism that
characterized similar audiences which
have greeted him and will greet him
on his 1O,000-mile swing around the
circle. The attitude of the assem-
blage at Occur dAlene toward the
president and the league of nations
may therefore be taken as fairly rep
resentative of the attitude of the peo-
pie Of the west The determination
of the president to force the country
into the league and his reiteration in
every speech that the people are with
him and that the senate will accept
the covenant without change, lend
special interest to a review of his re-
ception at Occur d'Alene in order to
discover whether or not there is a
substantial basis for his seeming con-
fidence, for as stated, the attitude OF
the people at his meeting in Idaho
was probably not different from that
OF the people elsewhere
The large tent which had been pro-
vided for the occasion had seating
capacity of $500 and standing room
capacity of anywhere from 500 to
1000. 'All available room was occu-
pied before the president arrived, the
number present being estimated at
from 5000 to $500. The great audi
ence stood and cheered when the
president appeared on the stage. This
demonstration lasted not to exceed
minute but ii was loud and vigorous
and included every person in the
tent Possibly it would have eontin-
ued longer had it not been that the
band began playing the national an
them and the noise subsidized while |
the audience stood at attention. This |
was the only hole-hearted, spontan-
eous embracing demonstration
during the meeting. 1t was an ova-
ton from Americans to the president
of the United States, not to woodrow
Wilson. The demonstration would
have been the same if any other man
had been president
The applause that greeted the pres
ident following the brief Introductory {
speech by Governor Davis was quite t
general, but not to be compared with 8
hat which greeted his first appear 4
'nce accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. G
President Wilson is not an orator. but d
lie is nevertheless a most pleasing [
md effective speaker. Being master a
II the English language. he speaks Z
With faultless diction, his enuncation a
5 perfect, and his well modulated a
dice was distinctly heard in the fur o
hermost parts of the large canvas C,
He was interrupted with c,
requent applause. At times the APP N
lause was confined to one section of IL
ne audience: at other times it would W
UPSIDE and die away before it was S,
ell started. At no. time during the IN
residents speech was the applause er
that vigorous, enthusiastic and st
rolonged type that indicated general na
impathy with the utterances of the re
'eaker. There were times during ia
lie presidents address, which lasted tn
st 81 minutes, when he rounded out ed
,riods which he evidently expected of
ould be followed by manifestations de
approval, but which was not forth fol
ming. 1t is believed that this ap- tn
rent lack of sympathy had its effect or,
ION the speaker, for as he progress wi
his delivery seemed to lose the thu
rec, energy or punch, or whatever pli
may be called, that comes to a del
eaker when he feels that his audi ed
ce is with him. is
The crowd that turns out to hear Boz
esident Wilson signifies nothing so pul
as the sentiment of the people Is the
lcerned on the great question that upc
is carrying to the people Oppon- rem
IS Of the league of nations are Just the
eager to hear his presentation of der
, issue as its supporters, and per- the
ps more so. But aside from the |vot
,at issue, to see and hear the presi- this
1t Of the United States is an event Wit
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