The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-13
President Places Peace Treaty
Problem Clearly Before
Them
SAYS WORK OF SOLDIERS
HAS NOT BEEN FINISHED
Opposition to Treaty May Rem
der Their Sacrifices in Vain
and Cause Another War

and Cause Another War
On Board President Wilson's Special
Train, Sept. 10.-To a crowd which
surrounded his private car today at
Mandan, n. D., President Wilson de-
clared week Of travel in the heart
cf the country had convinced him
that the nation stands together for an
international guarantee of peace.
II am glad to get out to ser the
real folks" he said, Ito feel the touch
Of their hands and know as I have
come to know, how the nation stands
together in the common purpose to
complete what the boys did who car
ried their guns with them over the
sea.
I'VE may think that they finished
that Job, but they will tell you they
did not, that unless we see to it that
peace is made secure they will have
the job to do over again and we in
the meantime will rest under a con-
slant apprehension that we may have
to sacrifice the flower Of our youth
again. -
The whole country has made UP
it's mind that that shall not happen
and presently, after reasonable time
is allowed for unnecessary debate, we
will get out Of this period of doubt
and, unite the whole force and In
fuence of the United States TO steady.
the world in the lines Of peace. And
it will be the proudest thing and finest
thing that America ever did. Sh4
was born to do these things and now
she is going to do them. q.
The speech was cheered by the
crowd, which Included many Indians.
Then woman called out: Where is
Mrs. Wilson," and the others took 1ps
the tcry persistently the first fady
Of the land appeared. There We're
cheers for her and the president as
the train pulled out.
Ten points in the peace treaty were
defined by President Wilson tonight
as the fundamental principles on
which he is asked its acceptance by
the United States. -.
Riding westward into Montana at
the end Of the first week Of his speech
making tour the president made no
stop for night address but instead
made known through the .,ewspaper
correspondents the platform he de-
sires to place before the people in
his plea for the treaty's acceptance A.
few hours earlier he told a crowd at
Mandan, N. D., that his week OF
travel had convinced him that the
people were for the treaty.
The ten points in which ne epitona-
ICES the treaty provisions are as fol-
lows:
j. The destruction of }autocratic
power as an instrument of industrial
control admitting only self govern
ing nations to the league.
2. The substitution of publicity dis
cussion and arbitration for war using
the boycott rather than arms.
3. Placing the peace Of the world
under constant international oversight
in recognition Of the principle that
the peace of the, world is the legiti-
mate immediate interest Of every
State
q. Disarmament.
s. The liberation of oppressed peo-
pies.
6. The discontinuance of annexation
an6 the substitution Of tr:lsteeship
with responsibility to the opinion Of
mankind.
I. The invalidation Of all secret
treaties.
8. The protection of dependent peo-
pies.
8. High standards of labor under
international sanction.
10. The international coordination
of humane reform and regulation.
At number Of other short stops
during the day MI. Wilson came out
on the rear platform to shake hands,
but on the whole it was a day Of rest
while his train sped westward. across
the North Dakota plains. The only
set speech during the day was at Bis
marck the State capital, during q two
hour MONDAY stop and for the drst
time since he left Washington week
a~O there was no night address