Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-25
WILL DEPEND UPON
VERDICT Of NATION
/. TO SUPPORT IDEALS
Thousands Cheer Chief Ex-
ecutive During Stirring
Speech in Boston.
HUNDREDS OF ARMED MEN
GUARD ON LINE OF PARADE
Stresses High Esteem in Which
United States Is Held
by Europeans.
CALLED FRIEND OF MANKIND
Busy With Entertainment, Wilson
Fails TO Take Expected Action
on revenue Eill.
CALLED FRIEND or MANKIND

BOSTON, MASS. Feb. 24.--Prca!dent
Wilson will fight at home as he has
fought abroad for a league of nations
Returning from Franco. he had been
on American soil not moro than threo
hours toduy before he threw down the
gauntlet to those who distrust tho pro-
posed concert OF govcrnments, based,
he said. on tho American ideals which
had won tho war for justice and hu-
manity.
And America, coniiEins TO her own
to make men free. he said, would haSo
to keep her honor FOR those narrow,
selfish. provincial purposes which socin
so dear TO some minds that havc no
sweep beyond their nearest horizon
Before Il responsive audience that
filled the biggest auditorium in tho
World tlshting % With stubborn RifH desperal les o
ton and expecting IN ..Ie end nothinE
better for the peoples than they hGa
known FOR centuries. fSS{A S% q 7 is.i''gt
tering tho lists with anew pnrpoxGe-9s-,
the freedom of ofInankind. The Old
treaty Of peaee' ii drawn @ otherwiae ] hu than han
in the new spirit! would be nothing
more he assorted, than a modern scrap
guaranteed by the unitea forces OF the
civilized world, could not stand q gem
Grafton.
INVITES OPPONENTS
TO TEST SENTIMENT
Bending over the speakers t.nle.
his face set in tense lines and his right
hand clenched. the President exclaimed:
Any man who thinks thut, America
any such rebuff and disappointment as
that does not know America. | invite
him TO test the sentiment OF tho ma
tion."
Inlcrrunted hv anniarse ,nn pres;
dent halted and then evoked the great
est demonstration of the afternoon
when he added ,ha. he would accept
Of the American purpose in the war.
II have lighting blood in me-" he
s 'apalen desh fee"E 10 e, aGa haIs Is
scope, but if it is a challenge on this
OCCASION. it will be an indulgence"
President said that If the srea; hope
OF the. world for league. OF nations
was disappointed. he would wish for
play any part whatever in this at
tempt TO emancipate the world.
have nc. more, doubt of the verdict OF
doubt OF the blood that is In me-"
NEW ENGLAND GIVES
WILSON ROUsiNG wELCOMt.
New England gave the presidon;
probably never has Seen a g srcaiey
crowd than gathered at every point
Of vantaEs &c ap50ns the route from Com;
cutter Ossipee brought his party from
the steamer George Washington,
through the downtown districts and
around. two sides OF Boston Common
10 the Copley Plaza Hotel wacre u
stop was made for luncheon.
the Mocha eeS mig dem1nsiTati9n eamG at
5000 persons had packed themselves
into the brilliantly decorated audi.
torium. The Presidents first appear
ance on the, platform. banked by Gov
ornor. Coolidge and Mayor Peters. was
she signal for an uproarious ourburst
Hail 10 the CHIEF" the huge audi,
ence. rising TO It's feet broke forth
into applause that continued until the
many times. 4 second burst Of ap-
plause greeted him when he arose to
SPEAK as Mayor Peters introduced him
America greats her President"
Again the throng leaped to its feet,
plause. wildly waving banners and
streamers and hats and rounded ouS
the ne, demonstration with three times OF
vafters OF the great cditce fairly trcm-
BILE.
SPEECH ruNcruATsn
HI MUCH APPLAUSE
,rd The ,-nn presidsn. looked si, worn
parade, when, blanketed in huge
iH'., sIT G9at' Sis he stood in his carriage
.ANf' 80 a. fa'SCd llS II ana his race
bearing broad and happy smile. But
ne was. in much better form when he
raced his audience at the hall ami
spoke with force and earnestness
His speech was punctuated through
out with bursts OF applause. Ho
spoke occasionally with high spirits.
and appeared TO take great satisfac-
ton in the marks of approval that
greeted his. frequent points He
seemed particularly pleased at the
prolonged chcer which marked his
challenge to the opponents OF the
league of.nations idea.
Mrs. Wilson, who was escorted to-
the platform by Governor Coolidge and
occupied a front seat. beamed at the
evident sincerity OF the welcome to her
distinguished husband .
Mr.. Wilson made IL plain through
out his address that he felt hc wac
speaking for the plain peoples There
was strong hint that nc WAS speak
ING. not only for the people OF Amor.
lea. but also Tor tho peoples who had,
acclaimed him abroad. not as. an In
dividual but AZ the representatives Of
the great country OF witch he waa
the head, These people. he declared.
inprcssiveiy, had come to have cor.
nleto confidence in tho motives of the
United States. and toukcd to us to ace
their case mace good. 4, h ~ ya
THREAT FOR THoSE WHO
COMBAT IDEALS OF PRESrDk:NTi
Tho President had q thrsNt, too. for
tho governments that IniEht sofabSs