Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-09-17
~ EsiDENT SAYS OUR PROMISE
81 IOsTRY TO PREVENT FUTURE
85% WARS SHOULD BE KEPT.
I0NLYncPE IS IN WORLD LEAGUE
says Germany Would Not Have Dared
10 Strike II Nations Had Boon
4 Banded Against Aggression. :
(Ey Mt. Clemens News Bureau.)

II
the peace treaty with It's League OF
Nations inclusion is ratified by the
senate. President Wilson is making q
successful way across the country on
the long journey he has undertaken
Tor the purpose Of laying before the
plain people report Of his work in
Paris and explaining to them Just
what the League means.
Thus far In his travels he has every
whore met with warm greetings, both
In the kfent halls where he has
spoken formally and In the little cross
road haulets whore his train has
halted ut times and he has exchanged
words With the villagers who pressed
forward to greet him. He feels, and
does not l.&sitate to say so when
chatting With his travelling compan.
ions. that the American people want
no more OF war and want to become
part Of tho League so that there may
be no moro war. He struck his key
note when he said in his first address,
IN Columbus, Ohio:
This treaty was not intended mere,
ly to end this single war. 1t Is meant
as u notice to every government who
IN tho future will attempt this thing
(what Germany attempted) that man.
kind will unite to infiict the same pun.
tshment. There is no national
triumph TO be recorded in this trea ty.
Hhere is no glory sought for any par.
ticular nation. The thought of the
statesmen COLLECTED around that table
was Of their people, Of the sufferings
they had gone through, Of the losses
they had incurred, Of that great throb-
bing heart which was 80 depressed,
so forlorn. so sad in every memory 1t
had of the i've tragical years that
h. 20 gone by. Let us never forget
those years, my fellow countrymen;
lot us never forget the purpose. high
Kni disinterested, with which America
lent its strength. not for its own glory
but for tbs defense Of mankind.
"As / said, this treaty was not
meant H. rely to end this war. It is
intended TO prevent any similar war.
al5li i some Of the opponents of
tha league Of Nations have forgotten
the praMises we made our people be-
fore we Went to that peace table? We
had taken by process Of law the
Aoa 81 ~ our youth from every coun.
trysidc, from every household, and we
told those mothers and fathers and
sisters er4i wives and sweethearts
thnt we were taking those men to
fight war which would end business
OF that sort, and If we do not end it,
IL we DO not do the best that human
concert OF action can do to end it, we
are Of all men the most unfalthful-
hearts who suffered In this war, the
moot unfaithfuf to those households
bowed in grief and yet lifted with the
foeling that the lad laid down his life
for yreat thing, and, among other
things. III order that other lads might
levor have to do the same thing.
THAT IL what the League Of Ma
Ions is for--to end this war Justly
rrd than not merely to serve notice
N governments which could contem.
Slate that they will do 30 at their peril.
'ut alao concerning the combination
If Dowor which will prove to them
thai they will do it at their peril. 1t is
idie u say the worlds will combine
against you; but 1t Is persuasive to
soy the world ia combined against
yuu: The League Of Nations
is tho only thing that can prevent the
recurrence Of this dreadful catastrophe
and rcdeom our promises"
A League Of Nations would have
prevented the late conflict, the prest-
den, nssaTted, explaining:
"l id not meet single public man
who di1 not admit these things; that
Goyn,any would not have gone into
this Wnr IL she thought Great Britain
was going into It. and she most GER
to,nly would never have gone into 1t
Ind she dreamed America was going
into Il, Aad they all admit that o
motto beforehand that the greatest
nowera OF the world would combine to
.prevont this sort Of thing would pre-
vent Il absolutely"
aDplause and cheers greeted
eacG declaration Of the presi-
dent that wars might be avoid
ed in tho future by operations
of The League. He pointed out other
imuorlaat features Of the Peace
Trout. how 1t was the redemption Of
.weak nations, giving them freedom
y;birh otherwise they never could
have Won; how it says "These people
bnyc Il right to 1--we their own lives
updor goyor aments which they them.
se,yos choose'', and how that Is the
AmeHgnu Principle and l was glad to
Aglt Ior IT,, and that was the very
hooIi ot the Treaty, he said.
ue drew attention to the section Of
tho NTCAty "uicn ~ Maeua CnaTta
OF IaNor," which shall dispose OF the
hour. conditions and remunerations
OF labor
NJ iorecasts the day., he said
(Which ought to have come long ago,
whop sLntes,aen will realize that no
nntinn "a fortunate which 10 not han.
nv whoso people are not contented.
Confronted in their lives and fortunate
in me circumstances Of their liyea".
In concluaion the president said he
felt certain the Treaty VIII be accent.
ed ara was only impatient OF the de.