El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-06
WILSON SPEAKS WILL DISCHARGE
At KANSAS GITY.EMERGENCY MEN
Says League VIII Enable
Philippines, Given indie
pendence, to Stay Free.
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senate OF the United States: but. ny
fellow citizens, ] have come out 10
fight for a cause That cause IS
greater than the senate: II IS greater
than the government 1t IS as great
as the cause Of mankind. and I in
tend. in office or out, 10 fight that
battle as long as I live Ny ances-
tors were troublesome Scotchmen. and
among them were some Of that lam
GUS group that were known as the
Covenanters. Very well, there IS the
covenant of the league of nations !
am a Covenanter-"
Great Crowd Greets Executive.
The special train bearing president
Wilson and his party arrived mere
from St. Louis at sos o'clock this
morning
Long before the president and his
party were met by the reception COM
mittee, a large crowd was gathering
parade through downtown streets
started
Led by the Seventh regiment band.
three companies Of troops and the ma
chine battalion. the party left union
station in automobiles shortly after
the arrival Of the special train
President and Mrs. Wilson, with
Gov Frederick D Gardner, and mayor
James Cowgirl, Of Kansas City, were
in the first car.
Parade Fur Miles Long
The route Of parade. four miles long.
president approached there were ire
quent outbursts Of cheering,
The parade passed up Grand avenue
and through the central part Of the
business section. to Convention hall,
where immense flags had been ar
frrH ~ F-aT
comics were draped with bunting and
flags.
The doors Of the hall were opened
at o'clock, but for several hours a
Hair an hour after the doors we're
opened, every seat was filled and the
crowd was still pouring in.
With standing room in the hall
practically filled the streets outside
were thronged with people seeking
entrance
The president and party left for Des
Moines. Ia where Mr.. Wilson viii
speak tonight and spend Sunday.
L. s. To Be Senior Partner.
IT. Louis, No. Sept 6--The United
States viii be the senior partner. the
financial economical and commercial
leader II she joins the family of ma
mons president Wilson asserted in
his address here last night
! have seen some men Of America
in amazing ignorance saving that the
covenant Of the league Of nations was
an arrangement FOR war" said the
president i wonder Il these gentle
men commenting on the treaty have
ever read it2" Here the president said
he would give the persons a copy OF
il and The audience shouted Give
senator Reed one"
If we reject the treaty we will
stand alone in the world" continued /
the executive He asserted that only /
the ignorant believed the United /
States could stand alone In the world. I
The executive explained the pro- |
posed workings Of the reparation I
commission, saying Il would strive 4
Germany paid her debts to civiliza- |
ton
The president asserted the bur-
den Of reconstruction must be
carried or the United States would
be ruined In the event that the
United Stutes should reject the
treaty this country would become
virtual nOnenify in she financial
world. declared the speaker. Re-
naming out Of the league means
large standing army. munffIon
factories, Qualifications which al
together means higher taxes, the
president explained. He warned !
that II this country remains out
of the leaEne and stands alone II
must stand alone rs nation in
arms and g the United States in
tends TO prey on the world she de-
serves to be frozen out Of world
intercourse.
Declaring the covenant one Of arbi-
tration and discussion. the president
said the United States would be turn
ing traitor TO the men who won the
war II she refused 10 enter the league
The president reminded the audience ,
that men in the service had been told
they were fighting 10 end future war
and If this country failed to Join the
pact she would not be fulfilling her
pledge
league would merely be an alliance
between the great European powers
and japan. Mr. Wilson explained and
the disc ssociated party would be the
United States. There could be no true
league without the United States, he
added.
should Not weaken Article 10.
In an earlier speech here Friday, I
touching upon many disputed fea-
lures Of the peace treaty, presi-
dent Wilson declared that it
would be a betrayal OF those who
fought the war materially TO weaken
Article 10 Of the Leaf Re OF nations
covenant, ID would be a distinct
disservice TO China II the treaty
were elected because Of the Shan
tunE provision.
Should there be important chlnges
in Article 10, Ir Wills declared, he
would feel like telling those who
served in the army that he had not
be- able 10 keen his promise to them
that something real would be done TO
prevent further wa He would do
this, said the president, In "mortifi-
cation and shame" because he would
feel that the soldiers had been be
trayed-"
To refuse to accept the Shan
tun= provision, he asserted,
would e to throw away the
only Leverage China has on
Japan for return of the prov
fnce. at would be un-Ameri-
cam So the president ito
scuctie and rum
The president also urged the i'm