The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-06
JUSTICE FOR
WEAK STATES.
IS ASSURED
Little Groups oflSe|fish Men
Can't Bring War. >
IN FIGHT FOR A CAUSE
President Says He viii Fight
for It as Long as He Lives.

pfeSldent says he VIII Fight
for It as Long as He Lives.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept g.
There will be no aid given the Lenine-
lrotzky government in Russia while :
Woodrow Wilson is president. He
made this very plain to an audiences
that packed every available inch Of
space in the big convention hall here
today. The president declared that
the thirty-four men in control OF Rus-
sia's affairs represent no one but
themselves. He stated that they had
refused TO allow the Russian people
any voice in their own affairs.
The president also declared that
the Armenian massacres were horrible
ann warned his hearersyyhat ali Ar
menia may be wiped ast while tK6N
treaty Of Versailles is Being debated.
When the president. accompanied By
Mrs. Wilson appeared on the platform
OF the vast auditorium, the crowd. each
OF whom had small American flag,
arose and eheered for more than two
minutes.
Headed Long Parade.
President Wilson had been cheerel
as the presidential party paraded
through four miles Of the citys streets
to Convention Hall
Mr.. Wilson was introduced by B. A.
Parsons, president Of the Kansas City
chamber Of commerce.
In his address the president covered
many OF the same points OF the treaty
ne had discussed in previous ad.
dresses. He said he had come to repor,
to the people direct about one Of IL
greatest documents in human histoey.
!be treaty. he declared, was sShe(
throaeh with American principles 81
there BY the common consent a ~
world. N
One OF the things America had had
IN heart throughout her whole exist
enee. said the president, was that
arbitration and consultation should be
substituted for force. This was &C.
complished, he declared. by the league
OF nations covenant Nine months Of
discussion OF any international con.
tfosersy would be assured under the
covenant, he asserted. adding that this
principle previously ad been writ
ten into thirty arbitration treaties an
OF which we're confirmed by the United
States senate" The principle Of the
league, he declared. already had beea,
adopted by the United States. =
Boycott Would Be Effective.
The boycott imposed on covenants
breakers was emphasized BY the
president as constituting q measuro
more effective than military fosca
The most conclusive" thing tha1 /,
could happen to ahation. he continseA
was to be read ou Of decent soeiety.S
Effective disarmament would b. -
eomplished under the covenant, NJ.
Wilson predicted. declaring L wos
ridiculous to talk OF the League y
tending TO war when Its wholo (
essence is arbitration and peace. III
league. he declared would mean ~
end OF the military clan" throuThoot
the world forever.
Containh Agreement TO Disarn.
There is no other way to dispense
with great srmamenu without sn
agreement by the great nations Of ~
world" said Mr.. Wilson, "and here Il
the agreement"
Autocraey would perish .-lth nh.
tarism. added the president. sn6 ~
intrigue which had terfcrised Eueooo
TOT generations would b en1eA
He declared that ~demoesscios IN
sooner or later have 10 6sotYG, ths1
kind Of government and II ~ 6ce't r
i now. the JOB will stiIi SA before u1.s
This task, he continued, must Be cay.
fied to the extent thse no minority
anywhere eosld control ths many.
Asasps,y q Power b Russia.
The men who now control the A.
fairs OF Russis," ssid Mr.. Wilson,
represent nobody but themselves
They have no kind OF a mandsee
There are only thir'y-four Of thss. ]
am told. There is closer mo0ooe4 !
OF power in Moscow than there ssgf
was in Wilhelmstrasse And 3 60
more cruel than the essr 10 edetre1U !
the destines Of that people.
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of. selfish men to plel ~ fseoSe
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do not win q n ~ neral reseaGs
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