The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-06
JIM REEDS TOWN
CHEERS WILSON
Kansas City Convention n
PaCked-Enthusiastic Or
ton Taxes Echoes. r.
TREATY is AMERICAN
Principles Written Into World
Peace Pact That Never Were
Before Laid Down.

PeaCe PaCt mat never were
Before Laid Down.
(BY JOHN EDWIN NEvIN, Inter.
national News Staff Correspond.
CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS
CITY, MO-, Sept. 6.-FolIowin a four
mile ride through flag decked streets,
President Wilson this morning ad-
dressed an audience that filled every
inch Of the big Convention hall here,
| said to accommodate $1,000. As at St.
| Louis, the meeting was entirely nom
partisan in character. It was ar
ranged under the auspices Of the
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
President Wilson was escorted to his
| place on the platform at exactly 10
o'clock. He was oheered to the echo
| as he walked forward to the front Of
| the big platform. The entire audience
| had been given small American flags
and the men and women stood and
waved them as they cheered. The
| president sat smiling at the crowd
while waiting for the enthusiasm to
subsde. It was some minutes be-
fore the presiding officer, 8. A. Par.
sons, president of the chamber Of
commerce, could get the attention of
the crowd to introduce the president.
The hall was jammed and there was
fine crowd all along the route that
the procession followed from the sta
ton.
As Chairman Parsons started to
speak some one way back in the
, crowd shouted:
"Mr. president, remember this is
| the home town Of Jim Reed"
This sally brought a good laugh
from the crowd. When the president
rose in his seat to speak the au-
dienee rose with him cheering and
shouting for forty seven seconds.
! 1t Is an American Treaty.
at is very inspiring to me to stand
oc, my fellow citizens" began the
president.
1T is my duty to report to you
what the peace conference did. |
came back from Paris bringing one
Of the greatest documents of human
| history.
This documents brings out all of
| the principles for which America
/ stands. Americas principles were
written into this treaty by common
consent. Principles were written into
this treaty that never were written
itto another treaty before In spirit
! and essence this treaty is an Ameri-
| can document
"One of the things that America
| has had most at heart has been to
! substitute for war discussion of
peace. The extent and purpose of
the document are expressed in the
member states agreeing not to go to
war until they have either arbitrated
or discussed their matters in con-
| troverSY.
THAT is the central principle of
some thirty treaties, all of which
were confirmed by the senate of the
United States. We have these trea-
ties with Great Britain and many
other sovereign nations"
The president said that this prin-
ciple of discussion is sovereign
! American principle. Carried out as it
is in the league of nations covenant,
il will absolutely prevent war, the
president said. He then outlined at
length the manner in which any ma
tion would be boycotted if it went to
war.
Processes Peaceful
THE essen of the treaty is that
its processes will be peaceful" the
president continued.
THE most terrible thinq that can
happen to a nation is to be read out
of decent society. No nation will at
/ tempt this when this treaty becomes
effective.
carrying out of the provisions of
this treaty will mean disarmament.
1t means that burdensome taxation
and you will build up military class.
In dealing with some nations in Paris
we found they were not willing to
make promises unless they were ap-
proved by their geneI al staff. We
cont want any such thing in Amer
ica.
You cannot create a military class
without instiIIing in it desire to use
its weapons. America has never had
that spirit.
There is no other way to dispense
with great armaments but by COM
mon agreement among the nations of
the world. That agreement is in this
treaty, do not forget that.
America also wanted to end auto
cracy. It promised to do SO when
we entered the war. This is accom-
plishe d by this treaty.
German People Emancipated.
"ThiS war has emancipated the Ger
man people as well as the rest of the
world. We cannot allow autocraCies to
be restored If we do, all that has been
won must be fought for over again. It
does not make any difference what
kind of a government governs You if
1t is a minority. We must see to it
that no minority anywhere masters a
majority. | mean in that connection
Russia. The men now in control Of
| Russian affairs represent no one but
themselves. They have been asked to
consult the people but they will not.
There are only thirty-four of these men
in control of Russian affairs. There
were more than thirty-four in control
of Wilhclmstrasse in Berlin when the
military power ruled in Germany.
"The group in Russia is more cruel
than the Czar was and more despotic.
Prevent U. S. Minority Rule.
81 also favor preventing minority
government in the United States. We
must see that little groups OF selfish
men are unable TO plot the future OF
America, II there Is such a group In
this country ! will fight to oblterate It.
am not saying that any group OF our
own are consciously doing this, but N
there Is, ! want TO tell you that | am
with you In a finish fight to wipe out
ANYTHING Of that sort"
This declaration by the president was