Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-10
WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT

WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT
Today the president of the United States will traverse
the great state of North Dakota from east to west. will
get a glimpse as he passes of the agricultural possibilities
of the great plains, will mark the change from level prai-
RE through rolling upland to the more rugged contour
of the far west, and will meet face to face thousands of
the people of the state who assemble to pay their trib-
ute of personal admiration and respect for the great Of
flee which he holds. He will be met and greeted by state
officials who. on behalf of the people whom they repre-
sent, will bid him welcome, and who will accord to him
the honor which the dignity Of his position demands.
And. whether in the rapidity of his trip the fact is made
apparent to him or not, he will pass through an atmos-
phere impregnated with the influences of a solid and
stable citizenship, such as is to be found growing in it's
greatest vigor where the people have sent their roots
deep into the soil. ~ .
President wilson is engaged in a work concerning
which much controversy has been engendered. Fresh
from the councils Of the great powers of the world he
brought back as the fruit of the peace conference the
most important. treaty ever written. That treaty is in
tended to bring to an official close the most tremendous
conflict in which human beings have ever engaged. With
the democratic forces of the earth triumphant on the field
of battle it remained for them to write in enduring char
acters the principles of freedom, and it was the purpose
of those who framed this treaty not only to decree that
this particular war should end, and that the aggressor
la ~ ~ " 4uAIe u give eIIeCtlVe DOnQS for his
good behavior. but to formulate for general acceptance
the principles which should govern International relations
in such a manner that the world need never again stand
in awe of the militaristic spirit.
For the perfection of the work which had been I'M
dertaken the peace treaty with Germany was made one
with the constitution for the League of Nations, and it
Is Tor the purpose of presenting to the nation at first hand
his conception of the character and effect of this treaty.
with all that it includes, and to aid the people to an un-
derstanding of the circumstances under which it's more
important provisions were framed that the president has
undertaken this journey, with its frequent stops and nu-
merous addresses.
The subject is supremely important, and merits the
best efforts that can be made to clarity it. The energy
and. intellect of the chief magistrate of the nation can he
devoted to no greater purpose than that Of aiding the
people to a clear conception of the issue in order +h,t
their decision be in accord with the highest good of this
nation, and of the world.
A president of the United States, no matter what his
party a1riliation may be, and no matter upon what par
ucuiar errand ne Is engaged, will always be sure Of a
hearty welcome in North Dakota. Mr.. Wilson ia we,con
ed at this time because he occupies the highest office that
can be conferred by any people on earth. He will be
welcomed because Of the appreciation which even those
who are not in accord with himo on many subjects have for
Is intellectual powers and his lofty idealisnn. He wiu be
d"ubly welcomed just now because his mission is to bring
into the clear. strong light the plans which are PROMISED
to insure to all the peoples of the world peace and liberty
with order. and the opportunity for the humblest as vel,
the highest to live their lives and work out their des.
tiny, unchallenged and unafraid.
When two men make a bargain it is usually expected
that both Of them shall give up something. Usually it
is to their mutual advantage to do go. There are those
who insist that the United States must not give IN any,
thing. therefore. that she shall make no bargains. That
Il the logical conclusion.
II the wheat crop Of the Northwest il not quite up
to the mark, there remains q good deal to be said for the
corn crop. Mature neld corn is not being cured for seed
on many Of the farms OF the Red River valley. having
been Thoroughly ripened without a touch Of frost.
Il anyone succeeded In finding out to Whist political
party General Pershins belongs. the knowledge has not
seemed to give any additional force to- the Pershing
presidential boom.
Rumania also seems to have contracted the reserva-
ton habits It 81 reported that her statesmen are will
Ing y stsn the peace treaty--with reservation. II every
nation did thisswe should be Just abost where " startsd.