The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-09-11
The PRESIDENT SPEAKS
TEN THOUSAND MILE TOUR IN
INTEREST OF THE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS BEGINS
Mr.. Wilson Meets The People And
Expounds The Peace Treaty

President Wilson made his first
speech in support Of the League Of
Nations on his trans-contincntal tour,
at Columbus, Ohio, last Thursday.
The Prcsidct was introduced by form
cr Governor Campbell, as "thc first
citizen of the big round world"
"Whcn this treaty is accepted"
Mr.. Wilson said, "thc men in khaki
Will never have to cross the sens
again--and it will be accepted"
An audience that filled every
available inch of space in the big
Memorial Hall listened attcntivcly AS
the President cXpoundcd the provis-
IONS for a lasting peace contained in
The treaty. He paid his respects to
the dIsScntcrs and partzan enemies
IN the Senate by declaring:
"Ihc only people | owe any report
to are you and the other citizens Of
Lhc United States"
Enthusiasm in the audience ran
nigh and occasionally the President
was interrupted by words Of com
m"ndatlon from his hearers. That he
had his listeners with him was cvi-
dent from first to last. If any heard
him and was not convinced Of the ne
ccSSIty Of the covenant there was no
indication of it.
That same evening the President
addressed monster assembly at In
dIanapoliS. 'If the critics Of the
League have Somcthign better to Of
fer, hope they will offer it now"
nc said "for the League opponents can
only hope to defeat the covenant bv
offering something better. This they
nave not done. Let them put up or
shut up"
On Friday Mr.. Wilson delivered
two speeches ut the immense Coils
scum in st. Louis lie threw the chal-
lcnEc to his Republican purtixan enc
mics when he said:
''Thcy don't want the i.raruc Of
Nations. Very well, then let them
show how they arc going To keep Us
out oil inc war by not projecting the
small nations. Also let them show
h"w' having gone into an enterprise,
Ih"y are not absolute, contemplate
cutters if they do not see The yamc
thf"''rh. Ihcr" could b" n" doubt
"i inc tcc!IhG IN st. Louis, where his
reception was gigantic. He was
greeted by 10000 people at the Col
'SS"um. Entering the city he and
HfS. Wilson passed through miles Of
hrcrlng men and women, who SHOW
"a th"m with NoWcrS.
rom ST. LOUIS the President jOurn-
eyed I" kan&i% CITY, where the great
ISL demonstration OF tn" tour, up to
mat nln", occurred. Eighteen thou
Sahd pcopl" listened and Chccrcd,
'ciVlhr no room for doubt as to
"caEu" sentiment IN that city.
Inc itinerary lead from Kansas
| .''y |" D"S MONIES and Omaha. In
| II" very heart Of tn" Middle West his
'"'"P"p'h 10 hr"'h"n IN" scope Of
''f'' ''''''"''"'"F ~ l'l' ''F-
| nan p'hc" treaty ana TN" '."'rd" of
N"''ohS pi"Ih!y showed that the pro-
"c WI" save" Nr' wilson from de-
cat III ms i'St frrsid"n'aI contest
nav" h"' i"S' th"r admiration for
nm nor 'hcir c"hhdchc" IN hun.
ne ih.'crhG receptions accorded
~ "'' ,'S"h nave not o''h entirely
,''"rhc'" ny IN" iacI That n" IS
''c ''S'"ch' "' inc oh''cd States,
h"uPn any 'h''i Executive "i the
>"''"" ""u'" naturally br'h% out rec
u" p'c"HlhE crowds under any CIR
'uanS'"n''"'
nv ""IE '''l'o Ihat most OF th"
'''p'' VI '"e country ever go" or near
''H''''' Is ""i'hH p"iiIlcai cam