Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-26
CONSIDERS WILSON
PROPHET Of PEACE
President Is So Eulogized by
Former Governor of
Colorado.
LIFT LABOR INTO THE LIGHT
Asserts That If Treaty Fails
There Will Be No Better
Conditions.
LIFT LABOR INTO THE LIGHT
IBv A,-ociatcd prns.

~ HhLp, COL, sept. % X educinE
MS fight for tho peace treaty TO
direct issue Of acceptance or rejection.
PRESIDENT Wilson tolay invited the
senate 20 take definite and unmistak-
able stand ono way or the other.
President Wilson arrived here on
board his special train at 3 o'clock
and was taken. with the members Of
his party for a drive through tho
state Fair Grounds where a fair is in
progress. He was then taken to the
memorial auditorium. where he spoke
20 large and enthusiastic audience.
After declaring It would he his duty
as thicf Executive to Judge whether
tho Senate'S action constituted accept
ancc or rejection, should reservations
he Incorporated in the ratification. the
President added = warning that he did
not consider qualified adoption as
adoption in fact ic said. howevcr,
that he saw no objection to mere in :
terprctations.
Addresses Two Audiences.
IN Two addresses in Colorado during
the day Mr.: Wilson reiterated again
and again that the whole controversy
had resolved itself into a clear cut
question whether tho United states
Snould 20 into tho league of nations
or stay out; It was time, he said. that
the nation knew where it was to stand
Meanwhile. White House officials in
the presidential party permitted il to
become known that proposed reserva-
TONS which the President quoted at
salt Lake City and Cheyenne and which
he announced he would regard as a re-
lectlon OF the treaty, was one he had
been informed was agreed on by sew
erai Republican Senatel leaders
The Presidents first speech of tho
day was at a morning meeting in Den
vcr: AND later he addressed crowd
which filled the Municipal Hall here.
y igc
decl -ations at the two meetings and
IN ooih cities constant din OF cheer
ing greeted him as ne passed through
the streets.
Hailed rs Prophet Of Peace
The President was introduced at ,the
meeting here by Alva Adams. former
Governor OF Colorado. who cuiosized
Mr. Wilson as a twentieth century
iauI. and the greatest prophet OF
In his address the President said the
chiet pleasure OF his country wide trip
Was that it had nothing to do with his
charcc that an "unor-anizcd propa-
sanda" was opposing the treaty and
maj II proceeded from "hyphcns."
about f hm ma" he wnG xa ID carries aynhen
which he is ready to plunge into the
ni'ais OF the republic. If can eaton
contest Will know that have caugh;
an enemy OF the republic"
kevicwinS the treaty provisions the
president stressed the seif-determina-
lion and la bor features. asserting thai
II the treaty failed there would he no
Ercat international tribunal before
which labor could bring its requests
for better conditions
What we want TO do with the great
iaoor questions" he said. lis TO lift
them into the light"
Discusses Covenant
Going on TO the league OF nations
covenant. he declared 1t was necessary
Tor carrying out the peace terms For
tho same reason. he asserted the cove
nant would he Incorporated in tho
treaties with Austria Hungary, Bul-
car;a and Turkey. now under neEotia-
tionS al Versailles.
Referring TO objections that the
United states might be AT n disadyan-
tage in the league. Mr. Wilson said
thai whoever said that either was fall
sityinE or he had not read the cove
nant lie added that there was no
validity in the argument that the Brit
iSh empire could outvote the other ma
tons. because the empires six votes
are in the assembly. which is only tbc
talking body" Of the league The real
power of action. he said was in he
council whose decisions must be ,nani-
nous.
Paying 4 irihutc to the British colo
nics, the President asked whether Can
ada was not more likely to agree with
the United States than with Great
Britain. He made plea that lam
GuaSc of jealousy" be swcpt aside and
that Americans should be .:bic enough"
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