The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-17
WOODROW WILSON IN OPENING
SPEECHES OF TOUR ,oIcEs
HIGH HOPES.
THE WORLD WAITS FOR US
viii Make Future Free from Wars "
America Carries Out Her Pledges,
Says Executive.
(By Mount Clemens News Bureau.)
Aboard Presidents Special Train.

Aboard Presidents Special Train.
st. Louis, Mo.-Displaying a very
high confidence that his fellow-citi
Gems in the great majority agree with
him in his desire to end war forever
and that they will see to it that the
peace treaty with its League of Ma
tons inclosed is ratified by the sen
ate, President Wilson is making sue
cessful way across the country on the
long journey he has undertaken for
the purpose OF laying before the plain
people a report Of his work in Paris
and explaining to them just what the
league means.
Thus far in his travels he has every.
where met with warm greetings, both
in the great halls where he has spol;-
en- formally and in the little cross
road hamlets where his train has halt
words with the villagers who pressed
forward to greet him. He feels, and
does not hesitate to say so when chat
ting with his travelling companions,
that the American people want no
more of war and want to become part
Of the league SO that there may be
no more war He struck his keynote
when he said IN his frst address. in
Columbus. Ohio:
This treaty was not intended mere
ly to end thi- single war. II is meant
as a notice to every government who
/ in hn ftfr I'll otf o.
(what Germany attempted that man
kind will unite to inflict the same pun
ishment. There is no national tri-
umph to be recorded in this treaty.
There is no glory sought for any par
ticular nation. The thought of the
statesmen collected around that table
was of their people, of the sufferings
they had gone through, of the losses
they had incurred, of that great throb
bling heart which was so depressed, so
forlorn, so sad in every memory it
had of the five tragical years that
| have gone by. Let us never forget
those years, my fellow-countrymen
! let us never forget the purpose. high
| and disintcrested, with which America
lent it's strength, not for its own glory
but for the defense nj mankind.
'As l said, this treaty was not in
tended merely to end this war. 1t
was intended to prevent any similar
war. wonder il some of the op-
| ponents of the League of Nations have
forgotten the promises we made our
people before we went to that peace
table. We had taken by process of
law the flower of our youth from
every countryside, from every house
fathers and sisters and wives and
sweethearts, that we were taking
those men to fight war which would
end business of that sor. and IL we
do not end it, If we do not do the
best that human concert OF action can
do to end it. we are of all men the
most unfaithful-the most unfaithfui
to the loving hearts who suffered in
this war, the most unfaithful to those
households bowed in grief and yet lift
ed with the feeling that the lad laid
down his life for 4 great thing. and
among other things, in order that
other lads might never have to- do
the same thing.
That is what the League Of Nations
10 for-to end this war justly and then
not merely to serve notice on govern
ments which could contemplate the same
things Germany contemplated that they
will do so at their peril, but also concern
ing the combination Of power which will
prove tn them that they will do II at
WILL combine against you; but 1t Is per-
| suasive to say the world Is combined
| against you. The League OF Nations II
the only thing that can prevent the rs-
currencs Of this dreadful catastrophA And
redeem our promises"
A League OF Nations would have pre-
vented the late conflict. the prssident
! asserted. explaining:
II did not meet single public man
who did not admit these things; that Ger
many would not have gone into this war
| II she thought Great Britain WAS going
Into 1t and that she most certainly would
America was going into II. And they
all admit that a nation. knowing before
hand that the greatest powers Of tn:
OF thing. would prevent 1t absolutely"
Applause and cheers greeted each dec
laration of the president that wars might
Dc avoided In the future by the operations
| He pointed out other important features
| OF the peace treaty-how II was the re-
| demption OF weak nations, giving them
| freedom which otherwise they never could
| have won; how II says: These people
have a right TO live their own lives under
governments which they themselves
choose" and how that Is the American
principle. and was glad to hight for It,"
That was the very heart OF the treaty
| he said.
He drew attention to the section Of the
treaty which is a Magma Charta OF La
bor." which shall dispose OF the hours.
conditions and recommendations OF labor.
1T forecasts the day" he said. which
| ought to have come long ago, when
| statesmen will realize that no nation Is
fortunate which is not happy, whose peo-
pies are not contented. contented in their
lives and fortunate in the circumstance
Of their lives"
| In conclusion. the president said he
felt certain the treaty will be accepted
and was only impatient Of the delay. liz
added. do you realize, my fellow-citi-
zens, that the whole world Is waiting on
America? The only country In the world
that is trusted today is the United States
and the world is waiting to see II us
trust Is Justified"
Mr.. Wilson's Indianapolis speech was.
like the one at Columbus. an explanation
Of the league, an appeal for its ratification
and prediction that It was sure to come
into being.