The evening world., 1919-09-11
WILSON IS SORRY
HE COULDN'T CARRY
A GUN IN THE WAR
Tells Montana Crowds We
Must Accept Treaty or
Play a Lone Hand.

BILLINGS. MONT. Sept. 1.-THE
special train carrying President Will
son arrived in Billings at S:55 o'clock
this morning from worden, small
town % miles east Of here. where It
was sidetracked after midnight to
give the party opportunity for undis-
turbcd. rest.
Thousands OF visitors from n 300
mile radius were here TO greet the
President. Eight thousand or more
persons filled the fair grounds audi
torium within an hour after the
doors were opened at 8 o'clock, and
the streets were lined from the de-
training place to the fair grounds gate.
Daring his speech the President
said II was one Of the hardest of his
trials during the war to be able
merely to direct the policies Of the
Nation and not "to take gun and 90
myself"
There were two addresses on his
days programme. Mr.. Wilson speak
ing at the Billings Auditorium before
noon so that he could reach Helena
in time for meeting at night.
Mayor w. Lee Mains, introducing
the President, said that where a man
went across the sea and did the major
portion OF the work of "righting the
whole worlds troubles he was some
! ~. 70 4
the statement, and there were more
cheers when the Mayors little daugh-
ter presented u bouquet TO Mrs.
! Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson said he had come West
ito consult" with the people In the
light OF circumstances which affected
the whole world. Everywhere, he de-
clared, the human heart beats the
same and on both sides OF the ocean
there was a sincere desire that there
should be no more war.
1t was a mistake, the President con-
tinued, to debate the Peace Treaty as
! II it were an ordinary treaty. 1t was
not merely q treaty with Germany,
but q treaty effecting a settlement Of
tho affairs OF the world. And II Is
this treaty or no treaty" he added.
1T is this treaty because there can be
no other. This settlement 10 the first
| international settlement that Is
based upon the happiness OF the aver
age people throughout tho world. 1t
is a peoples treaty, and l venture the
prediction that it is not wise for Par
liaments and Congresses TO attempt
to alter it,"
1t Is severe treaty, the President
went on, but Justly so. Some of the
men who had called it unduly harsh
| were criticisng the Administration a
year ago because they thought the
| United States would be too easy with
| Germany.
/ The United States either must take
the treaty, he said, or play u lone
hand in world affairs.
! III you're going 10 play zone
hand" said he, the hand that you
play must have n weapon in It, and
/ the weapon must be all the young
men OF the country and the business
of the country must pay the piper.
There was spirit Ot unrest every
where. he continued, and 1t was the
province of the treaty to set up an
| Industrial democracy as well as a
political democracy. lie continued
that there were domestic questions
TO be settled in that connection be-
cause there could be no Industrial
democracy as long as monopolies eN-
istcd.
lie was interrupted BY applause
when he added: And we have not
yet finished with the monopolies."
citing again the upheaval in Rus
sia, the President asked II hie hearers
had not seen evidences of the spread
OF the unrest II was the dread" OF
every statesmen in Europe, he con-
tinued, and propaganda was spread
ing IL in the United States.
"There are apostles of Lenine in
our midst" he said, "and IL means
to be an apostle OF darkness. Our
business Is to see that no minority
no matter how rich, no matter how
poor, shall get control OF the United
States"
MATT ANk UEETCV RAN0IT