Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-09-12
WILSON
MAKES MANY TALKS
At DIES MONIES, IOWA, AND KAN.
SAS CITY, HE WAS GREETED
BY GREAT THRONGS.
PEACE TREATY
Says 1t Is Purely American-Extends
Democracy over Whole World
Arbitration Main Theme-Mrs.
Wilson Keeps Near Pres.

Des Moines, Iowa.-The treaty with
explained here Saturday night by
President Wilson as purely Ameri-
over the world and shifting foreign
relations from basis of force and
war to one of arbitration and peace.
Making his second address of the
day. the president spoke in the Des
Moines coliseum, said to seat 1900
Every chair was taken and many
were standing. Earlier in the day he
had spoken at Kansas City, Mo-,
more than 300 miles away.
An escort of airplanes dropped
| flowers on the presidents special
train as it approached the city and
he was cheered during an automo-
bile ride through crowds that packed
the downtown streets far out beyond
the curb. When he entered the coli
scum he was cheered again.
| The meeting was opened with an
invocation and Mr.. Wilson was intro
duced by ]. b. Weaver. president OF
the Des Moines chamber of commerce
who spoke on 1.-The outstanding fig
ure in the life of the world today
Mrs. Wilson sat on the platform.
He speaks at Spokane Sept IL and
also Occur d'Alene city the same day
At Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo.-President Will
son appealed to Kansas City crowds
Saturday afternoon to support the
peace treaty or a charter for a new
order of world affairs.
Making his third speech for the
treaty in Missouri to capacity audi
ence, President Wilson spoke in con-
vention hall, said to accommodate
$1,000.
When the president, accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson, appeared on the plat
! form Of the vast auditorium the
crowd. each of whom had small
American flag, arose and cheered for
more than two minutes.
This Week in Northwest.
Des Moines, Iowa.-After day )
rest in Des Moines last Sunday. Pres
ident Wilson left for the northwest
for week of speechmaking in the
interest of the peace treaty.
: His schedule for the six days will
take him through every state that
l borders Canada west of the lakes and
will end at the Pacific coast where
I on Saturday afternoon he will re-
view the Pacific fleet. He will not
reach the extreme northern tier of
states until Tuesday, however, Mon
day being occupied with addresses at
, Omaha and Sioux Falls.
At Omaha.
= Omaha, Notwithstanding for the
:, first time during his speaking tour
2 proposed reservations to the league
J. of nations, President Wilson replied
in an address here Monday to argu.
s ments advanced by those who favor
r reservations.
9 At Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Declaring that
e pro-Germanism had again lifted its
e head in this country, President Viii
o son declared in an address here Mon
day night that every element OF
!. chaos" was hoping there would be
), mo steadying hand placed on tht
worlds affairs.
The president opened his address
by relating how lady who shool
n hands with him at way stop hat
g burst into tears when she tried tt
tell him of her son killed in France
It This incident, said Mr.. Wilson
II brought home to him that the countr,
had sacrificed greatly, not for tempo
rary advantage, but for permanen
g betterment of the world. In the eye
e. of the American boys who went owe
N the seas, he continued, the people o
If Europe had seen a determination no
u only to defeat Germany, but to Sc
that such a thing never hannene.