The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-05
Sixteen Thousand Capacity Cole
sium Was Jammed With
Hearers at Indianapolis at
Last Nights Address.
APPEAL FOR TREATY
PLAN WELL RECEIVED
Opponents of the League i'm
Discussions Overlook All But
Three Of 26 Articles of Pact"
Declares Mr.. Wilson.

Indianapolis. Sept. 4.-Speaking be-
fore a crowd that jammed the fair
grounds COLISEUM with a seating ca
pacity of sixteen thousand. President
| Wilson tonight declared no one be-
lieved the League OF Nations will make
all wars impossible but that he ex-
pected ii 10 make war violently improb-
able.
The economic and arbitration Sec
tions of the covenant, he asserted
would keep war on the outskirts and
make it only last resort. He said
opponents of the league discussed only
three of 26 articles of the covenant
and overlooked those which make war
! improbable.
| He pleaded for acceptance OF the
! treaty because ii gave a new plat
form for world affairs.
Governor Goodrich,of Indiana, repub-
| lican, welcomed the PRESIDENT in a
brief address.
When he mentioned the president
was to speak the crowd cheered sew
| eral minutes.
| The governor only was able to stop
them by representing the president. II
was ten minutes before the crowd was
quieted.
The President traced from which the
world war started. saying significant
circumstances was that Austria and
Germany did not dare discuss demands
made on Serbia. "It is generally ad-
mitted abroad. he said, THAT lis there
had been discussion there would have
1 been no war" This fact he said
hrocsiled that $ae heart OF The League OF
/ Nations coveffant agreement not TO
| go to war for nine days after controv-
ersy became acute had not been consid-
cred by all those who criticise the
league
| He said he wanted the people TO
forget they are republicans or demo-
Gratis. I am American and champion
of rights which America believes I'm.
he said. The crowd cheered
President Wilson was due to arrive
here at o'clock this evening for the
I second address on his ten thousand
mile tour of the United States.
/ Rain began falling here this morn
I ing and the weather forecast was part
| iy cloudy" for tonight. Arrangements
for the four mile parade to the state
fair grounds COLISEUM where the presi-
dent is to speak at 1880 however were
not changed.
/ President Wilson will return to the
Union Station Immediately after his
speech, and his train will depart for
st. Louis where he speaks tomorrow
between 10 and IL o'clock, tonight.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 4.-Columbus
| today was garbed in her .showiest fash
ion greet President Wilson who opens
his countrywide speaking tour i'm be-
half OF the peace treaty and the League
of Nations at noon.
Practically the entire city lined
H.
parade which was in the nature of CO.
lumbus' official welcome 10 the chief
executive. The strike OF motormen
and conductors of the Street Railway
company now entering upon its second
| day, did not interfere with the plans
to welcome Mr.. Wilson.
The presidents special was sched-
uled TO arrive at il O'Clock. The hour
for his address at Memorial hall was
1890 At p. m. ne left for Indian
apolis, where he spoke tonight.
Escorted by battalion OF state
troops and city officials. President
Wilson was driven through the city
to Memorial hall Immediately upon
his arrival here.
On. arriving at the hall at 1880
o'clock the president received an ova-
tion. The audience sang Dixie" and
then burst forth a cheer that rang
through the hall.
The presidents remarks were inter-
rupted from time to time with ap-
plause. Every seat in the hall was
filled and many persons We're COM
PEELED to stand, lining the walls.
Stepping off the special train. which
will carry his ten thousand miles, the
president was met by a reception com
rnittee composed of officials and lead
ing citizens while guard of honor.
composed of one battalion of picked
national guard troops. many Of whom
wore overseas service stripes.
Ten automobiles were provided by
city for the presidential party and as
IL reached the street from the station.
a band struck up the Star Spangled
Banner Lining the street along the
route of several blocks to the hall.
the crowds We're two and three deep.
with throngs moving along without
difficulty.
President Wilson, opening his ad-
dress declared here today that his pur-
pose was to Ego out and report to my
fellow countrymen.'
Mr.. Wilson began by saying that he
had s.chafed at the confinement of
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