Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-24
president SAYS OUR PROMISE
TO TRY TO PREVENT FUTURE
WARS SHOULD BE KEPT.
ONLY HOPE IS IN WORLD LEAGUE
Says Germany Would Not Have Dared
to Strike If Nations Had Been
4; Banded Against Aggression.
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau.)

:gSeat majority agree with him IN his
desire tu end war forever, and that
the peace treaty with its League Of
Nations inclusion is ratified by the
senate, President Wilson is making
successful way across the country on
the long journey he has undertaken
for the purpose of laying before the
plain people 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
spoken formally and in the little cross
road hamlets where his train has
halted at times and he has exchanged
words with the villagers who pressed
forward to greet him. He feels, and
does not hesitate to say so when
chatting with mis- travelling compan'
ions, 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 key
note when he said in his first address,
in Columbus, Ohio:
"This treaty was not intended mere
ly to end this single war. 1t is meant
as notice to every government who
IN the future will attempt this thing
(what Germany attempted) that man
kind will unite to infitct the same pun.
ishment. There is no national
triumph 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 tnrob
bing heart which was so depressed
so forlorn, so sad in every memory il
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, hlgh
and disinterested, with which America
lent its strength, not for its own glory
but for the defense of mankind.
"As I said, this treaty was not
meant merely to end this war. It Is
intended to prevent any similar war.
i wonder if some of the opponents OF
the League of Nations have forgotten
the promises we made our people pe-
fore we went to that peace table! we
had taken by process OF law the
flower of our youth from every coun'
stryside, from every household, and we
told those mothers and fathers and
sisters and wives and sweethearts
that we were taking those men TO
fight war which would end business
of that sort, and if we do not end 1t,
If we do not do the best that human
concert of action can do to end IT, we
are of all men the most untalth1ui
the most unfaithful to the LOVING
hearts who suffered in this war, the
most unfaithful to those households
bowed in grief and yet lifted with the
feeling that the lad laid down his life
for a 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 Ma
tions is for-to end this war justly
and then not merely to serve notice
on governments which could contem-
Mate that they will do so at their peril,
i,nt also concerning the combination
of power which will prove TO tnem
that they will do it at their peril. IL Is
idle to say the worlds Will comDme
against you; but it is persuasive TO
saw the world is combined AGAINST
Won: The League OF Nations
is the only thing that can prevent the
recurrence of this dreadful catastrophe
and redeem our promises"
League of Nations would nave
.nrevented the late conflict, the presl-
Jo,+ oecerted explaining:
81 did not meet single public man
who did not admit these things; that
Germany would not have gone INTO
tbis war if she thought Great Britain
.uras going into it, and she most GER
tainly would never have gone INTO II
had she dreamed America was going
into il. And they all admit tnat
notice beforehand that the greatest
nowers of the world would combine to
.prevent this sort Of thing would pre-
vent it absolutely.
Annlause and cheers greeted
ooch declaration OF the presl-
@ sant that wars might be avoid
a ad in the future by operations
~ the League. He pointed out other
imnortant features Of the Peace
&Srp1tV NOW IL WoS s~~~
weak nations, giving them freedom
which otherwise they never could
have won; how it says These people ,e
have a right to live their own lives
under governments which they them
selves choose, and how that is the
American Principle and l was glad to
,feht for it,, and that was the very
heart of the Treaty, he said.
He drew attention to the section of
the Treaty which is Magma Charta
rof Labor" which shall dispose of the
hours, conditions and remunerations
Of labor.
at forecasts the day., he said
(which ought to have come long ago,
when statesmen will realize that no
nation is fortunate which is not hap
py. whose people are not contented,
contented in their lives and fortunate
in the circumstances Of their lives.
In conclusion the president said he
felt certain the Treaty will be accept
ed and was only impatient of the de-
l,,,, ua added. "Do Won rea1jza NV