The Era-leader., 1919-09-18
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 II Nations Had Been
Banded Against Aggression.
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau.)

desire to end war forever, and tina
the peace treaty with its League O.
Nations inclusion is ratified by tht
senate, President Wilson Is making {
successful way across the country OF
the long journey he has undertaken
Tor the purpose Of laying before the
plain people report of his work ir
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 his 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 It Is meant
as a notice to every government who
In the future will attempt this thing
(what Germany attempted) that man.
kind will unite to inflict the same pun
tshment. 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 throb-
bing heart which was so depressed,
SO forlorn, so sad in every memory tt
had Of the FIVE tragical years that
have gone by. Let us never forget
those years, my fellow countrymen;
let de never forget the purpose, high
and disinterested, with which America
ient It's strength, not for It's own glory
but for the defense Of nlankiL1.
"As ! said, this treaty was not
meant merely to end this war. 1t Is
intended to prevent auy similar war.
I SlJnder IL some Of the opponents OF
tho League OF Nations have forgotten
the promises we made our people be-
fore we went to that peace table? We
had taken by process OF law the
flower Of our youth from every coun-
tryside, from every household, and we
told those mothers and fathers and
sisters and wives and sweethearts
that we were taking those men to
fight a war which would end business
of that sort, and if we do not end 1t,
af we do not do the best that human
concert Of action can do 20 end 1t, we
are of all men the most unfaithful--
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 O 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
tious is for-to end this war Justly
and then not merely to serve notice
on governments which could contem-
piate that they will do so at their peril,
but also concerning the combination
of power which will prove to them
that they will do 1t at their peril. 1t Is
idle to say the worlds will combine
against you; but 1t is persuasive to
say the world Is combined against
you; The League OF Nations
is the only thing that can prevent the
recurrence OF this dreadful catastrophe
and redeem our promises
A League Of Nations would have
prevented the late conflict, the presi.
dent asserted, explaining:
"I did not meet single public man
who did not admit these things; that
Germany would not have gone into
this war il she thought Great Britain
was going into it, and she most GER
tainly would never have gone Into 1t
Mad she dreamed America was going
INTO II, And they all admit that a
notice beforehand that the greatest
,owers OF the world would combine to
,ravent this sort Of thing would pre- .
rent it absolutely ,
APPLAUSE and cheers greeted
,sch declaration OF the presi- ,
Ont that wars might be avoid ..
a IN the future by operations
Z = the League. He pointed out other I
nnortant features CT the Peace {
'reaty, how it was the redemption Of 4
,eak nations, giving them freedom j
,hich otherwise they never could r
ave won; how it says These people y
ave q right to live their own lives =,
nder governments which they them v
lives choose, and how that is the a
,nerlean Principle and l was glad to u
yht for IT., and that was the very a
sart of the Treaty, he said.
He drew attention to the section Of II
q Treaty which is Magma Charta a, ~
abor." which shall dispose of the n' :"
,urs. conditions and remunerations IA i.
labor. w ~
at forecasts the day., he said Ell
vhich ought to have come long ago, iii
,an statesmen will realize that no vi
tion is fortunate which Is not nap W,
whose people are not contentei a;,
ntented In their lives and fortunats o., o.
the circumstances OF their lives". ln'
n conclusion the president said ne Tel
! certain the Treaty will be accent. ou
and was only impatient of the de
He added: "Do you realize. nv CHI
ow citizens, that the whole world | the