The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-29
LEAGUE CAUSE WON
WILSON BELIEVES
PRESIDENT, ON WAY HOME ILL,
THINKS PEOPLE ARE
WITH HIM
GAVE ALL HIS STRENGTH
Devotion To Duty OF Explaining Peace
Pact Caused Breakdown.
Wanted To Go On
With Tour


Train.-It was the presidents COM
plete utter devotion to the great cause
he was advocating-the instruction Of
the American people as to the merits
Of the league of nations, that resulted
in the illness that caused the sudden
termination in Wichita, Kansas, Of his
speaking tour. For more than three
weeks, with but occ asional days Of re-
Taxation, he had been giving the ulti-
mate ounce Of his physical strength
and the last atom of his mentality
to the task of laying before his fell
low-countrymen his explanation Of
what the league is anu what it means
to the future Of the world.
He Won The Hearts OF The Folks
And everywhere he talked he won
the hearts and the allegiance Of his
hearers. After the people had listen
ed to his expounding Of the league the
objections to it which had been raised
by hi, opponents seemed trivial. The
people saw the thing as it really is.
They couli not help but do So after
his brilliant answers to all the criti-
cisms made by those senators who are
against the pact. But, in accomplish
ing his task, Mr.. Wilson overstrained
himself
Had Been III Several Days
For several days before the aban-
donment of the tour, those travelling
with him noticed signs Of nervousness
about him; but it was only the Insist
ence of DR.. Grayson his physician,
which caused him to give up his work.
He wanted to speak in Wichita, where
a splendid crowd waited him in city
that was beautifully decorated in his
honor, but DR.. Grayson would not per-
NIT this, and insisted upon Mr.. Will
sons immediate return to Washington.
Those close to the president assured
him, and he himself believed, that he
has won his case anyhow, and that
the few remaining speeches could not
have added greatly to the effect he
had already produced throughout the
country.
Wanted To Discuss shantung
The president had intended at WI
chita to explain further the Shantung
matter; how It was Germany, and not
China, from whom the peninsula was
taken by Japan, and that only through
! the league of nations could the pos
session be returned to China, It's real
and original owner. Mr.. Wilson's last
speech-at Pueblo, Colo.-was one OF
the most powerful he delivered during
his tour. He had intended, as he
neared the conclusion Of the trip, to
speak more and more strongly about
those who opposed the league, and he
voiced some strong opinions In the
Colorado city.
Men Creating False Impressions
II have perceived. more and more"
he said, "that men have been busy
creating an absolutely false impress
sion of what the treaty Of peace and
the league OF nations mean and con
tain. find, moreover, that there Is
an organized propaganda against the
league proceeding from exactly the
same sources that the organized propa
ganda proceeded from which threaten
ed this country here and there with
disloyalty, l want to say-and can
not say It too strongly-that any man
who carries hyphen about with him
carries dagger that he Is ready to
plunge into the vitals OF this republic
II can catch any man with hyphen
In this great contest, will know that
I have got an enemy Of the republic.
FOREIGN sympathlzers Against Treaty
ut Is only certain bodies of foreign
sympathy-certain bodies OF sympathy
with foreign nations-that are organ
| ICED against this great document which
the American representatives have
brought back from Paris" the presi
dent declared. He went on to say that
any one who said I'VE might be at 9
disadyantage In the league OF nations"
was either deliberately classifying OF
i had not read the documents. He IL
plained away again the oft-repeated
criticism caused by the TACT that IN
the assembly, or lesser body. OF the
,aar,,e OF nations, the British empire
has ak votes, while the United States
has but one. The assembly, Mr.. WI
son said, Ia not empowered to tAke
a,ract action Of any kind. and what
avar action It does take must be con-
Cured In unanimously by all the msm.
bars. Therefore, the single voes OF
The United States Ii sufficient to on
stand the six votes Of the British en-
r,ra In the council, or higher body
~ the league, Great Britain has only
q .inrle vote, Just 90 the United States
and the other nations have.
Quotes Theodore Roosevelt
The president from time to time dur
,ns his tour quoted from the writings
~ eminent Republicans. In his last
sneeoh he quoted from President
Roosevelt as follows: "The one effec-
i've move for obtaining peace IL by an
agreement between all the great pow
srs IN which each should pledge IT.
sslf not only to abide by the decisions
~ a common tribunal, but to back is
Saoisions by force. The great civilized
nations should combine by solemn
agreement In a great world league fof