Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-05
Wilson Terms League Enemies As
3sAbsolute Contemplate Cutters
President Driving Plain and
Hard Facts In Ills Addresses
To Constituents Of Opponents
By hugh Baillie

st. Louis, No, Sept. 5.-7President
Wilson. driving through the territory
of opposition senator's in his campaign
for ratification Of the peace treaty,
arrived in St. Louis today, ready to-
make two speeches. .s,s.
Wilson "'has his fighting clothes
on, - it has been stated informally on
his special train, and he is ready for
rough and tumble verbal tussle with
opponents Of the peace settlement. He
Is ready to Bloody them according
to those close TO him.
This change In tsctics on the pres
1 ident's 8 part first became noticeable
last night at Indianapolis, where he
4 told those resisting the treaty to "put
j.up or shut up, Z and to keep quiet I'M
iless they had better plan than he be-
tlieyes his to be for preserving world
peace.
Wiison, it was learned, is going to-
\ put more such fighting phrases into his
discourses hereafter, using slang that
i the people can understand to make him
4 self more clear i'll contrast to his cpl
4 grams Of previous speaking tours.
4 Wilson obviously is trying to make
4 his addresses more like heart to-
heart = talks than orations. SO far he
has made no spectacular effort and
never has appeared like declaimer.
What he wants to do, it was learned,
IS to expound the treaty. He thinks it
is not generally understood; that those
who do not like it do not KNOW what
f|it's all about. and going on this theo-
} ry, he intends to 60 into minute de-
. tails on many phases Of 1t.
ii In effect, he says 10 ms audiences
! your senator's don't understand this
] document, so I'm going to explain it
10 you and then you can tell your SEN
! ators how to vote on 1t.
: This is the object Of his journeys.
!" So far, he has talked principally
about the league Of nations. His trend
: is that, with the league, war will be
: made violently improbable, y while
|. without the league another war will
a develop as soon as nations with pre-
e datory instincts have recovered from
1 the last upheaval and feel that an OPP
i portunte time to strike has come
u Points in the league covenant and
the league terms which are open to
crlticlom are hHnl ihiicaht SVnP"i w
' with the single that the league is a
{ war preventative, i'll his opinion.
I Wilson is laying emphasis on his con
: tention that nations which Violate the
league rules" can be forced TO- sub
: init without the sacrifice OF sngle
=, life in warfare. This could be brought
!, about, he believes, bv the application
n Of boycott which would hcrmetical
iy seal the offending power, preventing
q all intercourse with it, rms, he says
L SIS terrible weapon which IS pro
It vided under he covenant.
The president will develop his line
h of argument as he moves westward
o. HIS advisers say he Is not even USING
m shorthand notes now, but is TALKING
4 Iabout what comes into his mind as HI
! faces each crowd. After every speecl
Y he shows eagerness to get on to thu
! next point and make another one.
He dislikes prepared speeches, be
j lieying they lose their enthusiasm ant
y much of their forcefuness and 1000
~ off, before delivery.
Another thing Wilson has sought t.
drive home is that he is not seeking
to make the treaty political issue
is He is touring as democrat, he SAT-
at indianapolis. but as dcmocra
II, with small sd. Z
~ would be ashamed to discuss thi
- matter as democrat and not az al
American, he said at Richmond, Ind
- Wilson is keenly anxious FOR HI
X words to be placed before the larges
number Of readers and he has frequent
X " asked little groups about the rea
X platform of his car to read his speeche