The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-09-19
LEAGUE CERTAIN
WILSON DECLARES
5-E5l9Ear IN OPENING SPEECH
rs OF TOUR VOICES HIGH
HOPE.
WORLD WAITS FOR u.s.
Future Free From War N Amerlci
Carries Out Her Pledges" Says
Executive.
BY Mount Clemcns News Bureau

TO end war forever. and that theD
will see to Il that the peace treaty
with its league OF nations inclusion Il
ratified by the senate. President WI
son Is making successful journey
across the country on the mission he
has undertaken for the purpose OF
laying before the plain people report
OF his work in Paris and explaining
what the league means.
Thus far In his travels. he has ey
erywhere met with warm greetings,
both in the great halls whore he has
spoken formally and in the little cross
roads hamlets where his train has
halted at times. and he has exchanged
words with the villagers who pressed
forward to greet him. lie feels, and
does not hesitate To say 40. 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 ha
said in his first address In Columbus,
Ohio: "T'hi treaty was not intended
merely to end this single war; IL Is
meant as a notice to every govern
mept who. in the future will attempt
this thing what Germany attempted
that MANKIND will unite TO Inlet tho
same punishment. There Is no ma
national triumph 10 be recorded ia
this treaty There is no glory sought
for any particular nation. The Thought
OF the statesmen collected around that
table was OF their people. OF the SUI
fering they had gone through OF the
losses they had Incurred, Of that great
throbbing heart which has so depress
ed so forlorn. so sad in every memory
il has OF the five tragical years that
have gone by. Let us never forget
those years. my fellow courtrynen
Let us never forget the purpose high
and disinterested. with which America
lent its strength, not for it's own glo'
ry. but for the defense OF mankind.
AS said. this treaty was not In
tended merely to end this war. II
was intended to prevent any similar
war wonder II some OF the oppo-
nents OF the league OF nations have
forgotten the promises we made our
people before we went "a that peace
table? We had taksn by processes OF
law the flower of our youth from eY'
cry countryside. from every household
and we told those mothers and faith
ers and sisters and Wives and sweet
hearts that We were taking those men
10 fight war which would end bust
ness of that sort. and II We do not
end il. IL we do not do the best that
human concert of action can do TO
end IT, We are OF all men the most
unfaithful-the most unfuithful to the
loving hearts who suffered IN this
var; the most uniaithfm TO those
households bowed in grief and yet lift
ed with the feeling that the lad laid
down his life for great thing, AMI
among other things. in order that 9th
er lads might never have TO do the
same thing.
That is what the league of nations
Is for-to end this war justly. and
then not merely 70 serve notice on
governments which would contem'
plate the same thing Germany contem'
plated that they will do so at their
peril. but also concerning the comb
nation OF power which will prove 10
them that they will do II at their peril.
II is idle 10 say that the world VIII
combine against you but it IL persua'
sive to say the world Is combined
against you. The league OF nations
Is the only thing that can prevent the
recurrence OF this dreadful catastro
phe and redeem our promises"
A leagne OF nations would have pre-
vented the late conflict. the president
asserted. exclaiming. u did not meet
a single public man who did NOT ad
NIT these things: thst Germany would
not havo gone into this war II she
thought. Great Britain was going Int
Il. and that she most certainly wonld
psvsr have gone into II had she
dreamed .Amsrics WA going into II
And they all admit that notice be
forehand that the greatest powers Of
the world combine to prevent this
sort OF thing would prevent IL abso
lntely." .t.-.-. cr
Applause and cheers greeted each dee
larafion OF the rresidrnt that wars migh
| he AVOIDED In future BY The opctntioh o
| the league.
| "a. oointcd out other important features
| ~ tne D,.ace treaty. How IL was the re
| Jcn,ntlon vf weak nations In giving then
| SrsadSn which otherwise they heVerscoul'
| nav. won; how II sRys those people nav
| . ri.,ht 10 live their own lives unde
| eove1nm.ntF which they thenseive
| cboo.e" and how that IL the American
| ,.,inciule and I was glad 10 nght Tor "
| THAT was the very heart9f the treaty u
| said . a.. ..,,t,o N
! Tho treaty which H. magma ch"rR
| labor" witch shall dispose OF the hour.
| conditions and rcnurlcrtu"ns "' H ,ypi
! nj forrcagts the day he salh wnic
I o,.rht 20 have come long ago Nhe
| r,rt.suen. will realize that no nation :
sort,inate which is MOI harry who's
nsc,,ic arc not con icnted In their i've
"a fortunate IA tie circumstances
their lives ..,.,..., -, n
fclt certain the treny viii We ncSepte,
ma was only impa ient OF the neh'N
waiting on America. me rnlY c9en''
In the world that Is trusted today
the United States. and the world
ss,ftinr 10 see ~ rs trust Is jusuned
Wr Wilson's indianapolis speech wa
we the one ~ Columbia. an explain.