Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-05
New York. March 4.-Prcsident Will


son told the American people in an
address here tonight on the eve of his
return to Paris that he was yoing back
TO the peace conference to battle with
renewed vigur for creation Of a league
OF nations.
The first thing am gong TO tell
the people on the other slGe of the
water Is that an overwhelming ma
jority OF the American people is in
favor of the league OF nauons,' said
the president.
Speaking after Former President
Taft had ex2ounded the main fea-
lures of the proposed cpnvenant of
nations, Mr.. Wilson told The vast
audience. which filled The Metropoli-
tan Opera House. his opinions of op-
ponents OF the league plan II Ameri-
O.
''9Jo party has the right 10 appro-
pirate this -sue and 20 party will
in the long ruA will dare to oppose it,.
he asserted.
Asserting that the league OF ma
tions is ''mcart as a notice tc all out
Law nations that the peoples of the
world will no longer tolerate inter
national crimes. the president said
that "Europe is a Bit sick at heart
at this very moment because it is
seen that sosrC statesmen have no Vi
sion and that the onl'. vision has been
the vision OF the people
"And | am amaZed-no. alarmed, but
amazed-that theare should lie in some
quarters such a comprehensive ig-
norance OF the state Of the world
continued Mr.. Wilson.
And ] want to utter this solemn
warning not in the way OF a threat;
the forces of the world do not threat
en-. they operate. The great tides OF
the world do not give nori-e that they
are going to rise and run: they rise III
their majesty and overwhelming
might, and those who stand in the way
are overwhelmed. Now tine heart of
the world is awake and the heart Of the
world must be satisfied.
Mr.. Wilson WAS chccred fer three
minutes, while the band Played "I
won't Come Back Till It's over Over
There
Text Of Presidert's Speech.
President Wilson SAM
My Fellow Citizens. J accept the
intimation Of the air just YiJycd. / will
rot come back till its over ever there
And yet I pray God in thc interest Of
peace and Of the world sir that may
be soon.
Tho frst thing that / au going to
ten the people on the OtGer side of
the water IS that an overwhelming
majority of tire American eople is in
favor of a league of nations ] know
that Is true: / have had unmistakable
intimations OF It from oil iauts Of the
country and the voice rims true in
every case. ] count myself fortunate
20 speak here under the unusual cir
ctinagtances Of this evening I am hap
py 20 associate myself with MIR. Taft in
this cause. He has displayed an ele-
vatiou Of view and a de -otiCn to pub
lie duty which is beyond Ilaise.
And | am the more happy because
this means that this is no7 a party is
sue No party has the right to appro-
pirate this issue and no party viii
in the long run dare to oppose it.
we have listened 20 So clear anc
admirable an exposition IF many o.
the main features Of the proposed
covenant OF the league o. nations, thai
Il is perhaps not necessary for me t
discuss in any particular way the con
tents of the document. / will seel
rather 10 give you its setting. ] do no
know when / have been more impress
ed than By the conferences of th'
commission set Up by tha conference
Of peace 10 draw UP a covenant for III
league OF nations. The representa-
tives Of fourteen nations sat arount
that board-not young men, not mel
inexperienced in the affairs of thei
own countries, not men il experiences
in the politics OF the wo-A; and tn
inspiring influence OF svery meetin
was the concurrence Of purpose on tn
part OF all those men 10 come to a.
agreement and an effective workin
agreement with regard - this leagu
of the civilized world.
There was a conviction in III
whole impulse: there was convicto
Of more tina. one sort: there was tn
conviction that this thin. ought to b
done. and there was also the convic
ton that not man there would ven
ture to go home and say that he ha
not tried 10 do Il
Mr.. Taft fas set the picture for yo
Of what a failure of this great purpos
would mean. We have been hearin
for all these weary months that tn
akpny of war has lasted because of II
sinister purpose OF the Central En-
ptree. and VIC have made maps of Il
course that they meart their cor
ouests 70 take Where lid the lin'
OF that map lie. OF thai central lii
that we used TO call from Bremen
BaKdad?
They lay through these very r
gions TO which Mr.. Taft has call'
yoir attention nut tncV lay tht
through the united empire, through Il
Austro- Hungarian empire whose Il
tsrrity which Germany was bound
respect as her ally in .he path of tn
line Of conquest: the Turkish empi
whose interests she professed to mai
her own lay n the direct path that 81
intended TO tread.
"And now what has happened? Tl
Austro- Hungarian empire has gone
pieces and the Turkish empire h
disappeared, and the natiors that e
fected that great result for 1t was
rsrult OF liheratlon-are now respo
sible as the trustees OF ths assets
those great nations. You not on
would have weak nations lying in II
path. but You would have nations
which that old poisoned seed Of 1
tYfrrie could he planted with the ce
tainty that the crop would be abu
dsrt: and one or the things that I
league Of nations Is intended TO wat
Is the course Of intrigun. Intrig
cannot stand publicity. and If t
league of nations werc nothing but
great debating society 1t would X
intrigue.
N Is one Of the agreements Of Il
covenant that it is the friendly rig
o< every nation a member or
league 10 call attention that anythi
thai Il thinks viii disturb the peace
the world no matter where that thi
1S occurring.