Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-09-18
AMERICAS PLEDGE
SACRED--WILSOE
PRESIDENT SAYS OUR PROMISE
TO TRY TO PREVENT FUTURE
WARS eHoULp BE KEPT.
ONLY HOPE IS IN WORLD LEAGUE
Gays Germany Would Not Have Dared
TO Strike II Nations Had Been
Banded Against Aggression.
tsy Mt. Clemens News Bursau.)

(Ry Mt Clemens News Bureau.)
st. Louis-Displaying high con.
adence that his fellow citizens in the
great majority agree with him in his
desire to end war forever, and that
the psace treaty with It's League Of
Nations inclusion is ratified by the
senate. President Wilson is making a
successful way across the country on
the long journey he has undertaken
tor the purpose OF laying before the
plain people a report Of his work In
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,
n Columbus. Ohio:
"This treaty was notsintended mere
Y TO end this single war. 1t Is meant
- notice to every government who
"a the future will attempt this thing
(what Germany attempted) that man
hind will unite to infiict the same pun
Nyhv Ia n
Triumph to be recorded In this treaty.
There Is no glory sought for any par
sleular nation, The thought Of the
statesmen coRsctd around that liable
vas Of their people, Of the sufsrings
Ehey had gone through, OF the losses
hey had incurred, Of that great throR-
hing heart which was so depressed,
10 forlorn, SO sad in every memory It
had Of the five tragical years that
have gone by Let US never forget
nose years, my fellow countrymen;
at as never forget the purpose, high
and disinterested, with which America
lent its strength, not for its own glory
but for the defense Of mankind.
@As ] said, this treaty was not
meant merely to end this war. 1t Is
Intended to prevent any similar war.
[ wonder IL some Of the opponents OF
the 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-
iryside, from every household, and we
toid those mothersNand fathers and
sisters and wives and sweethearts
to1r fhnGn
Nght a war which would end business
Be that sort, and If we do not end u,
Il We do not do the best that human
soneert of action can do to end II, we
are of all men the most unfaltnLul-
kha 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
Ieelihg that the lad laid down his lie
tor q great thing, and, among other
Ihlnes. in order that other lads might
never have to do the same thing.
"That is what the League OF Ma
unng Il for-to end this war justly
nd then not merely to serve notice
- governments which could contem-
nlatey that they vii do so at their peril,
md also concerning the combination
~ noweY which will prove to them
nat they will do it at their peril. II Is
idIa "a say the worlds will combine
rqainst you: but it Is persuasive 70
sav the world Is combined against
vcn. The League Of Nations
q the only thing that can prevent the
occurrences OF this dreadful catastrophe
and redeem our promises.
A League Of Nations would have
,,-avanted the late conflict, the prest-
dont asserted, explaining:
II did not meet single public man
who did not admit these things; that
Germany would not have gone lnso
shls war il she thought Great Britain
was going into it, and she most ceI-
sninly would never have gone INTO ~
80 she dreamed America was gong
Snto 4. And they all admit tnat
-ctice beforehand that the greatest
S,owers Of the world would combine tos
sravent this sort Of thing would pre-i
Sont II absolutely" Y
i.T Annlause and cheers greeted
..ch- declaration Of the presi-ii
Sont that wars might be avoid
- ,n the future by operations
- the League. He pointed out other
S..,rc~tant features Of the Peace
-ssty ss..sst hnw II was the redemption Of
.Ha.lr nations. giving them freedom +.
~hich otherwise they never couio
s.ve won: how It says These people
S-ve 4 right to live their own lives
-nder governments which they them
-elves choose, and how that e the
1marican Principle and was glad to-
S4 ~, t4D nnd that was the very