Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-04
President Makes First Ad-
dress on Tour in Behalf
of World League.
GETS CHEERS BUT
No GREAT OUTBURST
Explains His Tour BY Saying He 10
Delivering Rsportst0 People in Per-
son--chinaman in Audience Asks
"How About shantuns" When Presi-
dent Concludes Without Reference
to Far Eastern Qustion.

Columbus o., Sept. 4.-Columbus to-
day was garbed in her showiest fashion
to greet President Wilson. who opens
his country wide tour here today
Practically the entire city is expected
to line down town streets to witness
the Wilson parade, which will be in
the nature of Columbus official well
come to the chief executive. The strike
OF motormen and conductors, now en-
tering It's second day. is not expected
TO interfere with the plans made to
welcome Mr.. Wilson.
The presidents special was schedul-
ed to arrive at II o'clock. The hour
for his address was IL: 3O At p. m.
he left for Indianapolis. where he will
speak tonight A reception committee
met the president at the station and
headed u procession along .lo,vn- town
streets. Airplanes here flew over the
line d march. dropping flowers in the
path OF the presidents machine.
Reports to Countrymen.
President Wilson. opening his coun-
try-wide speaking tour for the peace
treaty. declared in an address here to-
day that his purpose was ito go out
and report to my fellow countrynen."
The only people owe any report"
said the president, "are you and the
other citizens Of the United States"
The president said it also seemed in
creasingly necessary that he sho' =
make such report because he Ii y
read many speeches abo1t the treaty
and was unable to gather from them.
much of what the treaty contained!
Heard by 1000.
Speaking to a crowd which jammcd
the Memorial Hail. whose seating ca
pacity was estimated at 1000. the pres
1dent'a declarations frequently were in-
tefrupted by cheers.
The meeting was presided over by
DR.. w. o. Thompson, president Of the
Ohio State University. and the presi-
dent was introduced by Governor
James f. Campbell, as "the first citi-
zen Of the big round world
Mr.. Wilson began by saying t''a: he
had "chafed" ut the confinement O:
Washington ard was glad to get out
to siakc his report to the people.
Punishment For Germany.
In the first place. the president said
the treaty undertook to punish Ger
many. but there was no thought to
overwhelmingly crush any great peo-
pie.
U Restraint had been exercised. he,
said. and there was provision for max
ing the reparation no greater than Ger
mary could pay.
Mr.. Wilson said he had been 'as-
ttonished" at statements made about
the treaty. and was convinced many of
them were made by men who had not
read IL or else had failed to compre-
hend Its meaning.
Defends League.
The league of nations, the president
declared. was formed in fulfillment OF
the promise that the United States was
fighting this war to lend business OF
that sort'' forever. Not to establish
the league, he said. would be "unfaith-
fur to those who had died.
"If we do not do this thing" he de-
clared. I'VE have neglected the central
covenant we promised our people. The
league OF nations Is the only thing that
can prevent the recurrence Of this
catastrophe"
Besides this the president continued,
the treaty Clears away" the chains
Of opposition and gives small national
tiles the right to live their own lives
That !" he snid. was the American
npsition and I was glad to fight for It,"
/. ~ Italy and Fiums.
ITALY" the president continued, 'had
presented to the conference = contrary
proposal In her request for Fiume.
Tho there were only scattered Italian
settlements there, he declared, italy
wanted Fiume for strategic and mill
@tary purposes. II there were a league
OF nations. he asserted italy would not
need that foothold.
I'D rather have everybody on my
side" hs continued, than be armed to
the teeth
Referring to criticism that the treaty
<violated American traditions, Mr.. VIII
hon said he was proud that he, too, be-
iongcd TO the "old revolutionary
school" and that he was following the
purpose Of the vision which the fathers
had seen.
This treaty Is an attempt to right
the wrongs of Europe" said the presi-
denr. and In my humble opinion it is
measurable success
A.sss SIU1Sy h IN WieaOuTaOIo ou0coOos W
He used the word measurable he Ad-
ded. because radical lines were not
always distinct, and could not be
drawn with !, absolute precision on a
map. This was why. he said, some OF
the boundary lines were left to be de-
cided later by the people themselves.
me treaty, he declared, was shot
yhru with the American principle OF
Ftbe choice OF the governed = i ,fFs; 5s55
sa The treaty also contains. the presi-
\ 1e91t: continued. "a magma charta of
U 41i60r :. which would set UP an interna.
stlonal labor organisation. This organ-
nation, Ne said. would hold Its hrsti
Y msetint II Warrington In October.