Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-02

wilson INVADES
HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them Of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
(By Mt. Clemens Newe Bureau)


Aboard President Wilson's Special
train-Carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States of the peace treaty and the
covenant Of the League of Nations in
to their households, President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham
mered the hardest, that of Shan Tung-
is of most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo-
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
economic and Industrial development.
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits Of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force Q
change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
wye must take this League Of Ma
uOns," said the president, "for there
q no way in which another can bs
obtained without compelling recon
sfderation by the powers. And it
would sit very i'll upon my stomach to
take It back to Germany for considera-
tiOn."-
"AII over the world people are look
ing to us with confidence eur riva.s
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
lAying this thing may presently see it
IN different light"
Germany, the president declared, is
taking new courage from our delay in
ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be-
coming arrogantly out-spoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures
Of the cost Of the late war, in lives
and dollars. 1t was the first time that
the official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
"The war;" said President Wilson.
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $4,000. 100000; France $26,O00,.
O60,0OO; the United States $22,OO0,-
100000; Russia $1S.OOoOOO,0OO; Italy
$4,000, ,O0O, 900 and a total, including
the expenditures of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of $123, ,000,-
100000.
''It cost the Central Powers as fol-
lows: Germany $39, 900, O,00O,OO0;, AUS
tria-Hungary, $4,000, 100000; Turkey
and Bulgaria $3.O00,000,0OO.
1.-THE United Stntos," the president
said, "spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
its struggle to save civilization. All
this, however, fades into insight
Acance when the deaths by
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave l.
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1,3SO,OO0; Great Britain 9O0,.
900; Italy 364,0OO; the United States
KOSOO. In ALL almost 100000 men
perished in the great struggle, or
f.50O, 900 more men than died in all Of
the wars Of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
eThese are terrible facts, and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into this war to do thing that was
fundamental for the world and what |
have come out on this journey for is
20 determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. l have found out
The country has not forgotten and 1t
will never permit any who stands
IN the way Of the fulfllment Of our
great pledges, ever to forget the sor-
rOwfuI day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres.
ident pointed out, must replace force
az arms In Che settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly he dwells
uDOn the fact that all the nations in
the League agree to do one Of two
things. first to submit their differences
70 arbitration, in which case they
aRree to abide by the decision rem
dered, or, IL unwilling to arbitrate. to
have their case discussed by the Coun-
cil Of the League, in which case six
months is granted for discussion.
Three months must elapse following
ne result Of this last step in arbitra-
tion before the nation concerned can
declare war.