Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-09-18
LEAGUE CERTAIN
WILSON DECLARES
PRESIDENT IN OPENING SPEECH.
ES OF TOUR VOICES HIGH
HOPES.
WORLD WAITS FOR US
Future Free From War II America
Carries Out Her Pledges,
Says Executive.
"By Mt. Clemens News Bureau"

by MI. Olenenb news bureau,
ST. Louis Especially displaying high
confidence that his fellOw-cltizens in
the great majority agree with him In
his desire TO end war forever, and that
they will sec TO it that the peace treaty
with its League of Nations inclusion
is ratified by the Senate, President
Wilson is making successful way
across the country on the long journey
he has undertaken for the purpose of
laying before the plain people a re-
port of his work in Paris and explain
ing 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 ar
times and he has exchanged words
with the villagers who pressed for
ward to greet him. He feels, and does
not hesitate to say so when chatting
with his travelling companions, 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 keynote when he
said in his first address, in Columbus,
Ohio:
This treaty was not intended mere
ly to end this single war; 1t is meant
as notice to every government who
in the future will attempt this thing
(what Germany attempted that man.
kind will unite to infiict the same pun
ishment. There is no national triumph
to be recorded in this treaty. There
is no glory sought for any particular
nation. The thought of the statesmen
collected around that table vas of
their people, of the sufferings they had
gone through, Of the losses they had
incurred, Of that great throbbing heart
which was so depressed, SO forlorn, so
sad in every memory it had of the five
tragical years that have gone by. Let
us never forget those years, my fell
lOw-countrymen let us never forget
the purpose, high and disinterested,
with which America lent its strength,
not for its own glory but for the de-
Tense of mankind.
"As 1 said, this treaty was not in
tended merely to end this war. 1t was
intended to prevent any similar war.
I wonder If 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 countryside,
from every household, and we told
those mothers and fathers and sisters
alN wives and Sweethearts that we
were taking those men to fight war
which would end business of that sort,
and If we do not end it, If we do not
do the best that human concert of &C.
ton can do to end 1t, we are Of all
men the most unfaithful-the most I'M
faithful to the loving hearts who suf-
fered in this war, the most unfaithful
to those households bowed in grief and
vet lifted with the feeling that the lad
laid down his life for great thing,
and, among other things, in order that
other lads might never have to do the
same thing.
"'Fhat is what the League of Ma
tions Is 'for--tO end this war justly
and then not merely to serve notice on
governments which could contemplate
the same thing Germany contemplated
that they will do so at their peril, but
also concerning the combination of
power which will prove to them that
they Will do 1t at their peril. 1t Is
ideal to say that the world will COM
blne against you; but Is 1t persuave
to say the world is combined against
you. The League Of Nations is the
only thing that can prevent the recur-
renee of this dreadful catastrophe and
redeem our promises"
A League Of Nations would have
prevented the late conflict, the Presi-
dent asserted, explaining:
II did not meet a single public man
who did not admit these things; that |
Germany would not have gone into
this war If she thought Great Britain |
was going into it, and that she most
certainly would never have gone into
1t had she dreamed America was going
into it. And they all admit that ma
ton before hand that the greatest pow |
ers of the world would combine to pre-
vent this sort of thing would prevent |
1t absolutely"
Applause and cheers greeted each |
declaration of the President that wars |
might be avoided in future by the OPP
erations of the League. +
He pointed out other important fea-
lures of the peace treaty-how it was
the redemption of weak nations, Civ
ing them freedom which otherwise
they never could have won; how it
says these people have right to live
their own lives under governments
which they themselves choose" and
how "that is the American principle
and I was glad to fight for 1t" that
was the very heart of the treaty, he
said.
He drew attention TO the section of
the treaty which is magma charta of
labor" which shall dispose of the
hours, conditions and remunerationS
Of labor. at forecasts the day." he
said, (which ought to have come long
ago, when statesmen will realize that
no nation is fortunate which is not
happy, whose people are not content
ed, contented in their lives and for
tunate in the circumstances of their
lives"
In conclusion, the President said he
felt certain the treaty will be accept
ed, and was only impatient of the de-
lay. He added: do you realize, my
fellow citizens, that the whole world
Is waiting on America? The only
country in the world that is trusted
today is the United States, and the
world is waiting to see if its trust is
Justified"
Mr.. Wilson's Indianapolis speech
was like rho ono at Columbus on nv