Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-28
VOICE CHOKES AS HE
PLEADS FOR LEAGUE
ITO STOP ALL WARS
Republicans Campaigning
for Covenant Received
at White House.
MAY BE PRESIDENTS FINAL
APPEAL FOR VITAL ACTION
Visitors Describe Whole Occa-
sion as Ine&pressibly Sol
emn and Tender.
HOLT HEADS THE DELEGATION
Says They Represent Vast Number
or Voters Ready to Place Pa
triotism Above Party.
HOLT HEADS THE DELEGATION
tBy Associated pressA

S'.--President Wilson. In his first
speech since lie was taken i'll more
than year ago, called on his "fcI
low countrymen" today to indorse
the league OF nations and summoned
them to the concert of peace ana
the completion of the great moral
aehieVemcnt' on their part, which.
he said, the World War represented
Speaking from his wheel chair to
delegation of pro-lcague Republi-
cans and independents, who called mt
the White House, the President de-
clared that the great moral influ-
ence" OF the United states would be
absolutely thrown away" IL the ma
ton did mot complete the task which
our soldiers and sailors so seriously
undertook to execute"
l. United Against Imperialism.
The American people. Mr.. Wilson
said. should not be deceived into sap
posing that impcrialistic schemes
ended with the defeat OF Germany.
He declared there were other nations
which were likely to be powcrfuily
moved or were already moved "o<
commercial jealousy, by the desire 10
dominate and TO have their own way
in politics and in enterprise" and
that il was necessary tn appris>
them that the world would be united
against them as il was agains, GER
many if they attempted any similar
thing"
The President read his address
from manuscript His visitors do
al ral ;,>
leaving the White House that it was
evident he was "yoicing tho pro-
foundest emotions of his heart" and
that more than once his voice
choked." especially when he referred
ito the soldier boys and the moth
ers of those who had fallen in bat
tie"
THE whole occasion was incx-
prossly solemn and tender" said the
statement. adding that the deputa-
ton felt tina; il was nothing less
than tragic" that the President had
been brought Ito such strickcn
physica! condition as the resui, OF
his interchangeable labors for his
country and for humanity"
Nay Tie Final Appeal.
ihtS iciA, concluded the state
ment. that this might be the Pres.-
dents final appeal TO the conscience
OF his countrymen in the supreme
moral decision that they are called
upon to make"
Mr. Wilson received his visitors,
fifteen in all, including two women.
in small room on his study. near
the entrance to the White House. lie
remained in his wheel chair through
out the reception, which lasted forty
minutes. Afterwards, Rear Admiral
Grayson, his physician, indicated that
he had shown no physical i'll effects,
saying he had come through "in cx-
ccDtionally fine FORM"
After the delegation was greeted
by the President DR.. Hamilton Hol:.
OF New York. its spokesman. deliv-
cred brief address, declaring THAI
the league of nations transcendcl
party politics and was the greatest
moral issue that has confronted the
American people in this generation"
He added that the delegation repre-
sentcd vast number Of other Repuh-
licans throughout the United States
who are ready to put patriotism
above party in the present critical
hour, to the end that Our boys whose
blood hal!ows the fields of Franco
will not have died in vain"
Asks Covenant he Published.
In his reply. the President az
pealed to the editors and publishers
OF the country to publish tho full tex.
OF the covenant of the league OF ms.
tions so that the people might bot
ter inform themselves OF the issue ~
voived. Discussing Article y. the
President took occasion to say The
so-called AmericanIsm which We hess
so much prating about now Is spu
rious and invented for party pnr
poses only. The true. the real
Americanism." hee declared. is ~,
see Justice done and humanity pro-
tected and vindicated," stating that
this was the purpose OF Article y.
Describing Article X. as "the spcci-
hc redemption OF the pledge which
the free governments yof the world