The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-04
Mrs. Evelyn Aldrich Tells How American President
Forced His Scheme For World Government
Upon the Peace Makers of Paris
ANDTRIED TOFORCE IT upon THEUNITEDS STATES
Calls Upon the Men and Women Voters To Take Their
Stand on Election Day To Preserve the
Independence of the United States

With Pat Hoge in the witness
chair and even the jury boz filled
vgifft earnest listeners, with the en-
Eif9 Circuit court room in the court
house Including the balcony, tu!l
and running over, Mrs. Evelyn
Aldrich from New York addressed
e Rapublican mass meeting Satur-
fday. evening most thrilliugly. Seats
ON the side near the entrance dooE
were roped OF for the Moose Pano
whi6h marched to place to patrlotlc
airS adding TO an undercurrent Oh
tanseness and excitement.
Two speakers were advertised
for the evening but Congressman
TTanR1in F. Ellsworth had put
yaigff minutes in which to speak his
mind because the remainder OF the
evening passed so swiftly under the
Z s5SSIlE cast loy one of the most sym.
ns{hetically brilliant woman speak
afd5 aver brought to Fairmont, that
no more time was left. MRS.
Aidrirh, from the moment she
stood before her audience, held at
tantfon In startling manner. her
entire personality was most appeal
if1f her voice rich and sympathetic,
i3er delivery faultless, every woru
( oiesr5 aB q bell. Several times her
audience broke into spontaneous
eian6InR. every hand coming as
sfrbrti one body. A number or
ttmes many eyes were wet. AT no
,tif3e was there restless stirring or
ems departure from the room OF a
6iskRry psrson. Mrs. Aldrich
Ee for an hour and q halt on
a que of Nations.
eSpla i6ed fully why no good
could accept the Leugue
5f fi6ns. She WASH Paris wnen
saihe to birth ana all through
4 liz addling days. She talked
9fiia men in the conference VINO
Eef eS dangers even then. Sce
deIjl 0red the fact that the League
So Sations had been made an issue
n the present campaign because 1t
dieaus asmRn must choose between
5isI3nsrty and his country il he Is
ILDemocrat. This is most serious
matter and a very hard thing 10
40, says Mrs. Aldrich.
she continued: The Republican
!eels that to sign the League OF Na-
lions covenant without FeseFS1,
tiona Is q dangerous thing 10 do.
Inc Democrat teels that opposite
sosour country lies at stake, and
! Il IIe fail to look out tor our couu-
trysSgho will? We are one OF the
Youngest nations and yet are the
I worlds greatest power, with yasl
wealth and government just
riFht, with everybody free anu
auuaI-With room to expand. we
ShSve grown up as consequence
ike great fertile garden. We
I$iaye vast resources,-men, money
Mind supplies, - available TO the
Wocfd IA emergency. That Is why
otf6r countries want the League
nfs Ne tions with US.
The League OF Nations is Presi-
dent Wilson'S own draft, the result
al ffiis5 own determined efforts, his
fayorlte work, his Individual ideas
6or the world. Even II 1t Is not
Rdcd for the United States he be-
iiaYaSi tt is good for the world.
"Ths League OF Nations is greater
thaii our senate-greater than our
oyiuggoVernment," he has said
fling words to come from a
IPrssident! Such speech, is the
main thread OF the socialist the
ofy. President Wilson most Ger.
tSidiy does believe that we shall
Be "a fractional part Of world gov.
aYnmeIit with world constitution
subrefi1e IN our hearts. A world
Elag was even designed over there
cFoa9 the ocesn WnetS 81 h'S, muGn
annens9 We knew hoSn41s aUOSL, ,S.I,C
A4arleh spoAe as one WY
vas with great reluctance tna5
men OF the Conference yleloso
resident wilson when ne n
that the League Sh9ulu Oe