The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-01-02
wilson NVADES
House OF FOES
cARalgS HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE or NATIONS INTO
NoME CT HIS ENEMIES.
cl1T9 COST OF CREST RsAO
az 81. Clemens Naws Bureaul

s,.oaEa President Wilson's special
gf1.n.-- ariyiag hls war against those
si,o olpoaa inc adoption by tho Uni.
o..l a.. tcs d. the Dcace treaty and the
eayelant Of tho League OF Nations In
8o Uier acuseholds, President Wilson
lSst week INVADED California.
Aad there, whvro the question on
sNaloA .ieeaps opponents have ham
ID at hwdsst, that Of Shan Tung-
Is inass interest," the president found
,i,g saro enthusiasm among tae peo
p.a &c. pcace and for insurance
..eailst fatyro wars. The people want
tao lally controversy oniel. They
went th;s country 20 he able to again
taya lis undivided attention to social,
oear cnlio ana Industrial development,
Ehsr LEADERS, rlay not feel this way
hal j,ufging from the expressions
v>ota 4et t,e president c. every side.
re sa,&ers hGYe oyerstepped the
ISL. oc tha pa9plas patience in TIER
s@r.. discrimination 20 force
11a1.ya Ii the great document
aa.S I1Hs This Le,gpa,
nevc take thig League o. ia.
3,i.43, 3s 40 PRESIDENT, for taere
is 40 way in MhicA Gn3.her can be
lii incs. without competing rcco4
aHt alton by the powers. And It
Nso.jd Sit very i'll unon my stomach to
ssE /. sse6 to Germany lcr conaldeTa-
ion
All over the world people arc LOOK
ing to 10 with confidence our rivals
e;c8g with the weaker nations. pray
8i tar the gentlemen who are Dc
la2irg this thing may presently SEQ y
h different light
Germany. he president declared, IS
tas:in@ new courage from our delay in
r1.i.yiag the treaty and her news,
saDog8 and public men were again be.
coming asrosantly out-spokon.
aeoDly impressive were the figures
BIZ She cost OF the late war, in hYes
a5l dollars. It was the first time hat
ia ,3lciai statistics hayo been made
ga. ana the tremendous totals
es-0Ra tae presidents audiences.
s!9aws Cost Of World War.
1a war.s said President Wilson,
a faae Britain and ard her 20
t,aia $4,000, 100000; France $4,000
0080(o. the United States S22,000,'
G00na0, Russia $1s,0G0,000oo0; Italy
s23J Ia Geo, 900 and total, including
Sire .cenditures Of japan, Belgium
ana utlec small countries, Of $123.009,
C06,ca9.
III cost the Central Powers as fol
IowB. Germany $4,000, 100000; Aus
eagary, s21,oO0,0OQ,008; Turkey
ca ria $500 100000.
T eitoa States" the president
saia. spent one million dollars an
nour hight and day for two years in
Its struggle to, gave civilization. AL
tilia. however, fades into Insight
acsnoe when the deaths by
satla arc considered" declared
tho pr9ajGent. Russia gave l.,
.9qod0 men; Germany 100000;
y'raDd B 1,38o,000; Great Britain SEQ,
09J; Italy $4,000; the United States
60,s03 IN OIL, almost 100000 mer
pMdlied IL tho great struggle, or
1,o30.0Q0 TpaFe men than died in ali Of
81. ders Of the previous 100 yeers.
shsuid Remember Recent tiereers.
These are terrible facts. and we
ouglit noqer TO forget them. We went
$40 his war to do thing that waf
euld mental for the world and what
haYo come out on this journey for il
to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. I have found out
Die country has not forgotten and il
! YIN neger permit any who Stands
the way Of the fulfllment OF cur
eat pledges, ever to forget the sor'
1owfGl day he made the attempt.
Arbitration and discussion, the pres.
ident pointed out, must reDlace force
Of arms III Tie settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly he dTelis
upon the fact thai al TIE nations W
lie League agree to do one OF tTo
tliaFs, first TO submit their differences
ID Arbitration, IN which case they
ea to abide by the decision rem
darcE, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, 10
th5ir case discussed by the Coun-
al the League, in which case SIX
las il granted for discussion.
8eaa months must elap5e following
Jesuit Of this last step in aroitra-
ia before thu nation concerned car
c E, Ere war.
Folds Out Hope for Ireland.
Tho pras,dcnt took advantage Of
aaea.ions pTopounded By the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
aace that he believes ireland can bring
her case before tho League CT Nations
Tor settlement when the League Is
actually in existence.
Shan Tnng, he declared, will 20 re-
turned to Chi1a. Japan, he said. had
givel her solemn pledge to that effect
And with the League Of Nations n
force, said the president, we can, u
occasion arises, stand forth and say
"Thig shall be done.