Evening times-Republican., 1920-10-27
President, Broken in Both
Health and Spirits,
Reads Address.
RECEIVES GROUP
OF EX-REPUBLICANS
Delegation Of League Advocates vis-
its White House-President Reads
Address Sitting-visitors Describe
Scene as Pathetic and Picture of
Broken President as Tragic--Makes
Plea For Endorsement Of League.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 27.-President
Wilson, speaking to a group of pro-
league republicans today at the
White House. declared that $50
called Americanism which we hear
SO much prating about now is spur
ious and invented for party purposes
only"
Appealing for the completing of the
great moral achievement" which he
said the war represented, the presi-
dent asserted that "the war will have
been fought in vain and our i'm
mense sacrifices thrown away unless
We complete the work we then began.
There is only one way to assure
the world of peace" the president
declared. land that is by making it
so dangerous to break the peace that
no other nation will have the auda-
city to attempt it,
The president warned his hearers
not to be deceived into supposing
that imperialistic schemes ended with
the defeat of Germany or that Ger
many Is the only nation that enter
tanned such schemes or was moved
by sinister ambitions and long stand
ing jealousies to attack the very
structure of civilization"
There are other nations" said the
president which are likely to be
powerfully moved, or already moved
Ly commercial jealousies, by the de-
size to dominate and to have their
own way In politics and in enterprise,
and it is necessary to check them
and to apprise them that the world
will be united against them as it
was against Germany if they attempt
any similar thing"
Wilson Physical Wreck.
In formal statement issued after
they had left the White House mem
bers Of the delegation said they
were deeply touched by the physical
appearance of the president, who re-
ceived them sitting and plainly
showed the efforts of his long illness
and the tremendous strain which he
has been carrying. "He read from
manuscript his reply to the address
Of the Edeputation.' the statement
continued. "and was greatly moved
as he did So. More than once his
voice choked, especially when he re-
ferred to the soldier boys and the
mothers Of those who had fallen in
battle.
1t was evident that he was voic-
ing the profoundest emotions of his
h ,.t ALL
wholue occasion was unexpressably
solemn and tender. 1t was evident
that the presidents intellectual pow
ers were in no way impaired" the
statement continued, "but the depu-
tation felt that it was nothing less
than tragic that the president of the
United States should have been
brought to such a stricken physical
condition as the result of his in
defatigueable labor for his country
and for humanity"
The delegation said they felt that
this might be the presidents final
appeal to the conscience of his coun-
trymen in the supreme moral decis-
ion that they are called upon to
make"
Text Of Wilson's Address.
President Wilson in his address to
delegation at the White House said
in part:
My Fellow Countrymen: 1t is to
be feared that the supreme issue pre-
sented for your considera ton in the
present campaign is growing more
obscure rather than clearer by reason
OF the many arbitrary turns the dis
cussion OF It has taken. The editors
and publishers of the country would
render a great service il they would
publish the full text Of the covenant
of the league of nations because
haVlng read that text, you would be
able to Judge for yourself a great
many things you are in danger of
being misled. I hope sincerely that
IL Will be very widely and generally
published. 1t is with a desire tore
Clarity the issue and to assist your
judgment that take the liberty of
stating again the case submitted 70
you In as simple terms as possible
Says There Are Other Germanvs.
IT Is my privilege to summon Won
now TO the concert Of peace and the
completion of the great moral
achievement on your part which the
war represented and in the prosenca
of which the world found q reassnr-
ance and recovery of force which IT
could have experienced In no other
way. We entered the war, as YOU re-
member not merely to heat Germany
but TO end the possibility of the re-
newal of such iniquitious schcmes as
Germany entertained. The war Will
have been fought in vain and our
immense sacrifices thrown away un-
less we complete the work we then
hegan. and I ask you to consider that
there is only one way to assure the
world of peace-that is, making It SO
dangerous to break the peace that no
other nation will have the audacity
to attempt it. We should not be de-
ceived into supposing that imperial
istic schemes ended with the defeat
of Germany, or that Germany is the
only nation that entertained such