The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
HERMAN PREMIER. UNDERWOOD GIVEN. CLOSELY GUARDED;.A GREAT OVATION.
 FEAR DEATH PLOT|BY MISSISSIPPIANS.
America Must Aid Europe, Or War Was Fought In Vain,
 Senator Asserts

BILOXT. Miss, August 2o.-(spe- cial.)-Payng high compliment to the men who fought the World war Senator Oscar ". Underwood, in the principal address before the woman's auxiliary of the American Legion and the Forty and Eight society of Mis- sissippi here today. declaring that "it is a question of honor" asserted that America would have fought in vain unless she now aids Europe In set ting her difficulties.
 Senator Underwood, who was in troduced by Representative T. Web Der Wilson, of Mississippi, says that while France loves our soldiers. one never hears @ word of praise for our government in that country
 We settled things on the battle- field,' he said, but many things re- main unsettled. America quit cold at time when France and the other aI- lies needed us most. We fought for the peace of the world. and thus far our fight has been in vain"
 Senator Underwood stated that he would be candidate for President of the United States if nominated. He assailed the Republican administra- tion for it's failure to ratify the treaty of Versailles and for it's for eign policy He spoke to an audience of about 1000 persons. The senator was greeted with prolonged cheers as he approached the stage. The sena- tor was accompanied by American Legion officials and Congressman Wilson, by whom he was introduced Went Into War Clean.
 senator Underwood said in part:
 There has never in the history of the world been a nation that went to war with cleaner hands and a cleaner conscience than the people of Amer lea when they entered the great war. Your government under the command of that great President, the one great in war and great in peace, Woodrow Wilson wno was patient to the last degreo, held his patience uu- til it was no longer virtue The soldiers by him went over the top and settled affairs of the world; that Is they settled them upon the battle Held, but nevertheless the great af- fairs of the world are not yet settled.
 have just returned from a trip to Europe. ] have travelled over the ground where your soldiers fought and many died, and now here do you har word that is not in highest praise of the American soldiers of their gallantry, their courage. their clearness-and staying power. have travelled across the Ruhr valley from Verdun working down to where the soldiers came out and charged across five miles of territory and forced German gunmen out That valley left marker to show the price of the victory There is a G,l h irrI4 irf h fu room made Of granite. with a beauti- ful brass of American soldier,
 "When l asked if Americans who lived in France put it there, my in- former said mo- Did the government put it there? No. Did the French government put it there? We'll, then who did put it there?
 "They answer that the French peasants used their francs to build the monument tO our soldiers for their redeemine them from the guns of the Germans.
 Conditions in Europe.
 Much has been said of the eoudi- tious in Europe today, there is vast devastation and Wrechaec every where for there has srCWU no sign of occupation of operation of the iu- habitants who once Oc Wpied the soil During the war yuar minds were engaged in thoughts Of war, not politics. thoughts of determina ton of peace. The countrys verdict is yours. Remember that iu the past when the German came over the bor- der of France 39 times. Today France is afraid that they 1rill come over the fortieth time Germany is great in population, manufacture of munitions of war and great men who served them on the battlefield. Men who served will not deny they are a great fiGhtiue nation
 The speaker referred to t1e treaty 1f Versailles. WhicA was ratteted in which tue United States and Eng,and suaranteed the border line af France, the border line that they
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