Show a o o m. m a E to L i uis' uis n Wel Welcomes ome ll N I Mt T WN LOF f C ITI Up or Shut Up speech Indicates What is I-is Answer Will Answers Will Beo Be o q qt I Missouri Senator SenatorS t S LOUIS Sept 5 President Wilson reached today the thereal real cal beginning of his Western ij speaking tour in the interest of oi i Ih peace treaty treat the start of his hisong fong ong swing around the circle of states west wes of the MississippI Having Having sounded the keynote of his appeal to n addresses yesterday at Columbus Columbus Co Co- lumbus land Indianapolis Mr Wilson planned to take a a. brief respite from Ip speechmaking today before plunging into the the arduous program that will carry him into virtually every Western state Arriving in St. St Louis early this morning he arranged to sleep latex on in train and then to kee keep most day free TWO ENGAGEMENTS IT Early in n the afternoon however wever he heasto was vas asto to attend a luncheon eon at a a. downto downtown downtown down down- to town n. n hotel el where It was expected he would make a brief talk on the tr treaty aty an JIn in the evening he was to speak at th where in 1916 he was t for r the presidency A Ap p the days day's program was a forenoon forenoon fore fore- no noon noon n automobile ride through the prin- prin of the city from his train to the hotel Iti ln Missouri the president found a situation as regards ratification of the thep p peace a j treaty without an exact parallel inT ny other state In the treaty rati- rati body at Washington the state is represented by Senator Reed the only Democratic senator who has taken a a. stand for the rejection Ind s Senator Spencer one of the Republican Ican lican senators who have havo declared themselves th generally friendly to It and andave have ave agreed on a set of reservations as 1 basis for Its acceptance Ir Iri St. St Louis Senator Reed recently nade nad an address bitterly the tr treaty reaty ty and within the next few tew weeks weel s senator Johnson of ot California a a. Republican Re- Re publican member of ot the foreign relations rela- rela llo If committee and others are ex- ex d to address opposition meetings here II ere In addition to his address here tonight the president is to make one lid ss in Kansas City tomorrow Burning R RESIDENTS RESIDENT'S PURPOSE Tn keynote addresses yesterday h be president made plain his intention up various features of the reaty reary in an explanatory way during rip and to refrain from engaging tTa rs fa debate debato about the raised in discussions of the tho treaty hereto- hereto ore T the league of nations the labor the provision for self deter for various territories in to Europe ur pe and the reparation system es ea hed by the treaty he attaches Importance He lIe character- character zed the he league yesterday as meaning hat American soldiers would not again av to cross the seas and the labor ecU n nas as constituting a u. Magna Charta Charia or the world over CHALLENGE the president called lithe opponents of the tho covenant to tor r d ce a plan to secure the peace of helli if jf not willing to accept the ague of nations ItTis a 11 case of ot put up or shut up said d' d if the gentlemen who dont don't e what was done In ParIs Pans think they n do 40 something better beiter I 1 beg that Y will hold their convention SO Ii d do it now r Besides Asides his two principal addresses Continued on page 4 4 I I |