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Show WILSON WARNS FOES OF LEAGUE Crowd Makes Pilgrimage to Home of Former President WASHINGTON, .Inn. 16 Declaring Declar-ing .mow his confidence In tho "Vitality "Vi-tality of the leiigue of nations," former for-mer President Wilson Sunday warned an impromptu gathering at his home that those who opposed the league would have to "look out for themselves them-selves " A motion made by a man In the audience au-dience at a meeting of the Woodrnw Wilson foundation. Ihnt those present pay their respects to the former president, presi-dent, led to n pilirrim;i' of several thousand admirers and friends of Mi Wilson through two miles of slushy stret-tH to his residence. There the crowd Increased and resolved Itself Into nn enthuslastls demonstration III ri. lis TO GOMPKRS, Mr. Wilson's remarks were In reply to Samuel DomperSi who acting h. spokesman, had declared that the crowd's presence offered proof that the le.-iKu1 of nations was not dead I need hardly tell you how such a demonstration of friendship and confidence con-fidence makes me feel,' Mr. Wilson replied. ' There run be no doubt of the vitality of the league of nations. It will lake care of itself and those who do not regard It will have to look out for themselves. I have no anxiety for It. My only anxiety is to see our irreat people turn their faces In the right direction and move with all their force. I thank you for all this. I don't deserve It, but I enjoy ll. nevertheless." never-theless." .M ED BY. WIFE. Tho former president was assisted to the door bv Mrs. Wilson who htn -ed with him the plaudits of the crowd. Mr. Wilson's voice, while lacking the Volume of his more Vigorous days, was strong enough to carry to most of those who Jammed the street At one point, when the cheers became os-l- tally vociferous. Mr Wilson made a motion as though ho Intended to walk down the steps and shake hands with those nearest, but he was restrained re-strained by Mrs. Wilson The march to the house was led by Senators Walsh of Montana. Fletcher of Florida, and Harris of Georgia. |