PRESIDED WILSON'S TOUR

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 302, 17 September 1919, Page 7

PRESIDED WILSON'S TOUR

GERMAN PROPAGANDA AGAINST ' THE LEAGUE. (Rec. September 17, 1 a.m.) New York, September 16. President AVilson, in a speech at Portland (Oregon), said that the idea of a League of Nations was 1 not his. It was the result of the deliberations of wise men for many years. Some of . the League's opponents appeared to be trying to obtain for. the United States special benefits from the League. Ho was opposed to this. He believed in equal benefits for all members. Germany was beginning to' hope, was even expecting, that the United States would not join the League. Already German propaganda in tho United States was becoming active, it* purpose being to defeat the League.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. / PRESIDENT IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT. (Rec. September 16, 9.45 p.m.) Now York, September 15. ' The Presidential party, when returning from an automobile tnp in Portland (Oregon),' became involved in ;an automobile accident. Two cars collided, two newspaper .men being killed and two inPresidential party, was un-touoheif—Aus.-N:Z. Cable Assn. »

"THE ONE GREAT HOPE OF THE WORLD" ■ DR. CLIFFORD ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. > London) September 15. The" Congress of the International Brotherhood, at which delegates from twenty, countries are present, has opened in the CUy TempTe. The Bishop of London, in a special sermon at St. Paul'?, gave it a great send-off. He eulogised the Xeague of Nations as the greatest Christian ideal ever put forward, and said'he■fervently hoped for the union of the churches. Dr. Clifford, the. President, in his inaugural address, described the congress as achieving the union of East and West on an indestructible basjs of fraternity. "Brotherhood," he said, "is marching: and nothin; can stop it." The League of Nations was'the one of the world.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.