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began have put America IN a peculiar
relation to the rest Of the world.
ut looks as II we would rave to Be
the reserve force Of the world In re-
spect to financial and economic power.
II looks as IL In the days of recon-
struction and re~cuperatiop which are
ahead of Europe we would have to
DO many Of the things. many Of the
most important thingA which hitherto
have been done through European In.
strumentalities.
"No Ia can say Just how these
matters are going to shape themselves,
but every man can see that the oppor-
tunity of America 10 going to be un-
paralleled and that the source Of
America must be put at the service OF
the world as they never were put at Its
service before. Therefore Il IL impera-
tive that no impediments should be put
In the way Of m with the rest OF
the world"
Credit IL a very spontaneous thing.
Its excursions ought not to be personally
conducted. There have been times In
this country when the expeditions Of
credit were personally conducted. I
could name some of the agencies where
guides were provided, but IL you are
starting an enterprise In one part Of
the country you do not want any guides:
you rather resent guidance from another
part Of the country.
And there were times when there
were limited circles In the eastern por-
ton OF our great country who thought
| they knew more about business In the
other parts Of the country than the people
who lived In those parts of the country.
I always doubted them. now know
that they did not.
Vision Of . Democracy.
THE vision Of q democracy that I
have In this. that one must not be pre-
sumptuous enough to determine before
hand where the vitality Is going to come
from. The beauty of a democracy Is that
you never can tell when a youngster is
born he is going to do with you
and hat no matter how humbly he is
born, no matter where he Is born. no
matter what circumstances hamper him
at the outset. he has got a chance to
master the minds and lead the imaGina-
tons OF the whole country.
America may now Make conquest Of
the world. When the present great con-
fict In Europe is over The world y
going to wear a different aspect.
II do not believe that there Ii going
to be any patched up peace. I believe
that thoughtful men Of every country
and of every race will insist that when
we get peace again we shall have guar
antees that II will remain and tina the
Observation-Disclosures OF Justice will be ex-
| allied above the instrumentalities OF
force.
Il believe that the spirit which has
hitherto reigned In the hearts Of Ameri-
cans and In like people everywhere in
the world will assert itself once for all
In International affairs and that II Amer
lea preserves her poise. preserves her
self-possession. preserves her attitude Of
friendliness toward all the world. she
may have the privilege. whether In m
form or another. Of being the mediating
influence by which these things may
be induced.
Not rum N~aeai,tlou
~ am not now speaking Of govern
mental mediation. haven't that in
mind at all. l mean the spiritual media
ton. | mean the recognition Of the
world that here Is a country that has
n whose merchants when they carry
with them and that this shirt OF give