The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-04

cludeS this war will feet the ruA
strength of the tides that run now in
the hearts and consciences of free men
everywhere. Its conclusions will run
with those tides
...- All these things have been true from
| the very beginning of this stupendous
| war; and I cannot help thinking that
! if they had been made plain at the
! very outset the sympathy and enthus-=
iasln of the Russian people might have
/ been once for all enlisted on the SIDE
! of the Allies, suspicion and distrust
swept away and O. real and lasting un.
| ion of purpose effected. Had they
believed these things at the very mos
ment of their revolution and had
they been confirmed in that belief
since, the sad reverses which have re-
Gently marked the progress of their
advance towards an orderly and stable
government of free men might have
been avoided. The Russian people
have been poisoned by the very same
falsehoeds that have kept the German
people In the dark and the poison has
been administered by the very same
hands. The only possible antidote 4s
the truth. It cannot be uttered too
plainly Or too often.
From every point of view therefore
1t has seemed to be my duty to speak
these declarations of purpose, to add
these specific interpretations which !
took the liberty of saying to the sen
ate In January. Our entrance into
the war has not altered our attitude
toward the settlement that must come
when It Is over. When I said in
January that the nations Of the world
were entitled not only to free path
| ways ON the sea but also to assured
and unm olested access to those path
ways, was thinking, and am think
ing now, not Of the smaller and
weaker nations alone, which need our
countenance and support, but also Of
the great and powerful nations ana
Of our present enemies as well as our
present associates in the war. was
thinking, and am thinking now, OF
Austria herself, among the rest, as
well as of Serbia and Of Poland. JUS
tice and equality Of rights can be had
only at q great price. We are seek
ing permanent not temporary feun-
dations for the peace Of the world
and must seek them candidly and
AN$SA
prove to be the expedient
What shall we do then, to push
! this great war of freedom and Justice
to its righteous conclusion? We
must clear away with a thorough
hand all impediments to suceeNs and
we must make every adjustment OF
| law that will facilitate the full and
free use of our whole capacity ana
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