The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-25
THE VISITING COMMISSION

- HE ARRIVAL of viviani and General Joffre soon
following the arrival Mr.. Bafour and his party is an
affair moment such event has not been witnessed In
this country signing the Declaration Of Independ
the conclusion of the treaty with the British after the war
Of Revolution and the victorious conclusion of the understand
ings which marked the end Of the Civil War. W.
The Declaration Of Independence tremendous exam
pie oford federation Numerous small states with virtually
sovereign powers founded themselves into great world state
and made the bond good blood In the constitution of 1872
they greatest world agreement which had then
been affected among the separate and Independent states
The Civil War in its larger aspect determination fin
ally Of the principal that states having submitted to the
federation, were not free to withdraw.
The meeting between the French and British Commissions
and the President Of the United States and his
marks another period of federation Into great unon COM
pring most Of the civilized powers have many peoples
with the purpose Of establishing another Federation
larger federation Of the world into which the separate states
will find Of their sovereign power is to be hoped
to withdraw it.
AT least historical example upon this theory
that if any state having entered attempts to withdraw it
will be met by the denial Of the rest
The union Of separate states for the promotion and proec
ton Of certain interests easy resist until it hap
pens. When happened it has, and time has elapsed
for the benefits Of the order to be realized it will
unassaiable.
There are course, than two minds upon the
ing Of the present situation, anad always those who
doubt the wisdom Of state yielding part Of its
These doubers Of the type of mind the fore
fathers who did not favor the union when they knew
that between the multitude Of tiny sovereigntes would
often anad certainly New York and Connecticut once
might have amounted to good deal if there had been
ion, and the trouble had later. $fss
Let Americans therefore, not repne because their to be
cooperation between this country and its allies America
lending freely anad spending freely but glorious
any the world has 80
NhOan read statement of Mr. Wilson's policies and pur
approaching the yasnes Of the events in which
the United Stats is participating and without perceyng that
the an between each state and the
world to where the rights Of state end and the rights Of
mankind begin
Most ntolerable these times Of science and religious
faith is II that the notion should prevail that every group
people whatever who have form Of whatever
do exactly they please without regard the rest
civilization Nor is this denial of the rights Of little states
Little states in America have rights big ones but
not the right to make and not the right to do many other
things.
Nor hereafter will the little state the big stae have the
right TO make at its will There other rights which each
state must yield to the world for the The
Der OF these rights must increase, by year.
ened by wisdom, humanity and experience.
Those great great Frenchmen and the great Engshen
elcome to American shores They worthy mis-
on that employs them