Evening journal., 1918-11-25

yards OF their big guns and the trlg-
gers Of their rifles.
ut may have been because we had the
German parliamentarians accept the ar
mistlce terms OF the Versailles Allied
Council Of War and sign the armstice
four whole days before those parliamen-
tarians got within reach Of pen and ink
In the headquarters Of Marshal Foch.
1T may have been because we en-
abled the people Of Delaware TO hold
two peace iubilees instead Of one peace
jubilee, and in instances, as In the case
Of Newark, three such jubilees in rapid
succession.
1T may have been because, in thus
blazing the way for the High Commands
OF the Allied and the Hun armies, for
the Allied and the Hun gunners, for the
German parliamentarians and for those
Delawareans who were desirOus Of cele-
bratlng not merely the dawn but the
forenoon Of peace. we were absolutely
right except as TO time.
"In an event, let the motive OF Dr.
Mitchell be what it may, IL should be a
profound pleasure for any newspaper
man 10 be called upon to introduce the
guest Of honor here tonight 10 an Amer
lean audience.
"Hc Is the editor OF one Of Americas
greatest and most widely read and re-
spected Journals; a keen and dis
criminatlng observer. deep and an ac-
curate thinker, forcefln and a corr
vlnclng writer and speaker and a man
who merits and commands respectful
attention in the sanctum and upon the
platform. He comes here tonight with
a message from yar-rivcn and war
ravaged Europe, many parts OF which
he has seen at short range. lie comes
20 us after having met and exchanged
views with many great army officers
and diplomatists who have played con-
spicuous. and even determining parts
i'm bringing the world war to an end
which guarantees the future safety Of
world democracy. What he says VIII
be Of historic interest, because 1t VIII
he accurate as 10 time, accurate as 10
circumstance and accurate as to con-
clusion.
III gives me great pleasure, ladies
and gentlemen, TO present 10 you MT
Hamilton Holt. editor OF the New York
Independent. ~
In opening his address, Mr.. Holt
said: "This afternoon the American
boys are putting their feet on German
soil for the. first time. BOYS who nave
not given a oingle square foot OF frehci
territory since they landed in France.
Mr.. Holt then told OF arriving IN Lon
don on his trip across about eight days
after the Germans started their drive
last March. At that time the English
and French people were very gloomy
because Of the great advances being
made by the Germans. Then ne saiu
followed the second German drive
which was also a success, and then the
starting Of the third drive in June. Al
though the fate OF France and the Brit
ish Empire was trembling in the bal
ance. he said, not whimper could be
heard from the French or English.
How different IL is now with the
Germans when conditions are reversed
the speaker remarked.
Mr.. Holt said early in the summer.
Just about the time the Germans start
cd their third drive, conditions were
very serious among the Allies. lie told
~ talking 20 leading military authori-
ties Of both the English and French
armies. who told him that the taking Of
q channel port or Of Paris would mean
that they would have 70 sue for peace.
lie said az the beginning OF the third
German drive the British line had becs
hit so sard that at one time there was
25-mile gap in the English line. but
the Germans thought IL a great trick
and were afraid 20 90 through. Then
he said the French, in their faded blue
uniforms, arrived, and after them the
Americans. and the reverses started.
Il thoroughly believe" stated the
speaker. III one Of the channel ports or
Paris had been taken The war would
have been prolonged al least five years.
Do YOU know what stopped it9 10 was
10000 American soldiers boys landing
on the shores Of France every day
The French and the American soldiers
s,lved the day, and then the Allies
started a drive on July II that has