Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-01
ESTABLISHED 1855
WILSON TALKS OF Peace
ImDartlal Justice to All Nations
the Price
NO QUESTION OF TERMS INVOLVED
R;nainq Answer to the Central Pow
ers-The War viii Be Continued
Until Autoeraey Is Crushed and
Democracy Is Supreme Throughout
kko Ouorld

Democracy IS Sup'S
the World.
Tb, rricc of peace will hc Impartial
iusticc to all nations. tn" inS'rnt''"-
,oIi.y Indispensable To Sccur" IL Is 4
l,.uruc of nations formed not h'l"I' vi
after lult at the peace conference an"
,:.r,r,ny as "A member Will hhN" I" re-
deem her character not 10y what nap
mems M the peace table, but by wha'
follows"
This WAS President Wilson's answer
,,;,.,., in New York last Friday night
before an audi"nC" oi i"nrth l''"'''H
loan workers, t0 the recent peace 'a'N
from, the Central pow"rs. although h'
did not refer specifically 10 the "'V'''
;.nccs al ,norny leaders.
,.,,rc was not Il question, d'cf't'"
,hr t,rc>i,Irnt. of coming 10 TERMS
,nr .v,. cannot come to terms WIN
,h,,n." as they hay" mad" IL lihl'oSS'-
,i." Peace. must lie guaranteed lor
",h,.r,. will bc parties 10 the P'"''
,L,,s,. uruniSrs have proved untruS'- =
worthy and means must hc lo'ihu III
connection with the peace settlement
IA remove that source OF insecurity.
"I, will h, folly to leave TN" guar
.nt,c to the subsequent voluntary ac-
lion of the governments we nave S''n
destroy Russia and dccciv" Rouiiia =
nia." continued the president.
Five thousand persons heard inc
,r,sidIcnt speak. Just befor" his arriN-
al a guard of soldiers, sailors ana III"
rincs seated at the rear OF the pi''-
form. were suddenly ordered To a''ch-
.ion. They arose with smart ciicN
of their rifles, the national coioTs "e''
,Lv,nr,.J and the great audience De
came. silent. This dramatic quiet WAS
maintained without interruption uh'''
the president. without other warming
of his coming, walked on the Stage es-
cor,,d by benjamin Strong. governor
of the Federal rcscrv" bank OF NJ"
York. Then "a tremendous burst "'
cheering broke loose which caused lh'
nr,sidcnt. after taking his seat, To rise
three times in acknowledgement.
sailor band played America, the
prcsidrnt Joining with the audience III
singing II.
Mr.. Strong read to the audience Il
summary of late reports showing
American troop advances during the
day in France.
Cheers greeted the news OF the
American successes. particularly wheh
MIR. Strong said the Yankee troops III
their drive had reclaimed 100 square
miles OF territory from Germany.
Patriotic fcrvor seemed to rcach ns
climax when the president arose 10
hrrin his address. tn" audience rlSlhs
and nrain cheering for several MN
utcs. Mr.. Wilson read from printed
text as follows:
"My fellow citizens: am not her"
10 promotc the loan. That VIII be
1on,-ably and enthusiastically done
-hy the hundreds of thousands OF
Ioyal and tirrlrSS men and women VINO
have undertaken 10 present II 10 you
and to our fellow citizens throughout
the country; and ! have not the least
doubt OF their complete success: for
know their spirit and the spirit oil the
country. My confidence is confirm
ed. too. 10y the thoughtful and cNpc-
ricnccd CO. operation OF IN" hahk'rs
here and everywhere. who are IchdihS
their invaluable aid and guidance.
have come. rather IL seek an oppor-
tunity 10 present TO yOu some thoughts
which | trust will serve tn Civ" you,
i'm perhaps fuller m"asur" than before
a vivid sense of the great issues III
volved. in order that you may arprc-
ciatc and accept with added cnthusi-
asm the grave Significance OF the duty
or suprorting the government by your
men and your means Ia the utmost
point of sacrifice and sell denial. No
man or woman who has really taken
i'm what this war means can hesitate
to give to the very limit OF what they
have: and il is my mission here to-
night to try to make II clear once
more what the war really means. You
will need no other stimulation or re-
mindcr OF your duty.
Fresh Consciousness.
AT every turn OF the war we gain
q fresh consciousness OF what we mean
to accomplish by II. When our hope
and expectations are most excited we
think more definitely than before nf
the issues that hans upon II and OF
the purposes which must he realized
by means OF H. For II has positive
and well defined purposes which we
did not determine and which We can
not alter. No statesman or assembly
created them: no statesman or assem-
bly can alter them. They have aris-
on out OF the very nature and circum-
stances OF the war. The most that
statesmen or assemblies can do is to
cnrry them out or bc false To them.
They were perhaps not clear at the
outset: but they are clear now. The
war has lasted more than four years
and the whole world has been drawn
into it, The common will OF mankind
has been substituted for the partic-
ular purposes of individual states. In
dividual statesmen may have started
the conflict. but neither they nor their
opponents can stop il as they please.
IT has become a peoples war. and peo-
pies OF all sorts and races. of every
degree OF power and variety of for
tune, are involved in sweeping pro-
cesscs OF change and settlement. We
came into II when its character had
become fully defined and it was plain
that no nation could stand apart or be
Indifferent 10 its outcome. Its chai-
lenge drove to the heart of ever.thinG
we cared for and lived for. Our broth
ers from many lands. as well as our
own murdered dead under the sea
were calling 10 us. and we responded
fiercely and OF course.
The air was clear about us. We
saw things in their full. convincing
pronortions as they were; and we have