Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14


tional wealth. nature and beauty,
which the Imagination could not
conceive at distance, from the men
and things that have endured 1t and
to-day bear witness to 1t.
"In your turn. Mr.. President, you
will be able to measure with your
own eyes the extent of these disas-
ters, and the French government
will make known to you the authen-
tic document in which the German
general staff developed with astound-
ing cynicism it's program of plllage
and Industrial annihilation Your
noble conscience will pronounce a
verdict on these facts.
Must he Punished
Should this guilt remain unpunish-
ed, could 1t be renewed. the most
splendid victories would be in vain.
"Mr. President, France has strug-
gled. has endured and has suffered
during four long years; she has bled
at every vein she has lost the best
of her children; she mourns for her
youths. She yearns now, even as
you do. for a peace of justice and
security.
ut was not that she might be ex-
DOSeu once ABdll " dBbItSSlOlI thde
she submitted to such sacrifices Nor
was it in order that criminals should
go unpunished, that they might lift
their heads again to make ready for
new crimes, that. under your strong
leadership. America armed herself
and crossed the ocean.
."Faithful to the memory of Lafay-
cite and Rochambeau. she came to the
aid of France. because France her.
self was faithful to her traditions
Our common ideal has triumphed
Together We have defended the Vita
principles of free nations.
To Build Together
Now we must build together such
a peace - will forbid the deliberate
and hypothetical renewing of an or
ganism aiming at conquest and op-
preston.
peace must take amends for the
misery and sadness of yesterday, and
1t must be a guarantee against the
dangers of tomorrow. The associa-
tion which has been formed for the
purpose of war, between the United
States and the Allies. and which con-
tains the need of the permanent insti.
tutions of which you have spoken sc
eloquently, will find from this day
forward, a clear and profitable EN-
ployment in the concerted search fol
equitable decisions. and in the mu'
tual support which We need IL we are
to make our rights prevail.
whatever safeguards we may cree
for the future no one alas, can as
sert that we shall forever save man
kind the horrors of new wars. Five
years ago the progress of science
and the state of civilization NIGH
have permitted the hope that no gov
ernment, however autoeratic, woulS
have succeeded in hurting armed ma.
tions upon Belgium and Serbia.
The Toast
without lending ourselves to the
illusion that posterity will be for
ever more safe from these collective
follies, we must introduce into the
peace we are going to build all thu
conditions of Justice and all the safe
guards of civilization that we cal
embody in 1t.
"To such a vast and magnificen
task, Mr.. President you have choser
to come and apply yourself in cOncer
with France. France offers you he
thanks. She knows the friendship o
America. She knows your rectitud'
and elevation of spirit. 1t is in th'
fullest confidence that she is read!
to work with you.
81 lift my glass, Mr. President il
YOUR honor. and in honor of Mrs
Wilson I drink to the prosperit.
of the republic of the United States
our great friend of yesterday and o
| other days. of tomorrow and of al
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