Evening star., 1918-01-05
SAYSUN|TEDSTATES
IS HOPE Of EUROPE
DR.. Vesnitch of Serbian Mis-
sion Addresses Senate on
World War.
VICE PRESIDENTS SPEECH


rope and of civilization in the great
struggle now raging abroad, DIR. Milenko
Vesnitch, head of the Serbian mission
to thk country, told the Senate today.
The representatives of the heroic little
nation, which has battled against the
hordes of the central powers, were cor
daily welcomed by the members of the
Senate when they appeared in the
chambe The senators and the occu-
pants of the galleries, Including many
members of the diplomatic corps, listen
ed with every evidence Of interest to
the address of DR.. vesnitch.
Vice Presidents Welcome.
Vice President Marshall in welcoming
the mission said:
Senators. even SO unframed a mind
as mine can grasp the artistic possi-
biiities Of this scene. Here you are,
the representative OF free people.
because your forbears heard and heed
ed the agonizing cry of Patrick Henry
In the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Here they are. the representatives of
"a people who for nearly six centuries.
in mortal combat with the Austrians
and the Turks, have written in the
blood of their sons, upon the green
sward of every mountainside and every
valley of the Balkans. the immortal
cry of Henry.
Here you both are this day, each a
worthy representative of his race, clasp
ing hands in the midnight darkness and
solemnly vowing that the morrow 8
morn will find you and yours, as al
ways, consecrated to liberty or to
DEATH"
The Vice President predicted that at
the close of the war the Serbians would
be free as the air.
DR.. Vesnitch praised the attitude of
the United States, voiced unalterabie
faith that this country would lead the
nations of the world unto the mountain
of them all and offered to the ameri-
can people the heartfelt gratitude Of Il
small but of an honest nation
Dr. Vesnitch said Serbia accepted with
enthusiasm the doctrine of Monroe as
the doctrine of the world and uas
lief that right shall command might.
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hody he said Serhia,s bs,iarad ~
nsacs ca,nat s,hs;st ,,,;tha,,+ ,tiNa INA
ritho,,t iibar4y ~ ,;.r,,tn,,. yu''iee'
"innout n lipet.y anu fish.soushess-
M ash; .ms ~, 80 70 anu NJ olosehes, sara
u. e5ni.en, hane suieIeo IN ,his war
!noit . suaii ah! oener hatiof- we nave
aoas NJ ioi our M Ipsr.les as bravery as
l,S,, ahS ohe ol our saiiant a2Iies' IN thus
tuiiiiIhs ou. sacred GUY 70 our coun-
ny. we venture 10 tnink that we have
iehueFta TeaI service however small
IL may pc, 10 the Detter future of hu-
nanity, Tor IN defending our beloved
iaho our regiments nave sown the
greater portion OF our territory with
the lives OF the best of their men.
These seeds OF virtue cannot, they will
not. perish They have even begun to
give their blessed fruits. To them we
owe the interest which the civilized
world has taken in our national cause:
to them and because of their MARTYR
dom we owe the heartiness with which
your great nation has opened her mag
unanimous arms; to them NV friends
here present and myself oure ,ba
great honor of being receiyed in xour
Senate. which we regard as the
strongest asylum of right, of liberty
and of justice and as the noblest tenn
pie for the PRAYER of a better future
LOT the human race.
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morning Light viii Break.
I'VE too b.,i.,,. win, ,,, NJ. r..
dent Of the SENATE We zoo b.,,e VI fs,st,,
day. that the morning light viii braai, IN N
this good year at hand. and that If viii
break with the sun of liberty rising upon