Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-28
TIDE CAN NOT BE RESISTED
More Courage Required to In
terrupt Trend Than to
Yield to II.
APPLICATION IS QUESTION
Right" and Justice" Used
BY All Nations Must Now
BE Put to Test.

LONDON. Dec. % - Prcsiden,
wilson In an address tonight at the
state dinner at buckingham palace.
In replying Co the address ~ king
George. again stated that the allied
: nations look upon the coming peace
conference IN the same light. and
that their conceptions are similar
He said that grcA tide II running
through tho hearts of men every
where. bringing them more closely
into unison than ever before liA
address, follows:
~ am deeply coinplimcnted by the
gracious words which YOU have ut
tered The welcome which YOU have
given nc and Mrs Wilson has been
~ warm. 50 natural, 80 evidently
from the heart. that we have been
more than pleased We have been
touched by n. and | believe that
correctly interpret that welcome az
embodying not only your own gen
crouS spiri, toward us personally. but
also as expressing for Yourself and
the great nation over which YOU
preside. that same feeling for my
people. for the people of the tritei
States
For Won and |. sir tempo
rarily-emhody tho spirit of two
great nations, and whatever strength
! have and whatever authority | pos.
scw II is only 80 long and ~ far AS
] express the spirit and purpose of
the American people
Every influence that tho Amcri-
can people have over the affairs
Of the world is measured hy their
sympathy with the aspirations ot free
men everywhere.
America Loves Freedom.
America does love freedom and I
believe that she loves freedom un-
seltshly. But II she does not she
vii not and can not help the in
fucnce 10 which she Justly asplres
If have hai the privilege. s.r, ~
comforting with the leaders uf YOUR
own government and with spokrs
men of tho governments " France
ani NJ Italy. and am glad 10 say
that I have the same conceptions
that they have ~ the significance and
scope OF the duty ON which We have
me-
We have used great words all
of nv have used the great words
right aud Justice and nov We arc
~ llNNNf NllFAil'l w wv ". N''''''
stand these words aud how they are
20 be- applied to the particular settle
mrnts which must conclude TN, war
And we must not only under
stand them. but we must have IN"
courage To act upon our understand
ing
vet after have uttered the
word courage II comes into my nina
that II would take Nor" courage 20
asi the great moral tide now run
ming IN the world than 90 yield To IT,
Than To ohcy A.
Hearts IN Unison.
There is a great ltl" running IN
No hearts " men The hearts or
men have never hc1tcu 80 slugulhrlV
IN unison before, Mcu have never
before been 10 conscious ~ thrir
brotherhood. Men have never be
fore realized how li'tio difference
there was between right and Justice
IN ono latitude and IN another. un-
drr one sovereignty aud under an
other
"Nnd II will he our high priyIlcg"
! believe, sir, not only to apply me
moral Judgment of the world 10 tho
particular settlements which We
shan attempt, but Also 20 organize
WV. ||INi ~ lNf'f hl WV WV '.N W. y
ser'c those settlements ip sicndN ~"
forces ~ inanKind and io make w"
rrhl ana the Justice Ia which great
bottoms Ike our "Wn have devoted
Themselves, the predominant ana
controlling force OF tho world
There la hnmcthlng Inspiring IN
knowing that this H. the erfhnh mat
We have come on Nothing less Than
This wudld have Justified mo in lcnN
l's the important tasks which ttl
pIon mo upOn the other side ~ ihc
teo-nothlng but the cunsciouSn'S'
mat nothing else compares with TINS
in dignity ana importance.
Therefore. II N the moro delight
m. tu find myself IN ia" company
or body ~ men united IN idea ana
r1 pos" and 10 feel mat | am pt'N'
'"e"i tN utte INV thoughts Win yours
ln carrying forward thc-" standards
winch We are az proud 80 hold IN
hEh and 10 defend
MAY | not. sir. with a feeling OF
profound sincerity and friendship
hnl sympathy, propose your health
and the nealth ~ the queen ana the
prosperity OF Great HriLaln ."