Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-22

tion, was to feel the pulses of hu- manity which had beaten from age to age through the universities oi men who had penetrated to the se- crets of the human spirit.
 War of Systems.
 And I agree with the intimation which has been conveyed today that the terrible war through which we have just passed has not been only a war between nations. but that it has been also a war between systems of culture-the one system the az gressive system. using science without conscience. stripping learning Oi it's moral restraints and using every faculty of the human mind to do wrong to the whole race; the other system reminiscent of the high tra- dition of men. reminiscent of all their struggles. some of them obscure, but others closely revealed to history, of men of iudomitable spirit everywhere struffling toward the right and seek ing above all things else to be free.
 Spirit Would Dominate.
 The triumph Of freedom in this war means that that spirit shall now dominate the world. There is great wave of moral force moving through the world. and every man who op- poses himself to that wave will go down in disgrace.
 'sThe task of those who are gath cred here, or will presently be gath cred to make the settlements Of this peace is greatly simpiil.ed by inc fact that they are the masters of no one: they are the servants of man. kind. And ii We do not heed the mandates of mankind we shall make ourselves the most conspicuous ana dispicable representatives in the his tory of the world.
 Outlines Nation League.
 My conception of the league of nations is just this-that it shall op- crate as the organized moral force of men throughout the world and that whenever or wherever wrong and az gression are planned or contemplated this searching light of conscience will be turned upon them. and men every where will ask: What are the pur poses that you hold in your heart against the fortunes Of the world@'
 Exposure Settles Question.
 .Just a little exposure will settle most questions. If the central powers had dared to discuss the purposes oi this war for a single fortnight, Il never would have happened. And it as should be. they were forced to dis cuss it for the year. the war would haze been incOnceiydble.
 50 l feel that this war IS, as has been said more than once today. m timately related with the university spirit. The university spirit is in tolerant lof all things that put the hu man mind under restraint. lt Is m tolerant of everything that seeks tC retard the advancement of ideals, the acceptance of the truth, the puritica ton of life. And every university man can ally himself with the forces iof the present time with the teelins that now at last the spirit of truth the spirit to which universities have devoted themselves. has prevailed and is triumphant.
 Crowns Academic Career.
 "IC thete is one poin; of pride tha' T venture to entertain, it is that | has been my private privilege in some measure to interpret the universtt, spirit in the public life of great na ton, and l feel that in honorins me today in this unusual and conspicuQin manner you have first of all honore' the people whom | represent Th' spirit that | try Co express know Co be their spirit. and in proportion as | serve them ] believe that ! ad vance the cause of freedom.
 "l wish to thank you sir. from t1' bottom of my heart. for distinction