New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-06

now their very empires are In liquid
ton!
And throughout II oil how fine tn
spirit OF the nation was. What unit
Of purpose. What untiring zeal. Whs
elevation of purpose q through .
Ito splendid display of strength. its VI
firing accomplishment. l have sal
that those Of us who stayed at home (
do the work Of organisation and SUI
ply will always with that we had bse
with the men whom we sustained b
U labor: but we can never b
ashamed.
1T has been al inspiring thing t
be here In the midst OF fine men VIII
had turned aside from every privat
interest Of their " and devoted tn
whole Of their trained capacity to tn
tasks that supplied the slnews of tn
whole great undertaking. The patriot
ism, the unselfishness. the thorough
going devotion and distinguished ca
pacity that marked their toils0me la
bors. day after day, month ate
month. have made them fit mates AM
comrateds OF the men in the trenche'
and IN the sea.
Labor Equal to Emergency.
And not the men here in Washing
ton only. They have but directed thu
vast achievement. Throughout innum
cradle factories, upon innumerablt
farms. in the depths of coal mines ant
iron mines and copper mines, wher
ever the stuffs OF industry were to be
obtained and prepared, in the ship
yards, on the railways, at the docks
on the sea. in every labor that wa:
needed to sustain the battle lines, men
have Wed with each other to do their
part. and do 1t well.
They can look any man-at.arms in
the face and say, we also strove Ia
win. and gave the best that was In US
to meke our fleets and armies sure OF
their triumph!
And what shall We say of the won.
en-of their instant intelligence, quick.
ening every task that they touched;
their capacity for organization and CO.
operation. which gave their action dis.
and enhanced the effectiveness
Of everything they attempted; their
aptitude at tasks to which they had
never before set their hands; their ut
Tor self-sacrifice alike in what they did
and in what they gave? Their contri-
button to the great result Is beyond
appraisal; they have added a new lus-
tire to the annals of American woman
hood.
Political Equality for Women Asked.
THE least tribute we can pay them
Is to make them the equals Of men in
rights as they have proved
their equals in every field
Of practical work they have entered,
for themselves or for their
country.
These great days of completed
achievement would be sadly marred
we to omit that act of justice.
Besides the immense practical serv-
ce they have rend red; the women of
he country have been the moving
In the systematic economies by
which u people have voluntarily as.
listed to supply the suffering peoples
" the world and the armies upon ev-
Try front with food and everything
Use that we had that might serve the
cause. The details Of such a
tory can never be fully written, but
We carry them at our hearts and thank
that we car say that We are the
of such.
And now we r sure Of the great
riumph for which every sacrifice was
made. 1t has come, come In its com.
'leteness, and with the pride and in
piration of these days of achievement
uick with US We turn to the tasks of
again-a peace sure against the
iolence Of irresponsible mOnarchs
nd ambitious military coteries-and
ready for a new order, for new
of justice and fair deal.
1g.
World Justice Goal to ee Sought.
I'VE are about to give order and or.
to this peace. not only for
urselves, but for the other peoples of
ne world as we'll. sc far as they will
uffer us to serve them. 1t Is inter
ational justice that we seek, not do
lestic safety merely. Our thoughts
ave dwelt OF late upon Europe, upon
sia, upon the Near and the Far East.
cry little upon the acts of peace and
that wait to be per.
'rmed at u own doors. While we
70 adjusting our relations with the
vt Of the world is 1t not Of capital
nportance that we should clear away
| grounds Of Misunderstanding with
ar immediate neighbors and give
'oof Of the friendship we really feel?
hope that the members of the Senate
III permit me to speak once more OF
unratified treaty Of friendship and
ljustment with the republic of Colon
q. very earnestly urge upon them
early and favorable action upon
at vital matter. I believe they will
Ell, with me, that the stage Of affairs !
now set for such action as will be not
lly just but generous and in the spir-
Of the new age upon which we have
happily entered. !
80 far as our domestic affairs are :
ncerned the problem Of our return ,
peace is a problem of economic and
dustrial readjustment. That prob :
Is less serious for us than ii may J
IN out to be for the nations which |.
We suffered the disarrangements
d the-losses of val longer than we. '
II people, moreover, do not wait to '