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which VII lay the foundation FOR
world transformed.
''Thoushttul men must know nat the
peace which is To come Will crt be
lasting peace if its terms are written
In anger or II revenge r@;Gcr 'Inin h,
desire for strict justice ana HE com
mon good is the underlying moi Y" -!
those who arc charged win Tho :::9Nr
responsibility Of drafting t'r' create.
treaty which this wor!G. hrS ~ shown
81 think that il is sufficient -: ihrsr
days Of toll and struggle. wh," III"
beast controlling; the panp,S III M CEN
trail powers is still AZ large. assert
that the peace wnc;l will c1m" w!:e'
the world is safe will i" = Hcaca founded
on Justice and rl.hir .ust:cs&. Let US
not forget :hat. WIKI. storm Justice with
out mercy l.: uur'I"iet:an. mercy which
destroys i':St..'" i "1ually u1cAristian.
When ;hH tim. .. fnrs 20 balance the nc
c"u.'--.,i'i :; :s,'. rs to he drawing near
~ -" lH="Hl% e Germany seek refuge
from The day a. w,atr-.thr authors vi
RI -.:'iul wrongs committed againsi
marHimd Shnwld not he forgotten.
Tie p"rind ,9f reimbursement and res
r"ra;iun which will follow the disorgani-
%n:inr and destruction caused by the
v'". will tax human wisdom 10 the ut
termnst. In conflict So universal Us
: 10 involve the whole earth. new inlputc'
Of human action have h'cn set in motion
not only in tho political. industrial and
commercial spheres but In the structure
Of society and in the spiritual life of
mankind. Many OF III" Fundamental
PRINCIPALS or the present social order
will he thrcatcn"d: som" will be chang
I'd some discarded; while novel and pos
.sibly eXtraraEfsnt and dangerous doc
trncS will find advocates With all %
this wc must reckon.
Tho American people ought not. after
the war is Won. cherish q pitil"sS hate
for all those who have served the mill
tary dictatrrS OF central Europe. We
should discriminate between the is-nor-
ant and tho Intelligent. between the re
sporsihic and thc Irresponsible. between
the master and the Scrt.
The new era born in blood and fir
on tho battlcficldS Of Europe must be Il
Christian ara in reality and not alone in
nunr. The yours to conc must be years
Of fraternity and common purpose. IN
tcrnatrnal injustice must cease. All
men must be frec from tho oppression
OF arbitrary power. Cnrcasonlng class
hatreds and class tyrannieS must come
to an end. Society must DO organized on
principles Of justice and liberty. Tha
world must be ruled by tho dominant
will TO do that which is right.
There is no time to be lost II this
nation is to be made ready to enter with
the right spirit and tho right principles
upon tho task Of reimbursement and re-
construction. There is no time to BE- lost
because tho day Is drawing near when
the spirit Of liberty will stand triumph
ant above the spirit OF nlilitarism Of
which the Central Powers arc noSS,ESscd
The hour Of triumph is drawing near.
The day OF the war lords IS almost over.
ITO those noble Americans our friends
and brothers. to those who have made
the supreme sacrifice and to those who
have dedicated their lives to the cluSc
Of their country. to tho brave men OF the
allied nations who have SO g.Lllantly died
that liberty might live. We owc debt
which, imposes on us the obligation OF
making certain that service and sacri-
lcc have not been IN vain. They fought
and died fighting for a better world. 1t
lies with US to do our part to make it
better"