Evening journal., 1918-12-02
Wilson Says II Is His
Duy To Co To Europe


these fortunate men to their graves,
and each Will have his favoric memory
"0ld men forget; yet. all shall be for
got. hut ho'll remember with 0dvan,-
ages what feats no did that dayr'
Yankees Saved the Day.
what we all thank God for with
deepest gratitude. Is that our men went
In force, into the line Of battle just at
the critical moment, when the whole
! fate OF the world seemed 20 hang In the
balance and threw their fresh strength
into tho ranks OF freedom In time "a
turn the whole tide and sweep OF the
fateful struggle--turn II onco for all 80
that thenceforth it was back, back, back
for their enemies, always back, mover
again forward. After that il was only
q scant four months before tho COM
manders Of the Central Empires knew
! themselves beaten and now their very
/ empires are In liquidation.
/ And throughout IL all how fine the
spirit OF The nation was: what unity
OF purpose; what untiflns zcali What
elevation OF purpose ran through all
It's splendid display OF strength; It's un-
tlrins accomplishment. have said that
those OF us who stayed at homo TO do
the work OF organization and supply
VIII always wish that we had been with
the men whom wo sustained by our
labor; but we can never be ashamed.
IL has been an inspiring thing 70 be
here In the midst OF flno men who had
turned aside from every private
interest OF their own ana devoted the
whole Of their trainet capacity to tho
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whole great undertaking. The patriot
ism. the unselnshness, the thorough
going devotion and distinguished capa-
city that marked their tollsome lab0urs.
day after day, month after month have
made them no mates and comrades OF
the men in The trenches and on the sea
Ana not the men here in Washington
only. They have but directed tho vast
achievement Throughout innumerablo
factories, upon innumerable farms, 10
tho depths Of coal mines and iron
mines and copper mines. wherever tho
stuf1s OF Industry were % be obtained
and prepared In the shipyards. on the
railways, at the docks, on the sea, In
every labour that was needed 20 sus-
tain the battlelines, men have We'd with
each other 10 do their part and do u
we'll. They can look any man at arms
In the face and say. we also strove TO
win and gave the best that was in US
20 make our fleets and armies sure oi
their triumph
"And what shall we say OF the
women-of their instant Intelligence.
qulcking every task that they touched I;
itheir capacity for organization and CO.
operation which gave their action dis
cipline and enhanced tho effectiveness
or everything they attempted; their
aptitude at tasks 10 which they had
never before set their hands; their ut
ter self-sacriilce alike In which they
did and In what they gaVe3 Their con-
trlbution 20 the kinsmen OF such.
"And now we are sure OF the great
triumph for which every sacrifice was
made. 10 has come. come In It's COM
pleteness and with the pride and in
splration OF these days OF achievement
quick within us we turn TO the tasks
OF peace agaln--a peace secure against
the violence OF irresponsible monarchs
and ambitious military cOteries and
made ready for q new order, for new
foundations OF justice and fair dealing.
We are about 10 give order and organi-
zation 10 this peace not only for our
selves but for the other peoples OF the
world as well so far as they viii suffer
us to serve them u is international
Justice that we seek, not domestic
safety merely. Our thoughts have
dwelt OF late upon Europe. upon Asia,
upon the near and the FAR east, very
little upon the acts Of peace and ac-
commOdation that wait 10 be perform
ed al our own doors. While we are ad-
justing our relations with the rest OF
the world Is 10 not OF capital import
ance that we should clear away oil
grounds OF misunderstanding with our
Immediate neighbors and give proof OF
the friendship we really feelg ! hope
that the members OF the Senate will
permit me 20 speak once more on the
unratifled treaty OF friendship and ad-
iustment with the republic OF Columbia.
very earnestly urge upon them an
early and favorable action upon that
vital matter. ! believe that they will
feel with me that the stage Of affairs
is not set for such action as Will not
only be just but viii show the new
age upon which we have entered.
80 far as our domestic affairs are
concerned. the problem OF our return
10 peace Is a problem Of economic re-
adjustment. That problem Is less serl-
Gus for US than h may turn out to be
for the nations which have suffered the
disbursements and the losses OF the
war longer than we. Our people, more
over. do not wait 10 be coached and
led. They know their own business
and are quick and resour@ sful at every
readiustment. definite In purpose and
self-reliant In action. Any leading
strings we might seek 20 put them IN
would speedily become hOpeiessly
tangled. because they would not pay
attention to them and go their own
way.
"All that we can do as their legisla-
tive and executive servants 5 TO medi-
ate the process Of change here, there
and elsewhere as we may. have
heard much counsel as TO the plans
that should be formed and personally
conducted TO a happy contamination,
but from no quarter have ! seen any
general scheme OF reconstruction
emerge which / thought II likely we
could force our spirited business men
and self-reliant laborers to accept with
due pliancy and obedience.
While the war lasted we set up
many agencies by which TO direct the
industries OF the country In the services
it was necessary for them TO render by
which 10 make sure OF an abundant sup
ply Of the materials needed by which
TO check undertakings which could be
dispensed with any gain for the pur-
chasing departments OF the government
a certain control over the prices Of