The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-30


In the partnership Of right between
America and Europe. II the future
had nothing for US but new attempt
10 keep the world at a right poise
BIZ a balance Of power the United
states would take no interest be-
cause she will Join no combination OF
power which is not a combination OF
ali of us. She Is not interested
merely In the peace OF Europe, but
In the peace of the world.
Wherefore Il seems TO me that In
the settlement which is just ahead OF
us something more iciicate and DIFF
ficuH than was ever attempted be-
fore has TO be accomplished-a gen.
uIne concert OF mind and of purpose.
aut while It is difficult there ID an
element present that makes It easy.
Never beore in the history OF the
world. / believe. has there been such
n keen international consciousness
as there Is nov.
.shere Is q great voice Of humanity
abroad In the world just now which
he who cannot hear Is deaf There Is
a great compulsion OF the common
copscience now in existence which II
anv statesman resist will gain the
most unenviable eminencc In history.
We are not obeying the manda'eof
partIes or OF politics. We are obey
ing the mandate OF humanity.
"There is the reason why It seems
10 me that he things that are most
often in our minds are the least sig
ntncant. 1 am not hopeful that the
individual items OF the settlement
which we are about to attempt will
be Altogether satisfactory. One has
only TO apply his mind to any one Of
the questions OF boundary and OF al
tered sovereignty and OF racial as
pirations TO do something more than
conjecture that there is no man and
no body OF men who know pust how
they ought to be settled. and yet II
we are 10 make unsatisfactory settle
2 nents we must see to II that they are
rendered more and more satisfactory
by the subsequent adjustments which
are made possible. We must provide
the machinery for readJustments in
order that We have the machinery OF
good will.
Friendship must have n machinery.
II cannot correspond with you. II I
cannot learn your minds. II cannot
cooperate with you I cannot be your
friend. and IL the world is TO remain
a body OF friends II must have the
means OF friendship. the means OF
constant friendly intercourse. the
means for constant watchfulness
over the common interests.
"rhat makes II necessary to make
some great effort TO have with one
another an easy and constant method
o conference, 30 that troubles may be
taken when they are little and not
allowed 10 grow until they are big.
I never thought had a big differ
ence with a man. that l did not find
when came into conference with him
that after all II was rather a little
difference and that II we were frank
with one another and did not too
much stand upon that great enemy
OF mankind which is called pride. we
could come together.
1T Is the wish to come together
that is more than half of the proc,Bs
II Is a doctrine which ought to be
easy OF comprehension in n great
commercial centre like this. You
cannot trade with n man who sus-
poets you. You cannot establish
commercial relations with those who
do not trust you. Good will is the fore
runner OF trade. and trade Is thC
great, amicable instrument OF thu
world OF that account.
IT felt, befrc I came here. at home
In Manchester-becaus Manchester
has no many OF the characteristics o.
our great American cities. / was re
minded Of an anecdote of humorous
feiiow-countryman OF mine who wa
sittlnx at luncheon in his club on
day when a man whom he did no
like particularly came up and slappe'
him on the shoulders and said:
Hello, Obey, how are your
.He looked at him coldly and said
"T don't know your face and
don't know your name, but your man
ners are very familiar
Il don't know your name. but yol
manners are very familiar and yer
deliEhtfully familiar, so that I fe
that in the community OF interest AT
understanding which is established
great currents OF trade VIC are ei
abied TO see international process
perhaps better than they can be Sc,
by others.
Il take Il am not far from rig
in suppoang that that is the reas'
why Manchester has been the cent
OF the great forward-lookinK SEN
ments Of men who had the instinc
OF large planning, not merely for 4
city itself. but for the kingdom and {
empire and the world. And with IN
outlook we can be sure we can
shoulder and shoulder together.
7 wish II were possible for us