The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-06
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In his address yesterday at the tomb Of Washington
the aim Of the United States in this war; He did not at
tempt to go into Details and it was fitting that he should
not but his address is all the stronger on that account
it will be read carefully by the oppressed peoples of Eu
rope, it will be found to apply to each individual nation
No peoples now in subsection to the Hohenzoern system
whether inside or outside of the central alliance fail
to draw hope and confidence of liberation from the state
ments Of the President of this republic uttered at the
tomb of the founder and breathing the fixed viii and pur
pose of the people
The words of the President calm but in the very
fbr of the address the nexbe purpose of this nation
There is no shadow of turning but on the contrary
clearer statement of settled win.
Mr. Wilson spoke not only for America, but for all
the allied nations and for every nation that seeks only its
own and is willing to be fair to its neghbors The rob-
bers among nations the powers that prey and the rulers
who secretly plot against Others the only that
will disagree with the statement of humanys and
aspirations as expressed by President Wilson He con-
denses the allied aims into sentence-the reign of
law based upon the consent of the governed and sus-
tanned by the organized opinion of mankind In order to
achieve these aims predatory nations and rulers seeking
njure their neghbors must be destroyed made pow
eress settlements of all questions must be made with the
acceptance of the nations concerned and the nations must
agree upon system of mutual protection
The cynics among nations and individuals, particul-
ary those who have been trained in the schools which
teach the old diplomacy Of seshness and cunning will
disagree with the Presidents outline of the allies aims
and will assert that he pursues ideal that cannot be
realized upon this earth But they mistaken not he
He sees the light. They remain in darkness He per-
ceives that the world has cast off the garments it
into the twentieth century. 1t will them longer
One of his most pregnant sentences contains this phrase
The Past and Present in deadly grapple That COW
multitude aspects of this war 1t should be stud
ietd by cyncs and pessimss for it contains medicine
good for their healing.
No truer words were ever spoken than those which
present The dad hand of robber authority reaching out
from thegaves of Hohenzoern and Hapsburg emperors
now trying to control the lives and destnes Of millions
Of people. Humanity was dumb and asleep and abied-
lent to this authority long it exercised without
outrage and murder. When Hohenzollem and Hapsburg
began this they lighted the fire of revolt in the heart
Of mankind There is warrant in the law of God or
for the authority which these robber emperors seek
oexercise the bodies and souls Of their fellows Man
Kind is throwing off this authority, and will not quit
The struggle until the dead hand is cut off at the wrist In
he old past in the like sheep, and kings
md emperors exploited an denslaved them. Now
men, mechanics well emperors, and they will not
rave government over them without their consent
Liberty is jealous Of her gains in battle. She will
lot admit defeat What defeat is not So but only
rope deferred Russia is not slave to HOhenzoern and
will not become slave to anyone. The poorest and most
object moujik knows the difference between slavery and
reedom He will be found the right side, fear
for the oppressed of Austria and Turkey they
ire stirring and striving to extricate themselves. The
United States should give them all helping hand mater
al aid and recognition of their independence as
,roper in each case
In millions of hearts, in remote lands, new birth
# freedom will date from American Independence day
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