Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-03

to hang In the balance and threw
their fresh strength into the ranks of
freedom in time to turn the whole
tide and sweep of the fateful struggle
turn it once for all, so that thence
forth it was back. back for their en-
emies always back, never again for
ward! After that it was only scant
four months before the commanders
of the central empires knew them
selves beaten. and now their very en-
pires are in liquidation.
And throughout it all how fine the
spirit of the nation was; what unity
of purpose. what untiring zeal: what
elevation of purpose ran through all
its splendid display of strength, its
untiring accomplishment. l have
said that those OF us who STAYED at
I home to do the work of organization
and supply will always wish that we
F, had been with the men whom we sus-
tanned by our labors but we can
never be ashamed.
/ 1t has been an inspiring thing to
/ be here in the midst of fine men who
| had turned aside from every private
/ interest of their own and devoted the
whole of their trained capacity 10 the
tasks that supplied the sinews of the
whole great undertaking. The patrl-
| otsm, the unselfishness, the thor
boughgoing devotion and distinguished
capacity that marked their toilsome
labors day after day. month after
month, have made them fit mates and
I comrades of the men in the trenches
and on the sea And not the men
here in Washington only They have
! but directed the vast achievement.
Throughout innumerable factories,
upon innumerahle farms. In the
depths of coal mines and iron mines
land copper mines, wherever the stuffs
of industries were to be obtained and
prepared, in the shipyards. on the
railways, at the docks, on the sea, in
every labor that was needed to sus-
tain the battle lines, men have We'd
with each other to do their part and
do it we'll
Praises Women.
They can look any man alarms in
the face and say: I'VE also strove
to win and gave the best that was in
us to make our fleets and armies
sure of their triumph" And what
shall we say of the women--of their
instant intelligence, quickening every
task that they touched; their capacity
for organization and cooperation
which gave their action discipline and
enhanced the effectiveness of every
thing they attempted; their aptitude
at tasks to which they had never be-
fore set their hands; their utter self
sacrifice alike in what they did and
in what they gave. Their contribu-
ton to the great result is beyond APP
praisal. They have added new
lustre to the annals of American
womanhood
The least tribute we can pay them
is to make them the equals of men
in political rights as they have
proved themselves their equals in
every field of practical work they
have entered, whether for themselves
or for their country. These grea'
| days of completed achievement would
be sadly marred were we to omi
that act OF justice. Besides the i'm
3 mense practical services they have
rendered, the women of the country
} have been the moving spirits In thu
) systematic economies by which ou
, people have voluntarily assisted t
: supply the suffering peoples of thu
{ world and the armies upon every
/, front with food and everything els
: that we had that might serve thu
f common cause. The details of suef
! story can never be fully written
i but we carry them at our hearts ant
e thank God that we can say that w
I are the kinsmen of such
E And now we are sure of the grea
+ triumph for which every sacrifice
: was made. 1t has come, come in it
completeness and with the pride ant
Y inspiration of these days of achieve
4 ment quick within us we turn to tn
h tocl lie ne ap G.
!, against the violence of irresponsible
r monarchs and ambitious military co
g teries-and make ready for a mex
: order, for now foundations of justic
y and fair dailing.
o We are about to give order and OF
: ganization to this peace not only fo
g ourselves, but for the other people
" of the world as well. so far as the
/ will suffer us to serve them. 1t is in
= ternational justice that we seek, ne
d domestic safety merely. Our thought
It have dwelt of late upon Europe, upo
It Asia, upon the near and the far cas-
n very little upon the acts of peace an
Y accommodation that wait to be pei
a formed at our own doors. While "
IS are adjusting our relations with tn
d rest of the world is 1t not of capt.;
~ importance that we should clear ava
u. all GROUNDS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIII
IF our immediate neighbors and giy
II proof of the friendship we really fee
ir I hope that the members of the sci
r ate will permit, me to speak one
II more of the unratified treaty I
Dr. friendship and adjustment with Il
i'd republic of Colombia. I very earnes
ly urge upon them an early and Fl
n vorable action upon that vital matte
m I believe that they will feel, with m
t. that the stage of affairs is now $
IN for such action as will be not on
ID just, but generous and in the spirit