New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-06

OF tho public. necessary for the ~
lease OF credit to those VINO are ad.
ministering the railways, necessary
for the protection Of their security
holders. The old policy may be
changed much or little, but surely Il
cannot wisely be left ~ it was. !
hope that the Congress will have q
complete and impartial study OF the
whole problem Instituted Vt once and
prosecuted ~ rapidly az possible.
\ stand ready aud anaiOus TO re-
lease the roads from the present CON
troll and ! must do 20 at u very early
date II by waiting until the statutory
limit OF time in reached | shall be
merely prolonging the period Of doubt
and uncertainty which Is hurtful to
every Interest concerned.
The Peace Conference.
Il welcome this occasion to An,
nOunce to the Congress my purpose
to join In Paris the representatives
OF the governments with which we
have been associated in the war
against the central empires for the
purpose OF discussing with them the
main features of the treaty OF peace.
realize the great Inconvenience that
will attend my leaving the country.
particularly at this time, but the com
clusion that 1t was my paramount
duty to go has been forced upon nae
by considerations which | hope will
seem as conclusive to you as they
have seemed to me.
The allied governments have &C.
ccpted the bases of peace which | out
lined to the Congress on the Sth OF
January last, as the central empires
also have. and very reasonable desire
my personal counsel in their interpre-
tatiOn and application, and it Is high
ly desirable that ! should give it in
order that the sincere desire OF our
government to contribute without self
ish purposes OF any kind to settle
ments that will be Of common benefit
to all the nations concerned may be
made fully manifest. The peace set
Elements which are now to be agreed
upon are OF transcendent importance
both to us and to the rest OF the
world. and ! know Of no business or
interest which should take precedence
of them.
Outy 10 make Trip.
THE gallant men of our armed
forces on land and sea have conscious.
ly fought for the ideals which they
knew to be the ideals of their country:
! have sought to express those ideals;
they have accepted my statements OF
them AS the substance Of their own
thought and purpose, as the associ.
ated governments have accepted them;
l W II to them to see to II. 80 far
as IN ME lies, that no false or mis-
taken Interpretation Is put upon them,
and no possible effort omitted to real.
lie them. 1t Is now my duty to play
my full part In making good what
they offered their life's blood to OBJ.
tain. ! can think of no call to service
which could transcend this.
81 shall b" in close touch with YOU
and with affairs on this side the wa.
ter, ana you will know all that | do.
AT my request the French and Eng
fish governments have absolutely re-
moved the censorship OF cable news
which until within a fortnight they |
had maintained and there is now no
censorship whatever exercised at this
end except upon attempted trade COM
with enemy countries. It
been necessary to keep an open
wire constantly availat'e between
and the Department OF State
and another between France and the
Of War. In order that
might be done with the least
interference with the other
OF the cables. ! have temporarily
taken over control Of both cables in
that they may be used as a
single system. | did so at the advice
Of the most experienced cable Off
cials and ] hope that the results will
my hope that the news OF the
.ext few months may pass with the
Utmost freedom and with the least
delay from each side OF the
sea to the other.
May I not hope, gentlemen OF the
congress, that in the delicate tasks
shall have to perform on the other
Tide OF the sea, in my efforts truly
nd faithfully to interpret the princi-
lies and purposes OF the country we
owe, ] may have the encouragement
md the added strength of your unit.
ID support? realize the magnitude
md difficulty of the duty l am under
aking; l am %pOignantly aware Of It's
rave responsibilities. am the serv-
mt OF the nation. | can have no pri-
rate thought or purpose Of. my W
n performing such an errand. go
o give the best that is In me to the
settlements which | must
low assist In arriving at in conference
With the other working heads OF the
.ssociated governments. l shall count
pom your friendly c~ountenance and
l shall moi be mac.
The cables and the wireless
ill render me available for any u
Ell or service you may desire of me.
nd l shall be happy In the thought
hat l am constantly in touch with
he weighty matters OF domestic policy
nth which we shall have to deal. I
hall make my absence as brief az I
and shall hope to return with 8
he happy assurance that it has been ,
to translate into action the ,
reat ideals for which America has d,
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