The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-10

"l' AN NNHtANA W an HNtiMutlUllIk
majority.
hopes OF the peoples who had been
living In that shadow, the nations
mat had come hy our assistance 80
their freedom. II was our duty to do
everything that II was within our
power TO do to make the triumph of
freedom and of right lasting tri-
umpn. m the assurance OF which men
might everywhere live without fear
The Mighty Obstacles.
Old entangloments Of every knl
stood In the promises which
governments had made to one an
other In the days when might and
right were confused and the power
ot the victor was without restraint.
engagements which contemplate I
any dispositions Of territory. any OK
tensions ~ sovereignty that might
seem To he to the Interest OF thos.
who had tho power Ia insist upon
them, had been entered into without
thought Of what The peoples concern -
ed might wish or profit hy: and these
could not always be honorably brush
ed aside n was not easy 10 graft the
now order of ideas on the old. AMI
and some Of the fruits of the graft
ing may. ! fear for time h. bitter
But with very fcw exceptions. the
men who sat with us az the peace Ia
BILE desired as sincerely us W. did to
get away from the had influence. tho
iIlogi'imuic purposes. the demoraiiZ-
ing ambitions. the international coun
cils and cNpedlents out Of which Tho
sinister designs ~ GERMANY had
rprung us q natural growth n had
hecu our privilege to formulate to IN,
principles which were accepted as the
basis ot the peace, but they had bccr
accomplished not because we had
como In To hasten and assure ths
victory and insisted upon them. bul
because they were readily nccedcd "a
us tho principles "a which honornhl,
and enlightened minds CVervWhor,
I had been bred They spoke the con,
science of tho world as well as IN,
conscience OF America. and I am
happy To pay my tribute or rcspoc
and gratitude to The able forward
Z looking men with whom " was m,
privilegc To Coonerutc for their nm
failing spirit of cooperation, thru
constant effort to accommodate thl
I Interests they represented 90 IN.
nrinciplos We were an HErccd upol
The difficulties. which wcrc MANY
I 'nv Tn tho circumstances not often 10
/ Tho mon Almost without cVcepiioi
/ the men who led had caught the truI
and full vision Of tho prohiem o.
N'acc as an ndiyisihle whole, proh
lsn not ~ mere adjustments Of In
torcst but of ius'iCe. and right Uction
\ stand for the Weak.
Tho atmosphere In which tho con
I ference worked seemed C~,itcd. no
. hN the ambitions of sirung govern
mcnts but bN tho hopes and uspira
tluns of small nations and of people
hitherto under bondage 10 the powe
that victory had shattered and dc
stroycd Two great empires had bcc
forced into political bankruptcy an
We wore the receivers. our task va
not only 10 make EoECe with the cen
trail empires and remedy the wrong
their armies had done. The ceutrg
empires had lived n opcn Nlola'tu
OF many of the very rights for viii,
tho war had boon fought. dominaiih
alien peoples over whom they had o.
natural right to rule. enforcing, b.,
obedience, but ycriithlc bondage. on
plotting those who were weak Tor m
benefit Of those who were master
and uvor-lurdH hy force Of ann
There could he no pcurs until N
p whole order Of central Europe VI
T sct right,
That meant that now nations wci
to hc created Poland. Czccho 81,
vakia, Hungsr, itself 80 part of ~
Client Poland had ever in any trt
so fHf NtthIIF "a IfII' hl htIniNNNf
, of Austria, or ~ Russia Bohem
! wac allen lu every thought ana huI
, tu the monarchy ~ which she had
r long been an artificial part, ana a
. uneasy partnership between Austr
! land hungary had been one rather
interest than of kinshlp ur symplth
/ The SllvH whom Austria had chas'
. to force into her empire ON the soul
. wey kept 20 trc.r oh.'iienc"
i nothing but fe1r Their hearts we
p with their kn>mcu lee the Balkan
I These were an arrangements of pow,
4 not arrangements Of natural union
\ association. II WAS tho imperuti
g. task nf those who would make pea
D. and make " intcllEently Co ostahli
q new order which would rest up'
f, the free choice ~ peoples rather thl
upon the arbitrary authority of Han
1 hutgs 1r ilohenz0llsrns.
A. More than that great populatio
/. bound hy sympathy ana actual Kin
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