The Washington times., 1919-02-25
A FRENCH "ACE."

, to keep her power for those mar
row, selfish. provincial purposes
which seem so dear to some minds
that have no sweep beyond the near
est horizon.
Il should welcome no sweeter chal-
lenge than that. have lighting
blood in me. and it is sometimes a
delight to let it have scope, but IL it
is a challenge on this occasion it will
be an Indulgence.
Think of the picture. think OF the
utter blackness that would fall on
the world. America has failedi
America made a little essay at gener-
osity and then withdrew. America
said we are your friends but it was
only for today, not for tomorrow.
America said, here is our power to
day said. let right take care of it,
self and We will take care OF our
selves
Set Up Ideal of Liberty.
america said. we set Up light to
lead men alcng the paths OF liberty,
but We have lowered it: it is intend
Ell only TO light our own path We
set Up a great ideal OF liberty and
then we said. liberty is thing that
you must win for yourself DO not
call upon US And think of the
world that we would leave. Do you
realize how many new nations are
going 70 Oe set up IN the presence OF
old and powerful nations in Europe
and left there, If left by us. without
a disintercsteL friend?
do you believe in the Polish cause
as I do? Are yCu going 10 set UD
Poland, immature. inexperie need. rs
yet unorglnized, anu leave her with
a circle OF armies around her? Do
you believe in the aspirations OF the
CzeCho- SloySks and the JugC-SlaT -
as l do: Do you know how many
powers would be quick TO pounce
upon them IL there were not the gUav-
antees OF the world behind their liA-
erty?
Have you thought of the sufferir=S
OF Armenia You poured out yoUr
money 10 help sUc,or the Armenians
after they suffered. now set Up your
strength so that they shall never SUI
fer again.
Must BE Guaranteed.
The arrangements Of the present
peace cannot stand a generation un-
less they are guaranteeded by the
united forces OF the civilized world.
And il we do not guarantee them.
can you not see the picture: You.
hearts have instructed you where
the burden OF this war fell.
1T did not fall upon the national
treasures. il did not fall upon tho
instruments OF administration; il d.l
not fall upon the resources OF the
nations. II fell upon the voicelnEs
homes everywhere. where women
were toiling in hope that their men
would come back.
when l think Of the homes upon
which dull despair would settle il
this great hope is disappointed,
would wish for my part never 20
have had America play any apt
whatever in this attempt TO eman~i-
pate the world. But ! talk as if thee
were any question. I have no more
doubt OF the verdict Of America in
this matter than I have doubt of rhc
blood that is in me.
THE Europe that 7 left the other
day was full Of something il had
never felt iii its heart so full be
fore. 1t was full Of hope. The Eu-
rope Of the second year OF the war.
the Europe oc The third year Of the
war was sinking to sort OF stub
born desperation. They did not sec
any great thing to be achieved even
when the war should be won They
hoped there would be some SalvaE-:
they hoped that they could clear their
territories OF invading armies: they
hoped they could set up their homes
and start their Industries afresh. Bu.
they thought il would simply be the
resumption Of the old life that Eu-
rope had led-led in fear, led in
anxiety. led in constant suspicious
watChfulnesS They never dreamed
that il would he a Europe Of settled
peace and Of justified hope.
On Eve OF New Era.
"And now those ideals have
wrought this now magic that all the
peoples of Europe are buoyed up
and confident in the spirit OF hope
because they believe that we are AT
the eve Of a new era in the world,
when nations will understand one an
other, when nations Will support one
another in every just cause. when
nations will unite every moral ami
every physical strength to see that
the right shall prevail.
"If America were AT this juncturs
to fail the world. what would come