Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

way now. They have been subdued. IL
that was once their temper. by tho
awful significance Of recent events and
the awful Importance Of what is TO
cnsuc. and there Is not one OF them
does not feel no cannot In conscience
return to his people from Paris unless
he has done his utmost n, do some tn In X
more than attach his name to n treaty
OF peace. Every man in that con-
ference knows the treaty OF peace in
itself will be imperative, as Mr.. Taft
has. said without this constant sup
port and energy Of a great organtza-
tion such as is supplied by the league
OF nations.
And men who. when I first went over
there were skeptical of the possibility
of forming a league of nations. admit
ted that II VIC could but form it, IL
would be an invaluable instrumentality
through which to secure the operation
when that treaty comes back. gentle
men. on this side you will find tho
covenant not only in It. but so many
nant that YOU cannot dissect the cove
nant from the treaty without DESTROY
ing the whole vital structure. The
without the league Of nations. and no
man is going to bring back cadavcr
with him.
Il must say that 1 have been nuz-
the criticisms themselves; can UNI
derstand them perfectly, even when
mere IN, was no foundation for them. but
by the fact of the criticism can
not imagine how these gentlemen can
1--we and not live in tho atmosphere OF
the world.
CANNOT IMAGINE HOW
SELFISHNESS CAN PREVAIL
cannot imagine how they can 1.-Two
aEd not be in contact with the events
OF tho times. and L particularly cannot
imagine how they can DO Americans
ana set up a doctrine OF careful selfish
neS hnv thought %as,, out 10 the last detail.
osity in their criticism. 4 have heard
n no 10 constructive suggestion. have
n eaa-a nothing EXCEPT Hill it not be
would be fatal to us not to help If.
From being what viii venture
10 call the most famous and the most
of n sudden have become the most cor
temptible. So. I did not need to be
told. as 7 have been told, that the
people OF the United State would sup
and 1 knew they would
At AMERICA
ONCE, BUT TIMES CHANGED
What sweet revenge it is upon
the world! They laughed at US once;
Of principles. They thought
SO until April of 1917. It was hardly
creditable to them that we would do
more than send a few men, over and
when they saw multitudes Fastening
across the sea, and saw what those
were Gagged to do when they
and said. The thing is real. this nation
is the friend of mankind as It said II
was. The enthusiasm. the hope, the
trust, the confidence in the future bred
by that change of view is indescribable.
Take an individual American and
you may often find him selfish and CON
ined to his special interests: but take the
a american in the mass and he is willing
10 die for an idea. The sweet revenge,
therefore. is this, that we believed in
and now we are ready
TO make the supreme sacrifice for ii,
me supreme sacrifice of throwing in
everywhere.
Mr.. Taft was speaking of Washing
on,s utterance about entangling al
say So he put the exactly right in
upon what Washington
'aid the Interpretation that is in
most Of these gentlemen do not, and
he thing that he longed for was just
VIVA w we a are nov about 20 supply: an
he alliances in the world.
NOTHING ENMESHES MAN
ENCEPT SELFISH COMBINATION
Nothing entangles, nothing en-
n le, s,s,, ma nan except a selfish combina-
ANGLES a nation. hampers it. binds it,
except to enter into a Combination with
,ome other nation against the other
cations of the world. And this great
OF all alliances is now
o be accomplished by this covenant, be-
,ause one OF the covenants is that no
ration shall enter into any relationship
With another nation inconsistent with
he covenants Of the league of nations.
Nations promise not to have aiii-
lnces Nations promise not to make
combinations against each other. ma
ions agree that there shall be but
me combination. and that is the COM
'ination of all against the wron gdoer.
md SO am going back to my task on
he other sido with renewed vigor. I
lad not forgotten what the spirit of
he American people Is. but have been
refreshed by coming in con-
act with 1t ngain. I did not know
low good home felt until I got there.
OF JUDGMENT.
BUT NOT OBJ SENTIMENT
The only place man can feel at
Tome Is where nothing has to be e1-