The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-06

on with sort of enraptured amaze
ment that the American spirit should
have made conquest OF the world.
IL wish you could have seen the
faces OF some of the people that
talked to us over there about the
arrival of the American troops. AZ
first they did not know that we were
going to be able to send so many,
but they caught something from the
first groups that changed the whole
aspect of the war. One OF the most
influential ladies in Paris. the wire
of member of the cabinet, told us
that on the Fourth OF July. last year.
she and others had attended the
ceremonies with very sad hearts, and
merely out Of courtesy TO the United
States. because they did not believe
that the aid Of the United States was
going to be effective. But, she said,
after we had been there and had seen
the faces of those men in khaki ana
seen the spirit of their swing and
attitude and seen the VISION that was
[ in their eyes. we came away knowing
that victory was in sight.
What Europe saw In our boys
wasn't merely men under arms, In
domitable men under arms, but men
with an ideal In their eyes-men who
had come long way from home to
defend other peoples homes, who
had forgotten the convenience OF
everything that personally affected
them and that turned them away
from the longing love of the people
who are dear to them, who came
across the broad sea to rescue the
nations of the world from an intoi-
cradle oppression.
81 tell you, my fellow citizens, the
war was won by the American spirit.
Orders were found-were picked up
on the battlefields, German orders
directing the commanders not to let
the Americans get hold of a partlcu-
lar position, because you never could
get them out again, and you know
that one of our American wits said
that it took only half as long to train
an American army as any other, be-
cause you only had to train them to
go one way, and 1t is true that they
never thought of going any other
way And when they were restrained
because they were told it was pre-
mature or dangerous, they We're I'M
patient They said. We didn't come
over here to wait; we came over
here to fight And their very au-
dacity, their very indifference to
danger. changed the morale of the
battlefield. They weren't fighting
prudently. They were going to get
there. And America, in this treaty,
has realized, my fellow countrymen.
proud of, fought for. The men who
proud of fought for. The men who
make this impossible or difficult will
have lifelong reckoning with the
fighting forces Of the United States.
I have consorted with those boys.
have been proud to call myself
their commander-in-chief. didn't
run the business; they didn't need
anybody to run it. All had to do
was to turn them loose.
"And now for a final word. my Eel
low citizens. If anything that have
said has left the impression On your
mind that | hare the least doubt oil
the result, please dismiss the impress
sion. And if you think l have CONS
out on this errand to fight anybody
please dismiss that from your mind.
II have not come to fight or an,agon-
lie any individual or body of indivtd-
uals. I have. let me say, without the
slightest affectation, the greatest re
spect for the senate Of The United
States, but my fellow citizens, ! have
come out to fight for cause. That
cause is greater than the senate; It
lis greater than the government, 1t Is
/, as great as the cause of mankind. ana
IL intend. in office or ont, TO fight that
battle as long as 7 live My ance'.
tors were troublesome ScotchmeI and
among them were some CT that IA
nous group that wore known as the
lCoyenanters Very we'll, here IS the
! covenant of the Ieag,te of ra'ions
II en- a covenantcr."