The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

taken place. Our redOubtable soldiers
ana marines had already closed the
gap the enemy had succeeded in open-
ing Tor their advance upon Paris-had
already turned the tide Of battle back
toward the frontiers of France and
Degun The rOut that was to save Eu-
rope and the world. Thereafter the
Germans were to be always forced
4pacE, back. were never to thrust sue
cessfully forward again. And yet
there was no confident hope.
Put New Heart Into Allies.
Inc mere sight of our men-of their
Vigor' of the confidence that showed
ltselT in every movement of their stall
Wart hgureS and every turn of their
swinging march, in their steady COM
prehending eyes and easy discipline.
III the indomitable air that added
spirit to everything they did-made
everyone who saw them that memo
raDle day realize that something had
happened that was much more than
mere incident in the fighting, some
thing very different from the mere mr.
rival OF fresh trOops
1hey were recognized as crusaders,
and as their thousands swelled to mil.
lions their strength was seen to mean
salvation. And they were fit men, TO
carry such a hope and make good the
assurance 1t forecast. Finer men never
went into battle; and their officers
were worthy of them.
Comrades in Great Cause.
This is not the occasion upon which
TO utter eulogy of the armies Amer
ica sent to France, but perhaps, since
am speaking of their mission, | may
speak also Of the pride | shared with |
every American who saw or dealt with |
them there. They were the sort of |
men America would wish to be repre-
sented by, the sort of men every Amer
icah would wish to claim as fellow
countrymen and comrades in q great
cause.
They were terrible in battle, and
gentle and helpful out of it, remember
ing the mothers and the sisters, the
wives and the little children at home.
Ihey were free men under arms, not
forgetting their ideals of duty i'm the
midst of tasks OF violence am proud
to have had the privilege of being as
sociated with them and of calling N.Y.
self their leader.
Hard Task at Peace Table.
And the compulsion of what they
stood for was upon US who represent
ed America at the peace table. 1t was
our duty to see to it that every de-
cision we took part in contributed. so
Tar as we were able TO influence it, 10
quiet the fears and realize the hopes !
" the peoples who had been living i'm
that shadow. the nations that had
'ome by our assistance To their free
ION. II was our duty to do every
hing that II was within our power to
10 to make the triumph of freedom
md Of right lasting triumph In the
Of which men might every
where live without fear. ,
Difficulties Hard to Adjust.
These were not tasks which the
onference looked about to find and [
vent out of It's way to perform. They
'ere inseparahle from the settlements I
4 peace. They We're thrust upon II
y circumstances which could not be 1
verlooked. The war had created {
hem. In all quarters Of the world t
Id established relationships had been v
isturbed or broken and affairs were q
loose ends. needing to he mended p
r united again. but could not be made {
hat they were before. They had to S
set right hy applying some uniform C
rinciple OF justice or enlightened ex- s
And they could not be ad-
listed by merely prescribing in a ii
caty what should be done. h
New states were to be set-up which
'uld not hope to live through their Il
rst period of weakness without as ft
lred support by the great nations m
lat had consented to their creation In
nd won for them their independence. VI
Future international conventions III
ith regard to the control of water pt
ays. with regard TO Illicit traffic of &C
any kinds, in arms or in deadly a
ugs, or with regard to the adjust as
ent Of many varying international ar
arrangements could ju
It he assured if the treaty were to hi
ovide no permanent common inter. ev
tional agency, If its execution in an
oh matters was TO be left to the 70
NV and uncertain processes of CO. a
erntion by ordinary methods Of ne ex
tiation.
Common Tribunal Necessary. ex
II the peace conference itself was on
be the end of cooperative authority ma
d common counsel among the gov lei
lments 70 which The world was look
, to enforce Justice and give pledges
an enduring settlement. regions ar,
2 the Saa- basin could not be put mr.,
Ter a temporary administrative re- cce
ne which did not involve ,rnnsfer he,
political sovereignty and which the
final determination of an,
political connections by popular lie,
e 10 be taken at distant date. hoe
free city like Danzig could be Gre am
d which was nnder elaborate inter tha
lonal guarantees to accept axcep- but
nal obligations with regard to the tbr
nj IL.