The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-07-17

begun the rout th0t was 10 save f-u-
rope and the world. Thereafter the
Germans were 10 be always forced
back. back. were never 10 thrust sue
cessfully forward again. And yet
there was no confident hope.
Anxious men and women. leading
spirits OF France. attended the cele-
bration of the Fourth of July last year
in Paris OUT Of generous courtesy
with no heart for festivity. little zeSt
of hope But they came away with
something new at their hearts; they
have themselves told US so.
Tells of Feeling Men Created.
The mere sight OF our men-Of their
vigor. OF the confidence that showed
itself IN every movement of their stall
wart figures and every turn Of their
swinging march. in their steady com
pretending eyes and easy discipline
in The indomitable air that added
spirit TO everything they did-made
everyone who saw them that memo
rable day realize that something had
happened that was much more Than a
mere incident in the fighting. some
thing very different from the mere ar
rival of fresh troops
A great moral force had flung itself
into the struggle. The fine physical
force OF those spirited men spoke OF
something more than bodily vigor.
They carried the great ideals Of
free people at their hearts and with
that vision were unconquerable Their
very presence brought reinsurance;
their fighting made victory certain.
They were recognized as crusaders,
and as their thousands swelled 10 mil
lions their strength was seen TO mean
salvation. And they were fit men 10
carry such "A hope and make good the
assurance II 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 a eulogy of the armies Amer
lea sent to France. but perhaps since
am speaking OF their mission. I may
speak also Of the pride | shared with
every American who saw or deal, with
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men America would wish 10 be repre-
scented by. the sort of men every Amer.
lean would wish TO claim as fellow
countrymen and comrades In great
cause.
They were terrible in battle, and
gentle and helpful out Of IL. remember
ing the mothers and the sisters. the
wives and the little children AT home.
They were free men under arms. not
forgetting their ideals of duty In the
midst of tasks OF violence. am proud
to have had the privilege OF being as
ISOLATED with them and of calling my
self their leader.
Duty to Quiet Fears OF World.
And the cumpulsion OF what they
stood for was upon us who represent
cd. America at the peace table. II was
our duty TO see TO IL that every de-
cision we took part In contributed. so
far ms we were able 10 influence II. 10
quiet the fears and realize the hopes
Of the peoples who had been living In
that shadow, the nations that had
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dom. II was our duty 10 do every
thing that II was within our power TO
do TO make the triumph OF freedom
and Of right a lasting triumph In the
assurance OF which men might every
where live without fear.
old entanglements Of every kind
stood IN the way-promlses which gov
ernments had made 20 one another in
the days when might and right we're
confused and the power of the victor
was without restraint Engagements
which contemplated any dispositions
Of territory. any extensions Of soy
ereignty that might seem TO be 10 the
Ia insist upon them had been entered
into without thought Of what the peo-
pies concerned might wish or profit
by: and these could not always ba
honorably brushed aside. II was nat
easy TO graft the new order OF ideas
on the old. and some Of the fruits ~
the grafting may. ] fear for tame
be bitter.
Thrust Upon Conference.
These we're not tasks which the
conference looked about Ia find and
went out OF its way 10 perform. They
were inseparable from the settlements
OF peace. They were thrust upon Il
by circumstances which could not be
overlooked The war had created I
them. In an quarters Of the world
old established relationships had been I.
disturbed or broken and affairs were F.
az loose ends needing 10 be mended I
or united again, bu; could not be made I
~ hat they were before. They had 10 I
be set right by applying some Uniform I
principle ~ justice or enlightened ex-
pcdiency. And they could not De ad- .
iusicd hy merely prescribing IN a
treaty what should be done.
New states were 10 be set MP which
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