Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-07-05
Cordial Reception Is Accorded
American Executive on Trip
to Brussels.
VIEWS THE HAVOC OF WAR.
Peoples That Decline to Adhere 70
Covenant Of the World Turn from
Most Telling Appeal to Con.
science and Manhood.

Brussels President Wilson. upon
his return to Washington. will propose
To Congress to raise the American
Legation here 10 the rank Of an en-
hnsSy aud send United States am
baSSador. instead OF IA minister, In rec
ognltion OF Bclgum's complete indie
pcnd"ncr and equality In the ranks Of
the free nations.
Tremendous cheers greeted the Pres
idcnt rs he announced this In the
course Of long speech In the Belgian
chamber Of deputies here.
The burden of the address was a
strong plea for the League Of Nations.
which. the President said. virtually
had lis beginning In the formation OF
the League 81 Rights" that bound the
civilized nations of the world together
In Fastening the martyr Kingdoms de-
fence"
Again. the chamber broke into tu-
multuouS applause when the President
said plan was now being worked out
IN Paris to secure for Belgium the
necessary priority In getting raw ma
tcrialS. machinery and credits TO tide
her over the reconstruction period. He
paid warm and eloquent tribute to
B"lgiumS part in the war.
so Belgium, So tn say. once more
come into her own through this deep
valley OF suffering through which she
has gone" said the President "Not
only that. but her cause has linked the
governments ~ the civilized world
together as II InstinctIvely, Into a
league Of rights.
They have put the whole power Of
organized mankind behind this con
ception OF Justice. which Is common
to mankind
That Is the Significance. gentlemen.
OF the League Of Nations The League
Of Nations was an Inevitable conse-
luence of this war II was league Of
rights. and no thoughtful statesman
who let his thought run into the future
could wish for II moment 30 slacken
those bonds
His first thought would be 10
strengthen them and To perpetuate this
combination of the great governments
Of the world for the maintenance OF
justice. The League Of Nations II a
child Of this great war for II IL the
expression Of those prevalent resolu-
lions which grew out Of the temporary
necessities Of this great struggle. And
any nation which declines 10 adhere
to this covenant. deliberately turns
away from the most telling appeal that
has ever been made to It's conscience
and To itS manhood.
THE nation that wishes 10 use the
League of Nations for lts convenience
and not for the service Of the rest OF
the world deliberately chooses 10 turn
hack Ia those bad days of selfish con-
test, when every nation thought first
md always Of itself and not IF It's
nelshhors. thought Of It's rights and
forgot It's duties. thought of its power
and overlooked lis responsibility.
ut Is now our duty to organize our
friendship along new lines The Bel.
gan people and VI Belgian leaders
need only the tools To restore their
life Their thoughts are not crushed
Their purposes arr not ohScurcd. their
plans are complete and their knowl-
edge Of what Is invoked In industrial
revival Is complete.
"Whnt her friends must do Is TO see
10 II that Belgium gets the necessary
priority with regard to obtaining raw
materials. the necessary priority in OBJ
tanning the means To restore the ma
rhlnery by which she can use these raw
materials and the credit by which she
can bridge over he years which II will
be necessary for her 10 wait to begin
again