The evening world., 1919-07-10
REAL LEA CUE FIGHT IN SENATE STARTS WITH JIILSO


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play in the Conference seemed deter
mined, as | have said, befope my col
leagues and i got to Paris7deter-
mined by the universal expectations
Of the nations whose, representatives
drawn from all quarters of the globe,
we were TO deal with. II was uniyers-
ally recognized that America had en-
tered the war To promote no private
Or peculiar interest Of her own, but
only as the champion OF rights which
she was glad TO share with free men
and lovers OF justice everywhere.
I'VE had Formulated the principles
upon which the settlement was to pc
made-the principles upon which the
amlstice had been agreed TO and the
! parleys of peace undertaken-and no
/ one doubted that our desire was to
see the treaty of peace formulated
along the actual lines OF those prinol-
ples-and desired nothing else. We
were welcomed as disinterested
friends. We were resorted TO as ar
blters in many a dificult matter.
1T was recognized that our mater
iai aid would be Indispensable In the
| days to come. when industry and cre-
dit would have to be brought back
TO their normal operation again and
communities beaten TO the ground
! assisted to their feet once more, and
II was taken for granted, am proud
to say, that we would play the help
ful friend in these things as in all
others without prejudice or favor.
I'VE were generously accepted as
the champions of what was right II
was a very responsible role TO play.
| But / am happy to report that the
J fne group Of Americans who helped
/ with their expert advice in each part
4 OF the varied settlements sought In
every transaction to justify the high
confidence reposed in them
And that confidence, Il seems to
me, n the measure Of our oppor-
tunity and OF our duty IN the days
/ TO come, 10 which ths now hope OF
/ the peoples OF the world Is TO be flli-
| filled or disappointed. The fact that
America 10 the friend Of the nations
whether they be rivals or associates
is no new fact; 1t " only the dtscov-
cry of 1t by the rest OF tho world
that Is new.
/ AMERICA REACHES HER MA.
JoRITY AS A WORLD POWER.
America may be said to have just
! reached her majority as world
power. Il was almost exactly twenty
one years ago that the results OF the
war with Spain put us unexpectedly
in possession OF rich islands on the
other side OF the world and brought
us into association with other gov
ernments in the control OF the West
Indies. II was regarded as a sinister
and ominous thing by the statesmen
/ OF more than one European chan
celery that we should have EXTENDED
our power beyond the confines Of our
continental dominions. They were ac-
customed to think of new neighbors
as a new menace, OF rivals as watch
full enemies"
There were persons among us
nt home who looked with deep dis
approval and avowed anxiety on
such extensions of our national au-
thority over distant islands and
d. over peoples who they feared we
might exploit, not serve and assist
But we have not exploited them.
I'VE have been their friends and
have sought to serve them. And our
dominion has been menace to no
other nation. We redeemed our honor
to the utmost in our dealings with
Cuba. She Is weak but absolutely
free; and II Is her trust in us that
makes her free Weak people every
where stand ready to give us any
authority among them that will as
sure them a like friendly oversight
and direction. They know that there
is no ground for fear In receiving
us as their mentors and guides. Our
isolation was ended twenty years
ago; and now fear OF us Is ended
also, our counsel and association
sought after and desired. There can
be no question OF our ceasing TO be
world power The only question
is whether we can refuse the moral
leadership that is offered us whether
we shall accept or reject the con-
fdence OF the world.
'SThe war and the conference OF
peace now sitting in Paris seem 70 me
10 have answered that question. Our
Earticipation in the war established
our position among the. nations and
nothing but our own 4abtaken action
can alter II. 1t was - an accident
or q matter OF slddeafc fchoice that we
are no longer isolated ana devoted tc
a policy which has only our own in
terest and advantage for its object. II
was our duty TO go in. if we were in
deed the champions Of liberty and o.
right. We answered 20 the call o1
dlrty in a way so spirited, 80 utterly
; without thought of what We spent oi
blood or treasure, so etfecuve, sc
J worthy OF the admiration of true men
J everywhere, 30 wrought out OF the
stlrff OF all that was heroic, that the
whole world saw at last, in the flesh
in noble action, a great ideal asserted
and vindicated, by a nation they hat
deemed material and now found 20 bt
compact OF the spiritual forces tha'
must free men of every nation from
: every unworthy bondage. 1t is thu!
: that a new role and a new RESPONSE
bility have come TO this great natio1
! that we honor and which we would al
: wish 20 lift 20 yet higher levels OF ser.
vice and achievement.
! 'Srhe state is set, the destiny dis
! closed. II has come about by M
J plan OF our conceiving, but by thu
hand of God, who led us into thii
: way. We cannot turn back. We car
, only 20 forward, with lifted eye
! and freshened spirit to follow tn
? vision. IL was OF this that W,
} dreamed at our birth. America shal
in truth show the way. The ligh
streams upon the path ahead ant