Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
BALANCE OF POWER
MUST GIVE WAY TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS


before YOU for moment. The dis
tinguishing fact OF this war is that
great empires have gone to pieces, and
the characteristics of those empires arc
that they held different peoples re-
luciantly together under the coercion
of force and the guidance OF intrigue.
The great difficulty among such
been that they were >nlways accessible
TO secret influence; and they were al
ways being penetrated by intrigue of
them lay disturbed populations which
were held together not by sympathy
and friendship. blu by the coercive
force Of n military power.
MUST PROVIDE NEW CEMENT
TO HOLD PEOPLE TOGETHER
Now the intrigue is checked and the
panos are broken and what we are
going to provide is new cement to
hoid the people together. They have
not been accustomed to being indie
ent.
II am sure that you recognize the
priimsSiple as l do.that II is not our
privilege to say what sort of govern
ment they should set UP, But we are
friends OF those people, and it is our
guy as their friends TO see to it that
some Kind of protection is thrown
AROUND them-something supplied which
Will hold them together.
mere Is only one thing that holds
nations together. II you exclude force
and that Ia friendship and good viii
me only thing that binds men together
Is friendship, and by. the same token
eeeb only thing that binds nations TO-
.asR at Paris is to organize the friend
sylp or the world--to see to IL that nh
ne moral forces that make for right
are given a vital organization to which
the peoples Of tho world will re,diI"
ana gladly respond.
STATESMEN SHOW, DESIRE
In other words, our task ia m ,.ss
colossal than this: TO set un a nsw
international psychology; TO have n
.essit atmosphere. ! am happy to saw
tineuished my gen dea,lngs with the dis
Estlon and those who lead France and
england. feel that atmosphere rathnr.
sire 70 es deSire TO do justice, that de-
sire 20 make peace rest upon rirhi :.
anu with this common purpose no oh /,
STAGES ..e,s need be Formidable ~
be overcome AZ II i nn obstacle sn hn, is to
d gees with brave men is not to frisb n.e
ii t. onrb put to challenge them So That That
eVsryth!ng that stands in lie wav
o,hMe know that there cannot be- nm
tried s eaia1 9 Of power. That has been
81 S al reasons, that it does not stav
pahianced inside itself. and a wc iy
consiitn uoes NOT hold together cannot
of men -. weight III the affairs
ALLIES AREIN FAyon
OF LEAGUE or NATIONS
therefore: there must be sometime
su11stituted for the balance of pownrs
IN the air OF these great nations the
conception that that thing n,mst 'h he
...noroughly united league of nation.
30, "nai men once considered theoreti-
Gal and idealistic turns out 10 M
Practical and NECESSARY. We s+aU5 De
the opening Of 4 new age in which AZ
new Craftsmanship will. am conndnrt a
ana achievement" e"'or
POLITICAL DISCUSsioS x,.,,r,,
hlNG AND PREMIER ORLANDO
president Wilson. King. Victor En-.
manuel, Premier Orlando ana R,rn
Ssp6nin , italy's Foreign Minister. hid
iuneheon s in p tbn Vi,a diseussion after
!oenl's residence while in Rome Tho
conference lasted an hour. "e
RAP. Gpon Leaving; Premier Orlando and
correspondents that the discussion w. Z
very satisfactory. was
SINCERITY OF WEI,CoNu
NOTED Evl3RYwuEnE.
inc sincerity OF welcome was eous,
everywhere; 1t was the same xifh
the the. ragged E beggar, who waved VII" his
Ing WE rgh EYER y,r his head while shout
the King Of Italy. Victor Emmanuieein
VINO met the presidential party AZ m
statio,n ana shook hands with the
monarch, but like real man, "
al tne railway station the tremen
ao c.1 crowd Witnessing the arrival Went
wa .n Whe siss' iney , saw queen Helena
Sheek. then conducting her TO he
queens carriage for the ride ~ , ne
Qufrinal. ~ the