Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-11

able. Their very presence brought re-
esstain' '"s'' "s"''ns maze victory
Tribute to American Soldier.
2They were recognized as crusaders.
and as their thousands swelled 10 mil
lions their strength WAS seen TO mean
carry such hope and make good the
assurance Il forecast. Finer men never
went into, battle; and their officers
occasion upon which to utter
euIogy of the armies American sent to
France. but perhaps. since I am speak
of,the pride shared with every Ameri-
can who saw OF dealt with them there.
They were the sort Of men America
WOULD wish TO be reresented by. the
sort of men every American would wish
TO, claim as fellow -countrymen and
comrades in great cause. They were
fU out OF il, cnIembering the mothers
and the sisters. The wives and the lit
tls children al home. They were Tree
tdsals OF dutyA.n the midst of tasks of
plf9nsr, c, ssins ' sssocia,ed With them
Put speak now of what they
meant to the men by whose sides they
fought and 10 the people with whom
they mingled with such utter simple
of. service. They were for all the
Visible embodiment of America. What
they did made America and all that
ste stood for living reality in the
France, but also of tens of millions
ofNnen end women throughout all the
toilinE nations OF world s,tanding s
and OF the loss OF everything it held
dear. in deadly fear that its bonds
were never to he loosed, it's hopes for
ever TO be Knocked and disappointed.
Not Easy TO Graft New TO Old.
1T NM,
stood for was upon US who represented
America AT the peace table. 1t was
our duty 10 see TO il that every de-
cision we took par, in contrihu'ed'
TO quiet the fears and realize the
hopes OF the peoples who had been liv.
Ing in that shadow, the nations that
had come by our assistance TO their
freedom. II WAS our duty 10 do every
thing that II was within our power TO
do to make the triumph OF freedom
and OF RICH. lasting triumph. in the
assurance OF which men might every
where live without fear.
Old entanglements Of every kind
stood IN the way; promises which gov
the days when might and right were
confused and the power of the victor
was without restraint Engagement
which contemplated any dispositions
OF territory, any extensions Of SOW
ereignt? that might seem to be to the
interes; Of those who had the power
to inSiSt upon them, had been entered
into without thought OF what the PEG.
pies concerned might wish or proh,
by; and these could not always be
honorably brushed aside. II was no,
easy to graft the new order of ideas
on the old, and sor7c Of the fruits OF
the grating, fear, for time VIII nc
bitter. But with very few exceptions
the men who sat with US at the peace
table desired a. sincerely as we die
TO get away from the bad influences
the iilegitimate purposes tho democrat
King ambitions. the information.
coupselR and e1pedients on, OF which
the sinister designs Of Germany hat
sprung as natural growth.
Compliments Colleagues.
1t had been our privilege TO formu
late the principles which were ac
cepted as the basis of the peace. bu
they had been accepted. no, Secaus,
we had come in 10 hasten and assure
the victory and Insisted upon then
but because they were readily acctde,
and enlightened minds everywhere hat
OF the world as well as the conscience
my tribute OF respect and gratitude t,
the able. forward looking men witt
whom II was my privilege 10 cooper
ate for their unfaiifnE spirit Of COOP
GRAFTON, their constant effort 10 ac
commodate the interests they repre-
sented to the principles we were al
agreed upon. The dificuities while,
were many. lay in the CIRCUMSTANCE.