The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01
An Inspiring New Year Editorial
By WOODROW WILSON

Following Is the OF the npaona speech delivered Monda
N President Wilson Manchester England which The Armorec OF
es as Ne" Year editorial by its distinguished contributing
think Will agree with me that friendship is not mere scnti
ment Patriotism sentiment 1t upon the prn-
cpe that leads man to give than he demands Similarly
friendship based merely upon affection, upon
ICE The man IS not your friend who willing YOU
you are not his friend unless willing him. And
OF that impulse OF desire common service
arises that noble feeling which consecrae friendship
And so does that that we must have in
our minds in this day OF settlement the common
interest and the determination OF what is that common
interest You know thar heretofore t world has go,eraed or
at any rate the has been made govern by partnerships
OF interest, and that they have broken down
ntere, does bind together Interest separates men
For the moment there the slightest departure the nice adjust
mnt OF interests then eaoue begin spring up only
one thing that bind peoples together and that
ton to right
Ever since the history OF liberty began have talked about
their rights and has taken hundred years to make them
perceive that the principal condition of right duty unless
performs his full duty he is entitled to no right II fine
correlation OF the OF duty that right the eoiipoie and
balance of society.
And when anayze the present situation and the future
that we now have mould and control there no
other thought than that that guide You know
States has always felt from the very beginning her history that
She must keep herself from any kind OF connection
European politics.
want say very frankly you She is not now interested
European politics but She is interested partnership OF right
between America and Europe the future nothing us
but attempt keep the world right pose by balance OF
power the United States would take interest because will ion
no combination OF power which combination of all
She is not interested merely in the peace Europe but the peace
of the world
Therefore, it that the settlement which lust
ahead us something delicate and difficult than wa,
attempted before has to be accomplheda genuine
and OF purpose But while difficult there an element present
that makes easy Never before the history believe
has there been such keen consciousness as there now
lhere Is great voice OF humanity abroad world
n lf
the common interests which any statesman rets
ne VIII gain the most unenyabe emnence history are
obcyng the mandate OF parties politics We are oeyna the
mandate OF humanity.
That is the why seems to me that the things that are
often minds least significant It am not hopeful
that the individual items OF the which we are about 10
attempt will be altogether satisfactory.
Friendship must have machinery If cannot correspond with
you cannot learn minds not cooperate with YOU
cannot be friend and ii the to remain body Of
trends must have the friendship means constant
friendly intercourse the for watchfuness over
common interests That makes necessary make some great
effort to have with another and constant method of con-
ference that troubles be they are little and not
allowed until they big never Thought had bo df
terence with that did came into conference
with him that after all little difference and that if we
frank with another and did too much stand upon that
great enemy mankind which called could come together
1t the wish to come together that of the pro-
cess 1t IS doctrine which ought comprehension in
great commercial center like this You trade with man who
suspects you on establish industrial rea
tons with those who do you will is the forerunner
OF trade Good will is the foundation and trade the great
amicable instrument of the world on that account Il
wish were possible for TO do something like some of my
did, for among my ancestors are those erv de-
termined who as the covenanters wish we
could not Tor GREAT Britain and the United States but France
Italy and the world great league and covenant
ourselves first of all friends Of mankind and uniting ourselves together
for the maintenance of the triumph OF right