The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-05

with somebody else. Nothing ontangles
a nation, hampers II, binds II, except
TO, enter into Il combination with some
other nation\ against the other nations
OF the world, And this great olsen
tanglement of all alliances IL now to
be accomplished by this covenant. be
cause one Of the covenants In that
nc, nation shall enter into II relation
snip with another nation inconsistent
WIN the covenants Of the league Of ma
tiohS, Nations promise not to have
alliances. Nations promise not to make
combinations against each other, ma
tons agree that there shall be but
one combination, and that Is the com
Dination OF all against the wrongdoer,
anu SO am going back to my task
on the other side with renewed vigora
had not forgotten what the spirit OF
me American people 'ia, but have
been immensely refreshed by coming In
contact with II again. | did not Know
how good home felt until | got there.
THE only place a u can feel at
nome Is where nothing has to be exl
planned to him, Nothing has to be
explained to me in America, least Of
all the sentiment OF American people.
mean about great fundamental things
like this,
Trusts People.
There are many differences Of iudg-
ment as to ~poIiCy-and perfectly legiti-
mate. Sometimes profound differences
OF Judgment, but those are not differ
ences OF sentiment, those are not dit
terehces OF ideals, And the advantage
OF not having to have anything eX.
planned to you IL that you recognize "A
wrong explanation when you hear 1t,
I'm n certain rather abandoned part
Or the frontier at one time 1t was said
they found n man who told tho truth;
ne was not found telling II, but he could
tel 1t when he heard It, and | think
! am in that situation with regard to
some OF the criticisms have heard.
They do not make any Impression on
me, because | know there Is no medium
that Will transmit them, hat the serti-
ment OF the country Ia proof against
such narrowness and such selfIshness
as that. ! commend these gentlemen
to communion with their fellow citizens.
what are we to say, then, as to the
future? ! think my fellow citizens, that
we can look forward to II with great
confidence. | have heard cheering news
since came to this side Of the water,
about the progress that IL being made
Paris toward the discussion and
Qualification of a great many difficult
and ] believe that settlements |
viii begin to be made rather rapidly
from this time on at those conferences.
But what ! belieVe-What | know as
well as BELIEVES this, That the men
engaged in those conferences are gath
ering heart as they go. not losing il,
they are finding community OF pur-
pose and community OF ideal to an ex~
tent that perhaps they did not expect:
fnfluenCe-becnuse II is infinitely com.
plicated-amidst all the interplay of
influence, there Is a forward movement
which Is running toward the right. Men
have at last perceived that the only
thing in The world IL the
and that n Urnnu1 QatIIan1anf 10
bound to be Il temporary settlement
bound to be a temporary settlement,
for the very best reason Of all, that il
ought TO be a temporary settlement,
md the spirits OF men win rebel against
and the spirits Of men are now in
The saddle.
When ! was in Italy a little limp
.hg group OF wounded Italian soldiers
an Interview with me. | could
not conjecture what it was they were
greatest simplicity, with a touching
simplicity, they presented me with a
In favor of the league Of ma
ions. Their wounded limbs. their i'm
paired vitality were the only argu-
pent they brought with them. II was a
simple request that | lend all the influ-
nee that ! might happen to have to re-
ieve future generations ofthe sacrifices
hat they had been obliged to make.
Appeal Remains.
That appeal has remained in my
mind as | have ridden along the streets
II European capitals, and heard cries
II the crowds, cries for the league Of
lations from lips Of people who, | ven-
ure to say, had no particular notion of
low 1t was to be done, who were not
eady to propose a plan for a league of
but whose hearts said thai
iomething by way OF a combination Of
men everywhere must come out OF
his.
"As we drove along country roads,
weak, old women would come out and
lold flowers to us. Why should they
Iold flowers up to strangers from across
he Atlantic? Only because they be-
that we were the messengers OF
friendship and Of hope, and these flow
rs were their humble offerings Of graf
tude that friends from so great a dis
ance should have brought them so
a hope. |
ut Is inconceivable that we should |
isappoint them, and we shall not. The |
will come when men in America I
,ill look back with swelling hearts and
Using pride that they should have beer
rivkeged TO make the sacrifice which !
/ was necessary to make in order TO