The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-25
TEXT OF THE PRESIDENTS
 SPEECH AT BOSTON

they came to things feeling they were fighting for their lives and their country and when these accents what 1t reached them America, they lifted their heads, they raised their eyes heaven, when they in khaki coming the in the spirit of crusaders, and they these strange men, reckless of danger not only but reckless because they seemed to something that made that danger worth while testified in Europe that were possessed bv something that they could only religious They like of the other soldiers. They had vision, they had dream and they were fighting in the dream and fighting the dream, they turned the whole tide of battle and 1t never came back.
 One of our American humcrists meeting the criticism American soldiers not trained long enough. said Ut takes only half long to train American soldier as any other, because you did only way, and he never came back until he could 1t when he pleased.
 Heart of Europe Full of Hope
 And do you realize that this confidence we have established throughout the world imposes burden upon if you choose to call 1t burden of those burdens which any nation ought to be proud to carry Any man who resists the pres that in the world will find himself thrown a shore so high and barren that 1t will kind forever.
 something that it had never felt fill its heart so full before. hope Europe of the year of war the Europe of the third year of the war, was sinking to sort of stubborn despera ton. They did not great thing to be achieved should be They hoped could territories of invading armies; they hoped they could set their homes and start their industries afresh. But they thought it would simply be the resum ption of the old life that Europe had 
 cous watchfu1ness. They it would be Europe of settled peace and of justified hope
 And these ideals have wrought this new magic, that all the peoples of Europe are buoyed up and confident in the spirit of hope because they be- heFe that we are al the eve or a new age 1n the world, when nations will understand another, when nations will support another in every just cause when nations Will unite every moral ana every physical strength to that the right shall prevail
 If America were at this juncture to fail the world, would of it? I do any disrespect any other great people when that not justify that hope, the results unthinIable. Men will be thrown back the bitterness of dis appointment not only but the bitterness of despair All nations will be set hostile again the the Peace Conference will go home with their heads upon their breasts, knowing that they have faiIed-for they were bidden not to come home from there until they did something more than sign treaty of
 Suppose sign the treaty of peace and that ii is the most satisfactory treaty of that the fusing the world will afford. and go home and think about abors, will know that we have left written upon the historic table al Versailles, upon which Vergennes Benjamin Franklin wrote their names, nothing but modern scrap of paper; nations united to defend it. nc great forces combined to make it good, assurance given to the downtrodden and fearful people of the world that they shall be
 Any who thinks that America will take par giving world any such rebuff and dsappont- ment as that does not know America I invite him sentiments O e this uT 10 make free, and did not confine con ception and purpose to America, and now we will make free. If did do that, the fame oi America would be gone and all her powers would be dissipated She then would have to keep her power selfish, provincial purposes which seem so dear to some minds that have no sweep be- yond the nearest horizon.
 should welcome no sweeter challenge than that have fighting blood in me, and it is sometimes delight to let 1t have scope, but if it is challenge this e II indulgence. Think O the picture, think of the utter blackness that would fall on the world. America has failed! America little essay at generosity, and then withdrew America said, we friends" but it onl! for today, not for tomorrow America said, "F9er is power to vndicate right" and then the nex day said, Let right take of itself and vii take care of ourselves" America said, We set III a light to lead along the paths of liberty, bu have lowered it. it is intended only to light ou own path" We set up a great ideal of liberty, ant then said: Liberty is thing that you must vii | for yourself. Do not call upon us.'
 And think of the world that would leave. DC you realize how many new nations are going to b. set up in the presence of old and powerful nations Europe and left there if left by us without disin terested friend?
 Do you believe in the Polish cause as I dc? Ar going up Poland, immature, inexperienced as yet unorganized, and leave her with circle o Of the Cechosovaks and the Jugoslavs as I do? D' you know how many powers would be quick t of the world behind their liberty? Have you thought of the sufferings of Armenia You poured out your money to help succor the Arme nians after they suffered; now set your strength s that they again.
 stand generation unless they guaranteed by tn united forces of the civilized world. And, if d not guarantee them, can you not see the picture Your hearts have instructed where the burdel of this war fell It did not fall upon the natfona administration, it did fall upon the the nation. It fell upon the victims homes every where-where women were toiling in the hope tha their would back
 When I think of the homes upon which dull de spar would settle this great hope disappoint ed, I should wish my part ha America play any part whatever in this attempt t ! emancipate the world But talk there wer any question. I verdfc | of America this than have doubt of tn | blood that is in
 so, my fellow-citizens, back report progress I do believe progres l Is going stop short of the goal nations o | the world have set their heads to do grea thing and they not going slacken their pur 1 I of he | do speak of the governments of the world. | speak the peoples who constitute the nations c l the They in the saddle go | ing it that if their present governments d | will, other governments shall