The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-07

American people is, but l have been
immensely refreshed in coming in con
tact with 1t again. I did not know
how good home felt until | got there
THE only place man can feel at
| home is where nothing has to be ex'
| planned to him. Nothing has been ex.
planned to me in America, least of all
the sentiment of the American people
l mean about great fundamental things
like this. There are many differences
of judgment as to policy-and perfect
ly legitimate. Sometimes profound
differences of judgment, but those are
| not differences of sentiment, those are
not differences of purposes, those are
not differences of ideals, and the al
vantage of not having to have anything
explained to you Is that you recognize
wrong explanation when you hear it.
Relies on Peoples Sentiment.
I'm certain rather abandoned part
of the frontier at one time it was said
| they found man who told the truth,
he was not found telling it, but he
could tell it when he heard it, and /
think / am in that situation with re-
gard to some of the criticisms l have
heard. They do not make any impress
sion on me, because l know there is no
medium that will transmit them, that
the sentiment of the country is proof
against such narrowness and such sell
! fishness as that. l 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 it with
great confidence. l have heard cheer
ing news since l came to this side of
the water about the progress that is
being made in Paris towards the dis
cussion and Qualification Of a great
many difficult matters; and l believe
that settlements will begin to be made
rather rapidly from this time on at
those conferences.
Finding Community of Purpose.
But what l believe-what l know
as well as believe, is this: That the
men engaged in those conferences are
gathering heart as they go, not losing
it; that they are finding community of
purpose and community of ideal to an
extent that perhaps they did not ex-
pect; and that amidst all the interplay
of influence-because it is Infinitely
complicated-there is a forward move
ment which is running towards the
right. Men have at least perceived
that the only permanent thing in the
world is the right, and that a wrong
settlement-bound to be temporary
settlement for the very best reason OF
all, that it ought to be temporary set
Element and the spirits of men will re-
bel against it, and the spirits of men
are now in the saddle.
when | was in italy, little limp
ing group of wounded Italian soldiers,
sought an interview with me. l could
not conjecture what it was they were
going to say to me and with the great
est simplicity, with touching SIM
plicity, they presented me with pc
tition in favor of the league OF ma
tions. Their wounded limbs, their
impaired vitality were the only argu-
ment they brought with them. 1t was
a simple request that lend all the in
fuence that I might happen to have to
relieve future generations OF the sacrl-
fees that they have been obliged to
make.
Crowds Cry for League. -
"That appeal has remained in my
mind as I have ridden along the
streets in European capitals and heard
cries of the crowd, cries for the league
of nations from the lips of people,
who, venture to say, had no partlcu-
lar notion of how it was to be done,
who were not ready to propose plan
for a league of nations, but whose
hearts said that something by way OF
a combination of all men everywhere
must come out of this.
"As we drove along country roads
weak old women would come out and
hold flowers to us. Why should they
hold flowers up to strangers from
across the Atlantic? Only because
they believed we were the messengers
of friendship and of hope and those
flowers were their humble offerings OF
gratitude that friends from so great
a distance should have brought them
so great hope. -..-.
Not to Disappoint Them.
"It is inconceivable that we should
disappoint them, and we shall not.
The day will come when men in Amer
lea will look back with swelling hearts
and rising pride that they should
have been privileged to make the sac
j rifice which it was necessary to make
in order to combine their might and
their moral power with the cause of
justice for men of every kind every
| where.
God give US strength and vision to
do it wisely God give us the privilege
of knowing that we did it without
counting the cost, and because we
were true Americans, lovers of liberty
and of doing right"
Taft Answers Criticism.
A league/of nations covenant is in
dispensable to the treaty of peace, if
the war lis to accomplish the de-
clared purposes of this nation and the
world" former President William How
ard Taft told the audience at the Met
ropolitan Opera house in an exhaus-
tive discussion of the league princi-
pies, proceeding the address of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Adherence to the Washingtonian
policy of avoiding foreign alliances
could not be applied to the ,rsse-t in
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