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at the factor of our life at the same
&. time, in the same light and from the
same angle, so that they can see the
things that ought to be done
am trying to apply there what Is
applied and in a degree covered by
the League of Nations II there is any
trouble. the thing to do Is not to fight,
but sit around the table and talk 1t
over. The League of Nations substi-
tutes discussion for fighting. With
out discussion there will be hghting.
One of the great difficulties we have
been through in the past lie getting
men to understand that fundamental
thing.
The conference is the healing in
fiuence Of civilization. and the real
difficulty between classes when a
country is unfortunate enough to
have classes is they 40 not rnder-
stand one another. myself think
the real barriers in life are the bar
riers of caste t
It Ii the absence Of the ability to
to get at the point of view and look
through the eye Of the person with
whom you are not accustomed to
deal DIES f.,.s., .4 y.'4 .4.,.
In order, therefore, to straighten
out the affairs of America. in order
to calm and correct the ways of the
world, the first and important requi-
site is peace. and II is an important
requisite that cannot wait. 1t is not
wise to walt.
Must n emove the Grievance.
The only way To- keep men from
agitating against grievances Is to
remove the grievance, but as long as
things are wrong j do not intend to
ask men to stop agitating intend
to beg that they will agitate in an
orderly fashion, Otherwise we will
have chaos.
That fault is being found with
the League of Nations Is because APP
parently the gentlemen who are dis
GUESSING it unfavorably are afraid we
will be bound to do something we do
not want to do. Now the only
way in which you can have an
impartial determination in this world
is by consenting to do something you
don't want to do.
1 find that the two houses of Con-
gress suggested there be an interna-
tional court and they put 1t in a place
where you would not expect 1t, they
put 1t in the naval appropriation bill.
And now they have 1t they don't
want it. 49,. ..
II we are headed toward peace.
then We must take the necessary
steps to secure 1t and we must make
the sacrifice necessary to secure II.
We have. served mankind and we
shall continue to serve mankind. for
/ believe we are the flower of man
kind SO far as civilization is con-
cerned.
I am just as sure what the verdict
will be as IL already rendered, and
what has convinced me most is what
plain people have said to me, particu-
larly what women have said to me.
When l see a woman dressed with
marks of labor upon her, and she
says, God bless you, Mr.. President,
and God bless the League of Ma
tions," then l know the League of
Nations is safe. 1 know the League
of Nations is close to the hearts OF
these people. A woman came to me
the other day and took my hand and
said: God bless you, Mr.. President"
and turned away in tears. l asked a
, neighbor. What Is the matter?' and
he said. she was intending to say
something to you, but she lost a son
in France"
That woman did not take my hand
with the feeling that her son should
not be sent to France. l sent her
son to France. She took my hand
and blessed it, but she could not say
anything more because a whole world
of spirit came up in her throat. Down
deep in the heart of love for her
boy she felt that we had done some
thing so that no other woman's boy
would be called upon to lay down
his life for a thing like that.
I anticipate your verdict to what
am pledged with deep and serious
thought, to satisfy the heart of the
world.