South Bend news-times., 1919-08-03
"Dare We Break the Heart of the World"
By Joseph jefferson ONel in the Dearborn Independent


ed tha- Woodrow Wilson bring TO us
this great gift of permanent peace,
to seize it eagerly, TO cherish and
protect il. TO hold it as our dearest
possession? or are we, the people
to he led astray by false prophets
and 20 repudiate the gift and its
bearer?
In his owr words: Dare we reject
il and break the heart of the
world ?''
Dare we lay ourselves open to
what amazed historians of the flu
ture shall say 10 us? Or shall we
gain everlasting honor for ourselves? f.?
A brief time will tells
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
Ii vas a gorgeous spectacle, that
sunny Tuesday afternoon, when the
presidents vessel came steaming in
to New York harbor, with battle
ships and destroyers escorting her.
seaplanes and a dirigible circling
overhead. the guns OF the old forts
crashing out their salutes of 21
shots. the bands on countless small
craft filing the air with glad music.
and flags everywhere ripping color
fully in the soft breeze. Quite such
spectacle-even if regarded mere
~ IS a show-could not be recalled
by those whose duties as chrOnicIers
Of events call them TO witness many
public demonstration
But there were two things about
his event which were recognized at
once by these same observers: First
the senuineness of the greeting. and
next. the obvious happiness of the
president.
There seems something different
about this welcome. something more
sincere" said someone aboard our
steamer. which carried the cone
spondents and New York's munich
pal reception party. The remark
reached the ears Of a man who
looms large in the life OF that city
and of the country
There is something different"
said he. All this'-with a sweep
ing gesture-is not so much for
Woodrow Wilson as for what his
homecoming signifies. His return
10 America means that this war is
over. that peace has actually been
esta blished. It means that my busi-
ness can now so ahead full tilt II
means that we, with our resources
01d Industry and inventiveness, can.
Z We have sense enough 10 grasp
our opportunity 20 keep this pres
ent peace permanently. become the
actual leader-nation of the world.
We can lead IN production. in COM
merce--3nd in morals. il l may
/ phrase il thus. We have set an ex-
ample for al the world in going in
TO a war for the sake of right alone
/ now we can set an example in show
/ ing how 10 avoid all war. for the
sake % the worlds future hAppi-
ness. say. by all means we should
ratify the peace treaty with its
/ League OF Nations inclusion"
Thus spoke big business --legiti-
mate Dig business-as TO the league.
Through marine glasses. as our
small boat neared the liner carrying
the president. his figure could be
seen high up on the bridge: then. as
we came nearer. his face. I had
seen him many times, from the peri
cd when he was Just professo- N
I Princeton, lp until this July day;
I but ! had never seen him-nor had
others who knew him welI-so ra-
dainty happy. His face bore a smile
/ that seemed to indicate JOY at thing
home freedom from care. and salts
/ faction at a work well done. And
IN his same smile. and in his whole
bearing there seemed 70 be a conf
I dence that the people would stand
with him. as he had stood by them
and will stand by them.
An unceasing wave OF ardor fol-
\ lowed the president through thou
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