The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-26

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think OF the world that we would
leave.
Do you realize how many nations
are going to be set up in the pres
ence OF old and powerful nations in
Europe and left there, If left by us,
without a disinterested friend?
Do you believe in the POLISH
cause, as I do? Are you going to
set up Poland immature, ineXperi-
enced, rs yet unorgani2ed and leave
her with a circle OF armies around
her?
DO YOU believe in the aspiration
Of the Czecho-Slovnks and the Iuqo-
Slavs as I do? Do vou know hoy
many nowers would I've quick t.
pounce uoon them # there were not
the guarantees Of the world behind
their liberty?
Have YOU thought Of the suffering
in Armenian You poured out vour
money to help succor the Arme-
niqns after they have suffered, now
set your strength that they shall
never suffer again.
The arrangements OF the present
peace cannot stand n generation un-
less they are guaranteed by the unit
ed forces OF the civilized world.
And if We do not guarantee them,
cannot you see the picture?
Your hearts have instructed YOU
where the burden OF this war fell
1t did not fall upon the national
treasures, if it did not fall upon the
instruments OF administration it did
not fall upon the resources Of the
nations.
1t fell upon the victims home
everywhere, where women were toll.
ing in hope that their men would
come back.
No Doubt of America.
When ! think of the homes upor
which dull despair would settle were
this great hope disappointed, !
should wish for my part never tc
have had America play any part
whatever in this attempt to eman.
cipate the world. But | talk as i
there were any question. | have nc
more doubt of the verdict Of Amer
ica in this matter than | have doub
Of the blood that is in me.
And so, my fellow citizens, have
come back to report progress, anC
| do not believe that the progress il
going to stop short OF the goal.
The nations of the world have Sc
their heads to do a great thing
and they are not going to Stacker
their purpose.
And when ! speak OF the nation
Of the world | do not speak OF tn,
| governments Of the world.
speak of the peoples who consti
tute the nations of the world.
They are in the saddle and the
are going to see to II that If thei
present governments do not dt
their will, some other government
shall.
And the secret is out and th
present governments know it.
There is a great deal OF harmon,
to be got out Of living in the sam
atmosphere and except for the dif
fcrcnces of languages, which puzzlct
my American car very sadly, | coul,
| have believed ! was at home il
France or in Italy or in Englan,
when | was on The streets, when
was in presence OF the crowd:
when was in great halls wher
men gathered together irrcspcctiy
OF class.
/ did not feel quite as much a
home there as ! do here, but ! fel
that now at any rate, alter thi
storm OF war had cleared the ali
men were seeing eye to eye every
where and that these were the kin
OF folks who would understand wha
the kind Of folks at home woul
understand and that they wer
thinking the same things.
An Oliver Herford Joke.
I feel about you as ! am reminde
of story of that excellent wit an
good artist, Oliver Herford, VIII
one day, sitting at luncheon at hi
club was slapped vigorously on tn
back by a man whom he did no
know very well. He said: "Olive
old boy, how are you?'
He looked at him rather coldl!
He said: q don't know your narl,
I don't know your face, but you
manners are very familiar"
And | must say that your man
ners are very familiar, and let m
add, very delightful.
1t is a very great comfort for on
thing, to realize that you all under
stand the language am speaking.
A friend OF mine said that to tai
through an interpreter was like wit
!