The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
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TEEN in which they were held. lie con
tinued:
But while these things in some degree
soitened my homcsickness they made
ne all the more eager to get home. where
the rest of the folks lived; to get home
where the great dynamo of national en-
orgy was situated: to get home where
the great purposes of national action
were formed. and to be allowed to take
part IN the counseis and in the actions
which were formed. and to he taken bv
this great nation which from first to last
has followed the vision of the men who
set il IN and created it,
we lave had our eyes very close up-
on our tasks at times, but whenever we
Fitted them. we were accustomed to
hit them, to a distant horizon, we were
aware that all the peoples Of the earth
had turned their faces toward MS as those
who were the friends of freedom and
of right. ard whenever we thought OF ma
tonal policy aud of Is relation upon the
affairs of the world we knew we were I'M
der bonds to do the large thing and the
right thing.
1T is a privilege, therefore. beyond all
computation for man. whether in a
great capacitr or a small, 10 take part in
the coEnscls and in the resolutions OF Il
people Ike this
II am atrald some people, some per-
sons, do not understand that vision.
They do not see it. They have looked
too much upon the ground They have
thought too much OF the interests that
were near them. and they have not lis
tened to the voices of their ncighbors.
Il have never had a moments doubt as
to where the heart and purpose OF this
people lay When anyone or the other
"'do Of the water has raised the ques-
ton. VIII America come in and hep?'
| have said, 'Oi course America will come
in and help
'.~hc cannot do anything else. She
wil not daappoint any high hope that
has been formed Of her. Least of an
viii She IN this day Of newborn liberty
all over the world fail to extend her hand
OF support and assistance to those who
/ have been made free
Il wonder if at this distance you can
have gotten any conception Of the feeling
/ of those peopIes in Europc who have lust
had yoles thrown off them Have you
reckoned up in your mind how many
/ l.''i''''' NOV H'dhA lldjiOiiH- were Hcltl
nnwiIlngIv under the yoke Of he Austro-
| Hungarian empire, under the yoke of
| Turkey, under the yoke &c Germany?
| These yokes have been thrown off.
! These peoples breathe tho air and look
/ around to see a new day dawn about
4 them. and whenever they think Of what
1 IS @oino to fill that day with action they
! thinl, first Of us
They think first Of the friends who
! through the long wears have snoken for
! them. who We're privileged to declare that
they came into the war to release them
who said that they would not make peace
| upon any other terms than their liberty
and they have known that Americas pres.
ence in the war and in the conference was
| the guarantee Of the result
The governor has spoken Of a great
\ task ended. Yes. the formulation of the
ncacc is ended, but il creltcs only new
task Just begun. ! believe that il yor
viii stndy the peace YOU will soc that
It IS lust peace and q peace which, i
i can be preserved viii save the worlt
from unnecessary hloodshnd
And now the great task is to preserve
IT. have come back with my heart
full Of enthusiasm for throwing every
thing that | can. by way Of influence OF
'ci'oH, IN with you to sec that the peace
Is preserved, that when the long reckon
IN" comes, mon may look back upon thi,
generation Of America and say, They
were true to the vision which they saw al
their birth :