The state herald., 1919-02-28
lof being regarded .. the friend Of

small force of soldiers to occupy
piece OF territory, where 1t is thought
for American soldiers. And Where
fother soldiers would be looked upon
with suspicion and perhaps met with
resistance. the American soldiers are
welcomed with acclaim.
u have had so many grounds for
pride on the other side of the water
that ] am very thankful that they
grounds for personal pride I'D be the
most stuckup man In the world. And
OF whom the constitution of the United
states made me the proud commander.
You may be proud of the Twenty
Twenty sixth division daughter and
applause). and see what they did un-
der my direction! And everybody
feeling that In pralsins ohde hIm hs @i,n \. ahe
tracting from the credit Of no one else.
~ have been searching for the fun
aamental fact that converted Europe
rope did not believe In us AZ she does
now. She did not believe in US
throughout the first three years of the
war. She seems really to have be-
lieved that we were holding off be-
cause we thought we could make more
by staying out than by going in. And
all Of sudden. In a short eighteen
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There can be but one explanation for
II. They saw what we did--that with
out making u single claim we put all
posaI OF those who were fighting FOR
| their homes, in the first instance, but
Tor cause. the cause Of human rights
and Justice. and that we went in. not
| to support their national claims. but to
support the great cause which they
held In common.
And when they. saw that America
moi ..snIx tx..1l t..A a
they were converted to America and
became firm partisRns OF those ideals.
Il met group " scholars when
was iP Paris. Some gentlemen from
come to see me, and in whose pres
enee. or rather In the presence Of
whose traditions of learning. I felt
that had had one OF the delightful
revenges that sometimes come to a
man., All my life ! have heard men
speak with a sort Of condescension Of
arate. incloistered persons whom they
| chose to term academic who were In
the habit Of uttering ideals in the free
body in particular.
And have said have this sweet
revenge. Speaking with perfect frank
ness in the as name Of IN the & United States.
great war. ideals and nothing but
ideals. and the war has been won by
that Inspiration. Men were fighting
with tense muscle and lowered head.
until they came to realize those things.
| feeling they we've fighting for their
lives and their country. and when
reached them from America they lift
| ed their heads. they raised their eyes
TO heaven. then they saw men in
khaki coming across the sea In the
those were strange men. reckless of
danger not only. but reckless because
they seemed to see something that
msds danger worth Sn1nn %hils Men have
We're possessed by something they
could only call religious fervor. They
were not like any of the other soldiers.
and they were fighting in the dream
and fighting in the dresm they turned
the whole tide OF battle and II never
came back.
And now do you realize this conf
donce we have established throughout
| the world imposes burden upon u.s.
II you choose To call II a burden. It
Is one of those burdens which any ma
tion ought to be proud to carry. Any
man who resists the present tides that
run In the world will find himself
rem that L WV seem seem as Il a'f he SaS SS been S@r
separated from his human kind for
ever.
70 make men free and we did not con-
fine. our conception and purpose to
Now" said the President. this con.
ference We have established calls for
something. The Europe left was full
OF hope. Tho Europe OF the third year
q the war was sinkin. to . stubborn
tion Of the old order. They navsr
dreamed u would be Europe Of set
Now ali the peoples of Europe are
buoyed up in the hope. that all the ma
tions of the world shall unite their
mari pass. anS Rhyi'a sS5ss' .h1aa na sn
the world Of It's hope. the nations will
be set up a. hostile campo again. and
the men At the peace conference will
breasts because they will have failed.
We would leave on the peace tabis
nothing but = modern scrap OF paper
America faii the world in its hope. saw
only beyond the nearest horizon.
They 90 not know the sentiment Of
Europe for a lasting peace which he
said were pinned to the United States
~ the Friend Of mankind" the Pres
.the verdict OF xnsriea In this ms,tsr
that 10 in me-"
"The nations Of the world have 80,
their heads now to do u great thin.
and they are not going to stop short
| of their purpose" he said.
II do not speak OF the governments.
their present res s' sosernm-nts DO not do 10
their will some othern will. And the
secret is out and the present govern
| ment knowstt.
II have come back for an attempt 20
| transact business for a little while in
America. but ! say In all soberness
that have been trying To speak your
sl.N De-
and trying To soc the things that are
right rather than the things that are
espedicnt, I am finding the heart OF
America.
81 find that In loving America I have
Joined the majority OF my fellow men
throughout the world
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