The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-25
People of All Nations in
Saddle and Determined to
Enforce Own Will, He Says


thing seen before
Was there ever so moving a thing
Was there ever any fact that 50
bound the nation that had Won that
esteem forever 10 deserve II
| would not have you understand
that the great men who represent the
other nations there in conference are
dIScS,ecmed by those who know them.
Quite the contrary
Clash In Competition.
But YOU understand that tie nl-
'ions OF Europe have again and again
olashed with one another in cImpctl-
tive interest
It is impossible for men 10 bcliye
those sharp issue, that we're drawn
between them m times past
1t is impossible Tor men 10 heliey
that all ambitions have all Of a
sudden been iorgonc
They remember territory that was
coveted Ihcy rcmchrher right, that D.
was attempted 20 cv'0rt, they fclnem-
hcr political ambition, which !, was
attempted 10 realize and while thcN
believe that men have come into df.
icrcnt temper, they cannot forget these
things. and 50 they do not resort 20
one another for a diSpas'ionate view
oi the matters in controversy
They resort ,o the nation which
las won the env.ablc distinction
Of being regarded as the friend OF
mankind
Look TO Americans.
Whenever u is desired 10 send q
small force Of soldiers 10 occupy a
piece OF territory where It is thought
nobody else viii be welcome they
ask for American soldiers
Nnd whcr, other soldiers would
he looked upon with suspicion and
perhaps met with resistance. the
American soldier /, welcomed
with acclaim
have so many grounds for pride
on the other side ot IN" water that !
am very thankful that they are not
grounds for personal pride Ia be
the mos, s,uck-up man in the world
And II has been an infinite pleas
urc TO me 10 see those gallant sol
dierS oi ours. Of whom the conSil'
tuition oi the United states made me
the proud commander
You may he proud ci the 2oih
division, hut commanded the
10Th division and see What they
did under my Direction
Takes Credit from None.
And everybody praises the Amer
can soldier with the feeling that u
praising him he is ,uhtrlc,ing iron
| the credit OF no one else
! have been searching for the fun
damental fact that converted EUROPE
TO believe in us.
Before this war Europe did not be
licyc IN Ms as she does now. She dir
not believe in US ,hroughou, the frs
three years OF the war She SEEM
really 10 have believed that We were
holding OF because We though, ",
could make more by staying out thar
by going ln
whole Verdict Reversed.
And all Of a sudden, IN a Shor
eighteen months, the whole verdict i
reversed
There can he but one explanation
for II They saw wha, we d'd--tha
without making a single claim, "
| ,ut all our men and all Gu
means at the disposal OF those wh
were fighting FOR their homes IN IN
| nr,, instance. but for cause Tn
cause ot human right and justice, an
tina, wc went IN, not 10 support 'hcl
| national claims but TO support ~
.rca, cause which they held in com
mon
And when they saw that America
not only held ideals, but acted
ideals, they were converted to
America and became firm parti-
sans OF those ideals.
me, a group Of soldiers when
was IN narlS-somc gentlemen iro
one Of the Greek universities, WI
had come TO see me, and IN the
, presence, or rather IN the presence
d those traditions Of learning, te
{ very young @iccd
told them that ! had one OF q
c delightful rcycugcS that someum
! comes TO man.
i All my lie | had heard men Spei
with a sort OF condescenslon OF idea
j and OF dcaliSlS, and particularly tho
t separated, cncloistered persons whC
y they choose TO term academic, VI
: we're in the habit OF utterng idea
{ IN the free atmosphere when IN
c clash with nobody IN particular
And | said ] have had this sw'
revenge;
/ Speaking with perfect frankneSS
the name OF the people OF the Unit
States have uttered as the obleC
c OF this great war ideals and nolh
but ideals and the war has been "
u by that inspiration,
% Made Danger Worth While.
u Men were fighting with tense mt
Gle and lowered head until they car
u to realize those things feeling III
we're fighting for their lives and TN
country, and when these accents
what !, was all abou, reached thu
from America, they lifted their hea
they raised their eyes to Heav,
when they saw men in khaki conf
across the sea in the spirit OF CT
saders, and they found that tn,
were strange men, reckless Of dams
no, only hut reckless because Nh