Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-25
President Accepts Challenge of League
Opponents in Asking Test of Sentiment


finc our conception and pufroso 'n
America and now 80 viii make men
free. II We dld not DO that the fame
OF America would be gone ana all
her powers would bc dIEsipntcd. Sno
then would have Ia keep her power
for those narrow, selfish. provincial
purposes which seem so dear io
some minds mat have no sweep be
yOnd the nearest horizon I would
welcome no sw"e'er challenge than
that | have fighting blood in me
ana II Is some times IA delight To let
II have scope. but II II Is "A challenge
on this occasion II Viii be an In
dulEcnCe. Think OF the picture
thiGk OF the utter hlaCknoss that
would fall on the wOrh. America
has failcd' America made little os-
say at generosity and then Withdrew
America said I'VE arc your friends"
but IT was only for today, not fu-
tomorrow America said. "IIcro ls
our power 20 Vindicnte right" and
then the noxt day said "Let right
take care Of Itself and we VIII take
care Of ourselves" America said
we Set up n light 10 lead men
along thd paths Of liberty. but we
have lowered it II ls offended only
10 light Our own path. We set AZ n
great ideal Of liberty aud then we
said '"llb"rty IL n thing that you
must win for yourself DO not can
upon u.s." ana think Of the world
that we would leave. DO you real
lie how many now nations are go.
ing to hc set up IN the presence Of
old and powerful nations I'm Europe
and left there. II left hy US. without
"A dirintnrc-ted friend?
30 YOU believe In the Polish cause.
ns dol Are YOU going TO set up
Poland. immature. inexperienced ns
yet unOrgHnized. and leave her with
"A circle OF armies around her DO
YOU believe In the aspiration OF the
Czecho- -Slovnks ana the Jugo SlnFs
as do2 30 you know how many
powers would be quick to pounco
upon them II there were not the
guarantees OF tho world behind their
liberty7
Mentions Armcniars.
Have you thought Of the suffering
OF Armenia You poured out your
money to help suCcor the Armcnians
after they suffered. now set your
strength 40 that they shall never
suffer again,
peace cannot stand u generation un-
less they arc guaranteed by the
united forces of the civilized world
And if,.we do not guarantee them,
cannot you see the picture Nonr
hearts have instructed You where
the burden of this war fell II did
not fail upon the national treasures,
Il did not fall upon the instruments
OF administration. II did not fall
upon the resources OF the nations.
II fell upon the Victims homes ev-
erywhere, where women were toll
Ing In hope that their men would
come back.
When | think of the homes upon
which duh despair would settle were
this great e hope disappointed. |
should wish for my part never To
have had America play any part
whatever In this attempt TO enamel
pate the world. But I talk as II
there were any question. ! have no
more doubt Of the verdict Of Amer
lea In this mstter than | have doubt
OF the blood that is In me. ''
ee Reports Progress.
+, And 80, my fellow citizens, I have
| come hnck 10 report progress, and
|
, going to stop short of the goal. The
nations OF the world have set their
heads now 10 do n great thing. and
they are not going to slacken theii
purpose. And when | speak OF the
nations OF tho world | do not speak
OF the governments OF the world, !
speak Of the peoples who constitute
| the nations OF the world. They are
! in tho saddle and they arc going tC
see to II that II their present gov
ernmenta do not do their will som'
other governments Shall And thu
secret N out and tho present gov
ernments know II.
There is "A great deal OF harmonl
Ito be got oat OF common knowledge
/ There Ia great deal OF sympathy t'
be got out of living In the saut'
atmosphere and except for the dif
fercnccs OF languages. which puzzle,
my American ear very sadly. | coul'
have believed | was Mt home II
France or in Italy or in Euglan'
when | was on the streets, when wa
in presence OF the crowds, when
that these were the Kind OF folks wht
could understand what the Kind o
class. did not feel quite as mucl
at home there as | do here, but | fcl
that now at any rate, after this storm
OF war had cleared the air, men wert
sec.ng eye to eye everywhere ant
that these were tn kind OF folks VIII,
could undgstand what the kind o
folks at home would understand ant