The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-25

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you reaitae the compsesity OF the task
which IL has undertaken. IL seems as
7 III the settlements OF this war affect
and ancct directly every great and I
sometimes think every small nation In
pTsdently be made which is not prop
erly linked in with the great series OF
other decisions which must accompany
u. and 1t nust o~ reckoned in With tha
nnaI result IL the real quality of char
acter ot that result Is 20 be properly
judged.
"wha. we are doing is 10 hear tn
whole case; hear Il from the mouths
OF the men most interested; hear II
/ from those who are officially commits
stoned l. state it. hear tho rival claims;
near the claims that affect new a.
tIonnitiss. that affect new arcas OF
the world, tina, affect new commercial
and, naa e con- en N aa ~ IA
war ttT5nth' ~7sen| sve' Fave Rome
And I have been struck by tie mod
erateness of those who hive represent
ed national claims, I can testify that
have nowhere seen the gfcan Of pas
sion, ! have seen earnestness, | have
seen tears come % the eyes Of men
who plead for downtrodden people
whom they were privileged tn speak
fn7; but they were mot the tears OF
anger. They were the tears Of ardent
hope. and l don't see how sny man c6n
fail - have been suhducd ~ these
90, - ~ .niN L-r"E- s"", u"
;+s~,,,e,. ~r -, ~ ~ ~ %A'
e.. - -, 80 ~ 10 NJ I" ss-
And in the ~ idet Of It all. every
interest seeks first OF all when II
reaches Parts. the rerrose ntattves
II the United States. whye And
y.orso~r.,, 80 rt "loat
~ j W '4el "a nlstorF--eecause
r-,srsnss II" ration ~ Eorope thAt
80, motives OF the
-,
th'hS'
t"efs ever sc wonderful
th3hg seen btttTe7 y as there ever -
moving thing? Was there ever suv
'@ct 'hat 80 bound the nation that had
On Rhaf esteem foreS nr to deserve TT
Il would not have YOU understand
-. ns great me- VIZ" represent the
4rsas,.r~,z - 60" ,e'ehco are
0,f+a ~ SSo - Fao" mem
..ta,6 49, 80 !Nd 'ndef-
-, ~ Nv lions ,l ENroFe nave
sr.1,%a 49, mn, ,'aSleL IN one
t..r..,i ~ teoiHpet'ttVe I'M rest. II rs
-, men 20 f'f&ft those
- L4dt were aFa~ n between
~ i3'9 past II IS 'WTossihl"
- .', De'ieFe toa' all amtttions
~, 49,, VI q sunheh been feregone
- 1erritory that was COW
lHVs Ethe'hoeF riSAt3 that IT WAS
,,a,,.td., 20 eA'ors; they remember
II'e,.at anu oi9iohs which X was at
tt,.. - I" Fea't1e--and why they be
- '.aI if'ch nave come into u diff
+t,,r 'enI,cf, 'ney cannot forget these
tH'htf' ana SO they do not resort to
c9' another for a diapassionete view
- ~. ~,
:" .oe hat'on which has won
w enFfTnie distHctioh OF being re-
a. ~ w." as t"e tEiend or mankind.
W"""cFcF ~ desired to send
''@'i t"tNe OF SoldfeFs 70 Occupy
-" % tsrrttory where IL Is thought
eiSe wiz ne welcome, they
81 I't Hu'ertcah soldiers And where
cutters would De looked upor
- SuTp'cton hnn perhaps met with
| issuance the American soldier Is
"eie"ncd with acclaim.
National PRICE.
| y have had 40 many grounds for
| pride on the other side Of the water
that I am every thankful that thew
I are not grounds for persopaJ n,ise mt
! for national pride II tt.v vrern
grounds for perscnaI pride I'd ha mo
i most stuckup man In the world Ana
/ IL has been an INFINITE plas~pra So ,,@
20 gee NOSE gallant soldiers - ours.
~ =, "'LoIn ~" CONSTITUTION or the United
S'aIes MAJ me proud coinmander You
~ oe .. "uo OF the I wenty-stxth d.
- .oIl'''ieH go we we Il :" N
1.g $50 ,et's,' NJ SECS ".@t they
49,, ,r.,s - ".etloh. HnH every
~. yaeSir ~, .ean roIoier WIN
! 10 suntractt,,s. So ''slhs MN, nc
onn 40 enc VI '"it Oh no
~ have he.r s..~.s,u e..
,4amenta, rar, tbat n.'.s Ut '',e tun-
10 believe In rs pssar 49,. - pp,'
rope aid NOT he..evs -, nc ~, ~
not. She ala not heIf.va =, vs. ,i'r.,u,
out the frat three wears ~ ,hc 49,
She Seems really 10 have hc,,s,.s t,,,
we were holding on hor.pse ws
thought we could make ro-o ~ r+sv-
ling cut than by going In And al, =,
a sudden. fin "a short eighteen mor.bq
the whole verdict ia reversed Thsre
car he but one eyrJapa,io, for q r9,a,
say what we did--that witt out MAKING
single claim VI pat all our men a nd
a u our means at the disposal Of thosf
VINO were Sighting for their n mes, n
/ ne hrst instance. but for a cauee. this
cause or hun an right and Justice. and
Una, "e went IN. not to support thei,
n1t'.nai chains but % support the