The Washington times., 1919-07-09
Treaty Will Save World
From Needless BloodShed,
President Tells New York

great nation which from frst to
last has followed the vision of the
men who set II up and created it.
Seen As FreNdOm's Friends.
1--WE have had our eyes very
close upon our tasks at times, but
whenever we lifted them, as we
were accustomed to lift them. to q
distant horizon, we were aware
that all the peoples Of the earth
had turned their faces toward US
as those who were the friends OF
freedom and OF right, and when
ever we thought Of national pol
icy and OF its relation upon the
affairs Of the world we knew We
were under bonds to do the large
thing and the right thing.
at Is q privilege, therefore, be-
yond all computation for a man,
whether In q great capacity or q
small, to take part in the counsels
and in the resolutions. Of a people
like this. I am afraid some peo-
pie. some persons. do not under
stand that vision. They do not see
il. They have looked too much
upon the ground. They have
thought too much OF the interests
that were near them, and they
have not listened to the voices
OF their neighbors.
VIII Not DIEaDpOInt Hopes.
II have never had q moments
doubt as to where the heart and
purpose OF this people lay. When
anyone on the other side Of the
water has raised the question.
Will America come in and help"
have said, OF course, America
will come in and help She can
not do anything else. She will
not disappoint any high hope that
has been formed OF her. Least OF
all will she, in this day OF new
born liberty all over the world.
fail to extend her hand OF support
and assistance to those who have
been made free
II wonder II at this distance
you can have got any conception
Of the tragic intensity of the feel
ing OF those peoples in Europe
who have just had Jokes thrown
OF them. Have you reckoned UP
IN your mind how many peoples,
how many nations, were held I'M
willingly under the yoke OF the
Austro-HungariGn empire, under
the yoke OF Turkey, under the
yoke of Germany?
Task In To Preserve Peace.
These yokes have been thrown
off These peoples breathe the
air and look around to see a new
day dawn about them, and when
ever they think of what Is go
ing on to fill that day with &C
ton they think first Of US. They
think first OF the friends who
throughout the long years have
spoken for them. who were priv
iIeked 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 presence
in the war and in the conference
was the guarantee OF the result
New Task Just Begun.
THE governor has spoken Of a
great task ended. Yes, the formu-
Iation of the peace Is ended, but
il creates only a new task just
begun. believe that II you
will study the peace you will
see that il is 4 just peace and
peace which, II il can be pre-
served, will save the world from
unnecessary bloodshed.
And nov the great task Is to
preserve IL. have come back
with my heart full OF enthusiasm
for throwing everything that
can, by way Of influence or ac-
ton. in with you to see that the
peace is preserved. that when the
long reckoning comes men may
look back upon this generation OF
America and say, They were true
to the vision which they saw At
their BIRTH"