The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-27

TO fan the world. what would some o
III DO not mean any d,sfespeet q
any other great people when ! say
mat America IL the hcpe OF the world
and II she docs not justify that hop.
the results are nnthinkablu Men
viii be thrown back upon the bitter
mesa OF disappointment not only. hut
the bitterness Of despair
"Sersp Of Paper"
Suppose we sign the treaty Of
peace and that II is the most salts
factory treaty OF peace that the con
fusing elements OF the modern world
will AFFORD, and go home and thinh
ABOUT our labors. we viii know that
We have left written upon the historic
table al Versailles. upon which Yer
gennes and BENJAMIN Franklin wrote
their names. nothing but . modern
scrap OF paper, no Nations united to
defend II, no great forces combined
10 make II good. no assurance given
TO the down-trodden and fearful peo-
PIE d. the world that they shall be
safe. Any man who thinks that Am
erica will take part In giving the
world any such rebuff and disap-
pointmcnt AZ that does not know Am
erica.
II invite him to test the sentiments
OF the Nation. We set this Nation up
10 make men free, and we did not
confine our conceptions and purpose
10 America, and now we win make
men free. II we did not do that all
the fame OF America would be gone
and all her power would be dissi-
pated
"She would then have TO keep her
honor for those narrow, selfish, pro-
vlncial purposes which seem SO dear
10 some minds that have no sweep
beyond the nearest horizon.
Il should welcome no sweeter chal-
ienge than that. have lighting
blood In me- and 1t is sometimes a
delight to let it have scope. but II II
Is a challenge on this occasion It viii
be an indulgence. Think OF the pic
ture, think Of the utter blaekness that
would fall ON the world America
has failed America made a little
essay at generosity and then with
crew America said. We are your
friends but 1t was only for today,
not for tomorrow. America said.
Here is our power to vindicate right
and then the next day said, Let right
take care of itself, and we will take
care Of ourselves America said, We
set up light to lead men along the
paths of liberty, but we have lowered
l., 1t Is intended only to light our own
path We set up great ideal of lib
erty, and then we said, Liberty Is a
Thing that you must win for yourself.
Do not call upon u.s. and thing Of
the word that we would leave.
DO you realize how many Nations
ire going to be set up in the presence
u old and powerful Nations in Eur
,pe and left there. If left by US, with
tut disinterested friendY
Belief In Poles. ~
do you believe in the Polish cause
rs do? Are you going to set up
Poland, immature, inexperienced, as
Jet unorganized, and leave her with
/ circle OF armies around her? Do
'ou believe in the aspiration of the
Czecho Sloyaks on the Jugo-
Slavs as | do? Do you know how
many powers would be quick to
,ounce upon them II there were not |
ne guarantees of the world behind
heir liberty?
Have you thought OF the suffer-
ngs of Armenia? You poured out |
our money to help succor the Ar |
nenians after they suffered; now set |
Up your strength so that they shall
ever suffer again.
Need United Force
The arrangements OF the present
eace cannot stand generation, un-
sss they are guaranteed by the unit
d forces OF the civilized world. And
we do not guarantee them, cannot
GU see the picture? Your hearts
ave instructed you where the bur
en- OF this war fell. II did not fall
pom the National treasures; It did
OF fall upon the instruments OF ad-
1t did not fall upon the
of the Nations. 1t fell up
n the viceless homes everywhere
hero women we're toling In hope
lat their men would come back.
Back to Report Progress
And so. my fellow citizens. / have
,me back to report progress, and I
, not believe that the progress Is
,ing to stop short Of the goal The
atoms OF the world have set their
eads now to do great thing, and they
. not going TO slacken their pur-
ose. And when speak OF the Ma
ons Of the world I do not speak
the GRID. | speak OF the peoples
no constitute the Nations Of the
Grid. They are In the saddle and
ey are going To see to II that II
cir present Governments do not 90
eir will some other Governments