The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-05

fleet upop this proposition Tho q.
/ sion nS 20 what ig necessary tor
/ great reforms has seldom come from
: IN" top IN the untiona of the world
I u has com" from tho need ana ia,
aspiration ana the sclf assertion Of
/ RI"' bodies ~ men who meant :,
To-" fto" Anl I can explain somo OF
lho cri'ir.sms which h,lo been 'o,.
'i"d against tha gro1t cntcrpriF,
only by the suppoaDoG that the
men who utter the criticisms ht,o
never felt IA" great pulse OF the
heart 81 the world
lh'r" Hr" many differences ~
judgment. but those arc not dlffrf.
rh'"H ~ sentiment, those nrc not dif
i'L"h''s Of purp"scH, those are not
IuiI"r"nC"E Of Ideals
Ana am amazed not alarmed bII,
amazed. that there should lee lu some
quarters such comprohcnsiyo igno.
rance of the stat" Ur no world These
gentlemen DO not know what tho
mind OF men iG iuy' now Evcryhodr
r's' do"H do not know whore they
nav" b""h C'Osolcd, DO NOT know
hy whll Influences they havo boon
blinded but | do know that they
nav" been separated from the gen
"raI currents or the ,hohght OF man.
Kind
And | want 70 utter lhla solemn
warning. not lu tho way ~ A threat.
tho forces Of the world do not
threaten. they operate Tho great
/ lldoH of the world do not give notice
iht' fh"y are going to rIsc and run.
ihcy rh" In their majesty ana over
wholmiug might and those who stand
In ih" way ar" overwhelmed Now
tho hchri ~ The world is awake and
N" heart ~ the world must hc sal ia.
Fed
Not vi Economic
10 not lct Yourself suppose for n
moment ihd' the uneasincs I'm tho
populations ~ Europe is due entirely
to economic causes or economic
nioilycH, something very much
dcouer uudcrlles It all than that
They 50" that their governments
hav" been nblc to defend them
against intrigue or aggression and
that th"rC rs no force of foresight or
Of prudence IN any modern cabinet
30 stop war And therefore they Say
"lh"rc musT he sOmo fundamental
cause for this" and the fundamental
cause they arc beginning 20 perceive
10 bc that nations have stood sinrlr
or IN lIitl" jealous groups against
each other fostering prejudice. in
creaHinE the danger Of war rather
than conccrting measures io prevent
it and thnt n there Is right I'm the
world, n thorc 81 Justice In the world
there 10 no reason why nations
should hc divided In tho support ~
Justice.
They arc, therefore. saving n sou
really believe there IL a r.rht. II you
really believe wars ought io hc
stopped stop thinking about the riyn'
interests Of nations and think about
men and women and children
throughout mo world
Must Make PcopIc Happy
Nntlons are not made 70 afford
distinction TO their rulers hy wnv Of
SUCCESS In the maneuvers OF politics.
nations are meant. n they ARE meant
for anything. 10 make the men and
women and children In them secure
and happy and prosperous and no
nation has the right 10 set M special
interests against the interests and
benefits ~ mankind least Of all this
great nation We love.
n was aet nm Tor tho benefit ~
the highest ideals and 10 achieve tho
highest aspirations Of men who
wanted 10 he free; and the world
tho world OF today believes that and
counts on us ana would he thrown
back into the blackncss Of despair II
we deserted II.
7 have tried once and again. NY
fellow citizens. 10 Eav - 'hc little
circles of friends or 10 large bodies
what seems to be the real hone ut
tho peoples ~ Europe, and ! tell YOU
frankly 7 have not been able to do
80 because when the thought tries
10 crowd itself into speech the pro
found emotion Of the thing ts too
much. speech will not carry. J. have
felt the tragedy Of the hope OF those
suffering peoples.
II Is tragedy. because IN hope
which cannot he realized In It's per
fectIon, and vet | have felt besides
its tragedy it, compulsion upon
every living man 10 exercise every
influence that he has to the utmost
to see that as little AS possible or that
hone IL disappointed because II men
cannot now, after this agony OF
bloody sweat come 10 their SELF
and sec how to regulat"
the affairs of the world, we Will sink
back into period Of struggle IN
which there viii hC no hope. and
therefore no mercy. There can he
no mercy where there IN no hope, for
why should YOU spare another II you
y yuurself expect TO perish NhN
should YOU hc pititul Il YOU can get
no pity" why should YOU u" juHt
II upon every hand YOU are put
upon =
There In another thing which !
thinl, the critics Of this covenant
have not oLscr, rR They not only
have not observed the temper OF the
world. hut they have not even oh
ser,cd tho temper Of those spelendid
hoys I'm khnkI that they sent across
the seas hav" bad tho proud con
srlousness Of tho reflected glory ot
those boys because the constitution
made me their commander -Chlct
and thev have taught me some les
gons When We went Into ihr war.
wc went into u on the basis OF decli-
rations which 10 was my privilege ="
,itter. because | believed them'to b"
an Interpretation Of the purpose and
thought OF the people OF the lnl'd
states
And those bows went over there
with the feeling that they were
suCredly bound 30 the realization oi
those ideals. they were not only
roing over there to beat Germany 1
they were not going over there
merely with resentment In then
hearts against particular uuiia"
nniion. but they were crossing those F..
) OOO miles - sen In order TO show TO !