The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-03-06
of being regarded a. the friend ef

nobody else viii be Welcome. they ssk
other soidiers would Be looked upon
with suspicion and perhaps met with
resistance. the American soldiers are
Il have had so many grounds for
pride on the other side OF the water
that am ond very thankf1i that that. they he,
ground. for personal pride I'd be tn:
Il tina has uS been an % infinite ii % piessure % to e me
to see those gallant soldiers of ours.
of whom the constitution of the United
You may be proud Of the twenty
six division: but commanded the
Twenty-sixth division tl.nghter, and
der my. direction! And everybody
praises the American soldier with the
feeling that in praising him he is sub
Il have been searching for the fun
to ton believe lie: in ,. vs.; Before this war Eu-
now. She did not believe in US
throughout the first three years of the
iie1ed that Ass we were ss noldfnx IL nsf off be- be-
cause we thought we could make more
by staying out than by going in. And
months. the whole verdict is reversed.
There can be but one explanation for
1t. They saw what we did-that with 1
-
our men and all our means at the dis
posal OF those who were fighting for
their homes. in the first instance, but
and justice. and that we went in. not
to support their national claims but to
support the great cause which they
And when they saw that America
not only held ideals. but acted ideals:
became s firm sGsi partisan. @ Of 'H those deals.
II met q group Of scholars when I
was in Paris. Some gentlemen from
come to see me. and in whose pres-
ence. or rather in the presence OF
whose traditions of learning. felt
that i had had one Of the deiishtfuI
revenYes that sometimes come to
man., All my life ! have heard men
ideelists and particularly of those sep
arate. incloistered persons whom they
ehoIs che to term % .Ssdsmic who wsre in
atmosphere when they clash with mo-
body in particular.
revenge. eng spsskins ing with perfect frank.
ness in the name Of the United States.
I have uttered as the objects of this
deal. and and the se war fnH hs. been e1n Won 'S Sy
that inspiration. Men were fighting
with tense muscle and lowered head.
feeling they were fighting for their
lives and their country. sod when
these aeeSunts Of what Il was Al about boz.
70 heaven: then they saw men in
Of ena they .ss:
danger not only. But reckless beo.us.
TO @or:s Msa
were possesssd by something they
were not like any Of the other soldiers.
They had q vision. they had a dream.
and they were fighting in the dream
the w hole tide of battle and II never
came back.
scnss noM S.S DO ySs Ts.se s9m
the world imposes a burden upon us?
II you choose to call It q burden. It
ton ought TO be proud to carry. Any
run in the world will find himself
rem that 0 Z viii :eer seem ss so Il % he had had been
separated from his human kind for
ever.
of the n.son him s ss: est ri nnon Sp
to make men free and We did not con-
fine our conception and purpose to
Now" said the President. this con-
ference we have established calls for
os The hs o the shd
desperation. They thought the end OF
tion Of the old order. They never
dreamed It would be Europe of set
tie6 peace; ,, :. r,,-
buoyed up in the hope that all the na-
tions of the world shall unite their
; moral and phy;ical forces that right
the world Of its hope. the nations win
GO home with their head. upon their
breasts because they will have failed.
We would leave on the peace table
Men. he declared. who would have
America fail the world in its hopes saw
only beyond the nearest horizon.
America" he said.
Speaking OF hope. Of the people OF
as the Friend of mankind" the Pres
ident said he had no more doubt Of
Of ss aSsst Of hs *.
that Ia in me-
''The nations of the world have set
and they are not going to stop short
of their purpose;" he said.
their present governments do not do
their will some others Will. And the
secret is out and the present govern
IT have come back for an. attempt to
transact business for q little while in
that have been trying to speak your
thoughts. Probing deep in my heart
and trying to see the things that are
expedient, am finding the heart Of
America.
n find that in loving America have
Joined the majority of my fellow men
throughout the world"
Y. 8. Tonnage Big.
hington.-Discussing the Amer
lean merchant marine problem In the
Senate, Senator Ransdell Of Louisiana
predicted that within a few months