Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
planned to- him. Nothing has to be ex.
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mean about great fundamental things
like this. There are many differences
or 1udsment as to policy-and perfectly
ferences OF Judgment, but those arc
not differences Of sentiment, those are
not not dinerenees OF purpose. those are
NOT NOT dineronces OF ideals. And tho ad-
thing explained to you is that you
recognize wrong explanation when
you hear II.
or the frontier at one time 1t was said
they round man who told tho truth:
n he was ,s,' not 1 found telling It. but he
think am In that situation with re-
gard to somo of the criticisms I hayo
heard. They do not make any Inn
is no medium that will transmit them,
that the sentiment Of the country is
proof against such narrowness and such
selhshness as that. I. commend these
fcllow-citizens.
CAN LOOK FORWARD TO
FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE
What are we to say, then. as to the
future? 1 think, my. citizens.
great confidence. I have heard cheer
ing news since + came to this side
Of the water about the progress that
cussion and Qualification Of a great
many difficult matters. and 1 believe
that settlements will begin to be made
rather rapidly from this time on at
But what 1 believe-what I know
as well as believe, Is this: that the men
engaged in those. conferences arc
it; that they are finding community
Of purpose and community of ideal to
an extent that perhaps they did not
expect, and that amidst all the intcr-
play Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It Is ind
nitely complicated-amidst all tho in
terpiay Of influence. there Is a for
ward movement WHICH is running to-
perceived that the only permanent
thing in the world is tho right and
that a wrong settlement is bound to
be a temporary settlement-bound to
be temporary settlement for tho
very best reason Of all. that II ought
TO be temporary settlement, and the
and the spirits Of men are now in the
saddle.
INTERVIEWED IIMPING GROUP
OF SOLDIERS IN ITALY
When was in Italy. a little limp
sought an interview with me. could
not conjecture what 1t was they were
going. to say to me, and with the great
nlicity. they presented me with pc
tition in favor of the league OF ma
tons Their wounded limbs, their i'm
they, brought with them. 1t was
simple request that 1 lend all the In
fuence that I might happen to have
sacrifices that they had been obliged
to make.
HEARS CRY FOR LEAGUE
IN FOREIGN CAPITALS
That appeal has remained in my
mind as have ridden along the streets
In European capitals. and heard cries
OF the crowds, cries for the league of
nations from lips Of people. who. ven
ture to say. had no particular notion
Of how 1t was to be done, who were
not ready to propose plan for a
league OF nations. but whose hearts
bination of all men everywhere must
come out of this.
AS we drove along country roads
weak old women would come out and
hold flowers up to strangers from
across the Atlantic? Only they be-
lieved that we were the messengers
OF friendship and OF hope and these
gratitude that friends from so great
distance should have brought them
so great hope.
AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL
NOT DISAPPOINT WORLD |
ut is Uncomfortable that we should |
disappoint them, and, we shall not. |
The day will come when men In Amer
lea will look back with swelling hearts
and rising pride that they should have |
been privileged TO make the sacrifice |
which II was necessary to make In |
order to combine their might and their
for men OF every kind everywhere
God give us the strength and vision
to do 1t wisely. God give us the privi-
lege of knowing that we did ii without |
true Americans, lovers of liberty and
of doing right"