Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
tereSts OF nations. and think about
men and women and children through

terests of nations. and think about
men and women and children through
| out tho world.
Nations arc not made to AFFORD dis.
tinction to their rulors by. way of
success In the maneuvers OF politics
nations arc meant. IL they are meant
for anything. to mako the men and
women and children in them secure and
happy and prosperous. and no nation
forests against tho interests and
benefits of mankind. least OF all this
great nation which we love.
AMERICAN NATION SET UP
FOR BENEFIT OF MANKIND
TT was set up for the benefit OF
mankind; 1t was set up to illustrate
the highest ideals and to achieve the
highest aspirations of men who wanted
of Today-belieYes that and counts on
us, and would be thrown back into the
olaGkness OF despair if we deserted ii.
Il have tried once and again, my fell
!ow-cisiZens. to say to little circles OF
friends or TO larger bodies what seems
10 be the real hope of the peoples OF
not been able to do so because, when
the thought tries to crowd itself into
speech sPin the ne profound emotion Of the
carry. have felt the tragedy OF the
hope Of those suffering peoples.
which rs c,n 1rnGed by because it is hope
ton. and yet l have felt besides its
,, its compulsion. it's compuision
epery fnsTS vih hsst ha has to exercise
most to see that as little as possible
Or that hope is disappointed, because
n men men can not now. after this agony
possession and see how TO regulate the
affairs Of the world, we will sink back
into int, period of struggle in which there
VIII De no hope and. therefore, no
mercy There can be no mercy where
there is no hope, for why should you
TO perish? Why should you be pitifui
II you can get no pity? Why should
are put upon?
MEN IN I<HAI<I HAVE
TAUGHT GREAT LESSONS
There is another thing which
think the critics or this covenant have
not. observed. They not only have not
observed the temper OF the world. but
per OF those splendid boys in khaki
mat they sent across the seas. have
had oo the proud consciousness of the
the Constitution made me their COM
r-in-chief and they have taught
me me some lessons When we went into
the war. We went into it on the basis
OF declarations which 1t was my
privilege 20 utter. because I believed
them 10 be an Interpretation of the
the United States.
And those boys went over there
W Win the feeling that they were sacred
ideals: that they were not only going
over there TO beat Germany; they were
not going over there merely with re-
sentiment in their hearts against a par
ticular outlaw nation. but that they
were crossing those 5000 miles of sea
United states. when 1t became neces-
sary. would fight anywhere where the
rights OF mankind %ere threatened.
lRRESIsTIBLE SPIRITUAL
FORCE BACKED Il. S. ARMY
n
trenches. They would not be re-
strained by the prudence of expert
enced CONTINENTAL commanders. They
do particular thing. and they were
going TO do it and do it at once. And
JUS as soon as that rush OF spirit. as
with tho lies of the enemy. they be-
gan to break and they continued TO
S5ea Sre sG nS efs Thif
merely because of the physical' force rc
Of those iusty youngsters. but because
OF me T I spi5itual force OF the
that they felt. 1t was that that awed
them. 1t was that that made them feel
HEY could never, be dislodged. and.
therefore. every foot OF ground that
they, won was permanently won for
the liberty of mankind.
felt tina; crusading spirit Of these
youngsters, who went over there, not
20 glorify America, but to serve their
leilow-men. l am going TO permit my
self for for one moment to ,slacken in
their cause" What ] said at the Omen
ing ] said with q deeper meaning than.
perhaps. you have caught; I do mean
not - come back until it's over, over
tnerc. and ii must not be over until
the nations of the world are assured
OF the permanency of peace.
Gentlemen on this side of the water
would he very much profted by getting
into communication with some gentle.
men on the other side of the water. |
We sometimes think, my fellow citl-
zens, experienced statesmen of the Eu.
ropcan nations are An unusually hard
headed set of men, by which We gem
orally mean. although We do not admit
II, they are bit cynical: that they
say this is a very practical world by
which you always mean ii is not an
IDEAL world; that they do not believe
things can be settled upon an Ideal
ba sis.
Well, ! never came into intimate
contact with them before, but IL they
used to be that way. they are not that