The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

Europe. Also he is saying many gooo
81 even wonderful-things, and his
hearers seem inclined to regard him
more as a prophet, under Divine con-
troll. The following is another sam
pie of the speeches he is delivering, SO
simple, yet so direct, that they pene-
trate to the inner consciences of his
hearers. 1t was delivered at Man.
chester, England last Monday:
My Lord Mayor, Ladies and Gentle
men:
Perhaps / may be permitted to add,
fellow-citiZenS:
You have made me feel in way
that is deeply delightful the generous
welcome which you have accorded me,
and back of it | know there lies the
same sort of feeling for the great peo-
pie whom have the privilege of rep
rescnting.
There is feeling of cordiality, fra
ternity and friendship between the
two great nations, and as | have gone
from place to place, and been made ev-
erywhere to feel the pulse of sympathy
that is now beating between us, |
have been led to some very serious
thoughts as to what the basis OF 1t
all is.
Patriotism Not Sentiment
For think you will agree with me
that friendship is not mere sentl-
ment. 1t is based upon principle,
upon the principle that leads man to
give more than he demands. Similar
ly, friendship is based not merely up
on affection, but upon common SER
vice. The man is not your friend who
is not willing to serve you, and you
are not his friend unless you are will
ing to serve him. And out of that i'm
pulse of common interest and desire of
common service arises that noble feel
ing which we consecrate as friendship
And so it does seem to me That the
theme that we must have in our MINDS
now on this great day of settlement IS
the theme of common interest ana the
determination of what it is that is our
common interest. You know that
heretofore the world has been gov
erned, or at any rate, the attempt has
been made to govern it, by partner
ships of interest, and that they have
broken down.
Devotion to Right
Interest does not bind men together.
Interest separates men. For the mo-
ment. there is the slightest departure
from the nice adjustment Of interests,
then jeaousies begin to spring, up;
There is only one thing that can BIND
people together and that is common
devotion to right.
Ever since the history of liberty be-
gan men have talked about their
rights, and it has taken several hun
dred years to make them perceive
that the principal condition OF right is
duty and that unless a man performs
his full duty he is entitled to no right
It is a fine correlation of his influence
of duty that right is the equipolse and
balance of society.
And so when we analyze the pres
ent situation and the future that we
now have to mold and control, it seems
to me there is no other thought than
that can guide us. You know that the
limited States has always felt from
the very beginning of her story that
she must keep herself separate from
any kind of connection with European
policies.
Wants Partnership of Right
want to say very frankly to you
that she is not now interested in Eu-
ropean politics, but she is interested
in the partnership Of right between
America and Europe. If the future
had nothing for us but new attempt
to keep the world at right polse by
the balance of power, the United
States would take no interest because
she will join no combination of power
which is not a combination Of all of
us. She is not interested merely in the
peace of Europe, but in the peace OF
the world.
Therefore, it seems to me that in
the settlement which is just ahead Of
US something more delicate and diff
cult than was ever attempted before
has to be accomplished genuine
concert of mind and Of purpose. But
while it is difficult, there is an elc-
ment present that makes it easy.
Never before in the history Of the
world, / believe, has there been such
keen international consciousness as
there is now.
There is a great voice Of humanity
abroad in the world just now which
he who cannot hear is deaf. There is
great CDINpulSloH VI tle Colllilloli
conscience now in existence which, if
any statesman resist, he will gain the
most unenviable eminence in history.
We are not obeying the mandate of
parties or Of politics. We are obey
ing the mandate of humanity.
Dissatisfaction Certain
That is the reason why it seems to
me that the things that are most Of
ten in our minds are the least signif-
icant. am not hopeful that the in
dividual items of the settlement which
we are about to attempt will be alto
gether satisfactory.
One has only to apply his mind to
any one of the questions Of boundary
and of altered sovereignty and of rae
ial aspirations to do something more
than conjecture that there is no man
and no body of men who know just
how they ought to be settled, and yet
if we are to make unsatisfactory set
Elements we must, see to it that they
are rendered more and more satisfac-
tory by the subsequent adjustments
which are made possible. We must pro-