El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-30

and received the jew EAA D.
Prado placed in the hands OF the
county attorney the watch and several
small lavalieres. The men charged
with the swindling were released on
bond
in war or peace. IL is our privilege
and our high duty to consecrate our
selves afresh on a day like this to the
objects for which they fought Tt is
not necessary that I should rehearse
10 you what these objects We're. These
men did not come acress the sea mere-
Is 10 defeat Germany and her assn-
1iated powers in the war Euey came
10 defeat forever things Tor Wnlfl
The central powers stood, the sort OF
power they meant 10 assert in the
world. the arrogant selfish DONNA
ton which they meant 10 eslaplisl-
and they came. moreover 10 see 70 %
that there should never be a war ike
this again. 1t IS for us. particularly
for US who are civilized 10 use our
proper weapons Of counsel and agree
ment TO see TO it that there never is
such a war again. The nation that
should now fling out Of this common
concord OF counsel would betray the
human race
$50 IL Is our duty 10 take and
maintain the safeguards when
will see to il that the mothers OF
aruerfca and the mothers Of
France and England and Italy ana
Belgium and all other suffering
nations should never be called
upon for this sacrifice again lhis
can he done. II must be done ana
II win be done. The things that
these men left rs. though they
did not IN their counsels conceive
it. l. the great instrument which
We have lust erected in the league
Of nations. The league Of nations
l. the covenant OF government
that these shall not have died In
= like to think that the dust Of
those sons Of America who were pr W.
leged to be buried IN their nolne.
country viii mingle with the dust OF
the men who fought for tne prgsel
walton Of the union. and thar as lnoss
men gave their AFes N otee - -
America might be united, taese men
have given their lives in order tAa-
the world might be united
Il look for the time when every
man who now puts his counsel aea-Ils
the united service OF mankind under
as ashamed OF II as II ne no" re-
GREETED the union Of the states
Airs of Old Day stir AEail-
you are aware, as am aware, tna'
the airs o. an older day are beginnlne
10 stir again. that the standards OF
an older order are tryine % asser
& themselves again There IS mere anl
there an attempt TO insert into th'
counsel Of statesmen the old recAoA'
ing Of selfishness and bargaining ans
national advantage which were ll'
roots Of this war and any man " nf
counsels these things advocates re.
newal Of the sacrifices which these
men have made; for If this is not tn'
final battle for right there VIII q
nunfhnr that viii be 1fuaL-
aIset these gentlemen who sup
pose that Il is possible for them
10 accomplish this return to an
an order Of which we are
ashamed and that we are ready 10
FORGET. realize they cannot accom-
pIish ii. The peoples Of the world
are awake and the peoples OF the
world are in the Saddie.-
Private counsels OF statesmen can
rot now and cannot hereafter deter
mime the destinies Of nations. II Wi
are not the servants Of the opinion =
mankind we are OF all men the lrtlest
the most contemplate, the leas
gifted with vision. II we do not know
courage, we cannot accomplish oul
purpose and this &c is an age whicl
I looks forward. not Backward Whicl
rejects the standard Of national self
/ ishness that once governed the coum
sells 81 nations and demands that thel
shall give way TO a new order o.
things in which only the question
VIII be Is IL right Is il just2 is j
in the interest Of mankind
Great Change Has Occurred.
This is a challenge that no pre-
Vious generation ever dared TO CIV
+ ear TO- Sc many ihings have hap
I pened. and they have happened fast
In the last four years. that I do no
. Of Sc
/ that has happened Think how JIM
possible 10 would have been 20 get
+ body Of responsible statesmen serious
Z " 10 entertain the idea OF the or
ganization Of a league OF nations fou
I years agO- And think Of the chang
that has taken place. 7 was toll
+ before I came to France that Their
E would be confusion Of counsels abou
, this thing and found unity Of coun
sci was told tlat there would o
{ opposition and ] found union OF &c
/ don- I found the statesmen wit
I whom 1 was about 20 deal united Ii
+ the idea that we must have a leaeu
. or nations. that We could not merer
make a peace settlement and the
leave il to make itself effectual. bu
that we must conceive some comno,
: organization by which we should civ
our common faith that this peac
Z "-ulA ut mann lalueu ana the con
I illusions at which we had arrive
should be made as secure as tn
united counsels Of all the great ma
( lions that fought against German
could make them. We have listene
TO the challenge. and that is the PROC
! that there shall never be a war Xix
this again.
Their spirits SIN Live.
Ladies and gentlemen. we all De
lieve. 7 hope. that the spirits Of thes
men are not buried with their bone.
Their spirits live. ] hope-I believe
that their spirits are present with d
at this hour. 7 hope that I feel IN
compulsion Of their presence. 7 hon
: that 7 realize the significance OF thei
! presence. Think, soldiers. OF thos
: comrades OF yours who are zone. I
i they were here, what would they saw
They would not remember what v0
/ are talking about TODAY They vouI
remember America. which they lef
with their high hope and PURPOSES
Z They would remember the terrible
/ field Of battle. They would remeuhe
what they constantly recalled in time
Of danger. what they had come To-
and how worth while 90 was 10 give
their lives 70 It, And thew would say
q Forget all the little cfrcurn-