The Washington times., 1919-03-05

where where the rights of mankiI
we're threatened.
They would not sit still in Il
They would not be r
strained by the prudence of exper
,nced continental commanders. The
bought they had come over there
10 a particular thing, and they we
going to do it and do it at once. Al
lust as soon as that rush Of spirit
= ell as rush of body came in conta
With the lines of the enemy, they b.
San to break, and they continued
Freak until the end.
Felt Their Spiritual Force.
They continued to break. my Re
not merely because
he physical force of those Ius,
but because OF the irr
jistible spiritual force OF the armi,
# the United States. 1t was that the
cit. 1t was that that awed theI
{ was that that made them feel,
hese youngsters ever got a 1oothol
hey could never be dislodged. an
therefore,, every foot OF ground thi
hey won was permanently won 4
he liberty Of mankind"
And do you suppose that, haviu
cit that crusRding spirit OF the!
who went over there NJ
o glorify America, but to serve the
1 am going to permit M
elf for one moment to slacken
ny effort to be worthy of them ar
heir cause? What said at the opeI
ng 1 said with a deeper meanin
han perhaps you have caught: ! {
mean not to come back until it's owe
yer there. and il must not be owe
ntil the nations OF the world are al
ured of the permanency OF peace.
Europeans Awed by Events.
Gentlemen on this side OF til
7ater would be very much profile
y getting into communication wit
ONE gentlemen on the other side ,
he water. We sometimes think, m
ellow-citizens, that the experience
tatesmen OF the European nation
re an unusually hard-headed set {
len, by which we generally mean. a
hough We do not admit it, that the
re a bit cynical; that they say tn
y
ou always mean that il is not q
deal world: that they do not beIieS
hat things can be settled upon a
deal basis.
well. / never came into intimat
ontact with them before. but il the
Ised to be that way, they are NJ
hat way now. They have been sui
ued, If that was once their tempe
" the awful significance of receI
vents and the awful Importance {
What is to ensue. and there is N
me OF them with whom ] have con
n contact who does not feel that I
annot in conscience return TO h
'eople from Paris unless he has dor
lis utmost to do something moi
han attach his name to a treaty (
'eace.
Realize Need Of League.
Every man in that conferenc
lnows that the treaty OF peace
tself will be imperative. as Mr.. Ia
las said, without this constant SUI
'ort and energy OF a great organize
lon such as is supplied by the Ieagu
4 nations.
And men who. when / first weI
yer there were skeptical Of the 20!
ibility of forming a league of ns
ions, admitted that IL we could bU
orm IL, ii would be an invaluabI
through which to 81
ure the operation of the varioU
arts of the treaty: and when tina
reaty comes back, gentlemen on thi
ide will find the covenant not onl
realty tied TO the covenant that yo
an not dissect the covenant frol
he treaty without destroying III
yhole vital structure. The structuI
I peace will not be vital without tn
eague OF nations, and no man is &C
nE to bEng back a cadaver wit
i'm.
Surprised at Criticisms.
Il must say that / have bee
uzzled by some Of the criticisms. no
y the criticisms themselves; / ca
Understand them perfectly. eve
hen there was no foundation 70
lem; but by the fact of the criticism
cannot imagine how these gentle
en can live and not live in the at
osphere of the world.
Il cannot ina CINE how they ca
We and not be in contact with tn
rents Of the times, and ] particular
cannot imagine how they can b
mericans and set up a doctrine O
Ireful selfishness throughout TO tn
st detail.
Il have heard no counsel of gen
'osity in their criticism. hay,
sard no constructive suggestion.
ave heard nothing except. will i
Dt be dangerous to us to help tn,
orld?' II would be fatal to us no
help il.
From being what / will venture I,
Ill the most famous and the mos
,werful nation in the world W,
ould OF a sudden have become thu
ost contemplate. So ! did not neeC
be told, as l have been told, tina
e people of the United States would
Ipport this covenant. l am al
merican and / knew they would.
What a sweet revenge il is upor
e world. They laughed at u,
ice. They thought we did no
can our professions OF principles
hey thought so until April OF 1917
was hardly credible TO them thai
2 would do more than send a few
en- over and go through the form,
helping, and when they saw multi.
des Fastening across the sea. and