Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-25


came back
One OF our American humorists,
meeting the criticism that American
soldiers were no. trained long
enough. said:
l 1T takes only half as long TO train
. an American soldier as any other
because you only have 10 train him
one way and ne did only 60 one way
and he never came back until he
couIJ do Il when he pleas
And now 90 YOU realize tina, TINS
confidence We have esta bills he'd
throughou. the world imposes bur
den upon Us-it YOU choose 20 call il
burden. I, Is one Of those burdens
. which any nation ought to be proud
| TO carry. Any man who Tesists the
! present tides that run in the world
will ind himself thrown upon u shore
so high and barren that il will seem
az If he had been separated from his
huna kind forever,
The Europe that left the othe.
/ DAY was tall Of something that 1t had
nevA~ - IL, rs heart SO full before
II "a OF hope. The Europe o.
IT. d year of the war. the Eu-
!, rop = third year OF the war, was
sink. 70 d sort OF stubborn as
pera;.u... They old not see any great
thing 20 De achieved even when the
war shouId be won. They hoped there
would be some salvation; they hoped
that they could clear their territory
Of invading armies; they hoped they
could get up their homes and start
their industries afresh. But trey
thought i would simply be The re-
sumption of the old life that Europe
had led-led in fear. led in anxiety
/ led in constant suspicious watchful-
ness. The never dreamed that il
would be Europe o. settled peace
and Of justified hope,
And now these ideals have wrought
this new ma gic, that all the peoples
OF Europe are buoyed UP and con
fident in the spirit Of hope because
they believe that We are at the exc
Of rev age in the world when ma
tons will understand one another
when nations will support one an
othe. in every just cause. when ma
tions will unite every mora! and
every physical strength 70 sec tina
the right shall prevail.
Il America were az TINS junction
TO fail the world. what would come
oil II 1 DO not mean any disrespect
to any other great power when
say that America is the hope Of the
world: and If she does not justify
that hope the results are unthinka bic
Men will lie thrown back upon the
bitterness Of disappointment not on
~, but the bitterness o. despair. All
nations will he set up rs hostile
. camps against the men at the peace
conference will go home with their
heads upon their breasts. knowing
that they have failed-for they were
, hidden no. 20 come home from there
until thes did something mora than
sign a treaty of peace.
suppose we sign the treaty ii yea
and that it's the most satisfactory :te4.
- o. peace that the confusing Gle
.nents ot t;le modern word ". afIor
and go home and think about ou: a.
bors, We Wi. SNOW that " ha"- .et'
written Jpoa the historic taoie Al Yer
sailes. upon which Eergennes ard Be-.
! amin Franklin wrote their name7
: .o;hing bit modern scrap % pa per
10 nations united to defend i. 10 erea
forces combined TO make il good. =.
assurance given TO the Cowntrodder
! and fearful people o. the world tina
/ they shall! be safe. Any man who think:
| that America will take part in givin:
! the world any sucn rebuff and tiisa =
! pointu lenc as that DOES not know Amer
| ica.
! ] invite him 10 sentiments Of M
: nation We Set this nation % to max.
; men free and we did not confne OIL
! conception and purpose 70 America. ans
: now We will make men free. Il We Dis
! not do that all the fame OF Ame.ic<
! would be gone and all her power wouie
! be diss: pated. She would then have :.
! keep her honor for those narrow self
! .sh. provincial purposes. which seem :,
! dear TO some minds that have no swee,
beyond the nearest horizon. shou,
welcome no swee;er challenge tina
. t.1t. | have lighting blood in ma an.
X is sometimes delight to ie, X nav.
/ scope. but il it IL q challenge Oh thi
occasion il will be AN indulgence. Thin,
-
ness that would fall on the world
= America has failed. America made
! little essay at generosity and then witt
drew. America said We are yeu
{. friends. but it was only for toda.
not for tomorrow. America SAID Her.
| is our power to vindicate right an
! then the next day said Let right tax
! care of itself and We will take car
! of ourselves America said We S.
| UP a light to lead men along the path
F., of liberty. but We have lowered il; il i
intended only to light our own path,
+. We SET up a grea, deal of liberty an
then we said Liberty is a thing tina
| you must win for yourself. Do not ca
upon US, End think OF the world tina
| we would leave. Do you realize ho'
! many nations are going 20 be set ii
E, in the presence OF old and powerful ma
, tons in Europe and left there. if lef
! by Us. without a disinterested friend
Do YOU believe in the Polish cause
! as I DO Are YOU gong to set up Pc
! land. immature. inexperienced. as ye
I unorganized. and leave her with a cir
| Gle of armies around her? Do you be
/, iieve in the aspiration OF the Czecho
! SlovakS and the Jugo-S.avs as l do
f.. Do you know how many powers woul,
, he quick to pounce upon them if Their
were not the guarantees of the wor:,
I behind their liberty?
! Have you thought of the suffer
f, ings Of Armenia? You poured ou
Your money to help succor the Ar.
menians after they suffered: nov