The Dermott news., 1919-07-17

:. and their physical safety.
 The first, never-to- -be-forgotten ac- ton at Chateau Thierry had already taken place. Our redoubtable soldiers and marines had already closed the gap the enemy had succeeded in open ing for their advance upon Paris-had already turned the tide of battle back toward the frontiers of France and begun he rout that was to save Flu rope and the world Thereafter the Germans were to be always forced back, back, were never to thrust sue cessfully forward again. And yet there was no confident hope.
 Put New Heart Into Allies.
 The mere sight of our men-of their vigor, of the confidence that showed l Itself in every movement of their Stal- wart figures and every turn of their swinging march. in their steady com 1 pretending eyes and easy discipline, 1 in the indomitable air that added l spirit 10 everything they did-made everyone who SAW them that memo rable day realize that something had happened that was much more than mere incident in the fighting, some i thing very different from the mere ar rival of fresh troops
 They were recognized a> crusaders. and as their thousands swelted 10 mil i lions their strength was seen 10 mean salvation And they were dt men to carry such hope aud make good the | assurance If forecast Finer men never went into battle; and their officers were worthy of them.
 Comrades in Great Cause
 This k Hot the occasion upon which to utter euloey of the armies Amer lea sent to France, hnt perhaps. since l am speaking of thelr mission, may speak also of the pride I shared with every American who saw or dealt with l them there. Thsy uere the sort of men America would wish to be repre- Nented by, the sort of men every Amer ican would wish to claim as fellow counlrymen and comrades in a great cause.
 They were terrible tn battle. and gentle and helpfu! out of tt, remember ing the mothers and the sisters. the wives aaG the Httie children at home. They were free men under arms not forgetting their ideals of duty ill the midst of tasks us violence. am proud to have had The privilege of being Us Soeiated with them and Of calling my self their leader
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 And the eompul@ton of what they stood for Was upon n> who represent ed America at t6e peace tahle. ttwas our duty to see to it that every de eisian We took Hart n contributed se far as we were able to Influence t, te quiet the fears and reai5zc fbo hopes ef the peoples who hat hecu twin. fn that shadow. the nations fhnt had come by our assistance fo tbpir Tree dom | WIS our duty fo da every thing that f WIS within our power to do to moke thr triumph of freedom and of right a lasting triumph n the assurance of which men might every where live without fear.
 Difficulties Hard to Adjust.
 These were no, tasks which the conference looked about to find and went oGt of itS w4y 10 perform. They were tuseparnble frau the settlements of peace. They wore thrust upon t hy circumstances winch could not he overlooked The war hnd created them. in all quarters of the world old established relationships had been disturbed or broken and GearS were at loose ends. needing to be meuded or united again. but could uot be made what they were before They had to he set night by applying some uniform {. principle of justice or enlightened eN- p"diency. And they could not be nd iusted by merely prescribing iG a treaty what should he done
 New states were To he set up which could not hope 10 live through their first period of weakness without as Sured support hy Inc creat nations that had consented to thclr creation ! and won for them their iudependence. .
 Future international conventions i with regard to the control of water l ways with regard to Illicit traHir If i many kinds In arms or In deadly ! drugs. or with regard to the adjust ment of many varying international {. administrative arrangements could not be assured II the treaty were 10 provide no permanent eommon inter national agency, if its execution in such matters was fo he Jeff te the sIoKy 4n1 uncertain rrnecSspe of eo- operation by ordinary methods of ne gotiatlon-
 Common Tribunal Necessary.
 If the peace conference t~ef was 10 he the end of cooperative authority and common counsel among the gov erumeuts "a which fhe world WAS laot- ing to enforce justice and give pledges of an enduring settlement res .ons like the Saar basin eould mt be pnt