The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-17
A WISE MANS WORD

He was answering the croakers, the
men who write like Frank Simonds
great abundance of nonsense and
false things about what the large pow
ers are doing with Germany. His far
flung word went ringing around the
world a sort of challenge to those
who would have raised dissension
among the delegates Among those
who should blush were the great
number of republican propagandists
who went to Paris with the avowed
purpose of blocking what President
Wilson was undertaking on behalf Of
the American government.
Here in Georgia daily we are con
fronted with a cheapening thrust now
and them of disloyal newspaper
writer. Only yesterday we we're call
ed to hear TIE claim that Germany is
getting out of paying for the war. DO
you believe it? Lloyd-George dosent
and ne knows. He told the Commans
Wednesday that every English pledge
given is incorporated in the demands
that are ready to be put forward by
the allies. He knows, for he tells US
that the demands the allies are com
pleted, now reduced to writing.
Every clause, every phrase in those
conditions must be Justified, he says
for the allies want a just peace, not
IL vindictive conclusion 1--WE want
peace, because the occasion demands
it, but it must be designed not to
crafty vengeance, but to vindicate
Justice" he goes on further. "Aboyo
ali, we want to protect the future
against the horrors of this wal"
Lloyd.George could not talk in this
manner to his own people without
having lived up to the requirements
in the peace conference President
Wilson represents a type of manhood
no meaner, no less statesmanlike
than this. Do you believe what the
Germans are going to hear at Yer
sailles one week hence will be their
full release from the consequences
of the war they perpetrated and pro-
secuted? Not much.
Several days ago the dissension
sewers said President Wilson had
ordered his ship and was going to re-
turn home because he had reached
the parting of the ways with the
other nations. Lloyd-George went
further and told the people CT Eng
land and the world Wednesday that
it is not true,-never has been true.
His quoted words were: 1T is not true
that the United States and Europe are
at variance" He pleaded that those
who are doing their best be let alone.
1t has been a time of lowering
clouds since the council of four in
Paris began their deliberation, so
far as information reaching the people
of the New World goes, for that in
has been turned out Of IA
boiling pot of political turmoil. The
enemies of President Wilson realized
that it was their one moment to strike
hardest and they deliberately misre-
presented developments to the Ameri
can people. But these clouds are
clearing, and when the world knows,
it will find that the peace conference
has not only disposed of problems
imperiling the peace of Europe, but
has steered safely out of perplexities
that threaten the civilized world.
Lloyd-George said also that the
league covenant instead of delaying
had saved time and now will prove
the means of adjusting possible err
rors. This is one more hard jolt for
those who said President Wilson was
in Paris chasing a will-othe- wisp in
stead of going ahead with the peace
plans.