The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-28

| written upon the historic tablet at Yer
sailles, upon which verginnes and BEN
jamin Franklin wrote their names,
nothing but modern scrap of paper;
no nations united to defend it. no great
forces combined to make It good, no
assurance given to the downtrodden
fearful, people of the world that they
shall be safe. Any man who thinks
that America will take part in giving
the world any such rebuff and disap.
pointment az that does Got know
| America, ),
invites Test Of Sentiment.
Invite him to test the sentiments
of the nation. We set this up to make
men free and We did not confne our
conception and purpose ITO America
and now we will make men free.
II we did not do that the fame OF
America would be gone and all her
powers would be dissipkted. She then
would have to keep Her power for
those narrow, selfish, provincial pur-
poses which seem so dear to some
minds that have no sweep beyond the
nearest horizon.
| I should welcome NO sweeter chal
lenge than that. / havs fighting blood
In me and It is sometimes delight to
let 1t have scope, but If 1t is chaI
lenge on this occasion it will be an
indulgence. Think Of the picture. think
I OF the utter blackness that would fall
~ the world.
America has failedi America made
a little essay at generosity and then
withdrew. America said: I'VE are
your friends" But it is only for to-
day, not for tomorrow"
| America said: Here is our. power
to indicate right" and then the next
hay said: "Let right take care of 1T.
elf and we will take care of our
selves" America said: "We set up a
light to lead men along The paths of
/ liberty, but we have lowered it. 1t is
| intended only to light our own path.
We set up a great ideal of liberty and
then we said 4 Liberty is thing you
must win for yourself. do not call
/
we would leave"
Do you realize how many new ma
tions are going to be set up in, the
presence of old and powerful nations
in Europe and left there, If left by us,
| without disinterested friend?
| Cites Polish Cause.
| Do you believe in the Polish cause
as l do? Are you going to set up
Poland, immature, inexperienced, as
yet unorganized, and leave her with
circle Of armies around her? Do you
believe IN the aspiration of the Czecho-
i Sloyaks and the Jugo-Slavs as do?
| Do you know how many powers,
would be quick to pounce upon them
if they were not the guarantees of the
world behind their liberty?
Have you thought of the suffering
| Of Armenia? You poured out your
money to help succor the Armeniahs
after they suffered Now, set your
strength so that they shall never suf-
fer again.
The arrangements of the present
|
they are guaranteed by the united
forces of the civilized world. And If
we do not guarantee them, cannot you
see the picture?
| Your hearts have instructed you
where the burden of this war fell. 1t
did not fall upon the national treas.
uries, it did not fall upon the instru-
ments of administration, it did not fall
| upon the resources Of the nations. It
fell upon the victims homes every,
| where, where women were toiling in
hope that their men would come back.
When think of the homes upon
(which dull despair would settle were
this great hope disappointed, / should
| wish, for my part, never to have had
America play any part whatever in
this attempt to emancipate the world.
But talk as If there were any ques-
| ton. l have no more doubt of the
verdict of America in this matter than
] have doubt of the blood that is in me.
And so, my fellow citizens, have
come back to report progress, and do
not believe that the progress is going
i to stop short of the goal The nations
! of the world have set their heads now
to do great thing, and they are not
/ going to slacken their purpose And
/ when | speak of the nations of the
world do not speak of the govern
ments of the world / speak of the
| peoples who constitute the nations of
the world. They are in the saddle
and they are going to see to it that If
their present governments do not do
their will some other government
| shall. And the secret is out and the
| present governments know it.
] / have come back for a strenuous
| attempt to transact business for lit
tie while in America. but have really
i come back to try my best TO speak
your thoughts
When / sample myself think find
that | am typical American, and If
| ample deep enough and get down to
what is probably the true stuff Of a
man, then ! have hope that it is part
OF. the stuff that is like the other fell
4 lows at home.
And, therefore, probing deep in my
heart and trying to see the things
that are right without regard to the
things that may be debated or expe-,
dent, feel that am interpreting the
4 purpose and the thought of America,
and in loving America I7find 7 have
joined the great majority of my fell
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