Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-27

iono, immature, inexperienced. as yet
1aoTs.n;ssa. saaa leave her With
circle Of armies around her? Do you
believe in the aspiration q tAs
Czecho-Slovaks and the Jugo-Slays as
! I do? Do you know how many pow
+, ers would be quick to pounce upon
them il there 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 Armenians
! after they suffered; now set your
strength SO that they shall never suf-
/ Ter again.
peace cannot stand generation un-
less they are guaranteed by the unit
Y ed forces OF the civilized world. And
| IL We do not guarantee them. cannot
you see the picture? Your hearts
have instructed you where the bur
den Of this war fell. 1t did not fall
upon the national treasures, Il did
| not fall upon the instruments Of ad-
ministration. it did not fall upon the
resources Of the nations 1t fell upon
the victims homes everywhere.
where women were toiling in hope
that their men would come back
| No Doubt Of Verdict?
! When / think Of the homes upon
which dull despair would settle where
this great hope is disappointed, I
should wish for my part never to have
had America play any part whatever
in this attempt to emancipate the
/ world. But I talk as IL there were
any questions. 1 have no more doubt
+! OF the verdict OF America in this mat
ter than / have OF the blood that In in
me.
And so. my fellow citizens. have
come back to report progress and I
do not believe the progress is going
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 I speak OF the nations OF the
world. I do not speak OF the govern
ments of the world. l speak of the
peoples who constitute the nations OF
the world. They are in the saddle and
they are going to see to II that IL their
present governments do not do their
! will. some other governments shall.
And the secret is out and the present
governments know it,
There Is a great deal OF harmony
to be got out OF common knowledge.
There is a great deal OF sympathy to
be got out OF living in the same at.
mosphere. and except for the differ
ences of languages. which puzzled my
American ear very sadly. l could have
/ NJ l..
in Italy or in England when was on
the streets, when I was in the pres
ence OF the crowds. when I was in
great halls where men were gathered
together. irrespective OF class did
not feel quite as much at home as I
do here. but felt that now. at any
rate, after this storm OF war had
cleared the air. men were seeing eye
to eye everywhere and these were the
kind OF folks who would understand
what the kind OF folks at home would
understand and that they were think.
ing the same things.
Manners Very Delightful.
feel about you as I am reminded
OF story OF that excellent witness
and good artist, Oliver Herford. who
one day. sitting at luncheon at his
club. was slapped vigorously on the
back by a man whom he did not know
very we'll. He said: "Oliver. old boy,
how are you?" He looked at him
rather coldly. He said: "I don't
know your name, don't know your
face. but your manners are very Ia
miliar." and must say that your
manners are very familiar, and let
me add very delightful.
1t is a great comfort for one thing,
to realize that you all understand the
language I am speaking. A friend Of
mine said that to talk through an In.
terpreter was like witnessing the com.
pound fracture OF an idea But the
beauty OF 1t is that, whatever the i'm.
pediments OF the channel OF commun.
ication. the idea is the same; that
it gets registered, and 1t gets regis
tered in responsive hearts and recep.
tive purposes.
I have come back for strenuous
, attempt to transact business for a lit
tie while in America. but have real
iy come back to say to you, in all
soberness and honesty, that ! have
been trying my best to speak your
thoughts.
When I sample myself, think
find that I am a typical American
and IL | sample deep enough. and get
down to what Is probably the true
stuff OF a man. then I have hope that
1t Is part OF the stuff that is like the
other fellows 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 as expedi
ent. feel that ! am interpreting the
purpose and the thought Of America
and in loving America / find have
joined the great majority OF my fsl
lowmen throughout the world.
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