The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-02-28

erosity and then withdrew America
said: We are your friends, but 1t was
only for today. not for tomorrow
America said: Here Is our power to
indicate right and then Tire next day
said:' Let right take care of itself and
we will take care Of ourselves Amer
lea said: we set UP light to lead
men along the paths of liberty. but
we have lowered it, 1t is intended only
to light our own path
I'VE set up a great ideal of lib
erty, and then we said: Liberty Is q
thing that you must win for Yourself
do not call upon u.s. And think or
the world that we would leave. Do
you realize how many new nations are
going to be set up In the presence OF
old and powerful nations in Europe.
and left there, II left by us, without q
disinterested friend?
do you believe in the Polish cause,
as I do? Are you going to set up Po-
land, immatuTefi inexperienced, as
yet unorganized and leave her with
circle of armies around her? Do you
believe in the aspiration OF the Czecho-
Slovaks and the Jugo-Slavs as | DO?
DO you know how many powers would
be quick to pounce upon them II
there were not the guarantees of the
world behind their liberty?
Have you thought fthe 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-
fer again.
peace cannot stand a generation un-
less they are guaranteed by the united
forces of the civilized world. And II
we do not guarantee them, cannot you
see the picture? Your hearts have In
structed you where the burden of this
war fell. 1t did not fall upon the ma
tional treasures; it did not fall upon
the instruments of administration; II
did not fall upon the resources OF the
nations. IT fell upon the victims
homes everywhere, where women were
toiling In hope that their men would
=, when | think of the homes upon
which dull despair would settle where
this great hope is disappointed,
should wish, for my part, never to
have had America play any part what
ever in this attempt to emanclpate
the world. But l talk as If there
were any question. / have no more
doubt of the verdict of America in
this matter than / have doubt or the
blood that Is in me.
And so, my fellow-citizens, / have
come back to report progress, ana !
do not believe the progress is gong
to stop short of the goal. The nations
of the world have set their heads now
to do a great thing, and they are not
going to sIacken their purpose. Ana
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 or
the world. They are in the SADIE.
and they are going to see to II that
l.c onuornmQnfE do NOT
do their will, some other government
shall. And the secret is out and the
nresert governments know it,
There is q great deal of sympathy TO
tn he got out Of common knowledge.
There is a fgreat deal Of sympathy 10
be got out of living in the same al
mosphere, and except for the, dlner-
.ences of language which puzzIleeo my
American ear very sadly, c0uld nave
believed | was at home in France or
in Italy, or in England, when l was
on the streets, when I was IN the
presence of the crowds, when L was
in great halls where men were gath-
cred together irrespective OF class. l
did not feel quite as much at nome as
| do here, but | felt that now at any
rate. after this storm OF war mao
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 Wouid
understand and that they were think
ing the same things.
III feel about you as | am remlnoed
of a story of that excellent witness
and good artist, Oliver Herford, VINO,
one day, sitting at luncheon, at ms
club. was slapped vigorously on the
back bv a man whom he did not know
very well He said: oliver. old boy,
how are your He looked at MIN rain
Ter coldly. He said: I don't know
your name, l don't know your race;
but your manners are very Iamlliar,
and / must say that your manners are
werv familiar, and, let me add, very
delightful.
at is a great comfort for one thing,
tn realize that you all understand the
language / am speaking. A friend OF
mine said that to talk through an IN
,terpreter was like witnessing the com
pound fracture OF an idea. B 3S Inc IN,
beauty of it is that whatever the I'M
nediments of the channel OF commun1.
cation the idea is the same; that II
gets registered, and it gets registered
in responsive hearts and receptive
II have come back for a strenuous
attempt to transact business TOT
little while in America, put nave TT III
ally come back to say TO you, IN an
so6erness and honesty, that nave
been been trying my best to speak your
thoughts. ~ p
Hnd that I am a typical American, and
i If sample deep enough ana get ooWn
to what is probably the true stuff of
a man. then | have hope that it is
mart of the stuff that is like the other
fellows at home.
and therefore, probing deep in my
haart and irving to see the things that
are right without regard to the things
that NAV be debated as expedient,
feel that am interpreting the purpose
and the thought of America; and in
loving America l find l have Joined the ne,
great majority of my fellow men
/ throughout the world.
Prince Leopold Prisoner At Munich
/ Geneva-Prince Leopold, former