Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-24

an indulgence. Think of the picture,
think-of the utter Dfnckness that
would fall on the world. America has
failed! America made = little essay
at generosity and then withdrew.
America said: We are your friends
but it vas only for today, not for to-
morrow. america said: Here is our
power to vindicate right and the next
day said: Let right take care OF
itself and we will take a 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: Liberty is a thing
that you must win for yourself. Do
not call upon u.s. and think Of the
world that we would leave. Do you
realize how many new nations are
old and powerful nations in Europe
and left there. IL left by US, without
a disinter crested friend?
do you believe in the Polish cause,
as I do? Are you going to set up
Poland; immature, inexperienced. as
yet unorganized. and leave her with a
circle of armies around her? Do you
believe in the aspiration of the
Czecho-Slovaks and the J%ugo-Slavs as
I do?
DO you know how many powers
would be quick to pounce upon them
II there were not the guaran~ of
the world behind their liberty.
Have you thought of the suffering
Of Armenia? You have poured out
your money to help succor the Ar
menians after they suffered; nov set
your strength so that they shall lever
suffer again.
THE arrangements of the present
peace cannot stand a generation un-
less they are guaranteed by the unit.
ed forces of the civilized world. And
you see the picture? Yourheart.
have instructed you where the burden
of this war fell. 1t did not fall upor
the national treasures, it did not fal
upon h instruments of administra'
ton, it did not fall upon the resourc,
es of the nations. 1t fell upon tn,
victims homes everywhere, where
men would come back.
which dull despair would settle wer'
this great hope disappointed,
should wish for my part never t
have had America play any par
whatever in this attempt to enamel
pate the world. But I talk az
there were any question. I have NJ
more doubt of the verdict Of Americ'
in this matter than l have doubt o
the blood that is in me.
"And 80. my fellow citizens, I hav'
come back to report progress, and
do not believe that the progress !
, going to stop short of the goal. TIL
nations of the world have set thei
t heads now to do a great thing, an
they are not going to slacken thei
purpose. And when I speak of tn,
nations Of the world I do not spea
) Of the governments Of the world.
speak of the peoples who constitut
the nations of the world.
"They are in the saddle and the
3 are going to see to it that II thei
present governments do not do thei
will, some other governments shall
: And the secret is out and the preser
l governments know it.
y There is a great deal of harmon
: to be got out Of common knowledg,
There is a great deal Of sympathy
be got out Of living in the same al
4 mosphere and except for the differ
ences of languages, which puzzled m
American ear very sadly. I could hav
8 believed I was at home in France {
in Italy or in England when I vas Q
z the streets. when I waseina presence I
s the crowds, when I wa1Ffnt great hui
8 where men were gathered together-ii
o respective Of class. l did not fet
quite as much at home there as I d
k here, but I felt that now at n rat