The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-01

against the rnen at the peace confer !:
cnce. who will so with their heads I
upon their breasts. knowing that they !
have failed-for they were hidden .
not to come home from there until !
they did something more than sign !
Il treaty OF peace.
Suppose we sign the treaty Of !
peace and that it is the most salts
factory treaty Of peace that the con-
fusing elements Of the modern world
will afford and go home and think |!
about our labors; We Will know that
we have left written upon the his
toric table at Versailles. upon which
Vergcnnes and Benjmain Franklin
wrote their names, nothing but a
modern scrap OF paper. No, nations
united to defend il. no great forces
combined to make il good. NO as
i surance given TO the do%ntroddtn
and fearful people of the world that
they Shall be safe. Any man who !
] thinks that America will take part III
/ giving the world any such reb1.f and
disappointment as that does not know
tAmerica.
! Il invite him to test the sentiments
Of the nation. We set this up to make
men free ard we did not confine our
/ conception and purse TO America ana
/ now we will make men free. II we
did not do that the fame Of Ameri-
/ ca would be gone and all her powers
would be dissipated. She then wou!o
| have to keep her power for those
narrow, selfish, provincial purposes
! which seem so dear to some lindS
that have no sweep beyond the near
/ est horizon | should welcome no
! swectc,. challenge than that have
| fighting blood in ne and it is some
times {; delight to let it have scope.
! but If it is n challenge ON this occ;i-
i sion it will be IN indulgence. Think
! or the picture. think OF the utter
! bIackness that would fall on the
! world. America has failed: .Ameri-
! ca made little essay ct generosity
and Their withdrew America said:
!: We are your friends hut it was only
i for today, not for tomorrow, Ameri-
81 said: Here is our power to vim
! dicatc right and then the next dag
said: Let right take care OF it
self 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 y great ideal Of liberty
and then we said: Liberty is n 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
going to be set up in the presence Of
Old and powerful nations in Europe
md left there, if left by US. without
l f;isintarested friend?
DO you believe in the Polish cause
as do? Are you going TO set up Po-
land. immature. inexperienced as yet
unorSaniZed and leave her with cir
rle Of armies around her? DO you be-
iiIievee in the aspirations Of the Czecho-
Slovaks and the Juso- -Slovails. as ]
do? Do YOU know how many pow
ers would be quick to pounce upon
them if there were not the guaran-
tees Of the world behind their lib
erty?
.Have you thought Of suffering Ar
menia? You poured out your money
to help succcr tho Armcnians after
shey suffered: now set your strength
50 th&t ;hev Shall never suffer again.
'"rhe arrangements Of the present
peace can not stand i generation un-
less they are guaranteed by the united
corccs OF the civilized world. And if
we do not guarantee them can nof
,iot,, hoo &
have instructed you where the bur
'lcn Of this war fell. 1t did not fall
upon the national treasures. it die
not fall upon the instruments of adj
rninistration: it did not fall upon the
resources Of the nations. It fell upor
the victims homes everywhere
where women were toiling in hope
that thcii. men would como back.
When ! think OF the homes upon
which dali despair would settle
Where this great hope is disspated.
should wish for my part never te
have had America play any part
whatever in this ;tttemp! 10 "nanci
| pate the world. But 7 talk as if thorc
were any question 7 have no moro
doubt of thc verdict Of America in
! ms tn'4tter tla!f nave oo'Dl w tiis
blood tha, is in re.
..And SO. fellow citizens. l have
come back To report progress ana I
40 not be!ievc to" progress is going
20 stop short OF The goal. The na
tions OF tlln world have set thcir
| heads now- to do :. great thing. and
thry arc not going. to stckcn thcir
purl,csa. And wllc,tsI speak OF the
.IationS Of the world | do not speak |
! o. the governments Of the world.
Il Spr;,ii OF The peoples who consti |
ntc the nations of the world. They |
/; arc in he saddle. and they are going |
10 see 10 il that II their present gov
"ntincitS do Hoi do their viii. some
ot!.. governments shall And the Sc |
..rc1 is Cui and thc present govern