Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-02-27
AMERICA GUIDING j|l:
STAR OF FOREIGN
NATIONS. WILSON
Every Country il Old World
Looking TO U. S. as Their
Main Hope, He !. Says.
lBy the Associated Press)

hall reviewed the work aof the peace
council in preliminary way and the
main burden of his theme was that
the nations of the old world were
looking to America as their main
hope and guarantee for the future
liberty of mankind, as well as reli-
ance on the means to enforce the pro-
visions of the league of nations. The
president told the great, audience Of
1000 that he believed the United
States realized the need of setting UP
new standards of right In the world.
He said: s,z.s,
Because the men who are in con-
ference in Paris realize as keenly as
any American can realize that they
are not the masters of their people;
that they are the servants of their
people and that the spirit of their
people has awakened to, new pur-
pose, and that no man dare go hos
from that conference and report any
thing less noble than was expected
of it,
n He spoke Of the complex nature
of the task at Paris in which every
great and almost every small nation
in the world had problems to be ad-
justed; that they were heard patient
", their claims examined fairly,
claims that affect new nations, new
areas of the world, new commercial
connections. = He said these claims
were moderate and not presented III
the spirit Of passion but earnestly
by people who plead for the down
trodden and that tears ofardent hope
wereH seen in the eyes Of men plead
ing tE the peace council. The pleas
weref Of such earnestness that no
member Of, the council felt like as
serting anESindividual Judgment but
wished. to try to assist the cause OF
humanity - Srhe presIdenS said:
And in the midst of it all every
interest seeks cut first of all when
1t reaches Paris: the Representatives
of the United States? Why? Be-
cause, and I think I am stating the
most wonderful fact. in history-be-
cause there lis no nation in Europe
that suspects the motives of the UNI
ted, States.
H. Was there ever so wonderful a
thing seen before? Was there ever
so moving thing? Was there ever
any fact that SO bound the nation
that had won that esteem forever 70
deserve it?"
The disinterested part which Am
erica has played in the war has ap-
pealed to all nations concerned and
America has won the distinction of
being regarded as friend of man
kind.
Whenever it is desired to send
a small force of soldiers to occupy
a piece Of territory where 1t is thot
else will be welcome, they
ask for American soldiers. And
where other soldiers would be look
ed upon with suspicion and perhaps
with resistance, the American SOL
der is welcomed with acclaim
Before the war Europe did not bs-
lieve in the objects Of American par
ticipation as now. The American
ideals are becoming the ideals Of Eu-
rope and Europe is now full OF hope
that the old life, led in fear. and con-
slant suspicious watchfulness is ov-
or, and that q period of settled peace
ls atN hand. The new ideals .ot AM
erica, have wrought a new magic In
Europe and led the people to believe
that a new age In the world when
nations will unite every moral and
strength TO see that right
shall prevail, Il at hand. He said:
III America were at. this junction
20 fail the world, what would come
of It Z? do not mean any disrespect
to any other great people when, say
hat America is the hope of the
world and IL she does not Justify
that hope the results are unthingable
Men will be thrown back upon the
bitterness OF disapp ointment not on
y but the bitterness Of despair. All
cations will be set up as hostile
camps again !. the men at the peace
conferences will 30 home with their
heads upon their breasts, knowing
hat they have failed for, they we're
3idd dehSn0t 4 to a66Dme home from there
Until they did ching more than
'ign = Treaty of peace. s s.s e i. !,
a lda deelared that the trad tionss .oi3
Will not fail the friends u
liberty thlruout thesworld. mi protect