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had evor been developed In the irrcspons-
ible politics of tho old world. Your re-
sponse to that call really settled the for
tunes of war. You will remember that the
morale Of tho German people broke down
long before the strength of the German
armies was broken. That was obviously
because they felt that great moral force
which they could not look in the face had
come into the contest and that thenceforth
all their professions of right were discrcdit-
cd and they were unable to pretend that
their continuation of the war was not the
support of government that had violat-
cd every principle of right and every con-
sideration of humanity.
''It is my privilege to summon you now
TO the concert of peace and the completion
of the great moral achievement OF, your
part which the war represented and IN the
presence of which the world found re-
ASSURANCE and "A recovery Of force which 1t
could have experienced in no other way.
We entered the war, as you remember, not
merely to beat Germany but to end the pos
sihility of the renewal of such iniquitous
schemes as Germany entertained. The
war will havs been fought in vain and our
immense sacrifices thrown away unless we
complete the work we then began, and
ask YOU TO consider that there is only one
way to assure the world of peace; that Is
by making it so dangerous to break the
peace that no other nation will have the
audacity to attempt it. We should not
be deceived into supposlng that imperial
istic schemes ended with the defeat of
Germany or that Germany is the only
nation that entertained such schemes or
was moved by sinister ambitions and long
standing jealousies to attack the very
structure of civilization"
Judgment that take the liberty of stat
ing again the case submitted TO you IN AS
simple terms as possible.
There are other nations which are
likely to be powerfully moved or are al
ready moved by commercial Jealousy. by
the desire TO dominate and to have their
own way in politics and IN enterprise and
il is necessary to check them and TO APP
praise them that the world will be united
against them as II was against Germany
If they attempt any similar thing.
The mothers and sisters and wives Of
the country know the sacrifice of the war.
They will feel that we have misled them
and compelled them to make an entirely
unnecessary sacrifice of their beloved ones
il we do not make it a. certain as IT can
be made that no similar sacrifice will he
demanded of mothers and sisters and
wives in the future This duty is so plain
that il seems 10 me 10 constitute primary
demand upon the conscience Of everyone
of us II is inconceivable 10 most Of us
that any man should have been so false or
so heartless rs to declare that the women
of the country would again have 10 suffer
the intolerable burden snd privation Of
war if the League Of Nations were adopt
ed.
The League Of Nations is the well con-
sidered effort Of the whole group Of ma
tions who were opposed TO Germany 10 Sc
cure themselves and the rest Of mankind
against a repetition of the war. Ii will
have back Of il the watchfulness and ma
terial force Of all these nations and is such
q guarantee Of a peaceful future as no
vell-informed man can question who does
not doubt the whole spirit with which the
war was conducted against Germany
The great moral influence Of the United
States will BE- absolutely thrown away II
we do not complete the task which our
soldiers and sailors so heroically under
took TO execute.
"One thing ought 10 be said and said
very clearly, about Article OF the
covenant Of the League of Nations. II is
the specific pledge Of the members Of the
league that they will unite 70 resist ex-
actly the things which Germany attempt
ed, no matter who attempts them IN the
future, Ii is as exact a definition as could
be gwen IN general terms of the outrage
which Germany would have committed If
IL could
Germany violated the territorial in
tegrity of her neighbors and f1outed their
political independence in order TO az
grandize herself. and almost every war of
history has originated in such designs. II
is significant that the nations Of the world
should have at least combined 10 define
the general cause Of war and TO exercise
such concert as may be necessary TO pre-
vent such methods Article Y therefore
is the specific redemption of the pledge
which the free governments Of the world
gave TO their people when they entered
the war. They promised their people not
only that Germany would be prevented
from carrying out her plot, but the world
would be safeguarded in the future from
similar designs
Eve have now TO choose whether we
will make good or quit. We have Joined
issue and the issue is between the spirit
and purpose of the United States and the
spirit and purpose OF Imperialism, not
a matter where il shows itself. The spirit
of imperialism Is absolutely opposed TO
free government to the safe life of free ma
tions, to the development OF peaceful iu-
dustry and to the completion of the right
eous processes of civilization II seems to
me aud think II will seem TO you that il is
our duty TO show the iDdomitable will and
irresistible majesty of the high purpose
of the United States, so that the part we
played in the war as soldiers and sailors
may be crowned with the achievement of
lasting peace.
mo one who opposes the ratification of
the treaty of Versailles and the adoption
Of the covenant OF the League Of Nations
has proposed any other adequate means
of bringing about settled peace. There is
no other available or possible means and
this means is ready TO hand. They have.
on the contrary, tried TO persuade you
that the very pledge contained in Article
Y, which is the essential pledge Of the
whole plan of security, is itself threat of
war. 1t is, on the contrary, an assurance
of the concert of all the free peoples of the
world In the future, as III the recent past,
TO see justice done and humanity protect
ed and vindicated. This is the true, the
real AmericanisIn. This is the role of
leadership and championship of the right
which leaders of the republic intended that
it should play. The so-called American
ism which we hear so much prating about
now, is spurious and invented for party
''This choice is the supreme choice of
the present campaign. 1t is regrettable
that this choice should be associated with
party contest. As compared with the