Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-11
Els 1919 Talk

His 1919 Talk
Extract f,-om Bpurke Cochran e
speech before Lne Foreign Eela-
mons Committee sept - 1919
is Americas -npe n rne -sagus Of
Nations?
and now when the E-aHIesI
emergency that has ever confronted
the country If upon uk : believe
tnhJ me people s conscience, the PEG
pie vulCs. the peDple's Judgment.
anu The peopje's wisdom VIII prove
higher and greater than that Of any
member Of the pUpulRcs itself: put
7 % thank Coo mat here II the
SENATE there IS still the spirit Of
patriotism that mas checked. and
believe VIII STOP. THIS aI1enpT 10 DE-
tray the causes and purposes Tor
winch TINS waT wRs fought. I DO
not charge -uis as deliberate treason
- al, bUJ ! az SLY that Il would
ne me nef RESULT f the purposes
" those VINO negotiated -hIs treaty
shall Dc accomplished. What 3 the
reason for this r-eErve Can we find
ANYTHING n Il that anybody praises
The league of nations is Imperfect
ny the concession Of everybody Shan
tuug Is an abuTnlnHrlun. Yer we are
tplG that we II usf viHid 70 TINS
pa--v 70 Il Ny God wnen ala L
come 70 BASS rhaT the wu-c must
ean oe applied 70 the American ma
Ion" fAppiRuse-4 When THIS M
unn consisted IF Few villages along
ne Atlantic c8ast the suggestion
was made that they could OBTAIN
The tUrDsarance Of ne r-eAtest mill
larry power n the world at the time
ny Il sunsIantIaI advance Of rpnPv
The answer was gwen wrthnur an
InsIau-'s hesitation. Millions Hor
defence. put not enc cent TOR nib
ute Applause
And. ST. are we now u nv not
a tribute Of money bur z tribute OF
MIAMI ny C1r ronfnsslon u are-S-
hodv in order 20 establish faAgue
when mas nUr and cannot opera1e
for peace. nut II ne ve-v nature OF
things as was runc1us5gtlr shown.
must operate o make wa constant
ana f~aq uen-. Il nor perper IA Is
mere n chA- --eATT one Single wura
Of winch arTbuGv should - proud "
Does = euanclpEtt q single peupIe
Who steh emancipation. except as
al arr OF ~anEeGnce aca4nsr the
countries -1E- were uE-ar--.l ,.uwrl Z.
Does Il hold au- I word of nope 70
nations rha- IRE lanEJuanInc n
ohGtnE ana determined ~ ur-eaI,
them Ia: rom -hat. Il c,eat rs
new spoilalons ana mikes Us j pa4-
- 70 -Ae7n. WITHOUT whom II 5
doubtful Z those spoila-inns could
become effective lAapialIss.
me Initial States viii Not ae Con-
<srnp+ipie.
Sut We ara 1old that 0f course
We can pass Il resolution declaring
We do not ike 7 4. the verv same
me @hat wa are doing H. Nav
1 en- have some respeC-. or ri ,eaT-
! can understand the attitude OF 4
nan who VII accomplish an .r1fauv
aeCaus+ ls wants 10. but I have nm
Patience win tue man VINO srDuus
% make himself a nar-y To a- n.
ANY which he tiElikes ana which
ne sHys ne dIslIkes. tAppIauke Cn4.
man rs form aAoIe n vIrrue. me nm
81 IS cun1enl III Ie to e,,r..r-v-nna
Thank COD cne United States Is not
going % be conrempribie tAp-
plause
Wow = I'll ms ! DO NOT .n1ena
The silErreFr reflection On the P~es;
ae11 81 ne nIted States 7 think
l ought 70 Say that (Lauenra-
No; no Now Senators. Ist ne say
THIS 70 VOL ! think the place nj
me t'-esldent n history Is q nlEa
one, and / think Il is secure
rnInB Z is SO secure that II cannr1
ne ove'--1rown bv ANYTHING sxcar,-
ne success OF MS treaty Els *
pihnarlDn anu definition OF ne
causes Of this war mas BECOME une
Of the priceless possAsslnnE ~ m
MAINLY The Il points are no1 daad
They are alive. they are here AN
piaust We ara not appealing IN
Them. They can never die. Z
y was one Of those WIN sr-,rp,-.,-
y deni0red ms going abroad. ! aid
not believe -tlan. and : DO not ne
lere now rhat the President ar me
nirsd States Is ever justified y
placing MS person under rne mr.
lsQlcrlnn or power OF fanpt nor e-n,--
eminent. especially when ne {r e.,-
gagged IN q great aCt involving ne
soverelg nCv Of the T-r1-ad s,+.-s,s
a ii'-'" coLIu coeFce MIN in a tnuvJ-
silnd ways. think taev did cna-ra
MN IN one way winch WIS sr.-~.-w
and that was bE threatening E,,r,,
with dlsapproval or al ltas- --r@7,s-
lhS MN the applause wfirF, -ha,-
gave MIN IN oVerfiowIng measure
when ne first appeared P,,-
% say InIE; That when The world
-A''&1iu Lne words ne uttered when
Ia uncnlng TINS country MN war
wrote Mr Tumulty, ana I fat j
GseplT n my suul. thar rhur a67,-,,.,,
would pass MO hiEtor-v as rbe r,os-
uloTnent0us utterance rna- a,-a- e.ig
from human lips since PINE T-,-,,,,
II preached the first r,r..ts.,,i.
Clerem9 -Peronne. opar soo
aEu.
League Covenant Means Eo-rs .,s
War.
n hHn ne saiq TINS vn,,td &c
wa 70 snake the world sa4g 80
democracy. l-nd men gave their flooa
for 7, the earth which SWALLOWED
tnAt hna1lon OF nero sacrifice waula
forever after refuse 10 role-a+a -t,s