The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-12-30
A WILSON PEACE FARLEY.

| - WlE0ON PGHGE FAhIEYs
i Wednesday was the anniversary of
the birth o. Woodrow Wilson. When
he was Pr ISL nj IF The United States
Ibis hir.n;5y anniversary was signal
lied by Tie heads of other COVER, !
ments. X lgs, cnper-rs. other prcsi-
dents, sent ain .cohgfatnla,fry nr;-
lsages felicitatiugs him upar Tie ecca.
sion, says, tbs Savannah Mo.pirg,
News. Yes'e1Ily mis- 'colafaGesn sentl
him mesaages' of IoYe--e.,mraae q che
aeknowledg Il and was proud II GO ~
rades hos- WIS grateful &c esoe,sie|
himself wifh comrades Of war The
American j. ssio1 post Of s.s;a AZ nsh
and Chatham county send him mes
sage which musb have, touched his
heart--becauge it was full Of the spfr-
Fat of conradeship breaahlng in express
sion which recalled. his association
in early fife with this city in which
he was first married and from which
went out in the time of the worlds
stress the largest number of soldiers;
perhaps, that went from any like terri
tory at the cali Of Commander-in-
Chief Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson will doubtless reply to !,
the messagesfo Of the Chatham Iegior /,
aires. He replied to message sent
him some days ago by other soldiers.
that-were-and in that first personal
message for months he told the men
who fought in France that he was in !,
heart comrade with Them The !
Morning News took occasion to COM !
ment at the time. upon his proudly ac-
Eclamied comradeship with those who
bear the marks of sacrifice. /
The birthday greeting sent from
Savannah to the former President of
the republic by Comrades in a cause" /
lis an incident. It is however, signih
cant. 1t is significant of many thinga
-ofie that is that the man who fought
i'm the field under Woodrow Wilson. I
commander in chief, are loyal to him
Ito him personally as an individual.
and to him as the living, speaking ex- :
ponent of a'.worId principle, person
ification OF the American spirit of Wis.
Ion and purpose. The message is an
echo of an idealism that will yet ex.
tend itself to the whole earth--as the
nations of earth are ready to spprap.
riate 1t.
Just at this moment, the si1nif.
canoe OF the message to the former
commander of American forces afield
Is peculiarly of note-for there is, con
GLIDING its deliberations In Washing
ton, a conference Of the nations by
representation, conferencemh having
rs its avowed object the working out
Of plans for permanently banning
war, An eminent socialist was re-
leased the other day from a Georgia
prison and Immediately he went 10 !
press with a sermon-text, "War
Against War;" That Ia ripple
Woodrow Wilson years ago initiated
the great current. He spoke the Amer
lean mind. That mind was I'VE go to
war To end wars" Mothers u Amer
lea sent their sons to the frou. with
that essence Of real Americanlsln
transfused In the blood which those
sons dutifully shed on the fields of !
France.
The peace pariey' in Washington
Is said 10 have been the conception
of the President of the United States
the present President II may have
been so. The peace party for disarm.
amnt. the conference of like sort ic
whatever capital they may b. called !
In whatever country thy meay assem-.
BILE. on whatever date they may con.
vene-htey all are Wilson meetings
Il Ii Wilson's disarmament conference
In session in Washington this year
end: he spoke FIRST the motion that re
suited In world-peace meetings. No
matter how 1t may be explained by
those of other partisan political faith.
the arms meet is being held because
Wilson and the Wilson central idea Ct
how world peace may be accomplish
ed. cannot be- evaded. President
Harding paid the finest tribute ever
paid to predecessor In Office when
he--disclaiming too plainly the inten.
ion 20 point toward the league of ma
sions-ealled the disarmament confer
snce 20 meet In Washington.
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