The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-07
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CONTINUE FRoM FACE oNE.
como 60 make acknowledgment. II
is ono OF the supreme compensa-
tiuuH NJ life 10 cpntcm plate "a worth
whllo accomplishment.
1t cannot be other than eeemly
for me, AZ the only chief OF govern.
mcnt. 30 cirCumHtanCcd as rs he able
20 address the conference, 10 speak
congratulations and to offer the
thanks of our nation. our people.
perhaps. ! dare volunteer to utter
them for the world My own graft
fication II beyond my capacity 10
express.
This conference has wrought a
truly grea' achievement. II ip haz.
ardCus sometimes 10 speak In super
latives, ana ! VIII he restrained But
l will say with every confidence,
that tho faith pllghted here today.
kept In national honor. will mark
the beginning " new and better
epoch IN human progress
stripped 10 tho simplest fact,
what ~ the spectacle which has In
epired n new hope for tho world
Gathered about this table nine great
nations OF tho eatth--not all, TO be
sure, but those most directly con-
ccrned with the problems at hand
have met and have conferred on
questionS OF great import and com
mon concern, ON problems menac,
Ing their peaceful relationship. on
burdens threatening n common peril
In the revealing light OF the public
opinion OF the world without sur
render OF sovereignty, without i'm
paired nationality or affrontod ma
lionhl pride, n solution has been
found In onanimity ana .odHy's ad-
Journment u marked by rejoicing
In the things accomplished. n tho
world has hungerod for now asaur-
ances. Il may feast mt the banquet
which the conference haa spread
Il am sure the people OF tho
United states are supremeiy graft
fled and yet there is scant appreci-
alton how marvolously you have
wrought. When the days were drag
ging\ ana agreements were delayed.
when there were obstacles within
ana hindrances without. few stopped
to realize that there was confer
ence OF sovereign powers where only
unanimous agreement could he made
the rule. MaJorities could not de-
eide without impinging national
rights There were no victors to
command, no vanqulshed to yield.
| All had voluntarily 10 agree In
translating tho conscience OF our
civilization and give concrete ex-
preston Ia. world opinion.
And you have agreed, In spite OF
all difficulties, and the agreements
arc proclaimed 10 the world. no new
standards OF national honor have
been sought. but the Indictments OF
national dishonor have been draw
and the world is ready to proclaim
/ ha nd "A - In In
"It is not pretended that the pur-
suit OF peace and the limitations Of
armaments are now conceits, or that
the conference In now conception
either In settlement of war or In
writing the conscience OF interna-
tioni relationship. Indeed. Il is not
new to have met In the realization
| OF wars supreme penalties, The
Hague conventions examples of one,
the conference of Vienna. OF Berlin.
OF Versailles, are outstanding In
stances of the other.
"The Hague conventions were de-
feated by tho nantaEonism of ono
strong power whose indisposition to
cooperate and sustain led II TO one
OF tho supreme tragedies which
have come to national emirenee,
Vienna and Berlin sought peace
and sowed tho seeds OF future con
flict and hatred was armcd whore
confidence was stifled.
at Is fair To say that human prog
ress, the grown intimacy of inter
national relationship, developed
communication and transportation
attended by directed world opin-
ion, have set the stage more ia
lvornbly here You have met In that
calm deliberation and that deter