The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-07

mined resolution which have made
Just peace, IN righteous relation
ship, It's own beet guaranty.
~ has been the fotuno OF this
conference TO at ~ a day far enough
removed from wars bitterness, but
near enough W wars horrors 20 gain
She benefit OF both the hatred OF
war and the yoarnlng for peace.
Too often, heretofore, the dreaded
following such gathering have been
marked by the difficult undolnE Of
their decisions. but their achieve
ment v supreme because no seed OF
Justify resort to armE.
1T littlo matters what We appraise
In regret of resentment ever can
as tho outstanding accomplishment
ANY one ~ them alone would have
Justified the conference, but the
whole achievement has 80 cleared
tho atmosphere that Il viii seem
like breathing the refreshing air OF
now morn Of promise.
"Yuu have written the fret delib-
crate and effective expression Of
great powers, In tho consciousncss
of peace. of wars utter futility and
challenged the sanity OF competitive
preparation for each others destruc-
tiOn. You have halted folly and Int
ed burdens. and revealed 20 the
world that one sure way TO recover
from ne sorrow and ruin aud stag
gering obligations OF n world war Is
10 end the strife In preparation for
more of II and turn human energies
to tho construCtivcness OF peace.
mot all the world is yet tranquil
lzcd But here IN the example, TO i'm
hue with new hope all who dwell In
apprehensiop. AZ this table came
understanding and understanding
brands armed conflict ms ahomlnablo
In the eyes OF enlightened cipliza-
tiOn.
II once believed In armed pre-
parednes- / advocated II. But have
come now To- believe there is bet
ter preparedness IN public mind
and "A world opinion made ready to
grant Justice precisely as II extracts
| II. And justicr " better served In
conferences of peace than In con
1 flicis Mt armE
How simple II all has boon. When
/ you met here twelve weeks ago there
was not a commitment. not an obll.
CATION except that which each dele
| gates owes Ia the government com
mksioning Il. But human service was
calling, world conscience was i'm
| pelling, and world opinion directing
| No Intrigue, no offensive or de-
/ fensive alliances. no involvementc
/ have wrought your agreements, but
reasoning with each other TO com
| mon understanding has made new
| relationships among governments
and rejoice with the world that a
settlement has been reached"
A storm OF applause greeted this.
Here have been established TO
/ contracts of reason, here has come
/ the inevitable understanding of
! tnce-tO-face exchanges when passion
| does not lnflame.
/ THE very atmosphere showed ma
/ tional selfishnesS into retreat. View
| points were exchanged, differences
| composed and yod came to under
stand how common. after all, arc
human aspirations: how alike, In
/ deed, and how easily reconcilable
are our national aspirations; how
sane and simple and satisfying to
sock the relationships of peace and
security.
when you first met I told you
OF our Americas thought TO seek
less OF armament and none OF war;
that we sought nothing which is
another's, and we were unafraid, but
that we wished to join you in doing
that finer and nobier thing which
no nation can do alone. We rejoice
In the accomplishment
/. 'NAh Nv 'hhA wv At1Nai bbAiNRS
here contracted viii expire with the
treatiess but | do not believe Il.
Those ofsus who live another decade
nro more likely to witness n growth
OF public opinion. strengthened by
the new experience. which viii
make nations more concerned with
living TO tho fulfillment OF Gods
high intent than with agencies OF
warfare and destruction, Since this
conference OF nations has pointed
with unanimity to tho peace today,
liko conference In the future, under
appropriate conditions and with
aims both well conceived and defi-
! mite, may illumine the highways and
| byways of human activity. The
| torches OF understanding have
lighted and ought to glow and en-
circle the globe.
Again. gentlemen OF tho confer
ence, congratulations ana the grati-
tude OF the United states 10 Bel