New-York tribune., 1922-11-23

treaty we did not ask for one Ger
man subject to become Frenchmen.
Not for one. Our feeling is the
same And instead We were build
ing. trying to build This society of
nations, or league Of nations, which
is verg fine new word for very
old thinga thing that failed. al
though there was in oiden times, o.
course, the Oracle Of Delphi, which
was exactly founded on the princi-
pies of the League of Nations, and
IT brought war among the Greeks
and was the cause OF Philip and
Alexander conquering Greece and
doing what you know. Well, if you
can do that without any title well,
SEQ Germany recoiling before hes
deeds, Notwithstanding that the VIC
laton of Belgium was spot that
cannot be put away for long time
1t is spot that cannot he taken
away how can we trust Germany
when we know that she does not
keep her word?
World Peace a SLOW
Evolution, He Concludes
Well, nevertheless, the time must
come where things must take a bet
ter appearance, and before all, from
nations. Each day has got to do the
work of each day. If, every morn
ing when we get up, we managed to
make full for The day that is coming
all our duty, ! should rot be sur
prised If mankind wol.ld be para
dlse, or very near TO il. But we
don't. We make & compromise, as
I everybody is obliged to do But
say in these relations between Euro
pean nations with such long,
hlpndy hi-t No
great nation of peace may be the
beginning of something very great.
You see in history people don't
understand the whereabouts of the
time in which they live. We have
been causing a drama which people
Will understand maybe not before a
century to come, and we are in
crisis, the end of which nobody can
tcresec. Only let us do our duty
day by day. That is too much, ask
ing to stop whole nation on the
frontier in that place the
French will take care of it. They
will do their duty, only don't abuse
them because they do theic work. /
remember that before the war one
day at Carlsbad ! was very much
abused by Lloyd George, whom
saw for the first time that day, al
though | had to see him afterward
a good deal, and while | wanted to
! show him that war was coming and
! war from Germany. He interposed
it was all for Frances fault. Well,
| don't do that to-day. And in order
| to know what you have to do, do as
[ | say-go to France and see; ask
questions; go to public and private
citizens and ask them about figures.
Anything that you want to know will
not be refused. We would be glad
to show. you and you will judge for
yourself. Let me see you.
] was here fifty-seven years ago
mighty more happy then than | am
now, and felt a new America. |
knew a deal of it. But in a few
days, without having seen after all
very much, and although / had the
honor to be. talking to some of the
chief men you have in this country
my ideas are changed. Some way or
other thought | was going to under
take task that was very hard, and
] went to it, being an old man, wish
ing nothing, waiting for no reward
and happy to feel that once more if
it is given to him he would perform
his duty. And now. in few days
because | have seen your eyes and
faces. because you said yes or no to
certain questions, something is
changed with me, and if l was to go
home tomorrow ] would tell my
friends: "Be quiet; ! don't know
how they will do it, but be sure the
Yankees will do it once more"
Excuse me for having kept YOU 50