New-York tribune., 1922-12-03

there wa, none nt the time, and when
an American soldier went 10 France
nobody asked him whether he was n
Democrat or a Republican.
"But now the question is, what u
the matter with Amerieaf do not
know. Il all depends upon you. have
no right 70 interfere In your own buti-
ness and I do not wan. 20. found
such difficulties IN interfering In other
peoples affairs. Nov, ! can show you
where. a. a private citizen. think &
is your duty. bat will pay no more.
SO. when I hear You won't bring us
hack 70 Europe say that IA your
business. Why do you say IL 20 your
oountrymen and decide Il among your
sclvesl Well, IL Is true. want you
% 20 back 70 Euro,c and see the situa-
tion that you viii find. Whyl Be
cause you went the first time and lcft
before the work was over"
"Thst is the whole thing In a nut
she'll. You were not obliged 20 20 10
1917. II you had not gone--well, ]
would be sorry for you. But after
all. the world would not wonder. But
having gone, then come and ask you;
What did you 80 to war forT That
must be now because n you have OBJ
tained your aim, II you have done what
you wanted 20 do, then have no rea-
son 20 ask you 10 come back in diplo-
matte manner. But II you have not,
then I say, take care, because viii
tell you that will be interpreted in his
tory.
America regretted TO have gone 70
war. II 70 strikirC-the greatest page
in your history, not only in the past,
but whatever you do, and think NJ
will do great things. With the War of
Independence, there was nothing better
than 90 that time. When your soldiers
went and General Pershing said; La
fayettc. we have come 20 help France
"Gentlemen, II you could know With
what heart VIC held you in Europei
We were fighting for our freedom. OF
course, we were glad 70 20 aud help
you, because we knew II a real demo-
cratic republic was founded IN this
land, then the earth would be con-
fused by democracy ct q time 90 come.
A second experience was born. and you
came, showing that you followed your
ideal, and your President said, 'Wo
want 20 make the world safe for
democracy All, hal That is a grand
word. IL obliges you. And have you
declared that tho consequences OF the
war do not belong % you, that you do
not care? Il will be interpreted In
that way, America disinterested her
self as 20 the question Of whether Il
would be safe for democracy
Place In History at Stake
al want you not TO pronounce such
word. II would be condemnation
Of your past and your title to glory
In the future.
"This is tho case; I tried 70 show
you how ! had come. I had been
brought here 10 explain myself on this
debt which IL nothing, because there
will be no ineonvepicnce ~ Il is more
OF less soon paid. Only / will remark
II the dark clouds Of which I spoke a
moment ago were dissipsted. ef course,
Il would be sooner paid, but u Is no
situation We would stop AZ. nt this
time. at this moment.
81 showed TO you that our militaris-
tic accusations were a sham. Don't
you think when q nation has lost such
g number Of soldiers-mind you, we
are the ones who lost most--do you
think they are ready 20 90 20 war
again? ASK the fathers and mothers.
ask the sons, zee the wounded people
In the fields and ! promise you you
won't find one man, one woman, one
child who will say that In France.
"Then the last final question Is this:
As said, will America be affected by
such e thing for which l am Obliged
to say she Is responsible, or will she
say: That 10 nothing 70 me. have