The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

could not make any mistake
about 1t. I don't pretend that we
may be in the state of mind that
Mr.. Lloyd George was at this
time and that things were awry
and different from what you ex-
pec'ed. At that time nobody
told us we were militarists. no.
body at that time told US we
were imperialists. The more
soldiers you had, the better they
had been instructed. the more
good IN them. The worst Of It
is that the war began by the
invasion of Belgium. Please do
not forget that. 1t In q great
pity that the province Of Alsace
Lorraine was dismembered. Now,
/ don't come to American to
abuse the Germans or anybody.
I am charged with militarism,
but believe I have q right to
bring the facts before you. and
II is a fact that Belgium was VI
olated by one Of those who had
guaranteed its safety. That Ia
not very encouraging for the
future. and those who ask me to
make arrangements with Ger
many. I make answer to them
What is worth that signature?"
DOUBTS TEUTONS' WORD.
What is worth that paper7
There may be some bankers
among you here. Suppose q
man fails to pay his check
Would you be willing to trust
him for another? It. is not
likely.
There was some worse things,
and I have to mention them 30
that you will understand the
case. Now I don't mean to
pursue any hatred forever
against them. Not at all. They
have been a great nation. and
they will be a. great nation
again. am not opposed to
that. as long as they don't dis
member my nation. Now the
violation Of oaths, the violation
of signatures. Now. If 1 speak
of all this. 1t IL because you
must understand what is this
feeling that we may be asked
to enter towards Germany.
There are no differences exclu-
sively between the French and
the Germans.
They are differences between
Germany and the rest of the
world. The rest Of the world lives
in good faith. They live in the
right that the signature and an
engagement is a signature and Is
an engagement. And a man who
doesn't think In those terms. well,
! will leave 1t to you what to do.
ADMIRES PERSHING.
II have seen your war general,
Pershing. over there and was
a great adm.rer of him and the
American soldiers. l am a great
admirer Of the English soldiers:
they were very brave and when
called upon to do things always
did them well.
But may 1 say a word about
the French soldier. He was very
stern and he was very patriotic
ton. I remember that in one
of the battles of the war. a group
Of soldiers were ga. .hered together
In a place. / was an exposed
place, a place where the bullets
were flying around thick and fast.
and one of the commanders came
along and asked them what they
were doing there, and they sad
Trey were resting, that they had
been told to rest, and that they
were resting, and they had rest
ed" where they were in an exposed
position risking their liveA from
the bullets that were flving
around. simply because they were
told to rest, right there In the
y-t1dle of the hattIe
CrMEs TO ARMISTICE.
"And the war pursued its way;
and you know how 1t ended. We
came to the armistice. Here !
want some of your attent on be-
= cause II is a very important point:
and. in fact, something about the
armistice. The facts are very
plain. The fact is that the United
States had q very general and
noble dea: an idea that before the
war was over we should all say
what we had made war for and
wha- we wanted; so that nobody
could attempt, after the ar was
over, to ask for more than II
thought Of before. And President
WIson came with his commission.
So we all discussed and we all
agreed about the fourteen points,
which have become 30 well known;
and from that time the world, the
Germans. and everyone, knew that
on such cond. .tions we would make
peace. So that when the Germans
said, we agree on the fourteen
points. we meant exactly the four
teen points. We had no choice but
to accept the armistice that was