The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-02
REIGN OF PEACE
NEARER REALITY,
HUGHES AFFIRMS
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the mighty voice 81 tho press has
accompanied lis preparation. hhvo
created round the painful bcgoiting
OF she,trenty that We are now bring
ing TO fun daylight and In certain
ana trouhlous atmosphere Thus
are s'ill mists hanging around and
perhaps there may be somc dark
ness left In which doubt. akopticism
and after thoughts may still be- OBJ
scurely lurking
And this is precisely what should
not be. For " that sort Of imprcs.
sion were to persist. u would be the
worst thing for tho grand dood
Nobody must be- able 10 think
mat this contract las boCn won
from some OF us through "A kind OF
contraint. and accepted against their
own wishes. " must not appear
threatened with "a precarious exist
cnoa and oNpoaod in tho future 10
the reaction and fermentation Of ~
disguised disappointment or per.
sisted spite.
Definitely and without any men
tai feHor WALTON de- We now bring our
signature 20 this treaty. Wc did
not receive N with closed cvog We
have weighed ~ effects. results aud
tho substance ana tho form. Nor
did We roach thu conclusion without
experiencing difficulties or counter
inE Obstacles We did not consent
without debating or without fight
ing tho serious sacrifices that France
IL making and at certain times. we
did not ny 20 disscmblo the surprise
felt at the conditions under which
she WaH asked TO consent We did
Il A.. Ia
and since n WIS our duty. wc regret
nothing of what we have done. Tho
French delegation yielded what thoy
felt they should Yield aud resisted
on tho points whore they had to
do N.
What He Thinks Of America.
Some have expressed the wish
that France should 30 further and
should Yield Mill more. This thought
was not concealed from us: II wns
even stated, In the leading papers
OF this country In vigorous terms
which frequently assume tho great
est freedom. II recall the fact. Il
~ not IN order to complain or To ok
press an astonlshment have
somtimes regretted the misuse OF
this freedom. but II leaves me no
concern. For II / were 10 take
oftense, In n democracy, or the
nankness OF pen and word, oven
drawn To extremes | should not be
the son of republican France, who
has suffered and struggled 40 much
Tor the liberty OF the press and OF
the platform; nor did | wonder MT
the mistakes which may have been
committed by our critics for the
most obvious truths Will often escape
the most experienced eyes, especially
III the translucent atmogphere
where they should appear has al
ready been cloudcd and darkencd
by the fumes that transform or dis
tort the natural aspect of things.
nave met In the distant colonies
under my administration, with in
stances OF that optical delusion
called mirage which under tho clear
est sky, turns upside down or dis
r'sures the Images OF reality.
And now In this open session
there would be indeed FOR me n ia
Norable opportunity To address my
seit direct 20 the American nation,
10 the great American public, In or
der 10 try and dispell before them
nll deceitful mirages and set up
again In their true light the impera-
tive reasons which inspired our at
titude and justified our decision.
"On the path we were following TO
NNh'' h'iff we IOund our
selves In the dark at the croaI,ng OF
the ways and there the old German
foe. In order TO deceive and frighten
credulous souls had cunnlnRly CON
cealed the old tcarccrOw of French
imperialism. Germany although in
solvent still can afford literally to
carry on this scarccrow propoga nda
around the world. Time VIII prnmpt-
ly dispose ot this ghost of a legend
OF which II Is difficult to say whether
II Is more absurd than It is dis
picable.
There N no more room for any
form of imperialism In the world
which has been liberated by our
common effort.
France Has Big Burden.
IT France Keeps "a strong army.
II she must still bear the crushing
burden OF military charges Il IL not
because her territory. twice Invaded
In 80 years by The same enemy, still
remains exposed To the lnsolent
threat OF revenge ana because the
world II menacosi along with us.
SERIOUS were the reasons, from
the viewpoint of national safety, that
Justified our, need OF naval forces
But 40 great was the desire of
France to cooperate in the great
work initiated by the Washington
conference that she did not rccoil
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