The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-21

they fail to do what they were asked to do.
What did we send Army FORT Our objects in
entering clearly stated by President Wilson his
speech the Congress April nd 1917 when he voiced
the demand of the people for for the freedom of the
world will quote Few of the important Of these statements
Will not be the victorious assertion
physical might the nation but only the vndicaton OF right
Of human right The against which array
wrongs they the roots Of human
life Our object vindicate the principles of peace
and justice the life of the world against selfish and auocatc
really and governed peoples of
the world such Of purpose and action as will hence
forth insure the observance of those principles We are
beginning of which will be insisted that the
of conduct and of responsibility done shall be
observed among nations and their governments that observed
among the individual citizens of civilized states.
sadfas concert for be maintained except by
partnership democratic No auocrat could
be trusted keep faith within observe its covenants 1t must
league of partnership of opinion intrigue would eat its
va away pongs of circles who could plan what they
would and render account would be corruption seated
very heart Only free peoples hold their purpose and their
and prefer the interests of mankind
TO any interest of their own
three points which stand out in this great
speech ph which destined TO rank Of the most notable
history a) The demand that nations shall have and observe
standards Of conduct that observed individual
and that they shall settle their differences and
dsagreens according those rules and processes of law which pre-
among all civilized people and which the people have themselves
created and endorsed (b Some form Of partnership
the free democratic nations Of the world in which they
mutually pledge themselves observe and enforce the standards of
they agreed upon c) The complete abandonment
diplomacy which has been of the prolific
of the and anagonsm of nations international
which the people ignorant shall not be made (d The
made safe for democracy and that that the
adoption and enforcement of the principles outlined in the foregoing
necessary make the world safe for the further and
higher evolution Of civilization all the free peoples of the earth
By making wdr forever GMpoSssbe
Prof willis Fletcher johnson honorary professor of history
York University his book America the Great War
Humanity Freedom hs address received with
ordinary expressions approval by the members of Congress and by
the occupants of the galleries. The press and public of America
with unprecedented unanmy hailed with grateful satsfac
on quote this statement by Prof johnson because the facts
great significance in view of what has since happened
And France offer their lives in the great
Freedom which to be accomplished by making war; if
not impossible at beast extremely difficult
TO what have those noble purposes been reazed9 Before
begin answering that question wish that that it
be difficult what have without laying myself
open the charge Of talking party politics. And desire anticp
any such by repatng emphaticaly possible,
any intention of that character This is day when party politics
should be absolutely forgotten Today Republicans
citizens of the United States and especially citizens
bright nohern great
of Republic Citizenship Far greater thing than partsanhp
Then let speak and think today citizens of nation reaz
ing that duties with the high honor which cit
izenshp in such nation conr upon Let hen repeat my
To what have the noble purposes which
fought and died in France been reazed Have
kept faith with those who dd We have not dar that
have And because have not kept faith with those who died
have net duty because have not displayed
effort 10 win the battles of small part Of the courage they
exhed in helping to win the wabeeause this today
world IN Far condition than Armsce day There
many bad features Of the conditions country They
than many Of suppose But the conditions here
h Better than they the other side of the Atlantic
of have realizing the Europe daily
dfawise catastrophe and chaos
Let briefly call attention to of the things that
happened since the close Of the which would
able If predicted at that time Russia with suffering beyond
imagination hundreds men, women and child
who have starved death Armenia with thousands
sands Of graves slaughtered Christians Turkey
boys fought and died conquer Turkey fostering and
foul blot modern vaatin Turkey the degraer
hood and the aAtefr of christians the
debating terms Europe Yes the uspeaabie Turk more