Evening star., 1923-06-22

to your reason. I shall call upon your
patriotism. I shall beseech your hu-
manity. / shall invoke your Chris
tianity. I shall reach to the very
men of whatever race or creed
throughout the world. l shall speak,
as / speak now. with all the earnest
ness and power of the sincerity that
is in me, and in perfect faith that God
will keep clear and receptive your
understanding.
| could not do otherwise. My soul
yearns for peace. My heart is an
guished by the sufferings of war. Ny
spirit is eager to serve. My passion
is for justice over force. My hope is
in the great court. My mind is made
up. My resolution is fixed.
/ pass from Washington to Lincoln.
With malice toward none. with char
ity for all" accurately depicts our at
titude toward other nations All in
equal measure hold our sympathy in
their distress and our hope for the
quick coming of better days We
would make no invidious comparl-
sons.
Friendship for Britain.
1t Is but natural, nevertheless, that
we should feel, and il is proper thai
We should express due appreciation
of conduct which conforms. notablr
TO our own conceptions of what hon
or integrity. sagacity and gratftuda
require of self-respecting nations
consider il eminently fitting at this
time to voice the keen admiration and
enhanced regard of this country for
Great Britain as an immediate conse-
quence of her frank acknowledgment
and sturdy assumption of a financial
obligation which, though incurred
for the preservation of her very ex-
1stence, added materially to her all
ready heavy burdens.
I lnl
man democracy just recognition of its
new governments clear manifesto
ton of faith in our consciousness of
fairness as the chief requisite Of A
peace settlement between her gov
ernment and ours, and of our disin-
terestedness in all matters pertain
ing to the adjustment of European
affairs.
1t has ever been an irresistible i'm
pulse of our liberty loving people 10
welcome triumph of democracy over
autocracy and a substitution Of popU-
lar government for monarchical dom
ination. Hence our earnest hope that
a just settlement. terms of which we
do not pretend to indicate. Will lie
made in Europe, satisfying the just
dues of democratic and heroic France
so that Germany may make good In
her promises of reparations. and
therein German democracy may es-
tablish a national honor which the
then take her place in support Of the
Permanent Court of International
Justice.
Hopes for Mexican Amify.
Our neighbor to the south. for whom
we have only good will ana good
hope, will soon, | trust. be In q posi-
ton TO make practicable resumption
of fraternal relations with this coun-
try, and, following that happy CON
summation, what more natural than
that Mexico, too. along with Germany
and. let us hope, Turkey. should ac-
company the United States. upon
terms equally essential TO her well
fare, into the great tribunal; then it
will become indeed true world
court.
Thus, briefly, my friends. l have re-
vealed the hopeful anticipations of
my mind and the trustful longing of
my heart. / feel that the time for
America to take the first. long stride
in restoration of a desolate and de
spairing world has come. and that the
way stretches clear, though far, be
fore our eyes. May our vision never
be clouded by spectres of disaster or
shadows of dismay, If. in our search
for everlasting peace, we but let lead,
and follow humbly but dauntlessly
the Kindly Light" of divine inspira-
tion to all human brotherhood
cleaning like a star in the heavens.
from the most beautiful hymn ever
written, God will not let us fail.