The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-11-12
WILSON SAYS
AMERICA WRONG
TELLS PEOPLE POSTWAR ATTI
TUDE COWARDLY AND DIS
HONORABLE


Washington CA. P.) Woodrow
Wilson addressing the American peo
pie directly on the eve of Armistic
day, for the first time since he lef
the White House, declared America
attitude after the World war was
deeply ignoble, cowardly and dis
honorable"
France and Italy, Mr.. Wilson als'
declared in discussion of world
affairs, have made waste paper O.
the treaty Of Versailles"
The former president said the only
way in which the United States coulG
show it's true appreciation of the
significance of Armistice day was by
resolving to put self-interest away
and to formulate and act upon the
highest ideals of international policy
Mr.. Wilson spoke exactly five
minutes into a radio instrument at
his home here and his message was
broadcast to every section of the
country.
"Armistice Day Our Day"
'sThe anniversary of Armistice day,
he said, SHOULD stir us to great ex-
altation of spirit because of the
proud recollection that it was our
day, day above those early days OF
that never-tobe- forgotten November
which lifted the world to the high
levels of vision and achievement upon
which the great war for democracy
was fought and won, although the
cti,,,r,Iofino rnomOriac of that haDDV
time of triumph are forever marred
and embittered for us by the shame
full fact that when the victory was
won-won, be it remembered, chiefly
by the indomitable spirit and valiant
services of our own inconquerable
soldiers-we turned our backs upon
our associates and refused to bear
any responsible part in the admins
tration of peace, or the firm and per-
manent establishment of the results
of the war, won at so terrible cost
of life and treasure, and withdrew
into a sullen and selfish isolation
which is deeply ignoble because man
ifestly cowardly and dishonorab1e.
"This must always be a source OF
deep modification to us, and we shall
inevitably be forced by the moral
obligations of freedom and honor to
retrieve that fatal error and assume
once more the role of courage, self
respect and helpfulness which every
true American must wish and believe
to be our true part in the affairs of
the world.
Great Wrong to Civilization
,o% oh fh1yo hoUQ dOnQ
a great wrong to civilization and at
one of the most critical turning |
points in the history Of mankind is
the more to be deplored because
every anxious year that has followed |
has made the exceeding need for such
service as we might have rendered
more and more manifest and more
pressing, as demoralizing circum-
stances which we might have con-
.rolled have gone from bad to worse
until now, as if to furnish sort OF
sinister climax, France and Italy be-
.ween them have made waste paper
If the treaty of Versailles, and the
whole field of international relation
hips is in perilous confusion.
"The affairs of the world can be
let straight only by the firmest and
most determined exhibition Of the
will to lead and make the right pre-
'ail.
Happily the present situation OF
.ffairs in the world affords us an
opportunity to retrieve the past and
o render to mankind an incompar-
BILE service by proving that there is
! rnWnrf11 a.
ion which can put aside programs OF
elf-interest and devote itself to
racticing and establishing the high
st ideals of disinterested service and
he constant maintenance of exalted !
tandards of conscience and of right. ,
"The only way in which we can
how our true appreciation OF the
ignificane of Armistice day is by
esolving to put self-interest away, r
nd once more formulate and act +
pom the highest ideals and purposes :
{ international policies. Thus, and :
NV thus, can we return to the true !
additions of America" .
Two of the most powerful radio :,
ations in the east, one in Washing !
N and one in New York, were con- :,
acted by wire with the micrOphone
ito which the former president A
poke. AS it's central office here
le Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
none company, under whose aus
ces the speech was delivered, set is
side a room equipped with a voice U
nplifier for the use OF the news tt
lper correspondents in reporting the tt
rmer presidents words, but his b
ice did not come distinctly and in d
me cases manuscripts made by ex- ii
.rt stenographers differed in some m
spects -
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