Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-07
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all forward-looking to my side. God helping me,
will not fail them if they will but counsel and sustain
Another picture Again spring day Washington and
the speaking But five have
that have been ensned the worlds golden book
1--WE are glad that we see the facts with veil
mate peace Of the world and for the liberation Of its peo-
PIES the German peoples included For the rights of
where s to choose their way Of life and Of obedience
ITO task dedicate our lives and our for
have with the pride Of those who know that the day has
her might for the principles that gave her birth hap
piness and the which she has treasured God help
ing her. she other.
The chamber with applause but the president leaves
silently and drives away Presently the at his side he
men. How strange it seems to applaud that
these two pictures Of Woodrow Wilson how clearly We
his effort had been given to the program ne had
of constructive legislation breath all the record
closed closed far his credit for it concerned
he had driven the money changers from their spoil and from
counsel how they might destroy him. forgot
ten For men thought thenceforh o war.
In the three great crisis Of national life God has raised
ngon Lincoln chosen Of the crucbe Of their times
for the task that lay before he Woodrow Wilson elected
thought of American But for all those living and for
except the reading student who shall turn the
of history he is the World president.
Woodrow Wilson, than Of his countrymen dream
how like are those which world
Both lighted with passionate love Of justice
Both breathe the purpose 20 go forward Only the scene mas t
ed and the task has been magnd it not for individuals
lacking te equal chance in the life Of his own America but for
He had resisted war He had taken the storm abuse
thrown instantly against the ambitions Of the and Of
those who were deuded into thinking that somehow
fight that had Now through 10 months he led and
ed war might ending Thrill
with unity the nation asonished world almost
past It threw 100000 across 5000 miles
of the that had rolled the Marine broke and
treated and the fighting ceased
In those months Woodrow Wilson, had become back
thought of Americas heart gave deeper meaning to the
ict and greater purpose n victory Once more an american
might be free Lincoln had written That everywhere
might choose their of life an! of obedience Wilson said
America under whatever president would at time and
in have into the But mattered much that
we should go into such crusade with such purpose Under
whatever president America at some time perhaps after far
through all who should the meaning of vic
tory Perhaps because had suffered little needed all
Woodrow Wilson held the light Of hope and suddenly
ne was the ntepreteI Of all people IN al non M o
to work together against 70 tn he held Though ne might
thought what that suffering meant he could write and
did write into the treaty that America asked nothing for herself
confidence lost for all backbone turning for all
our holiday making by the rivers of gold
This was the man they called the in
justice of millions of and and children touched his
heart they thought him man apart from the common man BE-
fight they caviled that he not good fellow"
They said he would his And he would-the
way he had counymen before they elected
him They did like his mehodsa strange thing indeed to
appeal to the people of country to stand with him Tor what ne
had pledged them.
They he much for humanity Within the view
eyes of life and of treasure that he
had wrecked the homes Of hundreds Of millions had destroy
whole generation of the worlds youths and
aidens would destroy unless nations Joined to
away cloud of And turn with
eyes undertaking for America little bit OF the work
O salvation he had planned
And at last they he had failed But they they had
cucified him had failed Then who undertook the
long America that he might keep faith with the men
whose did fail The who stood his
brang explain the simple safe and honorable