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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY », 1»1».

AVIATION AND PARKS &n aviator flying over the city of New York made

| landing in one of the parks, was arrested by a park jjUceman, was taken before a magistrate, explained |it engine trouble had forced him to alight, and was f, -missed on suspended sentence with a warning not to

it, again. The incident will, prepare the minds of many people

l a- i - - the larger cities for another raid on the parks. To {'•(•CI v. tJ'iny people it-is intolerable that there should be in a

•;fc * i * M | ] -go city land used for nothing but walks and drives,

o tl.trees and flowers and grass, and all those very com-."!}• [1 in, ordinary things, when the space could be filled ;l|| ̂ l.th structures of brick and sLone, or with conveniences S t '3?? persons who think they could use the park areas to A J f j

H 'jich better advantage than the general public uses HI j||sm. In New York, whenever anything new in the way

-* S structures is proposed, somebody is sure to suggest | ,at the ideal place for the .thing is Central park, be­muse then is lots of room there, and the space isn't |isg used for anything, anyway. Not many months

'12 waa seriously proposed to construct in Central V>'j.rk a replica of a section of the French battle front,

!?<§• t '|th trenches, barbed wire, and all the rest of it, in or-t' t ' ^1 :.lr to stimulate the sale of Liberty bonds. Whatever

X < i |erit there may have been in the idea of reproducing pi j fuection of the trench system in order that people might $! | |*orm themselves more thoroughly about it, the idea

i|j Mat anybody could be benefited by the utter destruc-| >i»n of the beauty of a part of one of the most precious

f -wsesslons of all the people of New York is one of those ;g | frotesque things which no fellow can understand. J 3 Because there is room in many of the parka it will T J V L ,g. gpesently be proposed to use them for flying fields. That

ould destroy entirely the thing for which parks exist, it what of it2 The room is there, so why not use it?

* is a * ILL HOME AGAIN

The president \

of the United States has returned

<|amages, but so to arrange matters that war ipnsiderable scale, anywhere in the world,

* ^ WHAT IS THE ANSWER? * Will /the Germans give up their former kaiser? Ofi

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course he is at present not in their custody, and a de­

mand for his person would have to be made on Holland.

But the insertion in the treaty of the clause providing

for the surrender for trial of all who are charged with

responsibility for the war seems to imply that the Ger­

mans themselves are expected -to obtain possession of

William and deliver him to the court for trial. But while

the government has authorised the signing .of the treaty, there is a rather active movement in Germany in oppo-< sition to the trial of the former kaiser.

The German government has promised to surren der the kaiser and the authors of atrocities. The League of German Men and Women for the Protection of the Freedom and Life of William II." will have none of this.. It will protect the kaiser and "the brave U-boat com manders who gambled their lives in steel coffins for the Fatherland." Being Germans, they are sincere in their solicitude for the safety of the murderers of woman and children; to the German mind the murder of non-Ger­man women and children is no crime, cannot eveii seem, a crime to non-Germans; the only conceivable reason why the Allies want the U-boat commanders given up for punishment is that these men by unlawful means almost won the war. But it is not a question of motive; it is a question of fact; and the fact is that after the Ger~ man government has promised to give up offenders this, league promises to build around the kaiser and his sub-, marine commanders "a wall of bodies" to protect theni^ against their enemies.

Officers of the general staff resign, but say they/will withhold their resignations if the government accedes, to the wishes of the general staff against its own word and refuses to give up the kaiser. Two thousand men have offered themselves as a bodyguard to General von Deimling in case the Allies demand his surrender for trial. The government has promised; the Junkers/aay they will annul the promise. What answer will be/given to them by this government which is so valorous against rioters on the streets of Berlin, but seems so/careless of insults and disobedience from Hoffmann and his like? If the crown prince or some other leader should gather the forces of reaction in an actual attempt to overthrow-the republican government, they would probably be beat­en; but they do not need to overthrow it; they are at this very moment defying it; disregarding it, announc­ing to the world that they will not let it keep its word.. There seems to be no need tor junker revolution; th<y Junkers are in power already.

r TOO UNWIELDY

L|rom 'abroad, after several months spent in work as im-ibrtant as any that has fallen to the lot of statesmen

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Si our own or any other times. With the exception of jjermany and her allies every large nation was repre­

sented at the conference which he attended and many the small nations also had seats at the council table.

!'• s many other occasions conferences have, been held ' j I prescribe terms of peace after a war. Very frequently

f jjie peace was a sordid bargain, just aa the war had been ••f $ piece of brigandage. Usually the terma of peace af-11 acted only the immediate parties to the war, -unless, as | | as sometimes the case, one or other of the parties took

§'! I if3vanta®^ tile situation to wring a little territory, or [j little tribute, or a/little prestige from a neighbor who •Had played the part of innocent bystander.

I ,|j The conference that has just closed was of a dtf-§ liferent sort. The belligerents associated on one side of §' j^e great conflict were all there, as was customary, but

|jt the outset of their meeting there was the firm and jiefinite purpose not merely to fix boundaries and assess llamaeea. htit so to arranra matters tha.t war on any

would be endered, if not impossible, at least less probable, more

jkfficult, and vastly more unsatisfactory to the power that jjrovoked it. The. conference was one to arrange terms fjf peace with Germany and her allies, but it was that ; i (justly more important thing, a conference to arrange, so J*r as human wisdom and determination could do it, !'|or the permanent peace of the world. It was a pur-?>ose born~of necessity, but it was a noble purpose, never­theless, and all who have contributed to the furtherance ;?I the work are entitled to the gratitude of humanity fior their work. jl'! It ought to be a matter of prida to Americans that iihe president of their nation has contributed so largely jjmd so ably to the work of the peace conference. There lire many things about Mr. Wilson that many people

; j|o not like. Some of us find in his opinions, his manner | tad his methods much that does not appeal to us. But j Woodrow Wilson has done a man's work at home in jjjhaplng sentiment for a vigorous prosecution of the war, lipid he has dorife a man's work at the peace conference '•Jn shaping sentiment in the direction of permanent peace and neighborliness among the nations. No fair-minded nan, while properly criticising where he believes criti­cism to be merited, can fall- to give him due credit for the exceedingly valuable work which he has performed.

4 There are some indications that President Wilson's .'greatest fight is yet to be made. The peace treaty now jio be passed on by the senate contains provisions for the creation of a League of Nations, of which the United ttatea la to be a member. By withholding their approval

third of the members of the senate can prevent the imttftcatfon of the treaty, and this some of the senators ton determined to do if possible. Notice of that intent ||ac boen given in public addresses in and out of con-9t$m, and fat other ways. And the president has made tt known that he will make an issue of the treaty in the

campaign upon which he will start immediately,

f ag the case in person to as many of the eitisens of United states as he can reach from the platform. The. issue Is the League of Nations. Nowhere is 'jHcplayed any special interest In the precise terns

treaty in so far as it affects Germany alone. fo.is oppoasd hacaussthe treaty contains pro-

Jwr t|ie League of Nation* gone of the objectors j§* Ctak enough to deelaini boldly against any league itifreK -..Others are In favor of a league, any league l .̂-^^rUenlar one which it is possible "to

havebeen stated with a degree of p*selonand ]ift appalling. Unless The Herald is utterly

i fthe Overwhelming sentiment , of the 'country <pf .th,e- r«tl®teatii»» of the treaty aa It stands,

aid ali jitot because the compact it: «*• M«^»iMMe. b«i it la r*-

||l,̂ ewell :̂ fi4rimilng te pladn* international j|j^ ̂ian#;;#Bd.i?eaeonal»te .bade, • and Mcauee it.

' CHn-^liot at this time. , not to vast en h*e lanrels,

.jfcl«.'«4iyrae before the American people, M poeelWe. «iNb.» demonstration of

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The crossing of the Atlantic by the British dirigible R-34 is a triumph for designers, builders, officers and crew, and\ill who had' a hand in the great undertaking. It is perhaps more of a triumph than it would have been had all conditions been favorable and the trip made on schedule time. The airship made better time than do the fastest liners, and because of adverse winds and oth­er unfavorable conditions she traveled a good many more miles than were covered by steamers. It has been shown, therefore, not only that the crossing in a very short time is quite feasible, but that a properly built and well man­aged balloon can take care of itself under quite trying conditions.

But while a triumph has been scored, the facte im­press one strongly with the impracticability of the dirig­ible, like the airplane, fot anything but special service of a very peculiar nature. The great objection to. the dirigible for ordinary use is its great bulk and unwleldi-ness. Consider the dimensions of the R-34, length 640 feet, width 79 feet, height 79 feet. An ordinary city block is 300 feet long. Most of our streets are 80 feet wide, not from curb to curb, but from property line to property line. The great airship, therefore, is more than two city blocks long and would fill the street from side to side to a height about equal to that of a seven-story building. The enormous bluk is so flimsily built that for purposes of resistance to the air it has so little weight at any time as to be negligible, while in condition for flight its weight in the air is less than nothing, as it exerts a strong upward pull. ^

This great gas bag is safe and manageable when in its own shed but there is but one shed in the world capable of receiving and sheltering it. Out of doors it requires a crew of from 300 to 500 men to hold it down and steady it. Such a crew is not available everywhere, and in any flight a dirigible may be forced by even a slight accident to descend. Without the safety crew the aircraft would be destroyed in even a moderate breexe. With all this bulk and unwieldiness the ship can carry a crew sufficient to operate it; fuel enough to propel it, and very little more.

Air travel for ordinary purposes is still in the fu­ture.

CHEAP DRAMATICS To offer to take the place of the formei* kaiser, and

to submit to any punishment which otherwise might be visited on him is getting to be a fashion among members of the old German court party. First c^me Bethmann-Hollweg with the declaration that according to consti­tutional forms he, as the chief adviser of the monarch at the beginning of the war, was legally responsible for the acts of his superior, and he asked that he be permitt­ed to take his former .master's place. Then came Hln-denburg, who assumed responsibility for all .the mili­tary decisions made. He,' too, offers to take the place of the former sovereign. Still more lately the five young­er eons of the fugitive emperor listen to the promptings of filial love and ask that they be permitted to suffer in their sire's stead. All very interesting, very touching, very cheap.

Whether these offers of vicarious atonement are items in a deliberately prepared program or are spon­taneous does not appear, if they are spontaneous, those who make them are not risking much. Before any one of these offers was ma^e it is a, dead certainty no «UCh offer would be accepted. If any mf these individuals WMVMI to eome forward and he tried for his own crimes he can probably be accommodated,, if the Allies have any charges to prefer against him. But even in that ease no rttfc is run. If it4is determined to try Hindenburg, for instance, he will be tried, or the victors in this war •will kaaw the reason why. The German government, in accepting thf peace treaty, Which it is certain to do in 4ne form, will agree to the trial of all such persons as May be deeired to place on trial, an.d if the demand Is ntadelor an individual who U wi^Hln the Jurisdiction of the German gsv<|rnment that individual will be deliver* ed VP for trial or the? government win have to «wfir«r for, violation of itf treaty.- ̂ s

If the desire is to create the impression of personal loyalty to the former emperor, and thus to create some .sentiment in his favor, Uie expedient is quite safe, for nobody will be permitted to substitute for William, and. all the worV) ksm it

Charming Jrholcstme

SYVOMia. , Cyril Gordon of the United States secret service in Washington is ordered by the-chief of his department to so to New York at 30 minutes notice./There he i® to -dine with a Mr. Holmah whe will-Knew him only as ah expert in read­ing' ciphers, and is to abstract a cipher message which Mr. Holman will give him to read, which really belongs to the secret service department.

Gordon reaches Holman's home after a series of delays. He Is given the cipher message during dinner. Although it>® real raesssge hss been marked on the back by Holman with a large red cross, he gets it into his possession,-substitutes a dummy. By previous ar­rangement with his chief he is then called,. To the telephone. He goeA, and almost at the same moment Holman anft- the other guests discover that they have been tricked. Gordon takes to his •fieels out of the door, with the real message, which he realises is of great importance to the government, Jn his pocket. j

Leaping into a carriage standing In iroot of the house he drives "off at high speed and being pursued takes refuge In a church. There he is mistaken as he supposes for the missing "Best Man." at a wedding which is about to take place. Realizing that it is his only chance of safety he decides to play the port and accompanies the-wedding party into the church. The service strikes him-as a •strange one, and he is much strubk by the beauty of the bride, but it is not Until the service is practically over that he realises he hss made a mistake In the role he is playing and that instead bf being best man he is the bridegroom, and has just been married to the beau­tiful girl whom he has never seen be­fore.

After the weddin? while driving home with his bride he attempts to explain but is prevented by her tears. Shs evi­dently does not realize that he is net her intepded bridegroom.

CHAPTER IV.—(Con tinned.) The car halted suddenly befor* a'

brightly lighted mansion", whose tent­ed entrance effectually shut out the gaze of alien eyes, and made the transit from car to domicile entirely private. There was no opportunity here to disappear. The sidewalk and road were black with curious onVook-ers. He stepped from the car .first and helped the lady out. He bore her heavy bouquet because she looked literally too frail to carry it "further herself.

In the doorway she was surrounded by a bevy of servants, foremost among whom her old nurse claimed the privilege of greeting her with tears and smiles and many "Miss-Celia-my-dears," and Gordon stood for the in­stant entranced, watching the sweet play of loving kindness in the face of the pale little bride. As soon as he could lay down those flowers incon­spicuously he would be on the alert for a way of escape. It surely would be found through some back or side entrance of the house.

But even as the. thought came to him the^old nurse stepped back to let the other servants greet the bride with stiff bows and embarrassed words of blessing, and he felt a hand laid heavily on his arm.

He started as he turned, thinking instantly again of his Commission and expecting to see a policeman in uni­form by his side, but it was only the old nurse, with tears of devotion still in her faded eyes.

"Mster George, ye hevn't forgot me, hev ye " she asked, earnestly. "You usen't to like me verra well, I mind, but ye was awful for the teasin' an' I was always for my Miss Celle! But bygones is bygonps now an' I wish ye well. Yer growed a man, an' I know ye must be worthy o' her, or she'd never hev consented to take ye. • Yev got a gude wife an' no mistake, an' I know ye'l] be the. happiest man alive. Ye won't hold it against me. Mister George, that I used to tell yer ttnele on your masterful tricks, will ye? You mind I was only carin' fer my baby girl, an' ye. were but a boy."

She paused as if expecting an answer, and Gordon enfbarrassedly assured her that he would never think of holding so trifling a matter against her. He cast a look of reverent ad­miration and tenderness toward the beautiful girl who was smiling on her loyal subjects like a queen roused from her sorrow to give joy to oth­ers; and even her old nurse was sat­isfied.

Ah, ye luve her, Mister George, don't ye?" the nuree questioned.. "I don't wonder. Everybody what lays eyes on her luvea her. 8he'a that dear—r—" here the /tear* got the bet­ter of the good' woman for an instant and she forgot heraelf and pulled at the skirt of her new f>Iack dress thinking it waa an apron, and wishing to wipe her eyes.

Then suddenly Gordon found his lips uttering Strang words, without his own apparent consent, as if his heart had suddenly taken thinga in hand and determined to do as it pleaaed without consulting his judgment.

"Yes, I love her," he was saying, and to. his amazement he found that the words were true.

This discovery made matters still more complicated.

"Then ye'll promise me something, Mister George, won't ye?" said the nurse eagerly, her tears having their own way down her rosy anxious face. "Ye'll promise me never to make her feel bad any more? She's cried a lot these last three months, an' nobody knows but me. 8he could hide it from them all but her old nurse that has loved her so long. But she's been that sorrowful, enough fer a whole lifetime. Promise that ye'll do all in yer power to make her happy al­ways."

"I will do alfVin my power to make her happy," he said, solemnly, as* if he were uttering a vow, and wonder­ed how short-lived that power was to be.

CHAPTER V. . The wedding party had arrived in

full force now. Carriages and auto­mobiles were unloading; gay voices and laughter filled the house. The servants disappeared to their places, and the white bride, with only a mo­tioning look toward Gordon, led the way to the place where they were to stand under an arch of roses, lilies and palms, in a room hung from the celling with drooping ferns and white carnations on invisible threads of sil­ver wire, until it all seemed like a fairy dream.

. Gordon had no choice but to fol­low, as his way was blocked by the in­coming guests, and he foresaw that his exit would have to be made from some other door than the front if he were to escape yet awhile. As he stepped into the mystery of the flow­er-scented room where his lady led the way, he was conscious of a feel­ing of transition from the world of ordinary things into one of wonder, beauty and mysterious joy; but all the time he knew he was an impostor, who had no right in that silver-threaded bower.

Yet there he stood bowing, shaking hands, and smirking behind his false mustache, which threatened every minute to betray him.

People told him he was booking well, and congratulated him v on his bride: Some said he was stouter than when he left the country, and some said he was thinner. They aske<l him questions about relatives and friends living and dead, and he ran constant risk of getting Into hopeless difficul­ties. His. only safety was In smiling, and saying very little; seeming not to hear some questions, and answering others with another question. -It was not so hard after he got started, be­cause there were so many people, and they kept coming close upon one an­other, so no one had much time to talk. Then supper with its formali­ties was- got through with somehow, though to Gordon, with his already satisfied appetite and his hampering mustache, it seemed an endless or­deal.

"Jeff," as they all called him, was everywhere, attending to everything, and he slipped up to the unwilling bridegroom just as he was having to answer a very difficult question about the lateness of his vessel, and the kind of passage they had experienced in crossing. By this time Gordon had discovered that he was supposed to have been ten years abroad, and his steamer had been late in landing, but where he came from or what he had been doing over there were still to be found out; and it was extremely puzsllng to be asked from what port

he had sailed, and how he came to be there when he had been supposed to have been in St. Petersburg but the week before? His state of mind was anything but enviable. Resides a» this, Gordon was just reflecting that the last he had aeen >of his hat and coat was In the church. What had become of them, and how could he go to the station without a hat . Then opportunely "Jeff" arrived.

"Your train leaves at ten three,' he 1w, business-like tone, as if

the importance of having said in a 1 he enjoyed ___ made all the arrangements. "I've se cured the stateroom as you cabled me to do, and here are the tickets and checks. The trunks are down there all checked. Cella dtdn't want any nonsense about their being tied up with white ribbon. She hates all that. We've arranged for you to slip out by the fire-escape and down through the back yard of the next neighbor, where a motor, Just a plain regular one from the station, will be waiting around the corner in the Shadow. Celia knows where it is. None of the party will know you are gone until you are well under way. The car they think you will take is being elaborately adorned with white at the front door now, but you won t have any trouble about it. I've fixed everything up. Your coat anfl hat are out on the fire-escape, and as soon as Celia's ready I'll show you the way."

Gordon thanked him. There was nothing else to do but his countenance grew blank. Was there, then, to be ho escape Must he actually take an­other man's bride with him in order to get away And bow was he to get away from her Where was the real bridegroom and why did he not ap­pear upon the scene And yet what complications that might bring up. He began to look wildly about for a eh'ance to'flee at once, for how could he possibly run away with a bride on his hands? If only some one were going with them to the station he could slip away with a clear con­science, leaving her in good hands, but to leave her alone, 111, and dis­tressed was out of the question. He had rid himself of a lonely dog and a suffering child, though it gave him anguish to do the deed, but leave this lovely woman for whom he at least appeared to have beeome responsible, he icould not, until he was sure she would come to no harm through him.

"Don't let anything hinder you! Don't let anything hinder you!"

It appeared that this refrain had not ceased, for an instant since it be­gan, but had chimed its changes through music, ceremony, prayer and reception without interruption. It acted like a goad upon his conscience now. He must do something that would set him free to go back to Washington. An inspiration came to him.

"Wouldn't you like to go \ to the station with us?" he asked the young man. "I am sure your sister would like to have you."

The boy's face lit up joyfully. "Oh, wouldn't you mind? I'd like

it awfully, and—if It's all the same to you, I wish Mother could go too. It's the first time Celia and she were ever separated, and I know she hates it fiercely to have..to say good-by with the house full of folks this way. But she doesn't expect it of course, and really It isn't fair to you, when you haven't seen Cella alone yet, and It's your wedding, trip- "

"There will be plenty of time for us," said the compulsory ^bridegroom graciously, and felt as If he had per­jured himself. It was not In his na­ture to enjoy a serious masquerade of this kind.

"I shall be glad to have you both come," he added earnestly. "I really want you. Tell your mother."

The boy grasped his hand impul­sively:

"I say." said he, "you're all right! I don't mind . confessing that I've hated the very thought of you for a whole three months, ever since Ceila told us she had promised to marry you. You see, I never really knew you when I was a little chap, but I didn't used to like you. I took an awful scunner to you for some reason. I suppose kids often take irrational

dislikes llkr that But ever since r^ j

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CO^' I "see now you're not

of the kind. You've *°t tfce hofte '• wouldn't sUke ̂ mj^ast *cent"that "youwouldn^

£heat "Wch'mouae. You're» true^a steel, and I'm mighty glad you re my , brother-in-law. I know you 11 be good

"to Celia." ^ . . . la The slow color mounted "nder h

disguise until it rcached Gordon s burnished brown hair. His eyes were honest eyes. They had always been so—until today. Into what a worl of deceit he had entered! How he would like to make a clean breast of it all to this nice, frank bo^ but he must not! for thero was his trtist! For v an inptant he was on the point of try lng to explain that he was not the true bridegroom, and getUng young Jefferson to help him to set matters right, but an influx of newly arrived guests broke in upon their Privacy. and he could only press the boy s hand and say in embarrassed tones.

"Thank you. I shall try to be \ .• worthy of your good opinion here-after!" ,

It was over at last, and the brida slipped from his side to prepare for . the journey. He looked hastily _ around, feeling that his very first op­portunity had come for making an es- , cape. If an open window had pre­sented itself, he would have vaulted through, trusting to luck, and his «• •.,!•, heels to get iaway, but there was no window, and every door was blocked by 8taring, admiring, smirking people. He bethought himself of the hre es­cape where waited his hat and coat, and wondered if he could find it.

With smiling apologies, he broke , away from those around him, mur­muring something about being need­ed, and worked his way firmly but steadily toward the stairs and thence to the back halls. Coming at last up­on an open window, he slipped through, his heart beating wildly. He thought for a second that he was there ahead of the others; but a dark form loomed ahead and he perceived some one coming up from outside. Another second, and he saw it was his newly acquired brother-in-law. -.

"Say, this is great!'' was his greet- ' ing. "How did you manage to find -your way up alone? I was just com­ing down after )you. X wanted to s . leave you there till the last minute so no one would suspect, but now you . . " are here we can hustle off at once. I .-^y^ just took Mother and Celia doWn. It £tv was pretty stiff for Mother to climb •; AV down, for she was a little bit afraid, . ;'•• but she was game all right, and she was so pleased to go. They're waiting for us down there in the court. Here, let me help you with your overcoat. Now I'll pull down this window, so no one will suspect us and follow. That's all right now, come on! You go ahead. Just hold on to the railing " and go slow. I'll keep close to you. I know the way In my sleep. I've played fire here many a year, and could climb down in my sleep."

Gordon found himself wishing that this delightful brother-in-law were really his. There was evidently to be no opportunity of escape here. He meditated making a dash and getting away in the dark when they should reach the foot of the stairs; much as he hated to leave that way, he felt he must do so if there was any. chance for him at all; but when they reached the ground he saw that was hopeless. The car that was to take them to the station was drawn up close to the spot., and the chauffeur stood beside it.

"Your mother says fer you to hur­ry, Mister Jefferson," he called in a , sepulchral tone. "They're coming out.: around the block to watch. Get in as quick as you can." '

The burly chauffeur . , stood below. Gordon, helped him to alight ion his feet from the fire-escape, and hustled him into the darkness.of the convey­ance. , j

Continued In tomorrow's Evening Herald.

President Wilson's Address New York, July 9.—The full

text of President Wilson's speech • at Carnegie Hall follows:

"Fellow countrymen: * "I am not going to try this

afternoon to make you a real speech. I am a bit alarmed to find how many speeches I have in my system undelivered, but they are all speeches that come from,the mind and I want to say.' to you this afternoon only a few words from the heart.

s "You have mdde me <)eeply happy by the generous welcome you have extended to me but I do not believe that the welcome you extend to me Is half as great as that which I extend to you. Why, Jerfieyman though I am, this is the first time I ever thought that Hoboken was beautiful.

"I have really, though I have tried pn the other side of the water to conceal it, been the most homesick man in the Amer­ican Expeditionary Foree, and it is with feelings that it would be vain for me to try to express that I find myself , in this beloved country again. I do not say that because I lack in admiration of other countries. "There have been many things that softened my homesickness. One of the chief, things that softened it was the- very generous welcome that they extended to r me as your representative on the :

other side of -the water. And it was still more softened by the pride that I had in discovering that America had at last convln-

• ced the world or her true charaet er. ' ^Saw What America Had Done "I ww welcome because they had seen with their own eyes what America had done, for the world. They had deemed 'her selfish. They have deemed her devoted to Material interests, and they had seen her boys come across the water with a' vision even more beautiful than that which- they conceived when they had enter­tained dreams of llbertjr, and 'peace.

"And then I had the; a<ffeed pride of finding out by personal ; observation the kind of men we Had sent over. I had crossed the seas with the kind of men who had taken .them over, - without whom they could not have got to Eiiropi; and then -4 saw that unr of men, that army of clean men, that army of men devoted to the high Interests of humanity, ' that army that one was gla4 to point out and say-—'These* areViny

-T:- fellow countryman.' ' ••/.Jr.Hmfb of Home With Wm '

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/• of home along with you, and these boys were constantly re­minding me of home. They did net walk the streets like Anybody else. I do not mefcn that they walked the streets self assertive­ly. They did hot. They walked th> streets as if they knew that they belonged wherever free men lived, that they were weleome in the^great republic of Franee and were comrades with the other armies thatxhad helped to win the war and te share the great sac­rifice. Because it is a wonderful thing for this nation, hitherto isolated from the large affairs of the world, to win not only, the universal confidence of the people of the world, but their universal affections.

"And that is what has happen­ed. Wherever it was suggested that troops should be sent and it was desired that tropps of oc­cupation should excite no predu-dice, no uneasiness on the part of those to whom they were sent, the men who represented the other nations came to me and ask-me to send American soldiers. They not only Implied, but they said, that the presence of Amer­ican soldiers j. would be known not to mean anything except

' friendly protection and assistance Do you wonder that It made our. hsarts swell with .pride?

(sTlx soften* the homesickness «ood deal to have sd mpch

To CM "But while these things (a

some degree softened my -home-sickness, they made me all the more eager to act home, where the rest of the folks llvs; to get home where the great dynamo of national energy was situated; to get home where the great pur* poses of national action were formed and to be allowed to take part in the counsels and In the actions whteh were formed, and *0 J»e taJten by this great nation which from first to lakt has

, followed the vision of the men who set It up and created it. We have had our eyes very close up­on our task at times, but when* ever we lifted them, as ws were accustomed to lift them to a dis­tant borison, we were aware that all the peoples of the sarth had

i. turned their faces toward us m thode who were frlepds of free­dom and right, and whenever we thought of national polley and of its relation apon, tf# «IKM» of

\the world, we knew we were under bond# to do the large thing and the right thin*.

tin AM In W«rk . "f "It is a privilege, therefore, be*

yond all computation* for a man Whether In4 gregt eepAeitr or » small, to ttie part In til#,..' edla tnd in, the resolution* « i PWK , wJ* I *m " eeme peopte aome jifiiip,

not understand that vision. They do not see it. They have looked too much upon-the ground. They have thought too much of the in- . tercets that were near them, and they have not listened to the voices of thtir neighbors.

"I havs never had a moment's doubt as to where the heart and purpose of this people lay. When any one on the other side of hte water has raised the question. 'Will America eome in and help.?' I have said 'Of course America will come in and help.' She can­not do anything else. She will not disappoint any high hope that' has been formed of her. Least of all will she in this day of new bora liberty all over the world, fall to extend her hand of sup­port iuid assistance to those who have been made free.

Old World Was In Bondage "I wonder if at this distance

you can have got any conception of the tragic intensity of the feeling of those peoples In Buropp who b*ve Just had yokes thrown off them. Have you reckoned up in your mind how many peo­ples. how-many nations; were held unwillingly under the yoke of the Austro-Hungarian empire, under the yoke of Turkey, under the voke of Germany?

"These yokes have been thrown" off. These peoples breathe the Air and look around to see a new day dawn about them, and when ever they think of what is,going to fill that 'day with action, they think first of us. They think flfst of the. friends whe through­out the long years have spoken for 4ham. who were privileged tei declare that they oame Into the war to release them, who said that they would not maks peacs upon any other terms than their liberty, and they have known that America's presence In the war and in the eonfldenee was the guarantee of the* result.

m Penes . mm ,'Th* governor has spoken of

m great task ended. Yea the for* muiation Of the peace is ended, but it creates only a new task Ifitt • .1 believe that If you Will study the peace, you will see

£ f» aJust peace and a peace which if it can be preserved will save the world from unnecessary

, bioodflhtd. "Ar#' now the great task to t#

preserve It I have come back withjny heart full of enthusiasm

throwing everything that i «an, by way of influence or action, ta with rovL to sss that the peace (• preserved, that when the Ion*

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