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over peoples whom they feared we
might exploit, not servo and assist.
But we have not exploited them.
Wo have been their friends and
have sought to serve them. And our
dominion has been a menace to no
other nation. Wo redeemed our honor
to the utmost in our dealings with
Cuba. She Is weak but absolutely
in them.
DUTY IN DAYS TO COMB
And that confidence, it seems to
mo, Is the measuro of our opportun
ity and of our duty in the days to
come, in which the new hope of the
peoples of the world is to be ful
filled or disappointed. The fact 'that
America Is the friend of the nations
whether they be rivals or associates,
Is no new fact. It is only the dis
covery of it by the rout of the world
that Is now.
makes her free. Weak people over
stand ready to give us any authority
among them that will assure them a
like friendly oversight and direction.
They know that there is no ground
for foar In receiving us as their men
tors and guides. Our isolation was
ended twenty years ago; and now
fear of us is ended also, our counsel
and association sought after and de
sired. There can be no question of
our ceasing to be a world power. The
only question is whether we can re
fuse, the moral leadership that is
America may be said to have offered us, whether we shall accept
reached her majority as a world
power. It was almoBt exactly twenty
one years ago that the results of the
WAr with Spain put us unexpectedly
in possession, of rich islands on the
other side of the world and brought
us Into association with other govern
ments in the control of the West
Indies. It was regarded as a sinistor
and ominous thing by the statesmen
of more than one European chancel
lory that we should have extended
our pover beyond the confines of our
continental dominions. They were ac-
or reject the confidence of the world.
HAND OF GOD DID IT
Tho war and the conference of
peace now sitting in Paris -seem to
mt to have answered that question.
Our participation in the war estab
lished our positin among the nations
and nothing but our own mistaken
action can alter It. It was not an ac
cident or a matter of sudden choice
that wo are no longer isolated and
devoted to a policy which has 6nly
customed to think of npvr neighbors ; b
as a new menace, & it we wore Indeed tho champions of
ful enemies. There were persons Wf nnA ,,,,. rrt , .
the call of duty in a way so spirited,
so uttorly without thought of what
wo spont of blood or treasure, .so
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ITALY POUTING
The criticism of that Italian news
paper of President Wilson, written
and publi3hod , after his departure
and printed in these columns Wednes
day, would seem to indicate that
Italy did not got in the treaty all
that she was hoping to get when she
went to war. Italy is not alone,
either. Most of the European coun
tries are feelinc the same wnv nimf
it, which would seem to indicate that
justice had been done and that sel
fishness had been exiled from the
peace table. Meantime it would bo
well for Italy and the others to be
reminded that if it hadn't been for
President Wilson and the people ho
represents, each of them, instead of
geuing a rair deal and a just propor
tion of the fruits of victpry, would bo
getting precisely what a victorious
Germany might bo pleased to give
them and it doesn't take a very
vivid imagination' to indicate what
that portion would have been, Eng-
history will acclaim his action a3
having been actuated by the loftiest
motives of altruism, of disinterested
purpose to serve the peace and hap
piness of the world and to remove
as far as possible every seed that
might grow and fructify into another
cause for war and bloodshed. Chat
tanooga Times.
THERE IS NO JOY IN BOOZEVILLE, J6HN BARLEYCORN STRUCK OUT
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Somewhere thq band3 are playing and Bomewherc hearts are light,
But not today in the U. S. A. which, bears an arid blight;
wnen Old John first swung at tho "pill" a few short years ago,
Local option!" cried the Umpire. John's head drooped sad and low.
The next time that he came to bat he looked quite grim and stern;
nil ?m1pirf ,said,: "Get busy, John," and showed not much concern;
The ball whizzed by, John fanned the air 'twas plain he'd lost his head--The
grandstand moaned, the bleachers groaned. "State wide!" the Umpiro
Baid.
Once more John tried to show his Bkill, but when he took the stick
The grandstand said: "He's groggy!" and the bleachers cried, "He's sick!
vLZT f .B?,in ?Tnd miBaed tne . Oil,' what a dismal sight!
You re out!" the Umpire cried to Jbhn.. 'You're out, oldboy."
"GOOD NIGHT!". ; ', , ,
Louisville Times. CHARLES HAMILTON MUSGROVE.
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