Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-03 | Page 4 | 'America's Postwar Task

i ri r Americas America's Postwar Task T HE ii problem c of winning the thc war is bein being successfully SUCCeSSfully success success- fully solved V Well Tell cIl informed persons the world over o no no longer entertain the slightest doubt as to Germanys Germany's ultimate and overwhelming defeat Amer- Amer ica ica is playing plain an important part Purt in solving this lem r We c will do all that our allies expect of us its and more So far so good But shall we wc succeed equally well vell in ill solving sol the problems of peace peace 1 These problems willbe will willbe be tremendously difficult for to us when the war var ends must full fall the task of bearing forward the torch of Our brave allies exhausted from lon long years of conflict and bleeding from a n. thousand wounds wO will win not at nt once be he able to do this The fhe world orld looks to us to set it to rights It Jt is a n. glorious opportunity If American Americ n wills wilIs it rand and J if America brings sufficient wisdom and vision to the great task there will win arise out of the ruck and ruin of this war a Liner finer civilization than the world worM has bas yet t known Liberty justice freedom and the thc prosperity a and ld happiness that follow in their train we can bring to th the War worn war worn nations in greater measure than they have OC yet ct dared t tor 1 dream of The Thc task is as great as the Ole opportunity If wo slump back baek into self complacency when smug this war is is over if we decide that we owe little or no responsibility bURy to the thc rest of the world the greatest 1 I ever presented to any nation will l. be lost Until peace is signed our whole duty will be bc to destroy Huns linus I But the moment peace is signed we must turn our hands bands with equal vigor and determination to the great work of reconstruction Let us appreciate the tho magnitude orthis of or this task Let us highly resolve not noL to fa fail J. J We Ve cannot cannot cannot can can- not succeed in the larger er sense unless the thc American people as a whole are arc deeply conscious of their great duty duly and eager enger to perform it t. t Every citizen should gi give gie e thought to the thc problems that lie lic before the nation and do his share toward solving sol them i tm In tr