Show admitted The Credit of o T Victory y I CIVILIZATION I must ever remain to America C CIVILIZATION for furnishing ng- ng tho the balance of manpower which turned the tide of war In our enthusiastic moments weare wo we are arc likely to overestimate our service in tho the war as purely charitable Tho The fact of the tho matter is that we must share sharo with our allies the credit of winning the war Move More than than- that we must admit that in helping humanity we helping ourselves Xo No ro strong imagination was required in the fall o of or 1016 to sense the fall of the entente Under this state of affairs America could not long long- hope for security from war Tho The situation carried as much alarm warm to the United States as it did to the tho entente powers Plainly there was a largo large clement of self-protection self in our war in Europe If our allies ames were dependent upon us for tho the balance of strength to end tho the war so 60 wo we dependent upon our allies for the shipping to carry that strength to tot the e battle front Reports which havo have just been given out by hy the British government indicate that 60 GO per cent of Atlantic in British our troops was carried across the ships Great Britain risked much to carry these troops to Europe In this she likewise was prompted by self- self protection So it is that interdependence ha has bad been tho the secret of In the conference conference conference con con- allied strength in th the tho great struggle glo peace ference no individual power can claim tho the major credit of t the lie victory If Great Britain's sea power has helped so has the grim determination of tho the French soldiers When hen Great Britain was preparing France stood at the gates with inadequate forces and through h sheer determination deter deter- min tion tion kept the foe at bay until Great Britain arri arrived ed edIn In the early days of the tho war even en Russia played a n major role in defeating the purpose of the Hun Italy and Belgium both have havo played their par part America tho the last to enter the conflict likewise shares tho the glory of the victory Tho The defeat of is not the glory of a nation na nR I tion but the victory of humanity Civilized nations con con- to this victory must share the credit with each other No power alone alono can claim control of the tho peace conference by reason of greater work in the world war All have done their utmost and to this end they roe are entitled entitled entitled en- en en en- titled to an equal voice in the peace deliberations |