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SI 5 ATTITUDE 7 DISHONORABLE BLE Armistice Day Radio Message Message Mes Mes- sage by President Former Also Calls Action Deep Deeply ly Iy Ignoble Cowardly VERSAILLES TREATY DECLARED WASTED America Urged to Put Self Interest Away for Higher Ideals of International Policy and World Peace W Wod Woodrow Wood Wood- od- od W WASHINGTON Nov 10 i row Wilson Vilson addressing the Ameri American Amerl- Amerl I can people directly tonight for the first time since h he left lert the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse I I House declared Am Americas America's erica's attitude after the World war was deeply Ignoble cowardly and dishonor dIshonor- able France and antI Italy Mr Wilson also declared in a discussion of ot world affairs have made waste paper of the treaty of Versailles The former president said the only way in which the United States could show its true elatiOn n of the significance of ot Armistice Arm Anal stice day was by resolving to put put self interest away and to formulate te and act t upon th the l highest Ide ideals ideals' l of international policy Mr l V Wilson spoke exactly five minutes into a radio instrument at athis athis athis his home here and his message wa was broadcast to every section of the country WORLD LIFTED HIGH I IThe The anniversary of of Armistice day he said should stir us tp great exaltation of spirit because dr ir the proud recollection that it was our day a day above those early days daya of that never to bo bo forgotten November which lifted the world to to the high levels of ot vision and achievement achievement achieve achieve- ve ment upon which the great war for democracy and right was was was' fought and won although the stimulating mem memories rIes of that happy of tithe triumph tri tn- 41 are forever marred and embittered embittered em- em red for us by the sha shameful fact tact that when the victory was won won lt beJ beIt d by bythe bythe the indomitable spirit and anti vali valiant nr sacrifices of our own I soldiers soldiers we we turned our backs upon x our ur associates and refused to bear any responsible part in the administration administration administration admin admin- of peace ot of the firm and permanent establishment of the re results results re- re suIts of ot the trio war won war won at so so terrible a cost of life and treasure treasure treasure-ano an t withdrew into a sullen and selfish isolation which is deeply ignoble because manifestly cowardly c an and dishonorable This must always be a source source of ot deep mortification to us and we e shall inevitably be forced by the moral obligations of freedom ana ane honor to retrieve that fatal error and assume once more the role of courage urage self respect and helpfulness helpful helpful- ness which every true American I must wish and believe to be bo our 1 true part In the affairs of the world YEARS INCREASE NEEDS That we should thus have doe done donea doea a great civilization and at atone atone one of ot the most Dost critical turning points ts in the history of mankind is the more to be deplored because every anxious year that has followed followed fol fol- fol- fol I lowed has made the exceeding need for such services as we might rendered more and more manifest and more pressing as demoralizing circumstances which we might have controlled have gone gono from bad to worse until now now now-as as if it to furnish a sort of sinister climax France climax France and Italy between them have made waste paper of ot the treaty of Versailles Versailles Ver Ver- sailles sames and the whole field of in- in is in perilous con con- fusion The affairs of the world can be beset beset beset set straight only by the firmest ana ano most determined exhibition determined exhibition of ot the I will to lead and make the right pro pro- pro pro-I vail vall Happily the present situation atlon of ot affairs in the world affords us an opportunity to retrieve the past and to render to mankind the incomparable able service of proving that there is at least one great preat reat and powerful nation nation nation na na- na- na tion which can put aside programs of self interest and devote Itself to practicing and establishing the tho highest ideals of disinterested service service ervIce erv- erv ice and the constant maintenance of ot exalted standards of disinterested service and the constant maintenance nance rance of ot exalted standards or conscience conscience con con- science and of ot right ACT ON IDEALS The only way in which which we can show our true appreciation of the significance of or Armistice day is by resolving to put self seIt interest away and once more formulate and act upon the highest and purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses of ot International policies Thus and only thus can we return to the true traditions of Ot America f Two of or the most powerful radio stations in the tho East one In Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and one In New York were were- connected by wire with the microphone microphone microphone micro micro- phone into which the former president president president dent spoke At its Its central office hero here the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company under whose auspices the speech was delivered set aside a room equipped with a voice amplifier for the use of or newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper correspondents In reporting the former presidents president's words but buthis buthis buthis his voice did not come distinctly and nd in some cases transcripts made by expert differed in some SOrno respects Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's manuscript made public later showed that n n nInny many instances he did not follow tollow the prepared pro pre pared form torm of at his address At s seVeral seV- seV y I eral points he interpolated parenthetical parenthetical parenthetical paren paren- clauses that did not appear i In inthe the text prepared beforehand The Tho clause J In which ho his opinion othe course which halt baa Continued on page age 9 A a 1 I oj WilSON HOlDS Continued from page 1 1 been followed fo by the United States since the war did not include the word cowardly used by him in de delivering delivering delivering de- de livering the address but read and withdrew into a sullen and selfish isolation which is deeply ignoble because manifestly dishonorable I In Its essential structure however and In the wording oi ox most of its passages the manuscript was fol fol- fol- fol without lowed chan change |
