"There is no nation in Europe that suspects the motives of the United States." This fact was to President Wilson the most important and the most wonderful of his impressions gathered abroad.
The statement cannot be doubted. For the sake of an ideal, America sent millions of men to Europe and placed all her resources at the disposal of the Allies when, in a material sense, she had nothing to gain. No nation in history has ever before made such sacrifices for such a reason.
Whether we accept the "League of Nations" or not, we must maintain the trust we have won. For after all, the future peace of the world depends primarily on the conference existing between states. No pact however perfect can eliminate war if mutual distrust is engendered. If the motives of our action in the Great War were upheld to future generations as examples to follow in all foreign dealings, the world would become educated in the difference between international right and wrong.
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