The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 01, 1919, Image 6
Two . Million People Lined the
Streets Through Which
tew* He Passed.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS FROM
BALCONY OF PALACE
Most Cordial and Enthusiastic
ion Ever Recorded
Any Visitor to England.
London, Dec. 2s6 (By the Associat
ed Press).?-The great moment of;
President Wilson's first day in Eng
land was-when he stood with the king
and queen and Mrs. Wilson in the
balcony of Buckingham Palace today
facing a multitude which stretched
down thef Mall to the Admiralty, half!
a mile distant, and overflowed St
Jzjmes Park on or*e side and Green
Park on the other.
.Only.a corporal's. guard could hear
.the president's brief speech, but the
"people, who had demanded that he'
a?.ow himself gave him a greeting
mjore clamorous than any other
guest of the nation has commanded \
<,r?.tbin the memory of the oldest Lon-1
doners.' t
. ;The day's events constitute a trib
ute to the president and the United
States which will be historic. The
"official ceremonials?a reception by
|k the Dover Corporation and the navy.
: .the welcome at the station by the
royal family and the chief officials of
- the empire and th,e*,*state progress
fcthrough the heart' of London?were
Kfeclbred witif* touches of medieval
psigeantry^even to the crimson coat
<ed beef .paters from the tower, bear
ig halberds/, which the British peo
ple cherish. That the central figure ox
&.e royal procession in quaint state
carriages, attended by a military es
? cort . and household officials, should
bVa civilian wearing a black coat and
'?Hr. hat gave a flavor of novelty to
tl.e scene.
The assembling of the people was
spontaneous. That was the chief note
oif the day. There had been no
- time to erect stands and none was id
vertised for rent. The people simply
- ffcKSked in from all quarters afoot, in
;y--;^k9^C3 .an* other vehicles, carrying
,; fisgs andj their lunches and standing
'f' for;ikonrs in the cold for a chance to
get a sight of the president.
1 ; It'was a gathering principally of
'?.,explain people; the others were in
?I ./tfre-lcOuntry for.-tlfe holidays. It was
. a (^erse >nd picturesque throng such
- f. as f^w capitals can muster with s
" large.'element of soldiers, among
'~'[\ w&onv the - colomals and Americans
'"'se&med conspicuous and popular, a
? dteta^chment - of wounded from the
-Tios^italSr attended by nurse, getting
^ V large share of the cheers.
The popularity of the king and
5-jCgfwn. was again attested by the ova
Jilon given them while on their drive
,,to the station to meet the president.
"J Everyone agreed that London has
V never known another such demonstra
% tjon except on great national days.
, .jwhen the British people have cele
brated the inaugural of a new reign
..or a milestone in the old.
It is estimated that 2,000^000 peo
? pie crowded the .two miles of street-;
" through which the state procession
ypassed. These were canopied with
-flags and bunting and amid the thud
z ding of the saluting cannon gave the
f? president of the United States a pop
| tilar welcome almost unprecedented
in history.
London was not satisfied with the
? tumultuous greeting accorded during
the ceremonial drive to Buckingham
Palace, where the president and Mrs.
? . Wilson are staying ? as the guests ot
the . king and queen. Some 200,000
people, completely filling the hug-:
i?nii-circular asembling .place facing
the palace, cheered incessantly until
half an hour after the president's ar
rival, when'he appeared on the balr
cony beside the king. They were fol
lowed by the' queon, who waved a
Ifcjmiall American: flag; M7*s. Wilson.
"^fexo carried a JBnion Jack, Princess
J^^and^if^buke of Connaught. So
" jjrcfcjteapand intense was the cheer
ing^Rlr the president, showing; great
emotion, thanked in a few words the
ciU2^ns of London for their great
welcome.
Huge Casualty Lists
Colonel Pizzarelio, in New York
Gives Out Losses Aggre
gating Nearly Three
Million.
New- York, Dec. 26.?Italy's losses
in-killed; wounded, dead of disease.
: disabled, missing and prisoners ag
gregate '2,800,000, according to Co?
Ugo Pizarello of the Italian arm v.
?fcrbo arrived here recently on a mis
jsipn for his government. Ke gave
out figures today amplifying an an
nouncement made in Paris last Staur
day. by Salvatore Barzilai. a form p.
member of the Italian cabinet, that
Italy, had lost 500,000 men in killed
or dead of wounds in the war.
Disease alone took a death toll of
300.000 men in the war zone, he said
while the number of killed was 50<>.
000, and the wounded, missing anrl
prisoners was 2,000,000.
Paris, Dec. 27.?Exchange of view*
have taken place between represnt0.
tives of neutral countries for the pur
pose of reaching joint action concern
ing the method of representation of
neutrals before the peace congress.
Washington, Dec. 26.?That the
Germans hope to regain their colonies
^.indicated in a dispatch from Bei-ne
received today through official chan
nels announcing that Dr. Solfs recent
resignation referred only to the for
eign office and that he still retains!
the post of secretary of the colonies, j
This dispatch quotes the Berlin Tage-1
blatt as authority for the statement. J
Few Countries Have Announced
Their Representatives
as Yet.
PEOPLE ARE BECOMING
IMPATIENT OF DELAY.
The American Delegation Has
Been Organized and Ready
for Business But Other Na
tions are Dilaory.
Paris, Dec. 26.?The personnel ol
the peace congress gradually is taking
form, so that the American delegates
express the hope that the various
countries' delegates will he announc
ed and the delegates arrive for the
actual commencement of the negotia
tions soon af'.er the opening of the
new year.
A number of the main details 01
the composition of the congress a'
now fairly well^settled as a result 05
recent conferences. These * indicate
that the total membership of th<
congress will be between 100 and 120
Twenty-seven countries will be repre
sented by delegates, including thos?
which declared war anc'l a numbei
which, have come into existence as '<.
result of the war.
The great powers, notably Grea
Britain, France, the United State;
and Italy, each have allotted five del
j egates, while the other delegation:
will vary from one to four members
according to the size of the countr;
and the inteiests involved.
Word' has been received that th
Belgian and Portuguese delegation
soon will join the repr?sentatives o
the United States, who thus far ' ar
the only members cf the peace con
gress to arrive. The non-arrival o
the others has been the subject o
considerable surprise and advers
comment, the Americans taking th
ground that they are here ready t
proceed to business, but with the per
sonnel of the congress not yet an
nounced. -It is understood that Pres
ident Wilson's visit to England i
likely to result in conveying quit
definitely the view that it is highl
desirable that the congress should b
put into motion with the least possi
hie delay.
While the personnel of few delega
tions has been announced, unofficia
advices indicate that most of ther
will be formed substantially as fcl
lows:
Belgium?Paul Hymans. foreig
minister; Emile Vanderbelde, minis
!er of justice; Baron Van Den Huve
minister to the Vatican.
Portugal?Senhor Egas Moni:
Foreign Minister F.spirito Santo L;m<
Senhor Fiere de Andrade, Senho
Santos Viga and Augusto Vasconccl
los. minister of the colonies.
Brazil?Xilo Pccanha, foreig
minister; Euy Earbosa.-Admiral Hue
Bacellar and General Thompowsky.
Japan?Viscount Chinda. ambassa
dor to Great Britain: Baron Matsu
ambassador to France, and two othe
delegates now on their way to Paris.
Serbia?Nikolai.P. Pachitch. pre
mier; Dr. M. R. Visnitch and D'
CumMtch.
Greece??Premier Venizelos and K
Politic, foreign minister.
Italy?Premier Orlando, Baron Son
nino. foreign minister; Leonida Bis
sclati-Bergamaschi. minister c ' mili
tary; Ge oral Diaz, commanuer i:
chief of the Italian army; Admira
Paolo Thaon di Revel, former chie
of the naval staff.
Great Britain?Davis Lloyd George
prime minister: Arthur J. Balfou*
foreign secretary; Anelrew Bonar Law
chancellor of the exchequer, an
George Nicholl Barnes, labor membe
of the war cabinet, and one other del
cgate who has not yet been designnt
?d. Lieut. Gen. J. G. Smuts and Gen
eral Botha.-representing Soulh Africa
are expected to accompany th
British delegation in which probabl:
also will be representatives of Can
ada. Australia and India,
j France?M. Clemenceau. x>!'emie
Stephen Pichon, foreign minister, an?
three others who have not yet bee:
announced, although the names o
those mentioned as probable member
include Leon Bourgeois, former pre
mier; Jules Cambon, general secretar:
to the ministry of foreign ajfairs. ant
Capt. Andrea Tardieu, head of th'
general commission for. Franco
American war matters, or Forme
Premier Aristide Briancl
The foregoing delegations comprise
those of virtually all the Europeai
countries which have taken part ii
the war, except Roumania and th
I four enemy countries. whos<5 dele
I gates have not yet been announced
I r'hina will be represented by one per
{xon, probably the ambassador t<
j France. Siam and Cuba and a num
I her of South and Central American re
publics have not been heard from.
I On the wholo the lists given abov<
though unofficial and ^ subject,.,- tr
;-hangp. indicate thnt the delegation:
have been virtually formed and thn
these soon will be in a position te
take up the work of the congress.
The Peoples Guest
The Outstanding Feature ol
Pres. Wilson's Visit to Lon
don is Cordiality of the
People.
London. Dee. L'7.?All the Londor
morning papers today devoted by fai
the largest part of the papers tc
President Wilson's visit, are express
ing gratification over President Wil
son's presence and thn people's joy
< is welcome, which they declared tc
have been the warmest tribute to a
distinguished visitor over known.
The Mail said: "Ther^ have been
more excited crowds hf-re. but never
crowds that so impressively express
ed their warm-heartedness.
Shipping Beard Decides to Cre
ate Permanent Organization
at An Early Date.
OFFICES WILL BE ESTAB
LISHED ALL OVER WORLD
Director General Rossiter In
structed to Put Plan Into Ef
fect at Once.
Paris, Dec. 26 (By the Associated
Press)?The United States shipping
board has decided to create a perma
nent world organization vfor the pur
pose of handling the government's
trade fleet with the greatest effective
ness.
"We will open at once Office? in
London, Paris and Rome," said Ed
ward H. Hurley, chairman of the
board, today.
"From these centers," Mr. Hurley
continued, "will be diretced ten or
twelve other offices, such as in Shan
ghai, Yokahama and Bombay, Genoa,
Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Rio Ja
neiro and at Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Take for example vessels bringing
supplies to Beligum or France. It is
of the greatest importance that we
have a quick turn around. It may be
of advantage to reroute a vessel on
this side to India or to South Africa.
"The London, Paris or Antwerp of
ficer- would have precise information
and be able to consign a ship without
delay for its most efficient use. The
subordinate centers are essential prop
erly to direct our national fleet. They
will be managed by practical shipping
men who will be assigned to their
posts from the United States.
"There will be no interference with
the war department's handling of
ships. The service of supply has real
ly done its work admirably and we
shall not have any changes to make ir.
that. Our business will be with the
trade fleet."
Director General Rossiter has re
ceived instructions to proceed at once
to put the plan into effect. The
French, Belgian and Italian govern
ments, it is understood, will welcom?
representatives in their, capitals with
whom they can deal direct.
More Men'Needed
Baker Urges Congress to En
act Legislation for Reg
* ular Army.
Washington, Dec. 26.?Immediate
legislation authorizing resumption ol
voluntary enlistment in the army anr
the repeal of provisions of the selec
tive service act limiting enlistment?
to the period of the war, was .argued
today by Secretary Baker in a lettei
to Chairman Dent of the house mili
tary committee.
Wihout the legislation Secrets r<
Baker said the army after the proc
lamation of peace would not have suf
ficient fcrces to perform essentia"
military duties, including the policing
of the Mexican border.
"This legislation is urgently neces
sary," he wrote, because, as soon aftei
the proclamation of peace as the ex
sting emergency will permit, those
who have enlisted or been drafted tc
serve during the emergency must all,
in accordance with the law, be dis
charged. Demobilization of these
men is now being rapidly made and
;t is expected soon to release them ot
a rate of over 30,000 a day, or 200.
000 a week.
"The only men who will remain in
rhe service are these enlisted men in
the regular army on or prior to April
1. 1917, and whose enlistments have
not yet expired. This small number
has been cut down by casualties and
other viscissitudes until the entire
military forces of the United State?
i-hat can be retained in the service will
he absolutely inadeeutae and insuf
ficient to perform such essential mili
tary dutes as policing the Mexican
border, garrisoning cur insular pos
sessions, manning the sea coast de
fenses of the United States, occupying
permanent posts and garrisons, guard
ing and- protecting the large amount
of recently acquired government prop
erty and maintaining and operating
the camps and cantonments in this
country to which troops returned
from overseas may be sent for
prompt demobilization.
"Early passage of this legislation
will enable the war department to re
place by voluntary enlistment, men
drafted or enlisted for the emergency
who can then be discharged from the
service and returned to their homes
! and families."
A bill embodying the desired legis
lation win be introduced tomorrow.
Convey Booty By Planes
[German War Profiteers Resort
to Unique Method.
Munch, Dec. 26?(I he Associat
ed Pr'^s.s)?The Munch Post today
prints a standing charge that German
war profiteers, unable otherwise to
get their booy out of the country.
h;:ve resorted to the use of airplanes.
According to the newspaper several
airplanes have taken securities of an
j enormous value from Frankfort to
i Switzerland.
The Post urg^s the government tc
seize capital where it is avilable, es
pecially in banks.
Chicago, Dec. 27.?The question of ;
passports for three delegates to rep- ??
resent American Socialists at the in
ternational conference to ho held at
Luzerene, Switzerland, next month
will be placed liefere the State de-j
partment ::t Washington within the j
next few days. The delegates are to
be selected in the United States. The!
The proletariat groups are now vot
ing throughout the country on the
men. 1
IG TAX LEVY
ON GERMANS
The Peoples' Delegates Plan to
Raise Eight Billion
Marks.
WAR PROFITS WILL BEAR
THE GREAT BURDEN
The Junkers and Commercial
Classes Having Lost Control
Will Be Made to Pay for Past
Oppressions. j
Washington, Dec. 27.?Taxes de
signed to raise eighty billion marks
are planned by the Council of Peo
ple's delegates, said an official report
today from Berne, quoting a Berlin
dispatch.
The message said the new taxes
will be levied on war profits and that
the decree determinative of the tax
be published within a fortnight.
Riots in Berlin
Clash Caused by Official Order
?Much Damage Done.
Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 24 (By the
Associated Press).?The cause of the
lighting between sailors and soldiers
and the Republican Guard* in Be:
yesterday and today was the decision
of Otto Wels, the military command
er of Berlin, to disband and pay off
? ihe greater number of n' val reservists
who had been doing "duty at revolu
tionary headquarters since the out
break of th'e revolution. Opposition
to the continued presence of the sail
ors grew with the return of soldiers
from the front and "Wels finally an
nounced that all but 600 of the 2,000
sailors would be paid off and dis
charged.
The controversy reached a climax
late yesterday afternoon when a dele
gation of sailors marched to the
headquarteu of Wels to protest
against his alleged hostile attitude.
Wels summoned the Republican
Guard, which opened fire on the sail
ors with machine guns as soon as it
arrived.
The sailors then attacked the head
quarters and captured Wels and hi?
aides. They were detained but were
released ultimately.
About the same time a crowd ol
sailors marched to the chancellor'.'
palace for the purpose of interpel
lating the Ebert-Hasse cabinet. The
members of the cabinet were deta.
ed for two hours. Premier Ebert
fearing that an attempt was being
made to overthrow the cabinet, sum
moned the Potsdam Guards. Three
j companies of infantry and a batter)
of field artillery presently appearec
befox'3 the palace, behind the iror
gates of which were 80 sailors witr
machine guns. The troops iamandec
that the sailors disarm ai d disband
it appeared for a while a serious clasr
was impending, but Ebert final!}
mounted a motor truck and announc
ed that the government wanted botr
armed forces to withdraw.
The cabinet, he said, was satisfied
to dispense with further protection
A long controversy as to which side
should leave first w*as settled by the
simultaneous departure of guards anc
sailors in opposite directions.
Wels, the military commander, hac
been particularly obnoxious to the
radicals and there had been strong
rivalry between the Republicar
Guard under his leadership and the
oublic safety police organized by the
Independent Socialists. Both organ
izations probably will be supplanted
by mounted troops which are nov*
stationed in local barracks.
Herman Molkenbuhr, former head
of the soldiers' section of the exe
tive committee of the soldiers' and
workmen's council has bee-^~ ^point
ed military commander in Berlin ir
succession to Wels.
Both the red palace and the for
mer royal stables were damaged ex
ternally by the artillery and machine
?nm fire of the opposing factions.
? The north facade of the palace
shows two big gaps made by seven
centimeter shells. The windows were
destroyed and the interior of the
former royal apartments is plainly
visible from the rest: The west
front of the palace also was dam
aged heavily while the north walls of
the royal .stables were riddled with
f.hot and shells.
Czar Still Lives?
Russian Refugee Tells Sensa
ional Story, to Warsaw Cor
respondent.
Warsaw. Tuesday. Dec. 27.?"There
is no rtoul/t that the former czar and
his enire family are alive. I'm posi
tive of this." was the declaration
made to the correspondent today by
Michael Detehihatchef, a nephew of
General Skoropadski, who has jus
escaped from Ukraine after a recent
trip to Petrograd, Dvinsk. Vilna, Kov
no. He said the czar is in a neutral
country, and his whereabouts are
known to an allied government.
! Washington, Dec. 27.?Sixty-eight
thousand American soldiers have been
returned from overseas to December
21st. Slightly more than live hun
dred thousand in this country have
been mustered out. members of the
house military committee were told
today at the weekly conference of the
war department.
Washington. Dec. 2 7.?Information
to the State department from Bu
charest describes the main force of
the Bolshevist army in Russia as con
sisting ot* Austro-Hungarian war
prisoners, fifty thousand men from
The Balkan provinces, forty thousand
Chinese workmen and about five
thousand Russian soldiers who were
forced to join the Bolshevist by fear
of starvation. i
CLOSE TIES
THAT UNITE
King George Makes Speech That
is Model of Good
Taste.
WELCOME TO WILSON A
TRIBUTE TO AMERICA
Love of Liberty, Respect for Law
and Good Faith Brought
America Into War.
London, Dec. 27.?In his speech at
the state banquet to President Wilson
at Buckingham Palace tonight King
George said:
'"This is an historic moment and
your visit marks an historic epoch.
Nearly 150 years 'have passed si-ce
your republic began its independent
life and now, for the first time^ a
President of the United States is our
guest in England.
'We welcome you to the country
whence came your ancestors and
wheer stands the homes of those from
whom sprang Washington and Lin
coln. We welcome you for yourself,
as one whose insight, calmness and
dignity in trs discharge of his high
duties we have watched with admira
tion. We see in you the happy union
of the'gifts of a scholar with those
of a statesman. You came from a
studious, academic quiet into the full
stream of an arduous public life and
your deliverances have combined
breadth of view and grasp of world
problems with the mastery of a lofty
diction recalling that of your great
orators of the past and of our own.
"You come as the official head anc
spokesman of a mighty common
wealth bound to us by the closest ties
Its people speak the tongue of Shake
speare and Milton. Our literature i?
: yourb, as yours is also ours, and men
? of letters in both centuries hav*
; joined in maintaining its incompara
; Die glorie*.
'To you, not less than to us, belon?
i the memories of' our national heroe.?
? from King Alfred down to the day:
: cf Philip Sidney and Drake, of Ral
eigh and Blake and Hampden and th<
? days ? when the political life oi the
j English stock in America was jus:
i beginning. You share with us the
traditions of self-government as old
I as the Magna Charta.
; 'We recognize the bond of stfl.
- deeper significance in the commor
i ideals which our people cherish. Firsl
- among those ideals you value, am
. we value, freedom and peace. Privi
? -eged as we have been to be the ex
- ponents and the examples in nationa
i life of the principles of popular self
; government based upon equal laws
1 it now falls to both of us alike tc
i see how these principles can be ap
i plied beyond our own borders for th(
I good of the world.
'It was love of liberty, respect to-.
i law, good faith and the sacred right:
r of humanity that brought you to th*
-? old -world to help in saving ft fron
l .the dangers that were threatened
around and that arraigned those sol
1 dier-citizens of yours, whose gallant
. ry we have admired, side by side
; with our in the war.
5 'Yot* have now come to help ir
! building up new States amid the ruins
of these that the war has shatterec
I and in laying the solid foundations c
i a settlement that may stand firm be
; cause' it will rest upon the consen
i ,of the emancipated nationalities. Yot
i have eloquently expressed the hope oJ
i the American people, as it is our hope
? that some plan may be devised to at
( tain the end you have done so mucl
? to promote by which the risk of fu
ture wars may, if possible, be averted
I relieving the nations of the intolera
? hie burden which fear of war has laic
[ upon.them.
"The British nation wishes all sue
i cess to the deliberations on which yot
and we and the great free nations al
lied with us are now to enter, moyec
by disinterested good will and a sens*
of dutjV commensurate with the pow
tr which we hold as a solemn trust.
Brothers in Arms.
"The American and'" British people
have been brothers in .arms and theii
arms ' ve been crowned with vie
tory. We thank with all our heart
your valiant soldiers and sailors fo~
their splendid part in that victory a:
we thank the American people fo
their noble response to the call o'
civilization and humanity. May the
??ame brotherly spirit inspire ane
guide our united efforts to secure fo1
the world the blessings of an orderee"
freedom and an enduring peace.
"In asking you to join with me ir
drinking the health of the President
f wish to say with what pleasure w
welcome **s. Wilson to this country
"I drin*. to the health of the Pros!
dent of the United States and Mr?
Wilson and'to the happiness and pros
perity of the great American nation."
Toast to England
London. Dec. 27.?Replying to th j
King's address President Wilson said
"I am deeply complimented by th
gracious words which you have utter
ed. The welcome which you ha' ?
given me and Mrs. Wilson has bee>
so warm, so natural, so evident! j
from .the heart, that we have bee:
more than pleased. We have bee:
touched by it and I believe that !
consequently interpret that welcom
as embodying not only your own gen
1 erous spirit toward us personally, bu'
also as expressing for yourself and |
the great nation over which you pre- /
side that same feeling for my people. |
for the people of the United States, i
"For you and I. sir?I temporarily j
?embodying the spirit of two great i
nations and whatever strength II
have, and whatever authority I pos- j
sess, it is only so long and so far as I:
express the spirit and purpose of ?hei
American people.
"Every influence that the American!
people have over the affairs of the!
world is measured by their sympathy]
f HE OLD ORDER
IS NO MORE
Wilson Tells England What Men
In the Ranks
Fought For, ;- -. -{
BALANCE OF POWER RE
PLACED BY CONCERT
The Old Order Centered on
Competitive Interests and
Jealous Watchfulness.
London, Dec. 28.?Speaking today
in historic Guild Hall at ceremonious
gathering of Great Britain's most - dis
tinguished statesman President .Wil
son reaffirmed his principle that there
must no longer be a balance of power
which might unsettle the pace of the
world, but that the future must /pro-,
lube a concert of power which would
preserve it. '
j-'he president's reception was so
spontaneous and hearty that it carried
an unmistakable note of friendship
and admiration.
Mr. Wilson was given a notable re
ception on rising to begin his speech.
In the course of his remarks he de
lared that the soldiers had fought to
Jo away with the old order, and to
establish a new one.
The old order, he said, centered on
an "unstable thing" called the balance
of power, determined by competitive'
?interests jealous watchfulness Aand
?in antagonism of interest." The sug
gestion for a concert of power to re
place the balance of power, he re-.
marked, is now coming from every
quarter and from every sort of mind.
President' Wilson concluded his
iddress amid a great " demnstratibn,"
md then proceeded to luncheon at
;he mansion house with the Lord
Mayor. On the outside someone pro
posed "three cheers for Wilson" and
they were given witn" such will, that
President Wilson smiled deligbtedly
iiid rose and bowed again and again.
France's War Loss
Over Million Men of Republic's
Forces Killed Up ta First
of November..
Paris, Dec. 26.?Announcement was
nade in . the chamber of deputies to
Jay by M. Abraz, under secretary of
;tate, that France's losses in officers
md men killed up to November 1 of
he present year aggregated 1,071,300,
.iivided as follows: Officers, 31,300,
nd men, 1,040,000. * '
The number of dead, prisoners and
nen missing was given as 42,600 of
icers and 1,789,000 men.
The men missing aggregate 3,000*
fficers and 311,000 men. The pris
oners still living total 8,300 officers
md 438,000 men.
London, Dec. 27.?>"We shan^t have
)eace until the English and American
rroops come and keep order," is the
statement attributed to one of. riot
ous German sailors by the Berlin cor
respondent of The Daily Express.
with the aspirations of free men ev
erywhere.
' "America loves freedom, and I be
lieve that she loves freedom unsel
fishly. But if she does not she will
not and cannot help the influence to
;vhich she justly aspires.
"I have had the privilege, sir. of
conferring with the leaders of your
iwn government and with the spokes
nen of the government of Francs and
jt Italy, and I am glad to say that I"
'nave the same conception that they
lave of the significance and the scope
:>f the duty on which we have met.
"We have used great words; all of
' is have used great words, 'right' and
justice,' and now we are to prove
vhether or not we understand these
-ords and how they are to be applied
:o the particular settlements which
nust conclude the war. ?
"And we must not only understand
them, but we must have the courage
o act upon our understanding.
"Yet, after I have uttered the word
courage,' it comes into my mind that
t would take more courage to rc*
;ist the great moral tide now Inn
ung in the world than to yield to it,
han to obey.
"There is a great tide running in
he hearts of men. The hearts of the
nen have never beaten so singular
y in unison before. Men have never
>efore been so conscious of their1
rotherhood. Men have never Before
?ealized how little difference there
was between right and justice in one
?titude and in another, under one
sovereignty and under another.
"And it will be our privilege I be
ieve. sir. not only to apply the moral
udgment of the world to the partic
:lar settlements which we shall at
empt, but also to organize the moral
'orce of the world to preserve tbose ;
^ttlemcnts, to steady the forces of
mankind and to make the right and
he justice to which great nations
' ke our own have devoted them
*dves. the predominant and controll
ng force of the world.
'"There is nothing inspiring in
cnowing that this is the errant that
ve have come on. Nothing less than
his would have justified me in leav
ng the important tasks which fall
ipon me upon the other side of the
-eas?nothing but the consciousness
hat nothing else compares with this *
n dignity and importance.
"Therefore, it is the more delightful
?o find myself in the company of a
?>ody of men united in ideal and pur
pose and to feel that I am privileged
ro unite my thoughts with yours in
carrying forward these standards
which we are so proud to hold so
high and to defend.
"May 1 not. sir. with a feeling of
profound sincerity and friendship and
sympathy, propose your health and
the health of the Queen and the pros
perity of Great Brita in.'*