New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

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welcome, while Mrs. Wilson's car
riage was heaped with flowers that
were thrown into it along the route
to the mansion of Prince Murat,
which was reached at 10:45 o'clock,
about half hour after the Ameri-
can Executives arrival in the
French capital.
Speaks for America
An official luncheon given by Pres
ident and Mme. Poincare at the
Palais de rElys6e in honor of Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson ended the Of
fetal programme of the day. At the
luncheon President Poincare deliv-
cred an address of welcome to Pres
ident Wilson, and the American Ex-
ecutive in reply made the first nota-
bic utterance of his European visit.
President Wilson expressed his
deep appreciation of the generous
welcome accorded him. both on his
arrival at Brest and his advent into
the French capital.
What. have said and what l
have tried to do has been said and
done only in an attempt to speak
the thoughts of the people of the
United States" he declared "From
the first the thoughts of the people
of America have been that some
thing more than the ending of the
war-a just and lasting peace
was to be desired."
Applauds L. S. Forces
The President paid remarkable
tribute to the sacrifices and the
heroism of Americas land and
naval forces, "that endless stream
that flowed to France to fight for
the cause of humanity" and de-
clared that the Central Powers must
be taught that no nation can start
a world confagration at arms with
impunity.
Further, President Wilson pledged
lasting bond of sympathy and un-
derstanding with the French ma
ton, in whose ideals he saw a rep
lica of those for which America will
strive at the peace table.
President Wilson addressed a
Socialist delegation which called
on him to-day. The President
said:
Gentlemen: l received with
great interest the address which
you have just read to me- The
war through which we have just
passed has illustrated in a way
which never can be forgotten tie
extraordinary wrongs which can
be perpetrated by arbitrary and
irresponsible power.
''It is not possible to secure the
happiness and prosperity of the
world, to establish an enduring
peace, unless the repetition of
such wrongs is rendered impos-
sible. This has indeed been a
peoples war. It has been waged
against 'absolutism and militarism,
and these enemies of liberty must
from this time forth be shut out
from the possibility of working
their cruel will upon mankind.
World League Is Necessary
"In my Judgment it is not suf-
ficient to establish this principle.
1t is necessary that it should be
supported by cooperation of the
nations which shall be based upon
fixed and defnitive covenants and
which shall be made certain of eff
fective action through the instru-
mentality of league of nations.
/ believe this to be the conviction
of all thoughtful and liberal men.
II am confident that this is the
thought of those who lead your
own great nation, and l am look
ing forward with peculiar pleas
ure to cooperating with them in
securing guarantees of lasting
peace of justice and right-dealing
which shall Justify the sacrifices
of this war and cause men to look
back upon those sacrifices as the
dramatic and final processes of
their emancipation.
President Poincare's Reply
In his address to President Wilson