Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-14
TELLS aim OF
u. S, IN WAR
and FEELING
SAYS Issues Must Be Set
tied in Way to Insure
Future Peace.

Paris, Dec. 14.-President. and
Madame Poincaire gave a dinner at
/ the Palace de La EIysee in honor
of President and Mrs. Wilson. Pres
.dent Wilson on this occasion spoke
as follows, in replying to an ad-
dress by President Poincaire;
Mr.. President: l am deeply in
debted to you for your gracious
greeting. 1t is very delightful to
/ find myself in France and to feel
the quick contact of sympathy and
/ unaffected friendship between the
n representatives of the United States
and the representatives Of France.
You have been very generous
/ IN what you We're pleased to say
about myself, but ! feel that what
I have said and wnat I have tried
/ to do has been said and done only
/ in an attempt to speak the thought
/ Of the people of the United States
/ truly. and to carry that thought out
/ IA action.
] Must Insure Future Peace.
From the first the thought of
( the people of the United States
turned toward something more than
the mere winning OF tins war. 1t
( turned to the establishment of eter-
nal principles of ri6nt and justice.
. 1t realized that merely TO win the
war was not enough, that 1t must
+ be won in such way, and the
( questions raised by il, settled in
such a way as to insure the future
/ peace of the world and lay the
{ foundations for the freedom and
/ happiness OF its many peoples and
nations.
Never before has war worn so
terrible d visage o. exhibited more
grossly the debasing influence OF
I illicit ambitions | am sure that ]
shall look upon the ruin wrought
by the armies of the central empires
with the same repaision and deep
indignation that they stir in the
hearts of the men or france ana
belgium. And l appreciate as you
ido, sir, the necessity Of such action
IN the final settlement OF the issues
Cf the war as will not only rebuke
such acts of terror ana spoIIation.
Iut make men everywhere aware
fhaf they cannot be ventured upon
: without the certainty of jusr pun
fshment.
Says Wants show l. = Feeling.
4 know with what ardor and
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armies OF the allies. we are proud
OF the part they have played and
We are happy that they should nave
been associated with sucn com
Iades in common cause.
1T is with peculiar feeling. Mr..
President, that ! ind myself in
France. joining in with you IN re
3oicing over The victory that has
been won. The relationship exist
ing between the peoples of France
and the United States are peeu-
liarly close do not know in "ildt
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lug IT '.-I - -. :,
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pleasure WIN me 10 De uIo1snI my
,.onsultatlon win IN e statesmen o.
france ana ner atiIes col-'I' iilil .
ihe measures Dy "lilln we MS Sc
cure peFHla IehCe lot tHS9e nd pPs
IeiatlohS Oh lIlehdsAip ana co"peia-
ton, ana secure Ior tHe "oFld a.
large such saIety anu freedom IN us
lie as can De secured o'i-y oS lhe
constant ASSOCIATION ar 'o"petS-
Ton OF IrleHus-
Assures Of Lasting Ties.
81 greet Won. not onIv with deem
parsonaI respect. but as the repre-
sentative of the great people OF
E7ranca and RaIeiun, 10 hiring vot,
no e.~eatiDgs of a1other oraa- neo-
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p-a og nrofound md lasting in
tareet
81 raise nv glass to the health
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