The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
WILSON DEMANDS
HUN PUNISHMENT
FOR WAGING WAR
President, in First Address
Since Arrival in Paris,
Thanks PoinCare for Wei
come and Explains Stand.

PARIS, Dec. 14.--President and Mad
anne Poineare gave luncheon today at
the palais de la Elysee, In honor OF
President and Mrs. Wilson. President
Wilson, on this occasion, spoke as fol-
lows, in replying to an address by Pres
ident Poincare:
Mr.. President l am deeply indebt-
ed to you for your gracious greeting.
II is very delightful 10 find myself in
France and to feel the quick contact Of
sympathy and unaffected friendship be-
tween the representatives of the United
States and the representatives of
France,
You have been very generous In
what you were pleased to say about
myself, but I feel that what l have
said and what | have tried to do has
been said and done only in an attempt
to Speak the thought OF the people Of
thes United States truly and to carry
that thought out in action.
From the first the thought of the
people of the United States turned to-
ward something more than the mere
winning OF this war. 1t turned to the
establishment of eternal principles OF
right and justice. 1t realized that mere
ly to win the war was not enough; that
it must be won in suen a way and the
questions by It settled in such a way
as to insure the future peace Of the
world and lay the foundations for the
pies and nations.
Never before has war worn so terri
Bile visage or exhibited more grossly
| the debasing influence of Illicit ambi-
tions. l am sure that l shall look upon
the ruin wrought by the armies of the
central empires with the same repul-
! sion and deep Indignation that they
| stir in the hearts of the men of France
| and Belgium, and / appreciate, as you
| do, sir, the necessity of such action
| in the final settlement of the issues
of the war as will not only rebuke such
acts of terror and spoHatior, but make
| men everywhere aware that they cannot
be ventured upon without the certainty
of just punishments.
Express Spirit.
81 know with what ardor and en-
| thusiasn the soldiers and sailors of the
| United States have given the best that
| was in them in this war of redemption:
| They have expressed the true spirit OF
america. They believe their Ideals to
be acceptable to free peoples every
where and are rejoiced to have played
| the part they have Played in giving
reality to those ideals IN cooperation
with the armies of the allies. We are
proud of the part they have played and
we are happy that they should have
been associated with such comrades in
| common cause.
'It is with peculiar feeling, Mr.. Pres
ident, that 1 find myself in France
joining with you in rejoicing over the
| victory that has been won. The ties
/ that bind France and the United states
are peculiarly close. ] do not know II
what other comradeship we could have
fought with more zest or enthusiasm
t%t' VII, daily be matter of pleasure
with me to be brought into conseita
ton with the statesmen OF France ant
her allies in concerting the measures
by which we may secure permanenct
for these happy relations Of friendship
and corporation, ana secure for thu
world at large such sArety and free
dom in its life as can be secured onlI
by the constant association and coop
Grafton Of friends.
II greet you, not only with deep per
sonal respect, but as the representative
of the great people of France, and bet
to bring you the greetings of another
great people to whom the fortunes
Of France are Of profound and lasting
interest
Il raise my glass TO the health Q
the President of the French republic
and to Madame Poincare and the pros
perity of France"