Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-15

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 Tt was not that she might be ex- posed once again to aggression that she submitted to such sacrifices. Nor was it in order that criminals should go unpunlshed, that they might lift their heads again to make ready for new crimes, that under your strong leadership America armed herself and crossed the ocean.
 Faithful to the memory of Lafay- cite and Rochambaau she came to the aid of France because France herself was faithful to her traditions. Our common ideal has triumphed. Together we have defended the vital principles of free nations.
 Now we must build together such a peace as will forbid the deliberate and hypocritical renewing of an or ganism of conquest and oppression
 Peace must make amends for the misery and sadness of yesterday and IL must be guarantee against the dangers of tomorrow. The associa- tlon which has GDeen formed for the purpose of war between the United States and the allies. and which con- tains the seed of the permanent in- stitutions of which you have spoken so eloquently, will find from this day forward clear and profitable employment in the concerted search for equitable decisions, and in the mutual support which we need if we are to make our rights prevail.
 We must introduce into the peace we are going to build up all the conditions of justice and all the safeguards of civilization that WIS can in it.
 "To such vast and magnificent task, MT. President. you have shosen to come and apply yourself in con- cert with France. She knows your rectitude and elevation of spirit. It is in the fullest confidence that she is ready to work with you.
 q lift my glass, Mir. President, in your honor and in honor of Mrs. Wilson. 1 drink to the prosperity of the republic of the United States, our great friend of yesterday and of other days, of tomrrow and of all time"
 President and Mme Poincaire gave a luncheon at the Palace de L'Eysc in honor of President and Mrs. Will son. President Wilson on this occas- sion spoke as follows in replying to an address by President Poincaire:
 "Mr. Presid&t, am deeply indebt- ed to you for your gracious greeting. It is very, delightful to find myself in France and to feel the quick con- tact of sympathy and unaffected friendship between the representatives of the United States and the repre- sentatives of France.
 You have been very generous ill what you were pleased to say about myself, but 1 feel that what I have said and what 1 have tried to do, has 1,aen said and done only jn an at- tempt to speak the thought of the people of the United States truly and to carry that thought Out in action.
 Prom the first the thought of the people of the United States turned toward something more than the mere winning of this war. It turned to the establishment of eternal princi- pies of right and justice. It realized that merely to win the war was not enough; that it must be won in such way and the questions raised by it settled ill such a way as to insure the future peace of the world and lay the foundations for the freedom and happiness of it's many peoples and nations.
 Never before has war worn so terrible visage or exhibited more grossly-the debasing influence of illicit ambitions I am sure that shall look upon the ruin wrought by the armies of the Central Empires with the same repulsion and deep i'm digna tion that they stir in the hearts of the men of France, and Belgium,