Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13

noon.
Following a few brief
ceremonies the President and his i'm
mediate party boarded a special train
at the railway station. They were
scheduled to arrive in Paris at IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
President and Mrs. Wilson, after
leaving the tender, entered pavilion
lined with crimson velvet carpets.
While the party was leaving French
marines stood at attention and band
played The Star-Spangled Banner"
and The Marsellaise.'
The first to greet them we're Steven
Pichon, French foreign minister;
George Leygues, minister of marine.
and a number Of deputies,
All stood with uncovered heads
while President Wilson, followed by
Mrs Wilson, passed to the pavilion.
As the President walked toward the
mayors end Of the pavilion General
Bliss, Admiral Benson and Secretary
Lansing and other accompanied him.
Major Goude presented President
Wilson with the following address at
| the pier:
You came on the George Washing
! ton, which brought so many Of your
! citizen soldiers to our shores. You
! come bringing your authoritative
| work to the stirring debate which
| will end our quarrel in the torlnented
| lands of Europe. Tomorrow the whole
nation viii acclaim you. The people
| thrill with the same enthusiasm to-
ward you, the eminent statesman, the
impersonation of justice and liberty
In reply the president said:
Your generous greeting is very
Idelightful'
Since the United States entered
| the war it attracted to itself an in
| innate interest and affection that we
feel for your own city, to welcome to
| those who come to fight alongside
| France in the common cause Of lib
erty and its particular association with
our own people and our own action in
The great struggle.
| "That the citizens OF Brest have so
honored me will remain one of the
Imost pleasant of my errands."
The President concluded with a
Preference to the ideals of France and
the United States and then formally
thanking the Minister Council for its
resolutions Of welcome
Allies Must Make Good.
! Brest, Dec 13-The President Is
going TO insist that the allies mako
good their original acceptance of his
fourteen points as a basis Of peace.
The President planned to make It
clear to Premier ClemencealI, Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Orlando in
| the most friendly manner that the
United States does not want ANYTHING
for itself nor can it be a party to a
peace OF oppression which would re.
suit in future wars.
President Wilson is most msistent
upon the formation of league Of ma
! tions as one Of the stems to peace,
, Gradual disarmament on land and sea
J would automatically follow the forma-
tion of such q league
: The President is perfectly willing
that naval strength should be ar
= portioued relatively brit insists that
such apportionmeHi precIUdej that
any group OF nations sho1id continue
stronger than .hc lcagug Itself,
President Wilson is approaching
tho British Viewpoint in the most
4, friendly manner, explaining frankly
i that American public opinion is
: plainly insistmt that should nava
agreement not be made there is moth
ling remaining Tor tho United States
but to build The greatest navy, for
.ehinyard construction and money arc
d .a,Ilablo The attitude OF the presi
D. dent on indemnity Is opposed com
D pietoly to stripping tho central pow
* crs compelling rcpudiation of par
f o.. their debts The conference com
.uencIHg Tuesday with the allied pre-
mers viii be most significant
Russians Executed
| Washington Dec. l3 - 300 formei
Russian Army Onlcers we're recently
| executed by the Dolsheyiks at Volo
gea on the charge that they had plot
tedd against the Soyiat government
according 10 advices reaching thC
J stale department today.