The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
PARIS MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL PRESENTED
President Mithouard of the
Council Said That Paris
Welcomed the American
Presid ent with Deep
Emotion.

Paris Dec l6.-President Wilson de-
1ivered an address to-day at the city hall,
where ceremonies had been arranged for
The president replied to the greeting ex-
tended him.
NYour greeting has raised many emo
tions within me-" the president began.
at is with no ordinary sympathy that
the people of the United States, for
whom | have the privilege of speaking,
have viewed the sufferings of the people
of France. Many of our own people have
been themselves witnesses of these suf-
ferings We were the more deeply moved
by the wrongs of the war because we
knew the manner in which they were
perpetrated.
II beg you viii not suppose that be-
cause wide ocean separated US in space
we were not in effect eye-witnesses of
the shameful ruin that was wrought and
the cruel and unnecessary sufferings that
were brought upon you. These suffer
ings have filed our hearts with indigna-
tion. We know what they were not only,
but we know what they signifed and
our hearts were touched to the quick by
them, our imaginations filled with the
whole picture Of what France and Bel
gium in particular had experienced.
"When the United States entered the
war, therefore, they entered it not only
because they were moved by a conviction
that the purposes of the central empires
were wrong and must be resisted by men
everywhere who loved liberty and the
right, but also because the Illicit ambi-
tions which they were entertaining and
attempting to realize had led to the prae-
tices which shocked our hearts as much
rs they offended our principles.
"0ur resolution was formed because
we knew how profoundly great principles
of right were affected, but our hearts
moved also with our resolution.
''You have been exceedingly generous
I'm what you have been gracious enough
to say about me, generous far beyond
my personal deserts, but you have inter
preted with real insight the motives and
resolution of the people of the United
States. Whatever influence | exercise
whatever authority I speak with, / de-
rive from them. know what they have
thought, know what they have desired
and when 1 have spoken what ! know
was in their minds it has been delightful
to see how the consciences and purposes
of free men everywhere responded. We
have merely established our right to the
full fellowship of those peoples here and
throughout the world who reverence the
right Of genuine liberty and justice.
"You have made me feel very much at
home here, not merely by the delightful
warmth of your welcome, but also by the
manner in which you have made me real.
ize to the utmost the intimate commu.
nifty Of thought and ideal which charac.
terizes your people and the great nation
which have the honor for the time to
represent. Your welcome to Paris | shall
always remember as one of the unique
and inspiring experiences of my life, and
while | feel that you are honoring the
people of the United States in my per.
son, shall nevertheless carry away with
me very keen personal qualification in
looking back upon these memorable days
Permit me to thank you from full
heart"
Paris Municipal Council Presented.
In addressing President Wilson, Adrer
Mithouard president of the municipa
cOuncll OIL EarlS, Sald'
81 have the honor, in the presence OF
the president of the republic, to present
to you the municipal council of Paris
whose interpreter | am in welcoming the
chief Of the great nation whose aid ar
irving so opportunely, brought us vic.
tory, and the upright man whose con
science fashioned his policy and whose
diplomacy was made of loyalty"
Turning to Mrs. Wilson, NJ Mithouard
said:
Madame, Paris is infinitely happy
and is touched, that you who have ac.
companied the president have been good
enough to add to this occasion the charm
and the grace of your presence. We have
long been aware of your devotion and Of
the wise and benefieent activity you have
shown by the side Of your illustrioui
husband Yet nothing touches so much
the heart of the people of Paris as to bt
permitted to know those who have al
ready conquered by their goodness Thu:
Paris, by my voice, acclaims you, and
lays at your feet, Madame, the homage
of its gratitude and its respect"
Finally, speaking again to President
Wilson, M. Mithouard said:
"Mr. President, it is with deep emo
ton that the capital welcomes to-day
the first president Of the United States
who has crossed the ocean, and our city
hail. the cradle of French liberty, will
mark in its annals the day on which il