The Washington times., 1918-12-28

bury; Engilsh-speaking university or
gahizations; the royal institute OF
public health, In which he was asked
to accept an honorary membership;
Friends Of the League Of Nations
Ziopists, headed by Lord Rothschtldi
the National, Council Of the, Evangel-
icaI Free Churches. and the Trades
Union Council, which presented
memorial.
Assure President sup9oE1.
In meeting the various delega-
lions at the American embassy the
President received assurance from
Arthur lHsndsTson,s --Vlscount. Gray
Herbert Asqutth, viscount Bryce, the
archbishop OF Canterbury, and others
that thsy would support his peace
sSour words have touched our
hearts; freedom Of the world Is near"
nald Grey.
calling upon the moral influences
81 the world, you have summoned the
most. powerful Of all weapons" the
archbishop said, - 81. -
presented to the President said
ssYou have spoken the thoughts and
principles Of the silent masses every
where. We support your views,
which have fortified the win and
elaftfied the vision of organised de-
mocracies."
In accepting the memorial from the
trades union council, presented by
Arthur Henderson the President said:
ssMy whole heart is In this matter.
and viii do everything to attain the
objects we s1r seek.
the President stood beside Ambas-
sad6r Davis desk. svapped Jokes, and
enjoyed himself immensely.
Al huge crowd waited outside the
embassy, cheering him when he en-
tered and when he departed; =.
syolce Of Counsel Heard"
AtGuiid Han the President said:
.sNr. Lord Mayor: We have coRe
1pon times when ceremonies like this
have a new Significance which most
frnpresses me as I stand here. The
address which / have just heard IL
most generously and graciopsly con-
eeired and the delightful accent OF
Bfaeerity in 1t seems ike part OF
that voice OF counsel which IL nov
everywhere to be heard. I feel that
a distinguished honor has been! cen-
ferred upon me by this reception. and
beg to assure you, sir, and your as
eociates Of my very profound appre-
citation. But I know that am only
part Of what may call q great body
of.circumstauces..
isIfdo not believe that It was fancy
on my part that heard In the voice
Of welcome uttered. in the streets OF
this great city and in the street Of
Paris something more than a personal
welcome.
at seemed to me. that I heard the
- annntfn0 tn n
other, people, and IL was q voice in
which one could distinguish singular
combination of emotion. There was
surely there the deep eEratefulness
that the hghtinE was over. There
was the pride that the fighting had
had such a elimination
There Was Gratitude.
There wss that sort OF gratitude
that the nation engaged had produced
such men as the soldiers Of Great
Britain and Of the United States and
of France and Of Italy-men whose
proWess and achievements they had
witnessed with rising admiration as
they moved from elimination to cul-
mination-
But there was something more
fn #, the consciousness that the busi-
ness Is not yet done, the conscious
ness that 1t now rests upon others to
see that those lives were not lost
In vain i have not yet been to the |
actual battleheldS. but have been |
with many Of the men who have |
fought the battles. and the other day
had the pleasure of being present
At session of the French academy |
when they admitted Marshal Joffre |
70 their membership.
That sturdy, serene soldier stood and |
uttered not the words of triumph, but |
the simple words OF affection for his |
soldiers, and the conviction which he |
summed up in q sentence which will |
not try accurately to quote, but re- |
produce in its spirit. was that France |
must always remember that the small |
and the weak could never live free |
In the world unless the strong and the |
great always put their power and 4
That IL the Observation-Disclosures |
thought that something must be done
now not only to make the just settle
ments, but to see that the settle
ments remained and were observed.
Fo1Eht %BaIanee Of Power"
~And as 1 have conversed with the
soldiers 1 have been more and more
aware that they fought for something
that not all OF them had defined, but |
which al of them recognized the
moment you stated IL to them. They
fought to do away with an old order
and to establish a new one, and the
center and characteristic of the old
order was that Unstable thing which
we used to call the balance OF
power thing in which the balance
was determined by the sword which
was thrown in the one side or the
other-a balance which was deter
mined by the unstable equilibrium of
competitive lnteTcsts-a balance
which was maintained by jealous
watchfulness and an antagonism Of
interests, which, though IL was gen
orally latent, was always deep
seated.
The men who have fought in this
war have, been the men from free ma
tions who are determined that that
sort OF thing should end now and
forever.
1T is very interesting to me to OBJ