The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-30
WORLD PEACE Is
AMERICAS ATM
TN SETTLEMENT
PRESIDENT SAYS
Manchester Gives Freedom
of City to American
Executive
NOT INTERESTED IN
BALANCE OF POWER
United States Will Join
Only a League of All
Nations

! Paris, Dec. 30.-From present
leave Europe on his return TO the
United States on Feb. 10.
Manchester, Dec. 30.-Presi-
dent Wilson left Manchester at
2:45 o'clock this afternoon for
London.
Manchester, Dec 3O.-America is
not interested in European politics
but she is interested in q. partnerships
OF right between America and Europe,
declared President Wilson in receiv-
ing the freedom of the city of Man
chester at the Free Trade Hall here
today. America is not interested
merely in the peace of Europe but in
the peace of the world, he declared.
If the future had nothing for us
but a new attempt to keep the world
at the right poise by a balance of
power" the President added, .the
United States would take no interest
IN 1t, because she will join no COM
bination of power which is not a
combination of us ALL"
There is a feeling of cordial fra
terntty and friendship between Am
erica, and Great Britain, declared the
President. which is based on the
principle OF friendship and patriotism
that. led men to give more than was
demanded. The partnership of inter
ests which had attempted the gov
ernment of the world, had broken
down, as interest did not bind men
together, but separated them. Com
mon devotion to the right was the
only thing, he insisted that could
bind men together.
Voice of Humanity.
In the settlement which is lust
ahead something more difficult than
was ever before attempted, has to
be accomplished, a genuine concert
OF mind and purpose. but a keen in
ternational conscientiousness wouiE
make 1t easy. There is a great voice
of humanity abroad in the world
which he who cannot hear is deaf"
I'VE are not obeying the mandate
of parties or politics. the President
continued: 1--WE are obeying the
mandate OF humanity"
If the world is to remain a body
of friends, there must be an easy
and constant method of conference.
so that troubles could be solved when
they were little and not allowed to
grow until they were big.
II wish we could, for the whole
world. enter league and covenant and
declare ourselves the friends Of man
kind" the President added.
The President said he was not
hopeful that the individual items of
the settlement which was about to be
attempted, would be altogether sat
isfactory.
"One only has to apply his mind"
he continued, ito any one Of the
questions of boundary, OF altered
sovereignty, Of radical aspiration to
do something more than conjecture
this. There is no man, no body of
men who knows just how they ought
to be settled; and yet if we are to
make satisfactory settlements we
must see to 1t that they are rendered
more and more satisfactory by sub
sequent adjustment which is made
possible.
Must Provide Machinery.
"We must provide the machinery
for readjustments in order that we
may have the machinery OF good W.
and friendship"
Lord Mayors Welcome.
In presenting the freedom Of the
city to President Wilson, the lord
mayor said it afforded the city of
Manchester supreme satisfaction to-
have on its roll the chief citizen of
the American republic, foremost of
all Americans who have ever visited
England" and on whose clear utter
ances and earnest acts had been a.
proof of the real union Of sentiment.
This man, said the lord mayor, now
stood before the audience as a living
type and symbol of the friendship OF
the English speaking races.
The bonds between England and
America, the lord mayor added, had
been riyeted with great strength and
made indestructible.
when the complete history OF the
war is written" he declared, "the
world will comprehend more fully
than it can today the stupendous
character of the effort which the
United States made to insure a right
decision. The President has come
among us equally resolved that the
world shall henceforth be better and
happier for well ordered peace"
Not Vain Dreamer.
The President, the lord mayor went
on, was not vain dreamer. as his
dreams had been fulfilled. This was
a fact which needed no further argu-
ment to support it, he declared, when
it was remembered how President
Wilson's IA points had become within
settlement and had been accepted by
the enemies of the allies at the preli- |
minary meeting for the permanent
peace.
I'VE welcome him" the speaker
added. cas- president OF the United
States, as a helper in the battles and
as a worker in the business of peace"
Hours before the time set for the |
Presidents departure for the city
hall. crowds began TO assemble. Thei
President wore a long yellow furI
coat. AS soon as the people saw him
they began to shout Wilson" and !
"Hurrah for Wilson"
The President. with the lord mayor, |
entered an open landau The re-
mainder Of the party went in similarI
vehicles, Mrs. Wilson in the second /
one. She wore purple hat which
was the one dash of color in the il
whole procession. The square and
the statues in the center of it We're
ed as if all Manchester was takingt
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