The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-26

with Genera; pcrshng and party. mo
,ur.d Ia iiun,.s. where th.. President re-
viewed 4 tlctachmcui of the First army
OF the American cNp"d:tionary forces
Addressing the troops. General F"rSA-
| ing said:
"Mr President and fellow Soldiers;
We arc gathered here today 10 do hon
or to the commander Of our armi"" ana
navies For the first time an American
president will review an American
army on foreign snil-lhr soil OF sis
trr republic bcsid" whose gallant
troops We have fought 10 restor" peace
10 tn, world.
Speaking for you and your comrades
7 am proud To declare t" the president
that no army has ever more loyalty or
more effectively served its country. ana
none has ever fought I'm Il nohlcr cause.
You. Mr.. President. by your conf
dcncr and by your support. haV" MADE
rho success ur our army and TO you, IA
our command"r-in-chicf. may n"w pre-
sent the nu,lun's victorious army.
Mr. Wilson'S Reply.
In replying rrcsrccnt Wilson said:
General PcrsinC and fellow COM
rades: I wish that could give To each
ono nc you tho message that l know you
home who love you. l cannot do that.
hu, | can tell you how everyone has put
his heart into Il. SO You have done your
duty. and something more. You have
done your duty and have dom" II with a
spirit which gave it distinction and
glory.
md now we are 10 hail the fruits
of everything You conquered. when
vnu raInc over. what you came over FOR.
and YOU have done what il was appoint
cd for you to do. [ know what you eH-
pcct.d Of me. Some tim" ago gentle
man from on" "t tn" countries with
which We are associated. was discuss
ing with ,uc the moral aspects or this
war and said that If We did not insist
upon th" high purpose which We have
prconuI;Shed the end would not b" JUS
tilted.
Agreement Of Purpose
You knew what W. expected Of you
an,l yuu lid il. I know what you and
tn. people at horne .XP.,ted OF me: and
am happy TO say. my fellow country
tn"r, that I do not find in the hearts OF
til" great leaders with whom IT is my
,r.vil"c. now - "uopcratr any diner-
rfrr OF princ!pl.. cr Of fundamental pur-
I-.S.'.
X NlDpfll'I iilil IL "slS luc PtlN i't't
of America Iu present III" chart for
reac" and now tho process Of settlement
has been rendered comparatively simple
hy tn" fact that all III" nations con-
r"rncG have accepted that chart. and
the application "f th"S" principles laid
down thcr" will hc thc'r application.
1'h., world will now know that the ma
t!ou that fought this war. as we'll rs
I ~, soldiers who represented them, are
rr:,Ly t. make good make good not
only IN thr assertion Of their own in
..r.st> but mako good in the establish
mont Of peace Upon the permanent foun-
datiru Of right and Of justice.
"Ecraus" this is not war in which
tho soldiers Of tho fire" nations have
nhcy.d masters. Tru" you have COM
randrrs. but you hav" no masters,
Your very commanders represent you in
tho nation. Of which you
constitute :" DISTINGUISHED a part.
A Peoples Peace.
And everybody concerned in tho set
clement Knows that il must be peo-
PIES peace ard that nothing must be
don" IN tn" settlement of tn" issues Of
thu. war which IS not as handsome as
the great arhl"v"mrntS Of IN" armies OF
the I'ni,cd States and tho allies.
III is difficult. very difficult, men. in
any formal speech like this 10 show you
M. rial heart. You mon probably Go
not rcaliz" with what anxious attention
and care We hav" followed every step
you have advanced. and how proud we
ar. tl;l; every step wlS IN advance. and
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