Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-31

Manchester, Dec. 80 by the Asso-
ciated press )--America is not inter
ested in European politics, but she Is
interested in partnership of rlght
between America and Europe, ae-
clared President Wilson in receiving
the freedom of the city Of Manchester
at the Free Trade hall here Today
America is not interested merely IN
the peace of Europe, but in the peace
of HE world he added
tIf the future had nothing for ms hui
Fl ttew attempt TO keep ~" W ~
The ut pose by 4 ltsiancc OF y n.
er,g tiss sfasidcnt az dad, Ti@ nifed
Sstates syyd take. Ia. Interest o. y ~;
because Sha will Join no comMhdtlon
of power which is not a combination
Of us all.
There was a feeling Of cordial fra
ternity and friendship between Amerl-
ca and Great Britain, declared the
president, which was 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 govern
ment of the world had broken down,
he said, as an interest that did not
bind men together, but separated
them. Common devotion to the right
was the only thing, he insisted, that
could bind men together.
In the settlement which is just
ahead something more difficult than
ever attempted before had to be ac-
complished---a genuine concert of
mind and purpose---the president said,
but a keen international consciousness
would make it easy. There is a great
voice of humanity abroad in the world
(which he who cannot hear is deaf,
he added.
1--WE are not obeying the mandate of
parties or politics. the president con-
tinued 1--WE are obeying the mandate
of humanity" If the world is to re-
main a body of friends, he said, there
must be an easy and constant meth
cd of conference so that troubles could
be taken 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.
Can't satisfy Everybody.
The president said he was not hope
full that the individual items of the
settlement which was about to be at
tempted would be altogether satisfac-
tory.
zone has only to apply his mind,
he continued, ito any one of the ques-
tons of boundary, of altered sover-
eighty, of racial aspiration to do some
thing more than conjecture this. There
is no man, no body of men, who
knows Just how they ought to be set
tied and yet If we are to make sat
isfactory settlements, we must see to
it that they are rendered more and
more satisfactory by subsequent ad-
justment which is made possible. We
must provide the machinery for read
justments in order that we may have
the machinery of good will and friend
ship"
In his address at the luncheon at
the Midland hotel, President Wilson
referred to unity of command on the
battlefield in the recent hostilities.
81 not only" he said, had the
pleasure of meeting Marshal Foch,
who confirme5 my admiration by the
direct and simple manner in which he
dealt with every subject we talked
about, but had the pleasure of meet
ing your own commander and under
stand how they co-operated because
/ saw they we're real men,
1t would be necessary in the years
to come. he said. to submit to unity
of command but the powers mu -