Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26


 lightful because it so obviously comes
 from the hear. And I cannot but be
 lieve that it is an instructive response
 to the feeling that is in my own
 breast. because I think that even you
 who feel contact with our soldiers
 cannot but realize the death and sin
 cerity of the feeling of the United
 States for France.
 It is an ancient friendship, but it has been renewed and has taken on a new youth. It is friendship which is not only tentative, but one based upon communion of principle. Vivi La France You have spoken very generously and beautifully of the relations which have sprung upi between yourselves | and our soldiers. That is because they came not only to associate them selves with you as the champions of liberty, but they came with personal affections in their hearts for the peo- pie of France, and it must have been that which you realized. They did not come as strangers in their thoughts They brought with them something that made them feel at home the mo- ment they were at Havre or at Brest in France.
 50 am very much moved by being thus drawn, as they have been, into your midst and into your confidence and wish to thank you very warmly for them and the people of the United States. l, like them, shall carry away with me the most delightful recollec- tions and in my heart shall always say as I now say: 'Vive la France
 Pershing Makes Speech
 Immediately after the reception at the Hotel de Vile President Wilson with General Pershing and party mo- tored to Humes, where the president reviewed a detachment of the First army of the American expeditionary forces. Addressing the troops, General Pershing said:
 MT President and fellow soldiers: We are gathered here today to do hon or to the commander of our armies and navies. For the first time an American president will review an American army on foreign soil-the soil of a sister republic beside whose gallant troops we have fought to re- store peace to the world
 Speaking for you and your com fn ha president that no army has ever more loyally or more effectively served its country, and none has ever fougns in a no5ler cause.
 You, Mir President, by your confi- dence and by your support have made the best of our army. and to you, as our commander in chief, may I now present the nations victorious army"
 President Makes Reply
 In replying, President Wilson said: i
 General Pershing and fellow com rades: wish that I could give to each | one of you the message that l know you are looking to receive from those at home who love you l cannot do l that, but l can tell you how everyone | has put his heart into it, so you have | done your duty and something more. You have done your duty, and you | have done it with a spirit which gave it distinction and glory.
 And now we are to hail the fruits of everything. You conquered, when you came over, what you came over for. and you have done what it was appointed for you to do. I know what you expected of me. Some time ago a gentleman from one of the coun- tries with which We are associated was discussing with me the moral as poets of this war, and l said that if we did not insist upon the high pur- pose which we have accomplished the end would not be justified.
 Our National Pride
 Everybody at home is proud of you and has followed every movement of his great army with confidence and affection.
 The whole people of the United states are HOW NdllllB lo MSlCOhhS ,ou home with an acclaim which prob ably has never greeted any other army, because our country is like this country, we have been so proud of the stand taken; (of the purpose) for which this war was entered by the United States
 You knew what we expected of rou and you did it. I know what you md the people at home expected ot ne; and I am happy to say, my fellow that I do not find in the hearts of the great leaders with whom { is my privilege now to cooperate my difference of principles or of fun lamental purpose.
 American Peace Chart
 It happened that it was the privi- ege of America to present the chart or peace. and now the process of set lement has been rendered cOmpara- lively simple by the fact that all the nations concerned have accepted that ]