Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-26
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The president smilingly gave him n
merry Christmas and made him
the happiest soldier in France A
/ French troop train passing gave II
l"Vive Wilson"
As his train moved in the presi-
dent saw on every hand monuments
of Americas participation in the war.
| There We're great piles of supplies
everywhere and American soldiers
swarmed on locomotives, box cars,
| tree tops and every point of vantage
to get glimpse OF the president and
lshout a merry Christmas
The folks bnck home would have
Ecalled il the dreariest Christmas day
lin history, but II was the greatest
! one for those American troops and
evidently very happy one for the
president lie was ready for the
big day and looking forward to
every feature. lie remarked that
me rolling hills and wooded ridges
looked not unlike the Virginia hills,
where he was accustomed to ride
ana play golf when at home
Reviews u. S. Troops.
Immediately after the reception at
the Hotel De Vile President Wilson
with General Pershing and party
| motored to llumes whore the presi-
dent reviewed a detachment of tho
FIRST army of the american expedi-
uonary forces Addressing the troops
General Pershing said.
"Mr. President and fellow soldiers;
We are gathered here TODAY to do
honor 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
rades | am proud to declare to the
president that no army has ever more
loyalty or more effectively served its
country, and none has ever fought in
a nobler cause.
You, MIR, President, by your conf
dence and by your support have made
the success Of our army, and to you,
as our commander in chief, may
present the nations victorious army"
In replying President Wilson said:
General Pershing and fellow COM
rades: | wish that | could give to
each one of you the message that /
know YOU are longing to receive from
those at home who love you. / can
not do that but ! can tell you how
every one has put his heart into it, so
you have done your duty and some
thing more. You have done your
duty, and YOU have done it with a
spirit which gave 1t distinction and
glory.
Army Performed ITS Task.
"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 II was
appointed for YOU to do. / know what
you expected Of me, Some time ago
gentleman from one of the coun-
tries with which we are associated
was discussing with me the moral
aspects of this war and I said that II
we did not insist upon the high pur-
pose which we have accomplished the
end would not be justified
Everybody at home is proud of
YOU and has followed every movement
of this great army with confidence
and affection
The whole people of the United
States are now waiting to welcome
you home with an acclaim which
probably has never greeted any other
arnlv because our country is like this
country, we have been so proud of tho
stand taken; Cof the purpose?) for
which this war was entered by the
United States.
You knew what we expected of
you and you did ii. | know what you
and the people at home expected OF
me; and am happy to say my fellow
countrymen, that | do not find In the
hearts of the great leaders with whom
it is my privilege now to cooperate
any difference of principle or of
fundamental purpose.
Agree ON Peace Terms.
'It happened that 1t was the priv
ilege of America TO present the chart
for peace. and now the process of set
tlemeut has been rendered compare
lively simple by the fact that all the
nations concerned have accepted that
chart and the application of these
principles laid down there will be
their application. The world will
now know that the nations that
fought this war, as we'll as the SOL
diers who represented them. are ready
to make good make good not only in
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