The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
London Tim"s-Puhlic Ledger ScrVic"
Special Cable Dispatch.

Copyright. 1918. by Pubic Ledger 70.
PARIS. pcr. 18TH" great scarch-
lights on the E:Iftcl Tower last h;sns
flooded the sky with III" expression nt
the ioy Of Paris in receiving PrrsiucnS
Wilson. Never bcInT" has mo WISH W
any foreign chief Of state gwen mo- no.,
pleasure or aroused NOR" nope. tn
whole meaning was un'h iSt1H'u..
French democracy sees IN ar ,n ,h,f
presence additional ground Tor nope M,
in the peace deliberations nc" .P',t
riN govern the thoughts ana aClioi"
at statesmen. that all the Ola pfirni
MALTA OF the Diplomats system "U'S,, Nv
Jnur was suited 10 tho days When pure
~ puli,jcal and srlfishly dynastc inter
,sts were at stalk" Will hc SVEN A""!
md their place taken by new prime i'''
Of frank outSpuk"u discussion ,,,Ii1,ii,,...
b. broad ideals. They hope Mr.. 'Iso"
activity Will mnk" 1t easier LOT Wv ,an.
fnrrncr to be Il real conference on P'n.'
and not n meeting % mon whose cover,
lur idea is ln pr"par" for peace nu.
Whose policy ~ tn" present lime hilEnt
h,. largely governed hy thought u '"'
next war.
Masses inspired by wilson's Nopes.
MIR. Wilson's notes and pubic utter
onrns have inspirrl the French MASSES
w!;h n deep faith in upright honesty anu
firnncSs of America III her desire l" Ell ,,
more than victory out of inc wal 80 -"
mystic ambiguity IF the phraSr *
dom Of seas Cnlt''lllH Il!''''
rrctly. hut educated opinion ~hiEn ~
ruxinuSiy awaiting some authoFitnthT
illumination Of the American 100.
and policy on questions 81 sen pow, 80
Following the development OF th'S pu'.
lion in the press and on platform VIII
,,,ry ,.lus., attention, for to no fr"nch-
,nrn wuIll nny peace BE- welcome "h,tH
did not pcrpctuatc tho lrlrnus''
tween tho Allies. partiCuIaT!! ptln'9 -
France. III" United States and hrI"IH;
rurisianS. although familIarI"ru W., ,T
Mr., Wilson's features were not prepare
Yesterday for the l. 70 n IL. happy
smile with which II" arknowirdEcn nv
crowds ncclamatj"aS and VIII Mi,G't
h. changed their ;tttitnd" 81 - P 't. "n,a',
curiosity into ono Of almost P"'S"'''i'
IN crossing the Plar" d" In E"ncnrhr
~, rrr,, SQUARE. here thr r"N"Inli"h
ary guifl"lIn~ proclaimed IN t'I""'' ''''"
t.rrnr rrinc!Il"s which the p"ac" con
ference will have I" work cut lntrlI.
gently. Mr. Wilson got perhaps "" mos!
rrardInsr immersion Of the feelings o.
Franco. toward HIM. On tn" rT"a' Sta.
iurS representing TIA" rhl"l citI'$ ~
Franco we're clustcrI rntrrprISinH ana
excited humanity. ON the hran nl ,!ie
now invful SirlHshou"g an nE!!e N'ncr'
can was hnily waving IN" SiHrH an,
Stripes Tn" German guns "hl'h Sill
stand in picturesque groups ar"unh ne
Egyptian uhcliSk formed ErhnoSinhn
Cor the cheering gutter SnlIH'S ~" VIII 80
for the respectful. Eray-hradrd h"uTT"-
Misc. All. ycunr and old alike were
willing ~ risk their limbs fur htttrr
81 uht IF their crunil'y'S cu"S'.
Children See President
Tho Mnuc"au quarter IS ono 81 ~"
handsnn,rst in Paris. I; has ben ahnn"t
entirely rrhnilt in recent years. 10
snrriarIc hrrc HHs EXTREMITY impr$N We.
livery lump post had is cluster 81 mon
and boys We'll dressed men wer" Snn
IN hurry with ladders. which ,N'F r'c'c''!
against: one another in ~" form "i an
inverted Y 50 tho wom"nfnlk ana clild-
ron might SOC Young Franc" was taken
M nv kindly poilue and EraNclF Ftltcd
ON the chnrtnrS. and hanging "t !" ne
horizontal hIrr skirts had Il SnlHnIid
view nf III" proceedings.
The anxiety 80 lrt IN" rn.'hr"n So"
.yas almost pathetic. &c " IL was
Thought th"y w"r" about t" turn over 4
rcw 71ngr If history ~ ~hlch >n"E
themselves would play Il part 1t is I'M
pr,s.ihle for human lungs 1" roar The
word .N-ivC" rs on" can 'hurTth nut
nyrr,. soul in the crowd WHS quiE"-ir::
with "nthusia%m. president must nave
felt IT,
Many crowds I hav" seen on mary
,cr,.iGns hut never crowd quit" ilk'
thai If Saturday. II was In r'flllE
tout paris'' in III" hrnadCst sense. ul',U'
women and children literally IN in'i-
lions. The spirit OF this crowd was ON"