Evening journal., 1918-07-05
No HALF WAY PEACE
Plan, SAYS Wilson
President Repeats, With
Greater Emphasis, Aims
of the Great War
ARBITRARY POWER
MUST BE DESTROYED

WASHINGTON, July 5-standing be
fore the tomb OF Washington and
speaking TO representatives Of many
races who had gone there with hin
to pay their tribute to the nations
founder, President Wilson declared yes
terday.
There can be but one issue to the
war The settlement must be flnal
There can be no. compromise. No half
way decision is tolerable. No half
way decision is conceivable
Before the President diplomats and
the representatives Of the foreign races
20 whom his words were especially ad-
dressed stood In semi-circie. Czechs
, and Slays. Lithuanians. Pols, all were
represented.
When the President pronounced the
death sentence Of autocracy, pledged
America, with her allies, to continue
Che struggle until their liberties had
been made secure, their faces were IL
lumined and their cheers went echo
ing down the hillside.
The Presidents speech was more
forceful and direct than any previous
utterance either by the President him
Allies. IL was by far the most direct
answer yet given to those who enter
tain visions Of a compromise peace.
Epitomized. the Presidents war
aims. as stated by him, call for, lrst,
the reduction TO impotency OF Prus-
sian military power; second, the set
flement Of all vital questions involved
in the war by the peoples mot their !
military maslers) Immediately con-
cerned. and. third. the establishment Of
a basis for future lasting peace.
Thousands Attend Ceremonies.
President Wilson and his party
reached the Tomb at exactly q o'clock
and the ceremonies there lasted only
eighteen minutes.
On the way down on the Mayflower,
the President held a reception, shaking
hands with the different race represen-
fatlves. brought here by tie committees
on public information, which took COM
plete charge of the days ceremonies.
Thirty-two races were represented.
Each race in the United States had been
asked 10 name one representative. Some
had come across the continent. E0ch
brought with him a wreath to lay on
the Tomb
In addition to these and the foreign
diplomats there were three members
of the Cabinet, Secretary Lansing At
torney- General Gregory and Postmas-
ter-General Burleson, and few other
invited guests.
Mccormack sings Battle Hymn.
at the tomb the party halted. John
Mccormack mounted a slight eminence
IA one side Of the tomb and sang "The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" Then
the President taking the first wreath,
went into the tomb. accompanied by
Col. Dodge, and deposited II on inc sar-
cophagus. Forming In a single line,
then. one by one the representatives OF
the thirty-two foreign races entered
and did the same.
All this took but few minutes. I'M
medately the guests grouped them
selves IN a small semi-circle Just below I
the tomb and the President, stepping
between the two cedars, with Mrs, VIII
son lust to one side Of him, stood while
Felix J. Streychmans. of Chicago, rep
resenting the Belgian Americans, and
chairman of the committee OF foreign E
born, delivered a short address. HIS
speech was a pledge Of loyalty.
The text Of his address follows: y
"Gentlemen Of the diplomatic n
corps and my fellow citizens: =
Il am happy to draw apart with
you to this quiet place Of old coun-
eel m order TO speak little Of the
meaning OF this day Of our nations
independence. The place seems very x
still and remote. It Is as serene
and untouched by the hurry OF the q
world as it was in those great days
long ago when General Washington
was here and held leisurely con-
ference with the men who were 10
be associated with him in the ere
alton OF a nation. From these gen
lie slopes they looked out upon
the world and saw it whole, saw
Il with the light Of the future upon,
saw It with modern eyes that
turned away from O past which
men OF liberated spirits could no