Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-16
Imposing Ceremony at City
Hall in Paris by Municipal
Authorities
WORDS FOR MRS. WILSON
President Not to Attend Fetes
in Honor of King Victor
Emanuel, of Italy
Bv Associated Press.

PARIS, Dec. I6.-President Wilson
delivered an address today at the city
hall, where ceremonies had been ar
ranged for. The president replied to
the greetings extended him.
Your greetings have raised many
emotions within me-" the president be-
gan.
1T Is with no ordinary sympathy
that the people of the United States,
for whom l have the privilege of
speaking, have viewed the suffering
OF the people OF France. Many OF otr
own people have been themselves wit
nesses of those sufferings We were
the more deeply moved by the wrongs
OF the war because we knew the man
ner in which they were perpetrated..
/ beg that you will not suppose that
because a wide ocean separated us in
space we were of in effect eye wit
nesses of the shameful ruins that were
wrought and the cruel and unneces-
sary sufferings that were brought up
on you. These sufferings have filed
our hearts with Indignation. We
know what they were, not only, but
we know what they signified, and our
hearts were cut to the quick by them.
our imaginations filled with the whole
picture of what France and Belgium
in particular, experienced.
when the United States entered the
war, therefore. they entered 1t mob
only because they were moved by &
conviction that the purposes of the
central powers were wrong and must
be resisted by men everywhere who
loved liberty and the right, but also
because the Illicit ambition which,
they were entertaining and attempting
TO realize have led to the practices
which shocked our hearts as much az
they asserted our principles.
Our resolution was formed be-
cause we knew how profoundly great
| principles OF right were affected. bus
our hearts moved also with our reso-
| lutions.
You have been exceedingly gener-
Gus In what you have been gracious
enough to say about me. generousrf8ss
| beyond my personal deserts. but You
| have interpreted with real insight the
| motive and resolution of the peo.~le OF
| the United States. Whatever inflenceI
I exercised. whatever authority I speak
| with. derive from them. knowl
what they have thought, / know what
they have desired. and when / have
| spoken what 1 know was in their,
| minds Ii has been delightful to SEQ
how the consciousness and purpose
OF free men everywhere responded.
I'VE have nearly established our
right to the full fellowship of those
| people here and throughout the world
1
liberty and justice.
| You have made me feel very much
| at home here, not merely by the de-
lightful warmth of your welcome, bur
also by the manner in which you have
made me realize to the utmost the in.
innate community of thoughts and
ideals which characterizes your pev-
pie and the great nations which I
have the honor for the time 10 repre-
sent. Your welcome to Paris / shall
always remember as one of the unlaae
! and inspiring experiences of my life.
and while feel that you are honoriny
the people OF the United States in my
person. shall nevertheless carry away
with me a very keen personal gratifi-
cation In looking back upon the mern-
| orable day.
Permit me to thank you from full
heart"
In addressing President Wilson at
the City Hall ceremonies, Adrian
Mithouard president of the Munich
pal Council OF Paris said:
IT have the honor. in the presencs
OF the President Of the Republic. to
lpresent you to the municipal council
of Paris whose interpreter I am well
coming the chief of the great nation
whose aid arriving SO opportunely
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