Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
US. OUT IF
OLD FORM OF
PEACESTAYS
America Not Interested
Unless Whole World
Joins, Says Wilson.

Paris, Dec 30.-FrOm pres
ent indications President Will
son will leave Europe on his
return to the United States on
February 10.
Manchester. Dee 3O-(By
the Associated Press. Amer
lea is not interested in Euro
peaY politics, but she is inter-
eSted in partnership between
America and Europe, declared
President wilson in receiving
the freedom of the city of Man
chester at the Free Trade hail
here today. America is not in
teTeSted merely in the peace of
Europe. but in the peace of the
world, he added.
@]if the future had nothing for
us but new attempt tn keep
the world at the right pOise by
balance of power" the preSi-
dent said. ~the United States
would take no interest in it, be-
cause she will join no cOmbina-
ton of power which is not a
combination of Us ALL
There was a feeling of cordial
fraternity and friendship between
America and Great Britain, declar-
ed the president, which was based
on the principle OF friendship and
patriotism that led men e giys more
than was demanded The partner
ship of interests which had at
tempted the government of the
world had broken down, he said, as
interest did not bind men together,
but separated them Common devo-
tion to the right was the only thing,
he insisted, that could bind men to-
gether
In the settlement Just ahead,
something more difficult than was
ever attempted before had TO be ac-
complished-a genuine concert of
mind and purpose, the president
said, but a keen international con-
scientiousness would make it easy
There is a great voice of humanity
can not hear Sjs deaf" he added
We are not obeying the mandate
of parties or politics." the presi-
dent continued; I'VE are obeying
tn emandate of humanity" If the
world is to remain a body OF friends,
he said, there must be an easy and
constant method of conference so
that troubles could be solved when
they were little and not allowed to
grow until they were big.
'1 wish we could, for the whole
world, enter league and covenant
and declare ourselves the friends of
mankind" the president added.
Not Hopeful of Too Much.
The president said he was not
hopeful that the individual items OF
the settlement which was about to
be attempted would be altogether
satisfactory.
"One not only has to apply his
mind" he continued, ITO any one OF
the questions of boundary, of alter
cd sovereignty. of racial aspira
tions, one has to do something more
than conjecture this. There is no
man, no body of men who knows
;ust how they ought TO be settled,
and yet if we are to make satisrac-
tory settlement we. must see to IT
hat they are rendered and made
more satisfactory by subsequent ad-
justment which is made possible.
We must provide the machinery for
Ieadjustments in order that we may
have the machinery of good will
and friendship"
Cheers by ThrOngs.
Hours before the time set for the
presidents departure for the city
hall, crowds began to assemble in
The square IN front OF the building.
although the day was foggy in the
early hours. The president was
the first 10 leave the building. wear
ing a long yellow fur coat, AS
soon as the people saw him they
began 10 shout wilson" and "Hur-
rah for wilson,"
The president. with the lord
mayor, entered an open landau.
The remainder OF the party we're
IN similar vehicles. Mrs. Wilson in
rhe second one She wore purple
nat which was the only dash OF color
in the whole procession. The
square and the statues In the cen
ter of IL were covered with people
and the windows surrounding were
LACK with them. II seemed as II
all Manchester was taking tho
morning of to see the president
The presidential carriage pro-
raadsd To the end OF tha SQUARE the
other vehicles following closely.
The crowd, tiring OF cheering, con-
tented itself with fiuttering hand
kerchiefs as the carriages halted
momentHrily and about the same
time the American aid British fiags
strung across the front af the town
hail and fFom the poles along th@