The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29


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&S 7n1y Wore followed py
3 nonnfn9, tn arch6tahcp, Of
"A S1TYs ISofa Cas1oa. chancellor q
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80 atu knowM and revered by
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|sS A 10y ecals OF EN-" said ono re-
s ~ ns Ne looked a.ape at the plat
y - 1889 chairs were all filled when
thSsfesl u drums and "the star span
\ - 0anncr~ ~ the band In the gar
jGn&ry anaonncAd the arrival OF Fresi-
d&At and 1ere. Wilson.
me lord mayor, the high sheriff. the
eAyfhmNaAA Of aldermen and the coun-
riliuen headed by the staff and mace
bkarsrs left the stage and proeeedee
- the entrance where the wilson's VII.
4 sthair suite alighted from carriages
dfavn b. four horses from Buckins-
hkaA P1lane.
Tie whole audience arose as the
nnftv pasxed in h-st the lord mayor
ana Mrs. Wilson. next President wilson
and the lady nesyor5ss, then Eenera'
Hurts, Asmirsa Grayson and others
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which was fnuch in contrast with me
elaborate flowing robes OF the Lord
Mayer.
Irrx Wilson was dresseo in a dark
hive velvet SUIT with purple trimmings
ana on her fur hat was purple
R3une.
Their followed the solemn preSau~
satjcu of the address Of welcome ana
ID ecid to1 TO President Wilson the
sddrees was read hy the lord mayor
Presidents Spccrh.
Ahupfptc silence fell over the audi"
arce - president Wilson arose -
srrak He seemed ss much Al eass
a II he were addressing , class al
prfncetpn. he spoke clearly Every
word was heard in everv pat ~ the
hall The speech was fEGeFea Al a."
most every paragraph president
wilson sail
Mr.. rxcr5 Mayer We have
eneee upon tlrses when cereT3on-
sss like this have & rev siEni1-
snrcs which raoss snor-esses ne
- ssaGd here. The address
r&sch | have tuet heard is sacst
xenerouxsv ard E-sctcGsly con-
1aec~d. ard the delightful accent
~ xncert.y In il seems like part
es .hax voice OF counsel which is
ncv rveryrher~ 10 De heard.
naes that distinguished honor
Mas been conferred upon me by
slsSe reception ard / beg 70 as
@urx ycu. SIR, and y1ur associates.
es nv profound appreciation. But
4 know thai I am only part OF
What mar cali a great body OF
circumstances. do not believe
that IL was fancy on my part that
heard in the voice of welcome
f. r-A~ .fo ,F
city and in the streets Of Paris,
s1nn1&hing more than a personal
welcome.
Men who have fought in this
var have been the men from free
+ na1ions who are determined that
that sort Ut thing should end now
ma forever II Is Interesting to
nnA to observe how, from every
quarter, from every sort OF mind,
from every concert of counsel.
yhAre comes the suggestion that
there must now be not a. balance
az power. not one powerful group
u nations set off against another,
not single overwhelming power
Of the group of nations who shall
be the trustee Of the peace of the
world
TT has been delightful in my
conferences with the leaders OF
your government to find how our
minds moved along exactly the
same line. and how our thought
WIS always that the key TO the
pCsne was the guarantee of the
pU1ce, not the items OF IL; that
tAe items would he worthless un-
saAs there stook back of them
pefmAncnt concert of power for
their maintenance. That is the
most reassurina thing that has
ever happened in the world
when this war hegun the
thought OF league OF nations
was induigentiy considered as the
interesting thought OF cloSeted
students II was thought Of AZ
.s.Sss ann OF those things that y was
ss right 70 characterize Ny a nsIne
n, which. as. a. lptvetsity. .pan. T.
jrsye afwMyk resented n was said
to be academic. as If that in it,
xelf were a some
ching that men could thing
An0ut. but never get.
HPeoples OF the world want
pnace, and they want 1t now. not
merely by conquest of arms, but
BY agreement OF mind. It was
this fncomparably great object
tlSa1 brought me overseas. 1t has
never before been deemed OK
HunA0fe Tor a president or the
United States TO leave the terri
rAR1 Of the t'niter States. but |
know that have the support o.
~ Judgment OF my colleagues in
the government of the United
Nla4as In saying it was my para
meunt duty 10 turn away even
from the imperative Tasks nj
hoaae to lend such counsel and
- - I could to this great--may
net say fnai--enterprtse of I'M
maAtty"
oe4es Of Hear" Hear" punctu-
AkaA many sentences OF the notable
address
Premier Lloyd George. Mr.. Baffcur
vkUnOunt Reading and Field Marshal
HAIR wore aeen TO pay the closest at
fAGk9oa to evsry word the president
sp1ko, but II Il apparently bad form,
49, for high diEnitaries to applaud
f1ra nsyUnd m occasional handpat all
49, high cfscials remained wholly
uA1xptessave.
~ ~ oossclusion OF the presidents
a1@reD ths lord mayor dismissed the
nn&annee and thanked the president
Y qoA Nh WIN. After the reception the
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