Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30

Manchester, England. Dec. 3O.-Am-
erica 10 not interested In European
Politics. but abe - Interested In .
partnership Of risht between America
and Europe, declared President Wilson
ir receiving the freedom Of the city OF
Manchester at the free trade hall here
: today. America il not interested mere
~ in the peace Of Europe, but in the
peace of the world. he added.
..If the future had nothing for Us
but q new attempt to keep the world
at the right poise by q balance Of pow
err the president added. the United
States would take no interest in 1t. be-
cause she will Join no combination OF
power which II not . combination OF
us alL"a
veiee q N.msnity Abroad.
There was q feeling Of cordial frater-
n nity and hieaAsAip between America
ana Great Britain, declared the presi-
6ept nich was based ON the principle
- u1endehip and patriotism that led
!. u5ea - 6iye more than was demanded,
The pAffn1sship u interests which
honSeetaapted the government VI the
WofN had broken down, he said. - in
~ roots al mt bind men together but
"a pSsafed them. coDmon devotion 70
the right was tho only thinig. he ilsts-
xtna int csAid bind men toeether.
IN the settlement which IL just ahead
something more difficult than was ever
attempted before had to be accomplish
eda genuine concert Of mind and
purpose. the president said, but keen
r International conscientiousness wonld
make 1t easy.
There Is q great voice Of humanity
abroad in the world. which he who can
net hear IL dead" he added.
Mupst Obey Humanity's Mandate.
'we are not obeying the mandate OF
parties or politics," the president con-
/. tinued. 1--WE arc obeying the mandate
Of humanity"
II the world is to remain body OF
friends. he said. there must be an easy
and constant method Of conference SO
that troubles could be eoived when they
were little and not allowed to grow
until they were big.
II wish We could, Tor . whole world,
enter league and covenant and declare
ourselves the friends Of mankind the
! president added.
The puresident said he was not hope
ful that the individual items Of the
settlement which was about to be at
tempted would be althogether salts
factory.
"one only had to apply his mind" he
continued, ''to any one Of the questions
\ of boundary, of altered sovereignty, OF
\ racial asperation, to do something more
4 than conjecture this. There Is no man
No body OF men, who knows just how
\ they ought to be settled; and vet il we
aregto make satisfactory settlements We
must see to it that they are rendered
more and more satisfactory by subse-
gcuent adjustment which is made pos
siblc. We must provide the machinery
\ for readjustments in order that we may
4 have the machinery Of good will and
Friendship"
Reception More Democratic.
When President Wilson arrived last
4 evening in Manchester in the great
manufacturing midlands of England,
she found = different atmosphere from
that 81 London There. his time waa
absorbed necessarily BY formalities and
Official functions. Here there have
been formal events but with Z more
free ar and on = more democratic
z sl...s:!s 9 Here he fnnnd hospitality
S which could not be warmer than that
of London but which brought him clos
L IN 70 the people.
There is . strong civic pride IN this
metropolis. It's people feel that the
city va signally honored in .beine
\ chosen from among other English
cities for the pfasident's visit.
Ehe lord mayor Is self made man
I His home. where MT. and Mrs. Wilson
we're guests. = in : section OF the city
hall where the mayors live $durins
4 tlleir terms Of Office. It Is a typical
English home. The rest OF the presi-
dsnth party Was quartered in near
~ hotel.
Alilssn i Fatisusd.
MI. and Mr1. Wilson sat down to an
early family dinner last evening and
4; aeon Afterwards retired to their apart
II .ilIunent On the fourth hoor to rest. The
v preSldent's days IA England have In.
VOWED great physical strain. which waa
Il apparent to those near him last even
u u iBe. q sa
II 4 The mqst important feature Of today
" ~ the presentation OF the freedom
II VI the city to Mr.. Wilson, with an ad;
~ ifess w the prcsident. Va "; n Y
Ss Jexery one wished 10 hear the chief
Y Egexscutive OF the United States sna I nc
& Iife nfe for invitations was insistent
\ 9 nsmbers " the council forsaw =
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