The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-31
UNITED STATES IS
NOT INTERESTED IN
EUROPEAN POLITICS
BUT is INTERESTED IN
PARTNERSHIP OF RIGHT,
SAYS WILSON
ALSO IN WORLDS PEACI
President Reiterates at Mancheste
His Declaration That a Mer,
Balance of Power" Proposition
Does not Concern America
Combination Must Be for All.

pdldllIS Ol IOWCl tlOpOoitioi
Does not Concern America
Combination Must Be for All.
Manchester England, Dec. So
"Amcrica /, not interested in Euro
pean politics, but She is iutercste,
IN partnership OF right betweel
America and Europe declared
President Wilson in receiving tn
freedom OF the city OF Mancheste.
at the Free Trade Hall here today
America is not interested merel.
i'm the peace OF Europe, but in tn
peace OF the world" he said.
III the future had nothing 10
MS but a new attempt to keep tn
world at the right poisc by bal
ancc of power the president ad
dcd, the United States would tax
no interest in it. because she vii
Join no combination OF power whic
i, not a combiation for us ali"
There was feeling ci cotdia
fraternity and friendship betwee.
America and Great Britain, declare
the president, which was based o
the principle of friendship and pi
triotism that led to give more tha
was demanded. The partnerShi
Of interests which had attempte
the government of the world ha
broken down, he said, As interest
did not bind men together but ser
arated them. Common dcvotio
to the right was the only thing, II
insisted, that could bind men tc
gether.
Voice of Humanity Abroad
In the settlement which is ju'
ahead. something more diificuI
than was ever attempted before ha
to be accomplished-a genuine cor
cert Of mind and purpose. the pres
dent said. but deep internation'
conscicutiousncsS would make
easy. There is a great voice O
humanity abroad in the worlc
(which he cannot hear is deaf, h
added
1--WE are not obeying mandate
Of parties OF politics" the presiden
continued; we are obcying tn,
mandate OF humanity.' If th
world is to remain body OF friend:
ne said. there must be an easy an,
constant method OF conference So
that troubles could be taken whe'
they were little and not allowed II
grow until they we're big.
II wish we could, for the whoi
world. enter a league and covenan
and declare ourselves the friend
of mankind" the president added.
The president said he was ne
hopeful that the individual item
OF the settlement about TO be al
tempted would be altogether sat
isfactory.
cone only has TO apply his mind
he continued, "to any one OF tn
questions Of boundary. of altere
sovereignty, of racial aspiration t
do something more than conJectur
this. There is no man, no body q
men, who know they ought to b
settled, and yet If we are to max
satisfactory settlements we mus
see to it that they are rendere
more and more satisfactory by sub
sequent adjustment which is mad
possible. We must provide tn
machinery for rc-adjustments in OF
der that we may have the machir
cry Of good will and friendship
Manchester is in the great manr
featuring midlands OF Englanc
President Wilson. who arrived her
last evening, found in this city
different atmosphere from that c
London. There his time was al
sorbed, and necessarily, by forma.
tiles and official functions. Her
there have been formal events. bu
with a more democratic air and o.
a more democratic scale. Here h
found a hospitality which could no
be warmer than that OF London, bu
which brought him closer to tn
people
The lord mayor is self-mad
man. His home, where Mr.. and Mr.
Wilson were guests, is in section @
the city hall, where the mayors liv
during their terms OF office. 1t is
typical English home. The rest
the presidents party was quartere
at nearby hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson sat down Il
an early family dinner last evening
and soon afterward retired to thei
apartment on the fourth floor wherl
they could rest with nothing NOR
disturbing than the gongs of pass
ing tram-cars. The presidents day,
in England have involved a grea
physical strain, which was apparen!
to those near him last evening.
From there it was a short drive
to the Free Trade Hall. Aftei
the ceremonies. the official parts
drove to the Midland Hotel. where
o'clock the president was enter
tanned at luncheon.
Before his arrival at the hote
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