The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-09

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Ovation for Wilson
The Presidents appearance on the
platform was the signal for an ovation
which lasted some minutes. ending when
then band broke into the strains OF
lover There" There was a sudden
pause when an officer in British uniform
unexpectedly appeared on the PLATFORM.
MIR wilson jumped to his feet anC
crossed the stage to meet him, and the
cheering broke out in rrdoub!ed volume
as the word flashed through the nail
that the stranger was Major G. IL
Scott, commander of the British trans
Atlantic dirigible R-34.
Brief welcoming speeches were made
by Rodman Wanlmaker. Mayor Hylan
and Governor Smith. The New York
governor, who was repeatedly cheered,
Introduced the President as the bearer
Of a peace treaty worthy of the honor
dignity and majesty Of this great coun-
! try"
When Mr.. Wilson stepped to the front
! Of the stage the band again began play
| ing the national anthem but was drown
| cd in the cheers Of the several thousand
| men and women in the audience who
refused to resume their seats until the
President had signalled several times
| for silence.
| Mr.. Wilson was obviously under the
strain Of deep emotion when he began
to speak, and his voice was noticeably
hoarse. He said:
The Presidents Address.
! The full text of President Wilson's
speech at Carnegie Hall follows:
Fellow Countrymen: l am not going
| to try this afternoon to make You a real
speech. am bit alarmed to find how
! many speeches have in my system un-
! delivered, but th0y are all spccchs that
come from the mind and l want TO say
! to you this afternoon only few words
| from the heart.
You have made me deeply happy by
the generous welcome you have extended
to me but do not believe that the well
/ come you extend to me. Is half as great
Tvs that which I extend TO you. Why,
Jerseyman though I am, this is tho first
time I ever thought that Hoboken was
| beautiful.
al have really, though I have tried
on the other side OF the water TO con-
ceal It, been the most homcsick man in
, the American eNpeditionary force. and
| IL Is with feelings that it would be vain
for me TO try to express that find my
self in this beloved country again. I
do not say that because I lack in ad-
mlrdtlOn OF Otner countries.
What America Has Done.
"There have been many things that
soften my inconsistencies. One of the
chief thing that softened 1t was the
generous welcome that they extended to
mo as your representative on tn other
side Of the water. And II was still more
softencd by the pride that l had in dis
covering that America had at last con-
WINGED the world Of her true chanacter.
II was welcome because they had seen
with their own eyes what America had
done for the world. They had deemed
her selfish. They had deemed her de-
voted to material interests. And they
had seen her boys come across the water
with a vision even more beautiful than
that which they conceived when they
had entertained dreams Of liberty and
, peace.
And then had the added pride Of
finding out by personal observation the
kind Of men we had sent over 1 had
, crossed the seas with the kind Of men
who had taken them over. without whom
they could not have got to Europe, and
then when got there I saw that army
Of men. that army Of clean men, that
army Of men devoted to the high inter-
ests Of humanity, that army that one
was glad to point out and say-'These
are my fellow countrymen'
Tribute to Soldiers.
TT softens the Inconsistencies a good
deal to have SO much Of home along
with you and these boys were constant
ly reminding me Of home. They did not
| walk the streets like anybody else I
do not mean that they walked the streets
self-assertively. They did not. They
walked the streets as If they knew that
they belonged wherever free men lived,
| that thy were welcome in the great re-
public Of France and were comrades
with the other armies that had helped
to win the great battle and to show the
| great sacrifice. Because 1t IS a wonder
full thing for this nation. hitherto isola-
| ted from the large affairs Of the world
to win not only the universal confidence
OF the people OF the world, but their
universal affections.
| And that, and nothing less than that,
IS what has happened. Wherever it was
suggested that troops should be sent.
and 1t was desired that troops Of occu-
patton should excite no prejudice, no I'M
| easincss on the part of those to whom
| they were sent, the men who represented
the other nations came to me and asked
me to send American soldiers. They not
| only implied. but they said, that tho
known not to mean anything except
friendly protection. Do you wonder that
IT made our hearts swell with pride to
made me all the more eager to get homo
Eager To Come Home.
| But, while these things in some de-
gree softened my Inconsistencies, they
made me all the more eager to get HON
where the rest Of the folks live, to get
home where the great dynamo Of national
energy was situated, to get home where
! the great purposes Of national action
were formed. and to be allowed to take
part In the counsels and in the actions
| which were formed. and to be taken BY
! this great nation which from first tC
last has followed the vision Of The men
who set 1t up and created it. We have
had our eyes very close upon our task.
at times. but whenever we lifted them
as we were accustomed to lift them to
distant horizon. we were aware that ali
the peoples Of the earth had turned their
faces towards US as those who were the
| friends of freedom and Of right nnt
whenever we thought of national policy
| and OF Its relation upon the affairs oil
the world. we knew we were under bond
to do the large thing and the right thing
1T is privilege therefore. beyond all
| computation, for a man, whether in &
| great capacity or a small. to take par
in the counsels and in the resolution!
of people like this. I am afraid some
! people. some persons do not understand
! that vision. They do not see It ThcN
have looked too much upon the ground
| They have thought too much of the in
terests that were near them and they
/ have not listened to the voices Of thci
1eels No Doubts.