The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-01-02
STATEMENTS BY
TWO PRESIDENTS
Wilson and Clemenceau i'm Harmony
On Most Points of Peace
Conference

Manchester, England, Dec. 30.-Am-
erica is not interested in European
politics but she is interested in a
partnership of right between America
and Europe, declared President Will
o in receiving the freedom of the
city Of Manchester at the free trade
hall here today. America is not in
terested merely in the peace of Eu-
rope but in the peace or the world.
IF the future had nothing for us
but a new attempt to keep the world
at the right poiso by a balance Of
power" che president added, "the
United States would take no interest
in it because she would join no COM
bination of power which is not a COM
hination of us all"
I'VE are not obeying the mandate of
parties Or policies" the president con-
tinued. I'VE are obeying the
date 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 troubles
could be taken when they were little
and not allowed to grow until they
were big.
81 wish we could, for the whole
world, enter a league and covenant
and declare ourselves the friends of
mankind" the president added. The
president said he was not hopeful that
the individual items of the settlement
which was about to be attempted
would be altogether satisfactory.
Zone has only to apply his mind"
he continued, ito any n of the ques-
ton of boundary, of altered sovereign
ty, of racial aspirations, to do some
thing more than conjecture this.
There is no man, no body of men, who
knows just how they are to be settled
and yet if we are to make satisfac-
tory settlements we must see to 1t
that they are rendered more and more
satisfactory by subsequent adjust
ments in order that we may have ma
chinery of good will and friendship.
Paris, Dec. 30.-Premier Georges
Clemenceau made it plain in address,
ing the chamber of deputies last night
that it was his intention to support
Great Britain in the peace negotia-
lions on the question of the freedom
of the seas and he declared his atti-
tude in this matter was approved by
President Wilson.
Premier Clemenceau was given a
vote OF confidence, $50 to 134, after a
stormy debate during which the war
aims of France were outlined by Step
hen Pichon, former minister, and the
premier had indicated his adherence
TO the "old system of alliance called
the balance of power"
The premier earlier had expressed
the belief in the efficiency of the old
system of alliances called "the bal
ance of power" but indicated that he
was not opposed to a League OF Ma
tons. Such a league, he said, might
be organized at about the time the
treaty of peace was competed.
The Paris newspapers generally APP
prove the premier's speech.
It is understood that the text of the
speech will be telegraphed to Presi-
dent Wilson.
The chamber completed its consid-
Grafton of the budget at 3 a. m, adopt
ing it by an overwhelming majority
after "a hours of virtually continuous
sitting. The deputies will meet again
Tuesday to discuss the revision OF the
electoral lists preparatory to a gen.
eral election.
It was indicated by the premier that
the formation of a League of Nations
might be carried out concordantly
with the drafting OF a treaty of peace.
M. M. Renaudel, socialist, brought
about this statement Of expressing re-
greet that the Allies had decided not
TO organize the league until after
peace had been made.