Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-23
WILSON SAYS
new WORLD TO
CONE OUT old.
Future Free Institutions Depends
Upon It. Peril Of France En-
posed Confronts Entire World.
Must Organize to Meet Menace.
Says President.

NluoL OiSdlliLC W W1eNdCc,:
Says President.
Paris, Jen. 23.-President Wilson,
guest of the French senate at a lunch
con delivered an address iii reply to the
greetings extended him in the name OF
the senate by Antonin5 Dubost, its
president.
President Wilson began by express
ing pleasure at the cordially of thu
welcome.
New World Being Born
A new world is coming into life, the
president said, adding that the world
has awakened ito its community of in.
terest and it knows it's future depends
on this community of interest"
The future of free institutions and
of civilization he added, depend upon
it,"
at knows thai if the peril to. which
France has been exposed is continued
the president continued, "the menace
will reach to the entire world. Against
this it is not alone France, it is the
entire world which will organize it
self"
Poincare Attends Luncheon,
President Wilson drove directly from
the foreign office where he had been
attending The meeting of the supreme
council to the Luxembourg palace
where the luncheon took place. He
was accompanied by Premier CleInen-
ceau.
President Poincare was one of thu
guests of the luncheon as were all the
French cabinet members, the members
of the senate, Paul Deschanel, the presi-
dent of the chamber of deputies and
Marshal Foch.
Received With Great Ceremony
President Wilson was received With
great ceremony. The Republican Guard
was drawn up in the court of honor. a
fanfare of drums and trumpets markell
the presidents appearance. This was
followed by a band playing the Anleri
car national anthem. At the entrance
of the palace President Wilson was met
by Antonin Dubost, the president of tho
senate, and escorted to the Salon Des
Conferences, where the covers for the
luncheon were laid. This chamber
was formerly the throne room of the
Bourbon kings. 1t is M flo the most
magnificent in Europe with famous
paintings and Gobelin tapestry; depict
ing French history.
President Dubost sat at the head Of
the table with President Wilson at his
right and President Poincare at his
left.
Spirit of Two Countries in Accord
Addressing M. Dubost and President
Poincare President Wilson said:
Mr.. President of the senate, Mr..
President of the Republic:
'sYou have made me feel your wei.
come in words as generous as they are
delightful and l feel that you have
g~raciously called me your friend. May
1 not in turn call this company q com
pany OF friends for everything that you
IldNe& SdJu, 81 . ~ To- OCGIiE WI
in every circumstances of our visit to
this country,
"Everywhere we have been welcom.
ed not only warmly but welcome in the
spirit and with the same thought until
it has seemed as if the spirits of the
two countries came together In an I'm
usual and beautiful accord.
I'VE know the long period of peril
through which France has gone.
France thought us remote in compres
llension and sympathy, and ] dare SAL
there were times when we lid not com
prehend as you comprel1ended the dan
ger in the presence of which tile world
Stood.
France Is Lauded
ss,Tllere was no time when we did not.
know how near it was and / fully I'M
derstand, sir, tina throughout these
trying years, when mankind has wait
ed for the catastrophe the anxiety ot
France must nave been the deepest
ana mos constant Of all for she did
stand at the frontier OF freedom. She
had carved out her fortunes thru
a long period Of eager struggle. She
had done great things in building UP q
great new Trance. And just across the
border, separated from her by only
few fortifications and little country
whose neutrality il has turned out. the
enemy did not respect, lay the hadoW
cast by the cloud which Gnveloped Ger,
many the cloud Of intrigue. the cloud
Of dark purpose, cloud Of sinister
design. This shadow lay ct the very
borders Q France
Country Didl't Seek Aggression
And yet5it IS fine to remember here
that for France this was mo- only \
peril BUT ehaIlenge. france didsnotI
1renbie.s raneessauietIy ana ilef
" way, prepared ner D Il for the
struggle thatswas coming. h
true that France will always bs nearest
this tlareit III We cannot turn II from 4
threat into promise, there are many