The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-27
PRESIDENT BIDS
FRIENDS C0ODBY
Nations Of World Are Now in
Close Partnership,


PARIS. June N.--Prcsidcnt Pom
care last nigh, gave a dinner to Pres
ident Wilson and all the delegates to
the peace conference. Mrs. Wilson
accompanied the president.
Responding To an address made by
q Pu.ncarc. President Wilson said
81 thank you most sincerely Tor the
word, that YOU have uttered | can
not pretend sir, that the prospect OF
gong home is not very delightful to
me. but ! can say with the greatest
snccfl,y that lhc prospect of leaving
France j., very painful to me.
Il have received a peculiarly gen
c,cn welcome here and it has been
pleasing ior me to iccl that the wei
come was intended not so much tor
myself As for the people whom ! rep
resented
Sees Evidence OF Suffering.
Il feel that my stay here, sir, has
enlightened both my heart and my
mind. 1t has enable me personally
to see the evidence Of the suffering
and the sacrifices of France II has
enabled me 10 come into personal
touch with the leaders of the French
people and through the medium OF
intercourse with them to understand
better, hope, than | understood be
fore, the motives, the ambitions and
principles which actuate this great
nation.
Sometimes the work OF the CON
ference has seemed 10 go very slowly
indeed. Sometimes il ha, seemed as
if there were unnecessary obstacles to
agreement but as the weeks have
heightened | have seemed TO see the
profit that came out Of that
Gain BY Meeting.
I'VE have been constantly In the
presence of each Others minds and
motives and characters, and the com
radeship. which are based upon that
sort OF knowledge, are sure to be much
more intelligent not only, but TO
breed much more intimate sympathy
and comprehension than could other
wise be created
Friendship is very good thing.
Intimacy is very enlightenlng thing
But friendship may end with sentl-
ment. A new thing that has happened
is that we have translated our com
mon principles and ou- common pur-
poses into a common plar When we
part we are not going to part with a
finished work. hut with a work one
portion OF which i' finished and tho
other portion of which is only be
gun
Plan of Cooperation.
we have finished the formulation
%. peace but wc have begun a plan
oi cooperation which believe will
broaden and strengthen as the years
80 by So that this grip OF the hand
that wc have taken now will not need
to be relaxed We have been and
shall continue to be comrades.
as go away IRON these scene,
think Shall realize that | have been
T:cscut At one Of the most vital things
that Ia, happened in the history Of
nations Nations have formed con
tracts with each other before, hu,
they never have formed partnerships.
They have associated themselves tenn
porarily but they have never before
associated themselves permanently.
The wrong that was done in the
waging OF this war was great wrong
but 1t awakened the world 10 a grea,
moral necessity OF seeing that IT was
necessary that men should band them
selves together IN order that such
a wrong should never be perpetrated
again.
Warning TO Despots,
Merely to beat a nation that wa
wrong once is not enough There mus
follow the warning to all other ma
tions that would do Ike things thai
they in turn will be vanQuished anC
sham.d il they attempt a dishonorabl,
purpose.
so. sir. N saying good rc
France I'm only SAYING sort o
physical good-by; no, spirtua
good by shall retain in my hear
always the warm feelings which tht
generous treatment OF this great peo
pie has created in my heart And
wish in my turn, sir, to propose a.
YOU have proposed the continued anS
increasing friendship ot the two ma
tionS, the safety and prosperity o
France, the closer and closer com
munion OF free peoples, and III,
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