The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-07-10
THE NATIONS CHIEF
ON HOME SOIL
u;o Great Overseas Task Finish
ed. President Wilson Now
Appeals to Homefolks
to Ratify.

Wilson returned to the Unite
States today and in his frs
speech delivered on American so
since the peace treaty was signe
declared the peace concluded q
Paris was "a just peace which,
il can be preserved. will safeguar
the world from unnecessary blood
she'd"
The only reference the presi
dent made to his political oppo
nents was when referring to tn
negotiations at Paris. he said:
IT am afraid some people, som,
persons. do not understand tha
vision. They do not see it. They
have looked too much upon tn,
ground. They have thought tot
much of interests that were neal
them, and they have not listened
to the voices of their neighbors
7 have never had moment s
doubt as to where the heart and
purpose of this people lay
The president arrived at the Ho-
boken army pier shortly before
o'clock. On the shores of New
Jersey. the state which first hon
ored Mr. Wilson with a political
office, were massed 10000 school
children. who welcomed the chief
executive Of the nation with the
strains Of the national anthem.
ThrO11o1 fho 1.,oo &c
all dressed in white, the president
passed to the ferry which carried
him to the Manhattan side Of the
river. He arrived in New York
at 4 :15 p. m., where he was greet
ed by the official reception com
mittee. headed by Governor Smith
and Mayor Hylan.
From the upper windows of the
business skyscrapers great show
ers of confetti rained upon Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson, literally
millions of scraps of paper float
ing through the air carrying this
motto:
"Everybody's s business to stand
by our government; to help the |
soldier get a job. To help crush |
bOlshevism. T"
The head Of the procession was
formed by several companies of |
soldiers and marines. followed by
some hundreds Of sailors.
A couple Of hundred automo-
biles, carrying cabinet members,
congressional delegation and
representatives Of the state and |
civic governments. besides diplo-
matte representatives Of the al
lied nations. completed the process
sion.
Several hours before the pres
ident' s arrival at Carnegie hall to
deliver his address, every seat in
the building was occupied and the
police had considerable difficulty
in keeping back the thousands
who tried to force way into the
hall.
Text of Presidents Speech.
The full text of President Will
sons speech at Carnegie hall fol-
lows:
Fellow cOuntrymen: | am not
going to try this afternoon to
make you real speech. I am a
little alarmed to find how many
speeches / have in my system un-
delivered. but they are all speech |.
es that come from the mind and
L want to say to you this after
noon 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 welcome
You extend to me is half as great
as that which I extend to you.
Why, Jerseyman though am,
this is the first time I ever
thought that Hoboken was beau
tiful
II have really, though | have
tried on the other side of the
water to conceal it. been the most
homesick man in the Ameri| can
expeditionary forces and it is with
feelings that would be vain for
me to try to express that / find
myself in this beloved country
again. ! do not say that because
l lack in admiration of other
countries.
There have been many things
that softened my hom@sickness.
One of the chief things that soft
ened it was the very generous
welcome that they extended to me
as your representative on the 9TH
er side of the water. And it was
sui more softened by the pride
mat ! had in discovering that
america had at last convinced the ;
world OF her true character. y
| was welcome because they