Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-01-03
WILSON PROMISES
4 JUST PEACE
American Troops at Chaumont
Reviewed by Him and City
Gives a Reception.
LAUDs DEEDS TROOPS DID.
Address to Troops Gives Hope That
Agreement as to Peace Terms Ia
Near-Doughboys Cheer Him
on Arrival.

I IHuulllOD[.-AICGr reviewing lU,UUU
American troops at LangreS, near this
place, where the American headquar-
tiers are located, President Wilson de-
lirered an address to the soldiers, pre-
coded by short speech by General
John j. PerShing, comma lder In chief
of the American EXpeditionary Forces.
President Wilson said In part:
General IPershing and Fellow Com
rades-I wish that I 3-ld give to each
one Of you the message that / know
you are longing to receive from those
ut home who love you. l cannot do
that, but can tell you how every one
has put his heart into 1t.
SO you have done your duty, and
something more. You have done your
duty and you have done it with a spir-
it which gave it distinction and glory.
everything. You conquered when you
came over what you came over for,
and you have done what 1t was APP
pointed for you to do. / know what
you expected Of me. Some time ago
gentleman from one Of the countries
with which we are associated was dis
cussing with me the moral aspects OF
this war, and said that If we did not
insist upon the high purpose which we
have accomplished the end would not
be justified.
The whole people Of the United
States are now waiting TO welcome you
home with an acclaim which probably
has never greeted any other army, be-
cause our country is like this country,
we have been so proud Of the stand
taken, Of the purpose for which this
war was entered by the United States.
You know what we expected of you,
and you did it. 1 know what you and
the people at home expected OF me,
and l am happy to say, my fellow
countrymcli, that ! ito not find in the
hearts Of the great Leaders with whom
1t is my privilege now to cooperate
any difference Of principle or Of funda-
mental purpose.
1t happened that it was the privi-
Icge OF America to present the chart
for peace, and now the process of set
Element has been rendered compara-
lively simple by the fact that all the
nations concerned have accepted that
chart, and the application OF these
principles laid down there will be
their application.
The world Will now know that the
nations that fought this war; as well
as the soldiers who represented them,
are ready to make good, make good
not only in the assertion OF their own
interests. hue make good In the estab-
lis!rtuent of peace upon the permanent
foundation OF right ana OF Justice.
Because this ~ not q war in which
the SultierS Of the free nations have
0hcyed masters You have command
crs, but you have no masters. Your
very commanders represent you In
representing the aation, Of. which you
constitute - distinguished pa3s>
-tnG everybody concerned! i'll the set
tlrn1cnt knows That j; must be Il peo-
pics peace Aht: that nothing must he
ttoue IN The settlement of the ISSUES of
tie war which is not rs handsome as
tho great achievements of tie armies
Of the United States cntt rhe allies.
feel a comratteShir with yod to-day
which !. ,scDlgAttul. as { took down
l,;.1u these uadfsturhcd fields and
t!ltnk Of the terrible scenes through