El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-24
Wilson Trusts
Peoples Voice
OnLeaguePLa11
Says Governments Will Be
TUNED Out That Fail
To Achieve Object.
Continued from page H.

to the nation known as ~the friend Of
mankind"
The president related that Ameri-
can soldiers were welcomed ia all the
European countries.
III 7 were 10 regard the pride 7
felt personal pride. j would be the
most stuck up man in the world
Whole Verdict Reversed.
"I have been searching for the FUN
dameutal fact that has brought
Europe TO believe IN us. She seemed
for the first three years to believe vs. q
could make more by staying out than
going in Then. suddenly, the whole
verdict was reversed. it was when
they saw that America not only be-
lieved in ideas, but acted ideas they
became the confirmed partisans OF
America and became converted to
those ideas
Now" said the president. this
conference we have established calls
for something. The Europe left was
fun Of hope. The Europe Of the third
year OF the war was sinking 10 a
stubborn desperation They thought
the end Of the war would eventually
be a resumption Of the old order. They
never dreamed il would be a Europe
Of settled peace.
Europeans Buoycd Up.
Now all the peoples of Europe are
huoyed up I'm the hope that all the ma
tons Of the world shall unite their
moral and physical forces that right
shall prevail What would happen il
America should fail the world OF its
hope2 The nations viii be set up as
hostile camps again and the men az
the peace conference viii 80 home
with their heads upon their breasts
because they viii have failed. We
would leave on the peace table nothing
but a modern scrap Of paper"
Text Of Speech.
President Wilson spoke ne follows:
Governor Coolidge, AR Mayor and
CHOW Citizens.
81 wonder II YOU are haIf as glad
TO see me as ] am TO see you. It'll
warns my heart to see q Ereat body
or my fellow citizens again. because E
IN some respects during the recent
months 7 have been very lonely in
deed without your c0mradeshiD and
counsel. and I tried at every step of Z
the work which fell TO me TO recall
what I was sure would be your couu-
sci with regard TO the great matters
which were under consideration.
I do not want you TO think that 7 Z
nave not been appreciative OF the ex- /
traordinary generous reception which 4
was given to me on the other side, in .
saying that IL makes me very happy
to get home again. do not mean TO .
say that / was not very deeply touched /
by the cries that came from the
great crowds on the other side. But
want 10 say TO you in an honesty /
mat felt them TO be a call OF greet I
ing TO you rather than 10 me.
OvatiOns Not Personal
I did not feel that the greeting
s. as personal had in my heart the .
oVercrowding pride Of being your
representative and Of receiving the
llaudlts OF men everywhere who felt
o @
he cause Of liberty. There was no
nistaking the tone in the voices OF T
nose Ereat crowds IT was not a
.one OF mere greeting; IT was not a
one or mere generous welcome: j. .
vas the calling Of c0mrade TO COM
-ade, the cries that come from men
: no say w e have waited for this day
when the friends OF liberty should
,ome across the sea and shake hands
vain us, 10 see that a new world was
constructed upon a new basis and.
oundation OF justice and right
L can't tell YOU the inspiration that
anne from the sentiments that come
1ut Of those simple voices Of the
;roWd- And the prOudest thing T
laVe 10 report 10 you is that this
sreat country Of ours is trusted
throughout the world.
No Premature Report.
have not come 10 report the pro-
eedings Of the peace conference. That
would be premature. I can say that
have received very happy imDres-
ions from this conference the inn
lresslon that, while there are many.
Of judgment; while there
re some divergences OF object. there
s. nevertheless, a common spirit and
common realization Of the necessity
I setting up new standards OF right
n the world
Because the men who are I'm con-
erence in Paris realize as EeeuIv as
ny American can realize that they
re not the masters OF their people:
nat lneT are the servants of their
eople and that the spirit OF their
eople has awakened 10 a new pur-
ose and new conception Of their.
oNer 10 realize that purpose and
nat no man dare 80 home from that
onterence and report anything IessI
oole than was expected Of it,
Complex Task Undertaken.
The conference seems to you to 20
owly; but wonder n you realize the
'mpleNity Of the task (which il has
1dertaken- Tt seems as If the settle
.ents OF this war affect. and affect
reclly, every great. and 7 sometimes
.lnh every small nation I'm the world
a. no one decision can prudently be
ade, which is not properly linked I'm
18th the great series OF other de-
sions which must accompany it. And
must be reckoned fin with the final
suit. II the real quality and charac-
n Of that result is to be nroDerIv
dged- {
"WhHt we are doing T. TO hear
the whole cause. Hear 60 from
the mouths OF the men most in
teresteds hear "a from those who
il.Il.llllli lIl TmT=