Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
SAYS NATIONS COOPERATION
WILL BROADEN AS YEARS PASS
President Wilson, in Address at Banquet to
Peace Delegates, Predicts Benefits to
Flow From Paris Conference.

PARIS, June Is (by the Associated
Press).-President Poincaire tonigh
gave a dinner to President Wilson ane
all the delegates to the peace CONFER
ence Mrs Wilson accompanied tn
President.
Responding to an address made by M
Poincare. President Wilson said:
II thank you most sincerely Nor
the words that you have uttered. "
cannot pretend, sir, that the pros-N
pect of going home is not very de-
lightful to me. but l can say with
the greatest sincerity that the pros
pect of leaving France is very pain
full to me.
81 have received a peculiarly gen
erous welcome here, and it has been
pleasing for me to feel that that
welcome was intended not so much
for myself as for the people whom
represented And the people OF
France know how to give a welcome
that makes a mans heart glad. They
have a spontaneity about them, a
simplicity OF 1rlenQSHip, NiHSI 10 az
together delightful.
Notes Sacrifice Made by France.
Il feel that my stay here, sir. has
enlightened both my heart ana my
mind 1t has enabled me personally
to see the evidence of the SUFFERING
and the sacrifices of France. 1t has
enabled me to come into personal
touch with the leaders of the french
people, and through the medium OF
intercourse with them to understand
better l hope. than l understood pe
fore. the motives, the ambitions ana
the PRINCIPLES which actuate this
great nation. 1t has, therefore, oeen
to me a lesson in the roots OF frlend-
ship in those things which MAKE tns
intercourse of nations prohtaDle anu
seryiceable for all the rest OF nit'ii-
kind.
ference has seemed to go very slowly
indeed. Sometimes it has seemed as
if there were unnecessary oostacles
to agreement: but as the weeks nave
heightened l have seemed to see me
profit that came out OF that. 2ulCS
conclusions would not have produced
that intimate knowledge OF each
Others mind which l think has come
out Of these daily conferences:
I'VE have been constantly in the
presence of each others mlnuS anu
motives and characters: ana me
comradeships which are paseu upt -
that sort of knowledge are sure ~
he very much more intelligent not
only hut to breed much more lni-
mate sympathy and comprehension
than could otherwise be created.
..These six months have been SIX
months which have woven new
fibers of connection between the
hearts of our people. And some-
thing more than friendship ana
intimate sympathy has come out OF
this intercourse. .L,
Friendship is a very good thing.
Intimacy is very enlightenlng
thing. But friendship may enc
with sentiment. A new thlns thal
has happened is that we nave
ir a our common principles
and our common purposes into
common plan. When we part we
are not going to part with nnlsh-
ed work, but with a work one por-
ton of which Is finished ana the
other portion Of which is only be-
gun.
Plan of Cooperation Begun.
I'VE have finished the formula
ton of the peace, but we have be-
gun a plan Of cooperation "nlcn l
believe will broaden and Strength
en- as the years go by SO that TINS
grip of the hand that we nave
taken now will need to be relaxeo.
We have been and shall continue
TO he comrades We shall continue
TO he co-workers in tasks when.
because they are common. Will
weave out of our sentiments a
common conception Of duty ana
common conception Of the right or
men of every race and or every
cline. If it be true that that mas
been accomplished. it is very
great thing.
"As go away from these scenes
think l shall realize that l
have been present at one OF the
most vital things that has happen
ed in the history Of nations. Ma
lions have formed contracts with
each other before, but they never
have formed partnerships. They
have associated themselves tenn
porarily. but they have never pc
fore associated themselves perma-
nently.
The wrong that was done In the
waging of this war was a great
wrong, hut it wakened the world
to a great moral necessity OF see
ing that it was necessary that men
should band themselves together
IN Order tndt SUCH "IoilS si'ouiu
never be perpetrated again.
Merely to beat a nation that
was wrong once is not enough.
There must follow the warming to
all other nations that would 90
like things that they in turn will
be vanquished and shamed if they
attempt a dishonorable purpose.
Ocean Narrow in Future.
You can see, therefore, sir, with
what deep feelings those of us who
must now for a little while turn
away from France shall leave your
shores; and though the ocean is
broad it will seem very narrow in
the future. 1t will be easier to I'M
derstand each other than it ever
was before, and with the confident
intercourse of cooperation the
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