The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-02
BY United Press.

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Manchester, Dec. 31.-President Will
son today gave warning that America
would join no combination or alliance
except a league OF nations"
Addressing 5000 workmen in Free
Trade Hall, he declared that the league
Of nations must be a great covenant by
which all nations unite "for the main
tenance and triumph of right" The
statement was greeted by wild ap-
plause.
'"The United States always has felt
Il must separate itself from European
politics." Wilson said. cit Is not in
terested In European politics now, but
Is interested in a partnership OF right.
I'VE Will Join no combination OF
power which is not a combination OF
all Of US. We are not Interested in the
peace OF Europe but In the peace Of
the world.
The Common interest.
The theme now before us is what
IL the common interest2' Heretofore
q partnership Of interests has gov
erned the world. This has broken
down. With interests come ~jealousies.
There Is only one thing that can bind
people; that is a ommon devotion to
the right.
There must be no balance Of power
The great zoice Of humanity is abroad
in the world. IL any statesman resists
the compulsion Of this conscience he
will deeply regret 1t. We are obeying
no parties but the mandates OF hui
manity."
Fellow Citizens"
Having just been made an honorary
citizen the president opened his speech
by addressing his audience as fellow
citizens of Manchester"
Wilson declared that the spirit of
sympathy between the peoples of
mere sentiment, but a principle.
Men give more than is demanded
from impulses" he said. 1.-THE desire
to serve comes from friendship"
While enroute from the Mansion
House to the hall, the president saw
the first U-boat ever captured, moored
in the ship canal. He also saw the
famous mystery ship" which, as the
party passed by on the liner Majestic,
threw off its disguise as a freighter
and revealed itself as a heavily armed
warship.
freSident mas Oolds
The president was suffering from a
slight cold and both he and Mrs. Will
son were clad in furs.
Free Trade Hall was packed with
workmen who cheered as the president
was presented the highest honor in the
mower of the city. The presidents
reply was applauded. In welcoming
Wilson the lord mayor said
the presidents actions in peace and
war command the undying gratitude
Of the world"
History alone can comprehend the
stupendous effort of America" he said.
The crowd showed what 1t thought
of the president by singing For He's
q Jolly Good Fellow" The workmen
then gave Mrs. Wilson a special cheer.
Some May Fail.
The president admitted he was not
hopeful that the individual items Of all
the peace settlements would be salts
He declared no man could
know positively just what these set
tlements would be, but that provision
must be made for adjustment of diff
in the future, SO that troubles
may be taken up when they are little
and not allowed to grow big.
Unity OF Command.
In his address at the luncheon at the
Midland hotel. President Wilson re-
TERED to unity Of command on the
battlefield In the recent hostilities.
II not only" he said, had the pleas
ure of meeting Marshal Foch, who con- !
firmed my admiration by the direct and
manner in which he dealt with
every subject we talked about, but I
had the pleasure of meeting your own
and understood how they !
o -operated. because I saw they were
real men"
1t would be necessary in the years to !
come, he said, to submit to unity of
but the powers must plan a
unity Of purpose In which they would
find a gerat recompense and strength
ening Of spirit.