Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-01-03
WILSON PROMISES
A 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 Is
Near-Doughboys Cheer Him
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Chaumont.-After reviewing 10000
American troops at Langres, near this
place, where the American headQuar-
ters are located, President Wilson de-
ivered an address to the soldiers, pre-
ceded by short speech by General
John J. Pershing, commander In chief
of the American Expeditionary Forces.
T President Wilson said In part
General Persh1ng and Fellow Com
rades-Iiwish tnAttaII Z oGld give to each
one Of you the message that 4 know
you are longing to receive from those
at home who love you. ! cannot do
that, but I 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 1t distinction and glory.
And now we are to hail the fruits Of
everything. You conquered when you
came over what you came over for,
and you have done what it was ap-
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. know what you and
the people at home expected Of me,
and I am happy to say, my fellow
countrymen, that do 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-
lege Of America to present the chart
for peace, and now the process of set
tlement 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. T..
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, but make good in the estab-
lishment of peace upon the permanent
foundation of~right and OF justice.
Because this is not war in which
the soldiers Of the free nations have
obeyed masters. You have command
ers, but you have no masters. Your
very commanders represent you in
representing the nation, of which you
constitute so distinguished a part,
And everybody concerned In the set
tlenent knows that IT must be peo-
pies. peace and that nothing must be
done In the settlement Of the issues of
the war which is not as handsome as
the great achievements Of the armies
of the United States 9ad the allies.
] feel comgA1eship with you today
which IL delightful, as ! look down
UPON these undfsturbed fields and
think Of the terrible scenes through
which you have gone and realize how
the quiet Of peace, the tranquility of
settled hopes has desceataed upon US.
And, while it Il bard far away from
hons. IL bttt you Merry Christmas, l
enn, I think, confidently promise you
a Happy New Year, and Can from
the bottom Of my hears aay, God bless
you.