Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-09

NSOibIllucu lOlll dSC oliS'j -~o~o~o~~~~~o~o~o~~ Marshall. former Speaker of the House Champ Clark, and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, all of whom were recognized and cheered by the crowd.
 Receives Great Ovation. The presidents appearance on the platform, was the signal for an ova- tion which lasted some minutes, ending when the band broke into the strains of "Over There" There was a sudden pause when an officer in British uniform unexpectedly appear ed on the platform.
 MT. Wilson jumped to his feet and crossed the stage to meet him, and the cheering broke out in re- doubled volume as the word flashed through the hall that the stranger was Major G. H. Scott, commander of the British transatlantic diri- gible R-34
 Brief welcoming speeches were made by Rodman Wanamaker, May or Hylan and Governor Smith. The New York governor, who was re- peatedly cheered, introduced the president as the bearer of peace treaty "worthy of the honor, dignity When MT. Wilson stepped to the front of the stage, the band again be- gan playing the national anthem but was drowned in the cheers of the several thousand men and women in the audience, who refused to resume their seats until the president had signalled several times for silence. Touched by Welcome. MT. Wilson was obviously under the strain of deep emotion when he began to speak, and his voice was noticeably hoarse. He said:
 1 "Fellow countrymen:
 "I am not going to try this after noon to make you a real speech. am bit alarmed to find how many speeches I have in my system undeliv- cred, but they are all speeches that come from the mind and 1 want to say to you this afternoon, only a few words from the heart. t
 "You have made me deeply happy by the generous welcome you have extended to me but I do not believe that the welcome you extend to me is half as great as that which 1 eX- tend to you. Why, Jerseyman, though am. this is the first time I ever thought that Hoboken was beautiful.
 "I have really. though l have tried on the other side of the water to conceal it. been the most homesick man in the American expeditionary 1 x,r,4L Foo1i,Cc lo+ It would be vain for me to try to ad- dress that find myself in this be- loved country again. l do not say that because I lack in admiration of other countries.
 Thoughts Never of Self.
 "There have been many things that softened my homesickness. One of the chief things that softened it was l the very generous welcome that they extended to me as your representa- tive on the other side of the water. And it was still more softened by the pride that l had in discovering that America had at last convinced the world of her true character.
 q was welcome because they had seen with their own eyes what America had done for the world. They had deemed her selfish. They had deemed her devoted to material interests. And they had seen her boys come across the water with vision even more beautiful than which they conceived when they had entertained dreams of liberty and peace.
 "And then, had the added pride of finding out by personal observation the kind of men we had sent over. I had crossed the seas with the kind of men who had taken them over without whom they could not have got to Europe and then when I cot there, I saw that army of men. We have had our eyes very close upon our tasks at times but whenever we lifted them as we were accustomed to lift them to distant horizon, we were aware that all the peoples of the earth had turned their faces to- ward us, as those who were the friends of freedom and right, and whenever we thought of national policy and of it's relation upon the affairs of the world, we know we were under bonds to do the large thing and the right thing.
 Raps League Opponents.
 ''It is privilege, therefore, beyond all computation. for man whether in great capacity or a small. to take part in the counsels and in the reso- lutions of a people like this. I am afraid some people, some persons do not understand that vision. They do not see it. They have looked toe much upon the ground. They have thought too much of the interests that were near them, and they have not listened to the voices of theil neighbors.
 q have never had moments doubt as to where the heart and purpose of this people lay. Wher any one on the other side of the wa ter had raised the question will America come in and help?' I have said of course America will come i: