The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-01-02
WILSON ADDRESSES
TROOPS IN FRANCE
PRESIDENT SAID you HAVE
DONE YOUR DUTY AND DONE
1T WIZ A SPIRIT OF GLORY.
TROOPS RECEIVE MUCH PRAISE
Proud Of Every Step In Advance
That Soldiers Had Taken. Never
Once Did They Retreat.

President Wilson in his speech to
the troops in France said
General Pershing and Fellow Com
rades: I wish that | could give to-
each one of you the message that /
know you are longing to receive from
those at home who love you. / cannot
do that, but can tell you how every
one has put his heart into 1t. You
have done your duty. and something
more. You have done your duty, and
you have done it with spirit which
gave it 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 1t was
appointed for you to do. / know what
you expected of me. Sometime ago a
gentleman from one of the countries
with which we are associated, was
discussing 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.
Everybody at home is proud of
you and has followed every move
ment Of this great army with con-
fidence and affection.
1.-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, because 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 10 say my fel
low countrymen, that | do not md
in the hearts of the great leaders
with whom it is my privilege now to
cooperate any difference of principle
OF OF fundamental purpose.
at happened that it was the privi
lege of America to present the chart
for peace, and now the process OF
settlement has been rendered com
J paratively simple by the fact that al
the nations concerned have accept
ed that chart, and the application OF
these principles laid down there viii
be their application.
THE world will now know that the
nations that fought this war, as vel
as the soldiers who represented them
are ready to make good. make good
not only in the assertion of their owr
interests, but make good in the estab
hshment of peace upon the founda
ticn OF right and OF justice.
Because this Is not a 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 re
presenting the nation. of which yol
constitute so distinguished a part.
"And everybody concerned in tht
settlement knows that II must be ;
peoples peace and that nothing mus
be done in the settlement of the is
sues Of the war which is not as hand
some as the great achievements o
the armies of the United States ant
the allies.
1T is difficult, very difficult, men
in any normal speech like this t
show you my real heart. You mel
probably do not realize with wha
anxious attention and care we hav,
followed every step you advanced
and how proud we are that ever.
step was in advance, and not in re
treat; that every time you set you
face in any direction you kept you
face in that direction.
"A thrill has gone through m.
heart. as it has gone through tn
heart of every American, with almos
every gun that was struck in the ga
liant fighting that you have done. AM
there has been only one regret Il
America, and that was the regre
that every man there felt that he wa
not there in France, too.
81 feel a comradship with you Il
day, which is delightful, as ! loo
down upon these undisturbed field
and think of the terrible scene
through which you have gone and r.
alize how the quiet of peace, tn
tranquility of settled hopes has de:
cended upon us. And while IL is har
far away from home confidentially
bid you a Merry Christmas, can,
think. confidentially. promise you
happy new year. and can from tn
bottom OF my heart say God bles
you"
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