The Meeker herald., 1919-03-08
OPINION OF ALL AMERICA WILL
De HEARD IN DECISION
ON PEACE LEAGUE.
ALL FRIENDLY TO U. 5.
WILSON DELIVERS SPEECH At
MECHANICS HALL IN BOSTON
TO Gig CROWD.


Boston, Feb. 4.-President Wilson
made the following speech ut Mechan-
les Hall In Boston, after landing from
his trip back from Europe.
Governor Coolidge. Mr. Mayor. Eel.
low Citi8ens:
II wonder " you are half A. glad TO
see me as am to see you. II warns
my heart to see great body OF my TEL
low citizens again, because 10 some re-
been lonely indeed without your COM
radeship and counsel and l tried at ev.
cry step Of the work which fell 20 me
your counsel with regard 10 the great
matters which were under considera-
tlon.
II do not want you to to think that
nee Which
was given to mo on the other aide. IN
saying that II makes me very happy to
get home again. ! d. not mean at to .. 's 4,
the cries that came from the great
crowds on the other side. But I want
to say TO you In all honesty that felt
rather than TO me.
II did not feel that the greeting was
personal. had In my heart the over
crowning pride of beinx your repre-
o q men s,sIy S Who fei III sh", your
hearts beat with thsirs in the cause Of
liberty.
There was no mlstaking the tone In
Va n: NO. ton. .I.
not tone of mere gsnerou. welcome.
II was the calling OF comrads TO COM
rads, the cry that come. from men who
the friends Of liberty should come
u. 70 see that . new world was coa-
,tructed upon = new basis and foundA-
lion of Justice and right
II can't tell you the inspiration that
came from the sentiments that came
out OF those simple voices In the
70 report 70 70, you j" that ri. sre.s
rountry Of ours 10 trusted throughout
The world.
II have not come to report the pro-
seedlings or the results OF the proceed.
would be premature. can say that I
from this eonferencs-the impressions
Of jud1men while there are some al
vergeneies Of object: there 10. never
theless. . common spirit and common
= nsH n' Of sisss /. e. sor
ference realize a. kes.iy a. any Amer
&c. q s' s. ss s'y :. s not T.:
the servssts o. their people. ind that
the spirit Of their people has awaksnsd
ts'e new yos1o:e 40 S.1sT ce.c.ytsoa
aad that NO nan dare TO home 1roR
that conferences aad report anything
lses noble thsa vaa expected Of T.
.io1is. fro. s:y g ssy e !. 'G s.s IL Z
YOU r..ii.: II. eon.i.ss;sy Of tie TASK
II the .etiiessssss Of this ver affect.
and affect directly. every greAt-AnA,
! sometimes think. every snsAli-aAtion
I. Il: :. worlS ,s snS =" 10, ons dss,:i9r s.n
j. with tbs nrsat seria: 81 other dsci:
must b rsckoned on with the fisai re-
Of that result IL 10 be properly JUDGED.
what we are doinE 10 TO hear the
whole case: hear u from the mouths
from those who are officially commits
claims: hear the claims that affect new
Of The world. that Affect new com.
nerc!ei and economic connections that
have been established BY the great
And have been struck by the mod
erat.ness Of those who have presented
national claims. J. can testify that I
believe ] have nowhere seen the CLEAN
Of passion. I have seen carn~atnesr.
] have seen tears come to the eyes of
men who Piled for down-trodd~n peo-
speak for. but they were not the tears
Of anger. they were the tears Of ar
dent hope.
to have been subdued by these pleas,
sUbdued To this feeling. that hr was
not there to assert an individual judy
ment Of his own. but to try to asaist
the cause Of humanity.
t.r.si .s.ks out. first OF ali. when Il
the United Siatss. Why? Hsesus."
and ] think J. am stating tho most won
dcrful fact In histOry--becauRe there
Ii. motives Of the United states
thing seem .' before. @.. ~o .sere ever
30 moving . thing? Was there ever
had won that esteem forever I" de-
II would not have you undcrstand
that the great men who represent the
other nations there In conference are
Quite the contrary. Hut you UNDER
stand the countries Of Europe have
again and again claahcd with one an
other in competitive Int-rcstr. u ia
issues that were drawn between them
In past times.
1T L. impossible for men to believe
that all ambitions hav. All Of . sud.
territory thst was coveted: they ~.
member riEhta that u was attempted
To cxtort: they remember political am.
billions which II was attempted 70 real.
have come Into a diff.rant temper. they
cannot forget these thiags and 10 they
do not resort to one another for . dia.
passionate view ~ the matters In con-
trov.rey. They resort to that nation
ri 0ssVR he NA&, a nj Ia ls0t