The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-09
WORLD PEACE UNION
DEMANDED BY PRESIDENT IN
MANCHESTER ADDRESS.
France supports Britain for Freedom
Of Seas and Ciemsnesau says
Wilson Approves Attitude.

not interested in European politics.
hut she is interested in q partnership
of right between America and Europe.
declared President Wilson In receiv-
ing the freedom of the city OF Man
chester at the Free Trade hall here
Monday America is not interested
merely in the peace OF Europe. but in
the peace OF the world. he added:
III the future had nothing for us
but a new attempt to keep the world
at the right poise by 4 balance OF
power" the President added. "ths
United States would take no interest
in 1t. because she will join no combt-
nation OF power which In not q COM
bination Of us all"
There was feeling Of cordial fra
tcrnity and friendship between Amer
lea and Great Britain, declared the
President, which was based on the
principle Of friendship and patriotism
that led men to give more than was
demanded Tho partnership Of inter
ests which had attempted the govern
ment OF the world had broken down.
he said. 1t was an interest which did
not bind men together. but sepaSAted
them. Common devotion to the right
was the only thing. he insisted. that
could bind men together.
I'VE are not obeying the mandate
Of parties or politics." the President
continued; I'VE are obeying the man
date of humanity" II the world IL
to remain body Of friends. he said.
there must be an easy and constant
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could be taken when they were little
and not allowed to grow until big.
Then l wish could for the whole
world enter the league and covenant
and declare ourselves the friends of
mankind" the President added.
The President said he was not hope
full that the individual items OF the
settlement which was about to be at
tempted would be altogether satisfac-
tory.
"One only has to apply his mind"
he continued, ito any one Of the ques-
tions of boundary. Of altered sover-
eighty. of racial aspiration to do
something more than conjecture this.
There Is no man. no body Of men,
that knows just how they ought to be
settled; and yet II we are to make
satisfactory settlements we must see
to It that they are rendered more and
more satisfactory by subsequent ad-
justment which is made possible. We
must provide the machinery for re-
adjustments in order that we mAy
have the machinery OF good will and
friendship" -
Paris.-In addressing the Chamber
of Deputies Sunday night Premier
Clemenceau made 1t plain that 1t was
his intention to support Great Brit
ain in the peace negotiations ON the
question OF the freedom Of the seas.
and he declared that his attitude in
this matter was approved by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Premier Clemenceau was given q
vote Of confidence. $50 to 1874, after q
stormy debate. during which the war
aims Of France were outlined by Ste.
phen Pichon, foreign minister. and
the premier had indicated his adher-
ence to the "old system o: alliance
called the balance of power.
1t was indicated by the premier
that the formation of a league OF ma
tions might be carried out concordant-
ly with the drafting Of the treaty OF
peace. M. Renaudel. Socialist.
brought about this statement by ex-
pressing his regret that the allies had
decided not to organize the league un-
til after peace had been declared. +
Colorado Woman Dead in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa.-Attired In silk pa
jamas. the body Of young woman.
believed by the police to be Mrs. Irene
IIayford, 25. of Colorado. was found on
the floor beside the body of an un-
identified man, aged about S5. in
Penn avenue boarding house. The
woman was shot through the abdomen
and the man through the head A re-
volver was found near BY. The man
Was fully dressed. Letters from the
wemAn,s husband, now In FSp4ca,
fouad In the room. failed to taaUW
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