The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-18
MEANS MUCH TO MILLIONS

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 MEANS MUCH TO MILLIONS Though I did not hear it, I personally feel that in the Presidents brief talk in the little church in Carlisle, England, where his grandfather had preached he said the finest things that he has ever uttered His tribute to his mother was beautiful and one that you and the rest of us Harris boys" can appreciate, be- cause we owe so much to our wonderful mother. I believe that the words and sem timents expressed in that little talk will CT dure to the end of time as even finer than Burns "Cotter's Saturday night" and that none could be more cordial in their greetings to any man. They said that the Italians idealize President Will son as personifying liberty and justice; and that they regard him as the great est of living men. But l do not think that anyone could have anticipated the tremendous ovations that were accorded President Wilson in every city in which he stopped.
 SCENE IN ROMAN SENATE The scene in the Roman Senate on the occasion of President Wilson's address there was the most thrilling sight that I have ever witnessed; and the Romans who were priviledged to be there said that never before had they heard such enthusiastic applause from those dignifed senators. The way that those men-most of the grey-haired, venerable-looking men--stood and shouted "viva Wilson and kept{up their applause for so long a time showed that they were in the presence of one for whom they had the highest admiration. They were evidently delighted with what the Presdent said and the way he said it.
 I have: heard the President make a number of speeches in the capitol at Washington and elsewhere. but in my opinion, one of his greatest addresses was uttered in the Roman Senate AS listened to his words, I was sure that no Roman ever uttered nobler sentiments expressed a more chaste language than did President Wilson on the occasion Of his first address to the Romans, and l pictured future generations of boys read ing and declaring this and other ad- dresses of the Presidents as the boys of our day studied those of Cicero and Mark Antony. His address the same evening in the capitol, on Capitoline Hill,
 Without hearing the European peo- pie talk of what President Wilson did to end the war and of their belief that he has come to the peace conference to form a league of nations that will bring a peace that will endure for all
 
 ing means to millions of people in war-worn Europe. The people over here believe that the Presidents last notes to Germany and Austria had more to do with the overthrow of the German and Austrian empires than any other one thing, and that this has, tened the end of the war by months and perhaps years and everyone, ex- cept the politicians and grafters, who are trying to exploit the peace confer ence, is glad that the President is here.
 occasionally meet republican who is so narrow that he cannot enjoy the wonderful victory that our armies have helped to achieve because the democrats are in power; who sneers at the President and who tries to find things about him to criticize But they only amuse us, and do not count. To those of us over here. including many republicans whom I have heard ex- press themselves on the subject, and bickerings of the envious and jealous congressman and senators in Wash ington. and the -snarls of the 'Junker" press. that criticize the President for coming to Europe, seem very small. Had the President not have como he would have shirked a great respons- him to come and his coming to the peace conference is the greatest thing that ever happened for the United States--for. the world
 President Wilson stands out the greatest man in the world today, and when the history of this great epoch has been written I verily believe that Woodrow Wilson will be accorded that which he deserves. the record of doing