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ROYALTY
G0DSPEED.
WILSON
President Makes Speeches in
Brussels and Extended
Tour of BattlefieIds; Best
of Feeling Shown:

Brussels, June 1.-The king ard
queen of the Belgians said good.
bye to President and Mrs. Wilson
tonight after day of functions and
sightseeing that taxed the energies
of every individual in the American
party.
The president made three speech
es and an extended tour of the bat
tlehelds. attended luncheon and a
formal dinner by the king. Had
there been any doubt relative to the
feeling between Americans and Bel
gians it was relieved in the cham
Der of deputies when President
Wilson was warmly applauded ty
the members and those gathered in
the galleries.
Ir simple, straightforward man
ner, he brought then, 70 the realiza-
ton that America was not dealing
with the past; that now is the time
for credits and it is proposed to ex-
tend them.
The president said he had in mind
to suggest to congress to elevate
the legation at Brussels to an en-
bassy and the post Of minister to
ambassador.
The appearance of President VIII.
son before the chamber was the
most important feature of the days
program, but it was rivaled by the
reception of Burgomaster Max, at
the Hotel de Vile, later in the day.
Hall Filled to Greet Wilson.
With King Albert, the president
entered the chamber of deputies al
the minute fixed, while Mrs. Will
son, Margaret Wilson and the queen
were escorted to their seats. The
hall was filled, every members seat
being taken and tile galleries were
crowded. 49,
The president, with the king, was
seated on the floor of the house,
directly in front of the speaker. The
queen, and Mrs. Wilson occupied
places to the speakers left.
The Belgian minister of foreign
affairs, Paul Hymans, expressed
gratitude at the part America played
in the war. He referred specifically
to.the work done by Herbert Hoov-
er, who was present and was forced
to arise and acknowledge the ap-
plause of the chamber.
More than once the president and
Mrs. Wilson, were obliged to bow
acknowledgements, when refer
ences were made to them.
At Vs conclusion of his address
the whole chamber rose and gave
the president an ovation. The
guests were conducted late4
through the historic rooms, includ'
ing the senate chambers, where the
English nurse, Edith Cavell, was
tried and sentenced by the Ger
mans.
q Before leaving, the president
signed -"the gold book" and at 3:3(
the president and royal party, amie
renewed plaudits took automobiles
for Malinese.
Play National Anthem.
On the arrival and departure O.
the president, Belgian bands played
The Star Spangled Banner"
When the party left for the front
hundreds of youngsters, mostly
girls, gathered before the palace Sc
densely as almost to hault the cars
In his address before the Belgian
chamber Of deputies President Viii
son said IN part:
"The enemy committed many out
RACES in this wat gentlemen, bu
the initial outrage was the funda
mental outrage of all. They. will
insolent indifference, violated th'
sacredness of treaties. They showet
that they did not care for the homo
of any pfedge.e They Showed tina
they did not care for the independ
ence of any nation, whether it hat
raised its hand against them or not
that they were ruthless in their de
termination to have their whim' a
their pleasure. Therefore, it wa
the violation of Belgium that awak
ened the world to the realization o
the character of the struggle.
Belgium's Plea to Nations.
"A very interesting thing cam,
out of that struggle, which seems al
most like an illogical consequence
One of the first things that the rep
| resentatives of Belgium said to MI
after the war was that they did no
| want their neutrality guaranteed
They did not want any Reutrality
They wanted equality. not because
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