The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-01
Last Day of Fiscal Year
Was One of Activity On
Board the George Wash
ni2n.
SPORT DELIVERS
ZITEHOUSE MAIL.
Proceeds Homeward
With Fine Weather, A
Calm Sea and With Many
Aboard.

Aboard Steamship George Washing
ton, June 30.-The last day of the fis-
cal year found President Wilson
handling current affairs in the mid
Atlantic The transport Great North
ern," with mail pouches direct from
the White House, in Washington, met
the presidential steamship this morn
ing Bills awaiting the presidents s
signature and documents relating to
much other government business were
soo1 spread on his desk for attention.
Tn president signed the Indian ap-
pre- spriation and railroad deficiency
bills at 11:15 ships time.
Sunday, June 29.-Several thousand
returning American soldiers and a
score of pretty French war. brides are
on board the presidential ship on its
voyage TO the United States. A num-
ber of the soldiers who We're members
of the guard at Paris White House
and Hotel de Crillon, headquarters of
the American delegation. were mar
ricd during their sojourn in Paris.
The regulations provided no means
for the brides to accompany their
husbands aboard the George Wash
ington and for a while 1t seemed they
might get left behind. A fearful joint
dispatch from the brides to Presiden.
Wilson, however, led to the making Of
arrangements for their accommoda-
tion and they are one of the happiest
novelties of the voyage, which 50 FIR
has been in perfect weather and on a
calm sea.
Farewell messages were received by
President Wilson from King George,
OF England: King Alfonso. of Spain,
and the emperor of Japan. The one
from King George makes allusion to
the American and British peoples.
brothers in arms, who will continue
ever in peace.
The reply of the president to the
message of King George was as fol-
lows:
1T gives me deep pleasure to ex-
press to you my conviction of the
truth OF your generous message con-.
cerning the great ends which have
been attained by the present peace
and the new ties which have been
created between your own great peo-
pie and ours. We are on the eve of
realizing more than we could realize
them at the time, the real objects of
the great war.
THE free peoples of the world, uni
ted to defeat the enemies of liberty
and justice, have through their repre-
senatives wrought out a plan by
which they may remain united in
free partnership of intimate council
TO promote the cause OF justice and
of freedom through the beneficient
processes of peace and the accords
OF a liberal policy. 1t is within the
choice of thoughtful men and of every
nation to enrich the peace by their
counsel. 1 am happy to echo your
raeetings at this momentous time of
renewed vision and confident hope"
Emperor Yoshihito. of Japan, in
congratulating the president, said:
ssIt gives me heartfelt pleasure to
,congratulate you and the great
friendly people whose first magistrate
you are. on the definite termination
of the war in which yau and they
did so much TO achieve final victory.
Accept my warmest Fluctuations on
this magnificent triumph which
firmly believe is the forerunner of n
great new era of the worlds history,
ecIipsing all that have gone before in
the general diffusion of happiness and
security
The president replied:
.'Your majesty's message of felicita-t d
lions is received with the greatest
qualification. 1t has been a privilege
10 cooperate with the very able repre-
sentatives of Japan in developing the
terms of peace which inevitably in
volyed the interests of the whole
world. i believe with your majesty
that the results achieved forecast
new era in the worlds history because
they give promise of a peace in which
Justice will not be imperiled by selfish
initiative on the part of any single
nation.
May / express my best wishes for |
the security and happiness of your
people"
King Alfonso. of Spain, sent this
message:
~On the occasion of the signing os |
peace in which you have in conjgnc- |
tion with your country taken such a |
'preponderating part, I am pleased to |
send you my most sincere congratu-
1afions and i ask you to accept my
very best wishes and those OF Spain
for the happiness and prosperity OF /
the United States OF America in the
new era now beginning. / wish you.