Gilpin observer., 1919-01-02
v. s. WILL REFUSE TO JOIN BAL
ANcE OF POWER SYSTEM, will
SON TELLS ENGLlSHMEN.
WANT FREEDOM OF SEAS
FRANCE SUPPORTS BRITAIN, AND
eLEMENcEAU SAYS PRESIDENT
APPROVES ATTITUDE.
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Manchester. Dec. S1.-America is
not interested in European politics,
but she is interested in a 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:
IF the future had nothing for us
but new attempt to keep the world
at the right poise by a balance of
power" the President added, "the
United States would take no interest
in it. because she will join no combi-
nation of power which is not a COM
bination of us all"
There was a feeling of cordial fra
ternity 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 The 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 separated
them. Common devotion to the right
was the only thing, he insisted, that
could bind men together.
1--WE are not obeying the mandate
of parties or politics." the President
continued; I'VE are obeying the man.
date of humanity" If the world is
to remain body of friends, he said,
there must be an easy and constant
method of conference SO that troubles
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
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 il we are to make
satisfactory settlements we must see
to 1t 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 it 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 a
vote of confidence, $50 to 1874, after
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 of 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