The Arvada enterprise., 1919-02-27
MUST LET THE
PEOPLE DECIDE
OPINION OF ALL AMERICA WILL
BE HEARD IN DECISION
ON PEACE LEAGUE,
ALL FRIENDLY TO U. 5,
WILSON DELIVERS SPEECH At
MECHANICS HALL IN BOSTON
TO BIG CROWD.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Boston, Feb. 24.-President Wilson
made the following speech at Mechan-
les Hall in Boston, after landing from
his trip back from Europe.
Governor Coolidge. Mr.. Mayor. Fell
low Citizens:
II wonder II you are half as glad to
see me as 1 am to see you. It warns
low citizens again. because ei in IL some re-
spects during the recent months l have
been lonely indeed without your COM
radeship and counsel and tried at ev-
to recall what i was sure would be
your counsel with regard to the great
matters which were under considera-
tion.
II do not want you to to thiak that
traordinsry generous RECEPTION which
was given to me on the other side. in
saying that It makes me very happy to
get home again. I do not mean to say
the cries that came from the great
crowds on the other side. But want
to say to you in all honesty that felt
them to be q call of greeting to you.
rather than to me.
II did not feel that the greeting was
personal. l had in my heart the over
browning pride of being your repre-
sentative. and Of receiving the plaudits
Of men everywhere who felt that your
hearts beat with theirs in the cause of
liberty.
There was no mistaking the tone in
the voices Of those great crowds. 1t
was not tone of mere greeting. 1t was
not q tone of mere generous welcome.
rade. the cry that comes from men who
say. We have waited for this day when
the friends OF liberty should come
across the sea and shake hands with
US, to see that a new world was con-
structed upon q new basis and founda-
tion Of Justice and right
Il can't tell you the inspiration that
came from the sentiments that came
out OF those simple voices In the
to report to you IL that this great
country of ours Is trusted throughout
the world.
Il have not come to report the pro-
ceedings or the results of the proceed
would be premature. l can say that
have received very happy Impressions
from this conference.-the Impression
that. while there are many differences 6,
vergencies Of object. there IL. never
theless. 4 common spirit and 4 common
realization Of the necessity Of setting
Hs the men VINO are tn1 n "o con.
ference realize A. keenly As any Amer
lean can realise that they are not the
masters Of their people. that they are
the spirit Of their people has .wskened
to a nav purpose and . now conception
Of their power to realise that purpose.
and that no man dare go home from
that conferences and report anything
less noble than was expected OF It.
THE conference seems to you 20 go
slowly. from day to day in Paris It
seems TO go. slowly: but I wonder II
which II has undertaken. II seems a.
II the settlements Of this war affect.
and affect directly. every great-and.
! sometimes think. every smsll-nation
In the world. and no one decision can
be made which 10 not properly linked
In with the great series of other deci-
sions which must accompany Il. and II
must b rsckoned on with the final re-
OF that result In to be properly Judged.
What we are doing 10 to hear the
whole case: hear It from the mouths
from those who are Officially eommls.
claims; hear the claims that affect new
nationaiities. that affect new areas
merci.i and economic connections that
hav. bssn established by the great
world war through which we have
gone.
And ! have been struck by the mod
erateness Of those who have presented
national claims. ! can testify that
believe ! have nowhere seen the Eleam
OF passion. ] have seen earnestnsss:
men who pied for down-troddsn peo-
pies whom they were privileged to
speak for. but they were not the tears
Of anger. they were the tears Of ar
u don't see how any man can fail
to have been subdued by these pleas
subducd to this feeling. that he was
not there 20 assert an individual judx-
the cause OF humanity.
And In the midst Of II all cvsry In
tcr"st seeks out, first Of all. when It
s :sH GnS ;' s;.,. s. r Wss: n...S: Of
and ] think am stating the most won
dcrful fact In history-becnusc Their.
IL no nation In Europe that suspects
tn: :w moti, ;s., OF tn. United States
thing seen bcforc7 Was there ever
so moving a thing Was there ever
any fact that NO bound tho nation that
had won that esteem forever TO de-
y would not have you understand
that tn" great men who represent tho
other nations there In conference are
dir"rt".m"d by those who know them.
Quit. tn" contrary. But you UNDER
stand tn" countries OF Europe have
again and again FLASHED with one an
other IN comp"titiv" interests. II II
impossible FOR men To forget tn. sharp
Issues that w"r" drawn between them
In past times,
1T IL impossible. for men to beIi~v.
that MI ambitions hay. all Of n sud
den been for"gonc. They remember
territory thnt was cHv"t"d: they re-
member rights that II was attempted
tp oNtortt they remember political ann
billions which II whr attempted To real
isr. nnd WIN" They b"li"vo that men
hay" com" into n different temper. they
cannot forget thor" things mud 50 they
do not resort To on" another for n dis
Wow Of tn" matters In CON
tfpv"frS They resort 10 that nation
which has won the onvihblu distinction