The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-02
BY United Press.

Manchester, Dec. 31.-President Will
son today gave warning that America
would join no combination or alliance
except a league of nations"
Addressing 5000 workmen in Free
Trade Hall, he declared that the league
Of nations must be a great covenant by
which all nations unite for the main
tenance and triumph Of rights The
statement was greeted by wild APP
plause.
1.-THE United States always has felt
1t must separate itself from European
politics." Wilson said. ut is not in
terested in European politics now, but
is interested in a partnership of right.
W will Join no combination of
power which is not a combination Of
all of US. We are not interested in the
peace OF Europe but in the peace Of
the world.
The Common Interest.
"The theme now before US is what
is the common interest?' Heretofore
= partnership OF interests has gov
erned the world. This has broken
down.. With interests come ~jealousies.
There is only n thing that can bind
people: that Is a common devotion to
the right.
There must be no balance of power
The great voice Of humanity is abroad
In the world. If any statesman resists
the compulsion Of this conscience he
will deeply regret 1t. We are obeying
no parties but the mandates of hui
mainly"
Fellow Citizens"
Having just been made an honorary
citizen the president opened his speech
by addressing his audience as fellow
citizens of Manchester"
Wilson declared that the spirit of
sympathy between the peoples of
America and Great Britain were no
mere sentiment, but a principle.
Men give more than is demanded
from impulses" he said. 1.-THE desire
to serve comes from friendship"
While enroute from the Mansion
House to the hall, the president saw
the first U-boat eve captured, moored
In the ship canal. He also saw the
famous mystery ship" which, as the
party passed by on the liner Majestic,
threw off its disguise as q freighter
and revealed itself as a heavily armed
warship.
President Has Cold.
The president was suffering from a
slight cold and both he and Mrs. VIII
son were clad in furs.
Free Trade Hall was packed with
workmen who cheered as the president
was presented the highest honor in the
mower of the city. The presidents
reply was applauded. In welcoming
President Wilson the lord mayor said
the presidents actions in peace and
war Command the undying gratitude
Of the world
History alone can comprehend the
stupendous effort of America" he said.
The crowd showed what it thought
of the president by singing For He's
q Jolly Good Fellow" The workmen
then gave Mrs. Wilson a special cheer.
Some May Fail.
The president admitted he was not
hopeful that the individual items of all
the peace settlements would be salts
factory. He declared no man could
know positively just what these set
Elements would be, but that provision
must be made for adjustment OF diff
culties In the future, SO that troubles
ma be taken up when they are little
and not allowed to grow big.
Unity Of Command.
IN his address at the luncheon at the
Midland hotel, President Wilson re-
ferred to unity of command on the
battlefield in the recent hostilities.
II not only" he said, had the pleas
ure of meeting Marshal Foch, who con-
hrmed my admiration by the direct and
simple manner In which he dealt with
every subject we talked about, but I
had the pleasure Of meeting you own
commander, and l understood how they
-co-operated. because I saw they were
real men,"
It would be necessary In the years to
come, he said, to submit Ito unity OF
command. but the powers must plan a
unity of purpose in which they would
find q gerat recompense n strength
ening of spirit.
DESTINED TO VICTORY.