Evening star., 1924-02-10
WOODROW WILSON FUSED
TIES OF u. S. AND BRITAIN
Nations Brought Close Together by For
mer Presidents Historic Visit-Ova-
ton After Ovation to America.

Spangled Banner" AS President Will
| son stepped from his salon to the
fower-strewn carpeted platform there
was moment Of suspense, but King
George broke it by eagerly grasping
| the Presidents hand, and, in the
| name of Britain, Informally welcomed
America to England again.
There were no cheers during these
| historic moments, but as the Presi-
dent and King left the old station
and started their journey through the
| streets for Buckingham Palace the
! sane Britain resorted to mighty roars
Of approval. President Wilson kept
/ smiled back. There appeared a great
! understanding between the American
| Executive and those people, who in
| dense throngs struggled eagerly TO
| make each particular voice carry
home its particular message Of well
| come and greeting. 1t was Boxing
| day, most historic holiday in Eng
land. but the people had forgotten
| this in the main to pay due homage
! to the man who had been preaching
idealistic doctrines OF the interrela-
| tions of nations.
All Welcomes Outdone.
The people of London on that day
welcomed President Wilson as no
king or potentate of foreign climes
ever had been welcomed, for the
frigidity and matter-of- -factness SO
often dominating the Briton's action
was noticeably absent. He was there
to accord the highest tribute he knew
how, and though vociferous, he sent
a message Of courage. Of faith in
the man who was preaching the
gospels Of peaceful firesides and the
banishment of all mortal conflicts be-
tween men. And because his words.
if carried to conclusion, meant a new
order of things for the world at large
and forever banished the orgies OF
the past, they were for him, men.
women and children-all.
And these demonstrations of pop
ular favor were interpreted in Britain
and by the President himself not a.
a popular demonstration which often
times lacks sincerity but a man
date, do your work we'll and God
speed"
When President Wilson again
drove through the streets of London
past famous old Temple Bar, into
the ancient city of London, there to
receive the welcome and greetings
of the lord mayor Of the city, London
forgot that this had been ascribed
as holiday. Streets which once con-
sidered it blasphemy to have the or
dinary quiet of a holiday in the old
city broken by traffic, this day were
literally jammed with peoples eager
to greet America and her Executive
as he wended his way toward historic
old Guild Hall.
Some Historic Moments.
There could be no mistaking The
welcome on this occasion, had there
been doubts as to the real interpre
tation of the mood of the throngs of
the day before. 1t is best possibly
that n British journalist describe
these historic moments. He said:
{" and then the carriage
came.
'tAll that has been written about
Woodrow Wilson's smile is true, only
it is not true enough. He sat there,
that gray-headed man, holding his
hat we'll away from his head, smiling,
so that one simply had to smile back.
There was just the moment of the
passing, but it was enough to convey
the impression of Il being who is
quito marvelously alive. most sin
cerely glad to be alive and intensely
capable OF being alive.
Generally l suppose one shouts
for the man because of the office
which no happens to hold, but it
does occasionally happen that the
man has power to make one forget
hiss office for the moment. And that
was how it seemed when Woodrow
Wilson went by. Having gone out to
see and welcome tho President of the
United States, one caught ones self
in tho act of cheering tho man,
forgetting for u little while those
things for which he stands.
TO have seen President Wilson is
to trust him. The fact that so many
of us have seen him will play 10
small part in the difficult days to
come
Guild Hall Meeting.
AS President Wilson entered the
great council chamber of Guild Hall
there saw its myriad decorations and
recalled events which created its his
toric atmosphere, as he witnessed the
court of the common council, as he
saw seated about him somo of the
greatest statesmen England ever has
produced and dignitarics from the
far corners of the earth, as one heard
these dignitaries Solemnly announced
to, the lord mayor and tho lady
mayoress, who occupied position on
the great rostrum, one became i'm,
pressed seriously with the Importance
OF the occasion.
That an American should feel proud
that all the historic customs of CEN
turies should be employed in tho well
come of an American was but nat
ural. But those thousands who thun-
derously greeted the President as he.
entered seemed as proud to be able
to accord such great honor to an
American.
Again I shall let the Briton de-
scribe this scene when the President
of the United States openly assailed
the old doctrine of balance of power
to which England has SO long clung
and which principle many of his
auditor statesmen had so long been
preaching-and was cheered for it,
Again 1 shall let the Briton tell of
those historic moments when the
President of the United States an
nounced to the world that the inter-