Show WILSONS WILSON'S ADDRESS TO FRENCH PEOPLE Q PARIS Dec 14 1 14 President and Madame gave a dinner at the P Palms Palais slat s de 1 El aee 1 m in u honor of President and Mrs Wilson President Wilson on this occasion on spoke as follows in replying to an address ss by Pres President dent Po Poincare Mr u Pres President President-I I I am deeply indebted to yon on for your S our gracious greet greet- ing It is is very delightful to find myself in France and to feel the tho quick contact contact contact con con- tact of sympathy and unaffected fr friendship between the tho representatives of the the- United Stated and the rc representatives of l France I t YU o b A 1 A AA I. I n U JH 4 tai u eon very b generous IU in what you Sou ou wore were pleased to sa say nay about 1 myself mi lt but I feel teel that what I havo o said and antI what I have havo tried to do elo has been said and dono only In an attempt to speak peal the thought of ot tho the people cf t f I. I tho United States truly and to carry th that t thou thought ht out In action Future Peace Object From the tho first the thought of ot the people of ot tho the United States turned to toWard toward toward to- to ward something moro more t than nn tho the winning of or this war ar It turned to th the establishment of cC eternal principles of ot rl right ht and Justice It realized that merely to win tho war nr was not enough that It Jt must be bo won In such a wa way and tho the questions raised by It settled In such a R. w way y as to Insure tho the future futuro peace p aee of tho the world and lay tho the tlonA tiona for tor the freedom and happiness ol olIts ot of Its man many peoples an and nations Never er e before has war worn orn so terrible ter- ter a n visage r Cor exhibited more grossly grossly gross gross- ly tho the deb debasing Influence of oC illicit am am- I am sure Bure that I shall look upon tho ruin wrought b by the tho arm armies leA leAo o of the central empires with the tho same repulsion and deep indignation that thai the they stir sUr In tho the hearts of ot the men o ol of Franco France and Belgium and I as you do sir tho the necessity of ot such action In tho final settlement of ot tho the Issues of ot tho war as aa will not only nl re- re buko such Buch acts of ot terror and find spoliation spoliation tion but hut melee mako men everywhere e aware that they cannot be ventured upon without tho the certainty of ot Just punish punish- punishment ment Troops Troop of ot nl h Purpose I know with what ardor and enthusiasm enthusiasm tho the soldiers and sailors of Cot the United States havo have given gl tho the best that was wa In thorn thom In this war of ot tion The They have havo expressed tho the true spirit of or America The They believe e their Ideals to be bo acceptable to free trec peoples everywhere and are arc rejoiced to havo have played tho the part the they have havo played In giving reality to those Ideals In con co cooperation cooperation co- co operation with the tho armies of or the al nl I lies Wo We 0 are proud of ot tho part they I have played and we aro are happy that I they should have been associated with such comrades In a common cause It Is with peculiar feeling Mr tr i President that I find myself In France Joining with you OU In rejoicing over tho the victory that has been won iron The ties that bind France and tho the United Stores States Sto es are peculiarly close I do not know In what other comradeship we wc could havo have fought with moro more zest or enthusiasm Pleasure in ID A It will 1 dally bo be a matter of oC pleasure pleasure pleas pleas- Into consultation con- con ure with me to be brought with the statesmen of ot France and an her allies In concerting consorting tho measures measures measures meas meas- ures by which we wo may secure permanence perma perma- nonce nence for these happy relations of ot friendship and operation co-operation and secure large such fluch safety an and for the world at secured freedom In Its life as can cnn be and only onh by b the constant association operation co-operation of oC friends OU not only with deep personal personal personal per per- I greet breEt you respect but Lut a as tho the representative of ot Franco France and of or the tho great people of cf t another another another an an- tho the greetings beg to bring you ou other great people to whom the fortunes for fortunes for tor- tunes of ot Franco are aro of ot profound and Interest lasting lass to the health of or tho the glass I r raise lse m my French republic and president of ot the tho to Madame Poincare and the tho prosperity ty of ot France |