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Show Mayor of Brest Greets Wilson With Powerful-Tribute Powerful-Tribute to Democracy By Associated Press. . RU KST. Dec. 13-Maor Oouda of Hrest, in greeting Preaident Wilson Wil-son hs he landed here tmltty. aaid: "Mr. Iresdefit. I fel tha denest emotion In presenting to yon th welcome of Hreton population. TJne ship biiOKtng you to this port is the symbol under the auspice of winch the lesjions if your psoifir citixens sprung to arms in the grund cause of independence. t'nder the same suspices today you' bring to the tormented ail of Kurona the comfort of your authorised voice In the debates which will calm our quarrels. ."Mr. President, upon this tire ton soil our hearts are unanimous tn saluting you as the messenger of Justice and pence. Tomorrow It will be our entire nation which will acclaim you and our whole people will thrill with enthusiasm over the eminent Kt:U-tnn who is the champion of their aspirations tow. ml justice and litert y "This old Hreton rltv has the honor of first aahiting ou. In order' to perpetuate this honor to our ocsmlant. th municipal council has atked me to present on with an Silirfss epresiiig their loy st being, privileged to incline themselves before the Illustrious democrat who presides pre-sides over the destinies of the grvat repnhiic of the L'nited Ktstes," Tha mayor then presented the engrossed Sdd-css of tha council, which aaid In part: . ' "Being th first to welcome the president of the 1'nited Plates to Krance. we respectfully sslute the eminent statemiii mho so nobly personifies per-sonifies the Ideala of lihert and th rights of mn. In rder to perpetuate 4his event Ihroitah ayes we direct that ihee pr-reetlnas he 4loMt'i in the city siclit es. Ina In I'resident VVilwfi lne In the champion snd apostle nf international justice." |