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Show mm Hi IDEALS OF Wfll President Speaks at Banquet Ban-quet in Paris and ,As-sures ,As-sures Guests Germans Are to Be Punished DARIS, Dee. 14. Presidfiit X and Madame I'oineare gave a luiifheon at the Talafe tie la Klysec in honor of President and Mra. Wilson. President Wilson tn thla occasion apoke an follows, in reply itig tu an address by lretdent Foincare: "Mr. rresidem: " "1 am rtw ply indehtet to you (nr rir Itracioua KreetiitR. It is very delightful delight-ful to find myself in France and to feel the einick contact of aynipjthy and unaffected friendship between the rep-renentativea rep-renentativea of the t'ntied States and the representative! of Franc. "You have been very ajeiieroim In w hat you were pleased to any about niyaelf, but I feel that wlut t have aaid and what I have tried to do h been said and done only in'an attempt to speak the thought of the people of the I'nited States truly nd to carry tbat thought out in action. JUSTICE ONLY AIM. "From the first the thought if the people of the 1'nited Slates turned i toward something more than the mer j wlfinm of this war. It turned to the ethliHhmont of eternal principles d i riiiht and justice. It realized that - merely to win the war was not enough: that it must be won in such a wav mid the queaiions raiio d by it settled in ( uch a wv tu insure the fni'iie, peace of the world and luy the form- j datoms for the freedom and bappi-. neff of its main peopifK htii) nations. WORST OF ALL WARS. j "Neer before has war wwn so ter- rii)e visage or exhibited more grossly the dcbasinc influenie of illicit ambi-J ttona. 1 am sure that I shall look upon i the ruin wrought by the armies of the) central empire with the same repul- eion and deep iiMllsnaiton that they! qV anr in the hearts of the men of France r, and Belgium, and I appreciate as you j do. sir. the necessity of ouch action In I tha final settlement of the issues of j the war as will not only rebuke such acta of terror and spoliation but make! men ever here aware that they can- I not be ventured upon without the cer- I tatpty of jiiHl punishment. I TRIBUTE TO SOLDIERS. I "I know with what ardor and en- ) thu siasm the told ir re and sailors of j the I'nited States have given the lest that was in them in this war of re- I demplloti. They have epres.ed the , true piit of America. The believe I their tdfln to te acceptable to free ' teop!es eer where and are retniced to baveplayel part they have ft laved j in giving reality to those. td:n in en- operation with the armies nf the allies t V are proud of the part they have j played and we are happy that they j should hae IteenaaociHted with such '' comrades in a common cause. ! ' It Is with peculiar filing. Mr. ( President, that I find mseif in France, joining w ith on in rejoidnf over the victory that has ten won. The ties 1 that bind France and the Fntted StqteB ! ' are peculiarly d- se. j FRIENDSHIP. ! 'l do not knw in what other com- j radetdiip we could have fought with i I more Eest or enthtiMaam. It will daily I v I be a matter of pleasure with me to be ' brought into f-oriMiilletvon with the statesmen of France and her allies in f concerting the measures by which we i may secure permanence for tbeae ha-f- ' pv relations of friendship and cooper , rtion and secure for the world at large i ( 'H aafety and freedom in ls Itfe mL Continueil on page 2 Jl PRESIDENT DEFINES IDEALS AT PARIS RECEPTION Wilson and Poincare Deliver De-liver Addresses of Felicitation. H'onhni.ed Tfofn r"U' 1 I can he secured only hy the constant association and cooperation of frlenos. TOAST TO FRANCE. "I greet you, not only with deep personal per-sonal respect, but as the representative representa-tive of the Kieat people of Franc, and heir to bring you the greetings of another an-other great people to whom the fortunes for-tunes of France are of profound and lasting Interest. "I raise my glass to the health of the president of the French republic and to Madame Poincare and the prosperity pros-perity of France." POINCARE'S WELCOME. In bis addres to I'resident Wilson. President Poincare said: j "Mr. president Paris and France i awaited you with Impatience. They were eager to acclaim in you. the illustrious democrat whose words sndj deeds were inspired by exalted 1 thought, the philosopher delighting in the Kolutfon of universal laws from! particular events, the eminent states- j man who had found a way to ex?ress the highest political and moral truth , in formulas which bear the stamp of ImmortaUty. THANKS OF NATION. "They had also a passionate desire' to offer thanks, in your person, to the i j great republic of which you are thej . chief, for the invaluable assistance which had been given spontaneously' during this war to the defenders of ritht and liberty. "Kven before America had resolved ' to Intervene In the struggle she had ; shown to the wounded and the or- i I phans of France a solicitous gn- I , erosity. the memory of which will J always be enshrined In our hearts. I "The liberality of your Bed Cross, i the countless gifts of your fellow j citizens, the Inspiring Initiative of i American women, anticipated your , m ilitary and naval action, and showed the world to which side your sym- j pathles inclined. And on the day , when you flung yourselves into the , battle, with what determination your ; great people and yourself prepared for united success. i "Some months ago you cabled to distance from . the men and thinirs that have endured it and todiy bear witness to It." CAN SEE FOR HIMSELF. "You. Mr. President, will he able to measure with your own eyes the extent of the disasters and the French government govern-ment will make knomn to you the au-thentio au-thentio documents In which the German Ger-man general staff developed with astounding cynicism it program of pillage and Industrial' annihilation. Your nobe conscience will pronounce a verdict on these fact. I riiuuid tins uiiiii irmuin tnijuii- 1 tshed, could It be renewed, the most (splendid victories would be in vain, t "Mr. I'resident. France has struggled, strug-gled, has endured and has suffered j during four long years: she has bled at avery vein: she has lost the best of ! her children; she mourns for her youths. IS he yearns now, even as you do, for a peace of Justice and security. NEVER AGAIN. "It was not that she might be exposed ex-posed once again to ukk reunion that . she submitted to such sacrifices. Nor ' wa It In order that criminals should ' go unpunished, that they might lift : their heads again to make ready for I new crimes, that under your strong j leadership America armed herself and ; crossed the ocean. "Faithful tor the memory of Lafay-! Lafay-! ett and Rochamteau, she came to the laid of France because France herseif was faithful to her traditions. Our : common breal has - triumphed. To-igether To-igether we have defended th vital principles prin-ciples of .free nations. BUILD LASTING PEACE. "N'w we must build Together such a, peace as will forbid, the deliberate iftuS hypocritical renen-tng of an nr- santsm aiming at conquest and . op-j op-j presslon. I "Peace must make amends for the misery and -sadness of yesterday, and it j must be a gjarante against the dait-gers dait-gers of tomorrow. The association which has been formed for the purpoaa ! i of war between the United States and the allies, and which contain th seed of ,the permanent Institutions of which (Continued on page J." " me that the i ntted htates would send i ever Increasing forces until the day should be reached on which the allied armies were a hi to submerge the enemy under nn overwhelming flow of new divisions, and. in effect, for mora than a year a steady stream of youth and energy has been poured out upon th shore of France. BRAVERY Or YANKS. "No sooner had they landed than your gallant battalions, fired by their chief. General Pershing, flung themselves them-selves Jnto the combat with such manly contempt of danger, such a smiling disregard of death, that our longer exneripn''' f tn'fl terrible war often moved us to counsel prudence. They brought with them in arriving here the enthusiasm of crusaders leaving for the holy land. "It i their right today to look with pride upon the work accomplished-and accomplished-and to feel assured that they have powerfully aided ty their courage and their faith. ENORMITY OF HUN CRIME. "Fager as they were to pteet the enemy, thev did not know when thev arrived the ,en.rmity of hi crimes. That they might know how th er-man er-man armies make war, it - has been necessarv that they see towns, systematically sys-tematically burned down. mine flooded, factories rednced to shes1 orchards devastated, cathedrals shelled and fired all that deliberated savagery sav-agery aimed to destroy National wealth, nature and beauty, which the I Imagination could tto conceive at - J ; PRESIDENT DEFINES i ontinued fi om page 2 ) you have spoken n eIo(uentIy. will find from thin dav forward a laar and profitahle emph ivment In the concerted con-certed nearch for eiuitahle deciniona, and In the mutual support which we need if we are to make our rithtu ! prevail. i "Whatever aaferuards we may erect for the future, no one. alas" can assert that we .nhull forever npare to mankind tlie liorrora of new wan. Five tM itKO the proirrtsM t nctence and the tate i if civilization m ht have ier-mitted ier-mitted the hope that tui government, however autocratic, would have xnc-ceeded xnc-ceeded in hurhnf armed natuuiH upon tleliriuni and Serbia. CONDITIONS OF JUSTICE. "Without letidlnif ourselves to the illusion that posterity will he forever-more forever-more wafp from, these collective forces, we must introduce into the peace we are going tn build up all the condition of .lust if e and ad the saft-Kuaida of civilization thut we uni, "To audi a Mist and magnificent taak. Mr. President, you have chosen to cumn and apply yourself in concert with France. Pruiiee offers Voti her thanks. She knows the friendship ..ft America. She know a your rectitude and elevation of spirit. ' It it in the fulleM confidence that ahe i reaiiy to work with you. "I lift my Klaxs. Nfr President, In your honor and in honor of Mrs. Wilson. Wil-son. I drink to the prosperity of the republic of the 1'nited States, our Kreitt friend of yestenlav and of olhtf 'days, of tomorrow, imd of all time" ; Flag Hoisted When Wilson Reaches Residence By Associated Press. ? PAKIS, lec 14 illaas President Wilson reached I 'mice Mtirjl'x I e-i dettceMt 1:4' o'cltM-k. - Mil ival w-as I Ihei signal for the horsting of the American fhig amid loud cheer s from j the crowd. President Po m are and Premier Clemem-ca u took leave of the presidential party here and the escorting escort-ing troops returned to their barracks, acclaimed by the crowds on the boulevards, boule-vards, (".roups of American soldiers j , seen on th streets we-rn warmly hailed by the peo'ple. and in general the enthusiasm en-thusiasm of the occasion ran hig-h. Welcoming Crowds Stand j On German Cannon j By Associated Press. , ( PAKIS. Pec. 14 The v.mtac! points along the route to be traversed I by President Wilson's party were , taken up by the crowds in the early j 4 I hours. The favorite posts of observa- ! tlon were captured Herman cannon , lining the road from the Place de l'Kloile to the Place de la 'on orb I J which affotded advantageous schis , for the long wait in pi ospe, t 'Diplomatic Conferences i jOf Allies to Resume j I By Associated Press. ' i PARIS. Pec. 14 rllavasi. The pr.jjj j lirnmary d.plomatic conferences among i ;t I the, allies, which were susiend.ed lem- a j po-i-arilv pending the arrival of Presl- v I dent Wilson, w , II be resumed early (( next week, according to le Journal to- day. Puvid IJoyl '.e.-rge, the lintish p preniier, and A. J. Half our. th" Hrittsh s foreign secretary, are expected on Mon- tj dav or Tuesday, th newspaper states, while Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Son: no of Italy will Hrrive with King Victor Pmm.niuel on Thurs- j tl day. Iwreniber P IW |