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Show I. TALKS TO STATESMEN i ' IT GUILD HALL ! ,? LONDON, Dec. 2S. The text of i President Wilson's speech at Guild hall this afternoon is as follows. ."Mr. Lord -Mayor: We have conic irjipn times when ceremonies like this have a new significance which most impresses me as I stand here. The address ad-dress which I have Just heard is most generously and graciously conceived and the delightful accent in it seems like a part of that voice of counsel I -thich is npw everywhere to he heard. L. feel that a distinguished honor has been conferred upon me by this reccp- iJon and I beg to assure you, sir, and M vour assistants, of my very profound appreciation, but I know that 1 am pnly part of what I may call a great j body of circumstances. r','l do not believe that it was fancy qn my part that I heard in the voice of welcome uttered in the streets of this grjat city and in the streets of Paris something more than a personal welcome. wel-come. It seemed to me that I heard j t i t- voice, of one people speaking to another people and It was a voice in which, one could distinguish a singular combination of emotions. There was surely there the deep gratefulness that the fighting was over. There was the pride that the fighting had had such j J arulmination. There was that sort of 'gratitude that the nations engaged i had produced such men as the soldiers sol-diers of Great Britain and of the United Unit-ed States and of France and Italy mpn whose prowess and achievements they had witnessed with rising admiration admir-ation as they moved from culmination to culmination. ''But there was something more in it," the consciousness that the business isTnot yet done, the consciousness that it now rests upon others to see that thns0 lives were not lost in vain. ."1 have not yet been to the actual battlefield, but I have been with many or the men who have fought the bat-ties bat-ties and the other day I had the pleas -ure of being present at a session of the French academy when theyad-milted theyad-milted Marshal Joffre to their meni-bership. meni-bership. That sturdy, Serene soldier stood and . uttered, not the words of triumph but the simple words of af-faction af-faction for his soldiers and the con-viction con-viction which he summed up in a sentence which I will not try accurate-ly accurate-ly to quote, but reproduce in Its spirit. It was that France must always re-member re-member that the small and the weak could never live free in the world un-less un-less the strong and the great always put their power and their strength in the service of right. That is the af-terthought af-terthought the thought that some-ftjng some-ftjng must be done now; not only to make the just settlements that of boursebut to see that the settlements remained and were observed and that honor and justice prevails in the world. And as I have conversed with (Tie soldiers 1 have been more and more aware that they fought for some tiling that not all of them had de-Hued, de-Hued, but which, all of them recog-uized recog-uized the .moment you stated it to them They fought to do away -with Hj an old order and to establish a new! one and the center and characteristic of the old order was that unstable I thing which, we used to call the 'balance 'bal-ance of power,' a thing in which the balance was determined by the sword which, was thrown in on the one side or the other, a balance which was determined de-termined by the unstable equilibrium of competitive interests, a balance jvhlch was maintained by jealous watchfulness, and an antagonism of interests in-terests which; though it was generally latent, was always deep-seated. v "The men who have fought in this j war have been the men from the free I nations who are determined that thatj sort of thing should end now and for-1 ever. It is very Interesting to me to observe how .from every quarter, from every sort of mind, from every concert qf counsel there comes the suggestion that there must now be not a balance of power, not one powerful group of nations set up against another, but ai single overwhelming, powerful group j of nations who shall be the trust of the peace of the world. "It has been delightful In my conferences con-ferences with the leaders of your government gov-ernment to find how our minds moved along exactly the same line and how our thought was always that the key to the peace was the guarantee of the hi jjciiue, uul ine nems ol it; mat tne 1 j iems would be worthless unless there stood back of them a permanent con-j con-j "ert of power for their maintenance, I That is the most reassuring thing that i j has ever happened In the world. "When this war began, the thought , of a league of nations was indulgently j considered as the interesting thought , of closeted students. It was thought ( of as one of those things that it was right to characterize by a name which, , as a university man, 1 have always ', resented. It was said to be academic as if that in itself were a condemna- ! lion something that men coudl think about but never get. Now we find that the practical leading minds of the world determined to get it. "No such sudden and potent union of purpose has ever been witnessed in J the world before. Do you wonder, j lherefore, gentleman, that In common H with those who represent you I am pager to get at the business and write H .the sentences down? And that I am Hj particularly happy that the ground is H cleared and the foundations laid for Hj we have already accepted the same H body of principles. Those principles H are clearly and definitely enough stal-H stal-H ?d to make their application a matter H which should afford no fundamental difficulty. "And back of us is that imperative HI voarnlng of the world to have all dis- turbing questions quieted, to have all 1 threats against peace silenced, to have 1 just men everywhere come together for a common object. The peoples of the world want peace and they want j it now, not merely by conquest of arms, but by agreement of mind. "It was this incomparably great ob-ject ob-ject that brought me overseas. It has never before been deemed excusable for a prosident of the United States to Uzye. the territory of the United States but I know that I have the sup-port sup-port of the judgment of my colleagues in the government of the United Slates in saying that ft was my paramount duty to turn away even from the im-Hl im-Hl perativ tasks at home to lend such counsel and aid as I could to this great, may I not say final, enterprise 1 of humanity." L9iSSPN, Dec. 28 President Wil son today received a large delegation from the national council of the cvan- j gelical free churches. In addressing the delegation, the president said: "Gentlemen, I am very much honored hon-ored and might say touched, by this beautiful address that younnvc Just read, and it is very delightful to feel j the comeradeship of spirit which is indicated by a gathering like this. "You are quite right, sir, In saying that I do recognize the sanction of religion in these times of perplexity .with matters so large to settle that no can can feel that his mind can compass." "I think one would go crazy if he did not believe in Providence. 11 j would be maize without a clue. Until Un-til there were some supreme evidence we would despair of the results of human hu-man counsel. "So that it is with genuine sympathy that I acknowledge the spirit and thank you for tho generosity of your address." LONDON, D.ec. 2S Conferences between be-tween President Wilson, frcmier Lloyd George and other members of the British cabinot yesterday were extremely successful, according to the j Mail, which says that the most cordial j harmony of ideals was found to exisl, "with the happiest ugury for the future relations of the United Stales and Great Britain." The premier rarely has been so enthusiastic en-thusiastic over the results of any con-1 Terences, the newspaper continues. It states that the first session of the! peace conference at Paris will begin late next week or on the Monday following. fol-lowing. President Wilson cordially assured all the statesmen who met for the conference con-ference of the gratitude of himself and wife over the 'reception on Thursday at Dover, during the journey to London Lon-don and in this city. He said they had expected a fine reception, tho Mail says, not essentially for themselves but for all America, but they were not prepared for an ovation of such magnitude mag-nitude as was given them. When President Wilson reached the palace last evening, he was in con-1 spicuously good spirits, without the slightest trace of fatigue. Those nearest him who were trained observers observ-ers of his moods, according to the Mail, "are convinced the president had a fruitful and satisfactory day." They believe it unquestionably laid the foundations for an "Anglo-American Entente cordiale on all viil subjects at issue." "The conferences were conducted in that heart-to-heart atmosphere which the president is trying to find in the capitals of Europe as best designed to enable him to give a calm and cogent exposition of his views on cardinal issues," is-sues," the newspaper says a member of Mr. Wilson's party remarked. "Mr. Wilson encountered a good deal of the White House environment in Downing street and so felt very much at home." LONDON, Dec. 26 President Wilson Wil-son at the American embassy today received re-ceived a delegation from the League of Nations Union. It was headed by Viscount Grey, former secretary for foreign affairs and it included the archbishop of Canterbury and Viscount Bryce, former British ambassador to the United States. The president in addressing tho delegation del-egation said: "Gentlemen: I am very much complimented com-plimented that you should come in I person to present this address -and I have been delighted and stimulated to find the growing and prevailing interest in-terest in the subject on the league of nations, not only a growing interest merely, but a growing purpose which I am sure will prevail, and it is delightful de-lightful that members of the government govern-ment which brought this nation into the war because of the moral obligations obliga-tions based upon a treaty, should be among those who have brought me this paper, because on the other side of the water we have greatly admired the motives and subscribed to the principles prin-ciples which actuated the government I of Great Britain in obeying that moral j fact. "You have shown what we must organize, or-ganize, namely, that same force and sense of obligation; and unless we organize or-ganize it the thing that we do now will not stand. 'I feel that so strongly that It is particularly cheering lo know just how (Strong and impressive the idea has become. I thank you very much indeed in-deed and it has been a privilege to see you personally. "I was just saying to Lord Qrey that we had indirect knowledge of each other and that I am g'.si t, identify him. I feel as if I had met him long ago and I had the pleasure of matching match-ing minds with Mr. Asqulth vester-day.." LONDON, Dec. 2S. An authorized description of the gowns worn at the banquet says that Queen Mary's costume cos-tume was an evening robe of gold cloth, cut very low, with the corsage trimmed with brilliants. Among the ornaments worn were Indian and South African diamonds which are various va-rious times had been presented to the sovereign. Mrs. Wilson's gown is described de-scribed as a black velvet evening gown of which the only or at least the most noticeable ornament was a very fine diamond brooch. LONDON, Dec. 28. President Wilson Wil-son went to the American embassy today to-day and received the delegations of a number of societies and leagues, some of which presented memorials and resolutions res-olutions welcoming him tq London. He arrived at the embasy in one of the semi-state cars from Buckingham palace. pal-ace. A crowd had gathered in front of the embassy, while the windows and balconies of the block in which the embasy stands were all occupied by American naval and military officers and soldiers and sailors. Among the last of the delegations received was the last ot tho British labor party, Arthur Henderson, and Charles Williarii Bowerman, representing represent-ing the joint committee of the labor party executives and the parliamentarv committee of the Trades Union congress. con-gress. They presented an address on behalf of the British labor movement President Wilson in acepting the address, ad-dress, expressed his doubts as to whether he merited the kind things said about him. He added "that he would do all in his power to carry out the ideals set forth in the address. I nn |