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, . ; 1 ; ' a Carolina hq"E newspaper, .cc:.STrj-i.v:, ci::.::. cEUAELt "WHEri ycu see it n the OwSEFiVEn irs CO' founded 1S69 CHARLOTTE. K C, SU. .DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1918. THIRTY-TAVO PAGES TODAY. PRICE RYU CZ. hh ?niT:'Mniiw. m lo) 'I .:r 4 im 1 Mi IMM . mmld 1 It mm mimi .11 m I i villi. '15' SOIilDEI Afir.iv imsiii. Provost Marshal Crowder "Advo cates Selective Service System. CHANGE-WOULD BE CALAMITY Says Our Drafted Men Equaled ;? : Efforts of -.Veteran British r . ... . ... - . and French Regulars. ' New York, Dec. U.'Taps" to the volunteer system of raising armies t . ; in war tlms.br the United States was " sounded here tonight by Major Gen " erat,, Enoch II. y, Crowder, provost , marshal general, In an address to ;: the retiring members of New' York draft boards. He earnestlr advocat ed that the selective service system should become the, permanent meth l od of raising 'American armies in the future. -t ,-r-$ , . , .; ,, General Crowder; declared the se- l.Hvfli upvlra law YtmA knmMmA . tYtft government . In this war to register 23,740,000 Americans, put rnto the . field nearly 3,000,000 fighters and to have in readiness to entrain ojt No vember 11, .when the armistice : was ;t . signed, t.000,000 more ( soldiers, all v, within a period of II months. It JfS would be "calamity," he said, for ho TTnltd Ktafa to ravart. tn tha . volunteer' system in view , Of "such a successful i test of . selective service, adding that the American conscripts had shown .'the valor, aggressiveness and initiative : of the most . seasoned troops.' , 5 .. "What of the army , you have raised?" asked Genera" Crowder, re ferrlngr to the drafted men who had been sent overseas. , 'These men you have sent to. the colors have -proved themselves the cquahuln aggresslve fighting and sol dlerlyv bearing, of the veteran-, of Vmm and EwkineVVfe - General Crowders sdH wai General Crowder'S' speech was , an exposition of the successful work of the selective service law which, he said,i had' responded "smoothly and so well to our dual form of state gov rrnntftit and national control that it would be calamitous if it should not Ueconre a reoognuved part ot our gov erpmenfal system for , the (.raising of armies in time of war.'U? The provost marshal general con trasted the draft methods of the United 8ta.es with those of England, and showed how this country had profited by the mistakes msde .by the British, who after three years were obliged to adopt conscription. Pointing, out that, when Germany hurled her challenge to. the democ racies; of the' earth it became nec- ' essary for those democracies,! for . self-preservation, to organize their resources as she had done and make ."every man a soldier," active er re serve; General Crowder declared his s test had been met. V He referred to the efforts of Lord Kitchener to raise . n army and of the first gallant 100, 000. He touched briefly upon the . great drain upon the flower of Eng- - land's manhood and how th futility of trying to jlse the required num- , ber of volunteers became apparent. f "After 17 months of war had wit- nessed the disastrous fighting at Gal lipoli, Mesopotamia and .the Balkans and the deadlock on yie western . iront," ; he declared, "the new army of England was 1,700,000 men short of its then authorized strength." The .. volunteer system was now. to be abandoned, he went on, after It had throttled the industrial life ot the nation and undermined- the wholo 'economic structure. ' , , When the United States war de-( partment, to heed the lesson learned by England, sought the enactment tit the selective service act, "General Crowder said that the traditional , method of raising - armies by ; the volunteer system was so strong with . the American people that it z was "deemed ; expedient in the very .bill . the war department presented to Congress - for. enactment ,to provide that limited volunteering might go . on." He recalled the great opposl--,tlon to the draft and now "through the insistence of the President, ably supported by , the stalwart and ag gressive leadership of Senator Cham berlain and Representative Kahn In the respective houses, the day was saved." . . ; "It (the volunteer system) had Its origin in the days of- chivalry when v war was not. a business or a coUest , of Industry or mechanics, but p. oat tie of brawn, 'when armies could live largely upon the country as they nd - vanced, and . a nation's fate .decried , upon the field' of battle." -v', NO MORE CONSTRUCTION W0BK "TENTED ' CAMPS". , Washington, Dec. 14 Abandonment ' of all construction work? inprogress or projected at so-called "tent camps,'' originally la-id out for mobilization of . , the national guard and later used for . general training purposes, was 8r r dered today by the war deoartmant. Exception is made in cases where it is shown that completion is necessary in the interest of the health of the ' troops. The camns affected bv th ff abandonment order are Sevier, South varouna; jsowie, , Texas; McCellai, Ainoama; juogan, exas; Beauregard, Louisiana f - McArthur, Texas ; Han- eocicr, Georgia; HWheeler, ' Georgia; Kearney, California; .Wadsworth, fimith pBivtlina. BWmAitf rnl4AMnl. Sheridan, Alabama; Doniphan.yOkla- noma; uoay, jvew Mexico; and Greene, fnorin uarouna. - , Thtfe .camps Will. be used fbr.d mobilization hutwhen this -Is complete tney win oe cioseq. ; Base hospitals at me eampa win oe usea as convalescent oeltals. l..J.JlContlnued tort J'age.Two.), PRESIDENT WILSON : TO VISIT GREAT BRITAIN . By the Associated TrcrX Ixndon, Dec li. Trtsldomt Wilson has accepted an Invitation from King George to visit England and It is ex pected he WM1 stop here on bis way home. The British officials have been awaiting the arrival of . Ambassador Davis before making any ; arrange meats for the entertainment of the President. ";..7 , -r Methodist Conference Would : Strike Out Word Catholic. Women Win Fight for Equal , Representation in 'Church " Officialdom. . . BY T. A. STEES. St Goldsboro, Dev 4. p. Betts, president of Payne college, Al gosta, Ga.. conducted the devotions at the beginning of the fourth day'a session of the North Carolina M. B. conference in session here. : .The joint committee of the board of education and board of missions, through Rev. N. H.JD. Wilson,, nomi nated the following directors ? of the summer school of theology: For term1 of one year, Rev. W. W. Peele; two years, Revs. M. T. Plyler and 3. C' WoOtenr three years, Revs. J. M. Or mond and W. A. StanburyT'v The bishop, called -Question 12. "What local preachers are' elected deacons??, J. M. Poole and E. T. iDock were elected. i ; The constitutional questions handed down by the general conference for ratification by the annual confer ences and Which had been voted, by the college bishops were presented to the conference by Bishop Darling ton.; The.flrst presented was, "Shalt the apostles creed be so changed as to substitute for 'Holy Catholic' the word "Christ's . Mol Church.' This passed-the conference, by the vote of ISAA SS. 'Thn tha Vnr)h Parnllna Keen the whfession -of., the, faith ef Methodist' people. This' change .-was made because of the possibility of geN ting' confused with the Roman Catho- ,Tbe pther'.constitutlona! question la one that haii been agitated in the church, for a' number of years, espe cially' among the good women. "Shall lay members be eligible to all "boards ana omces without regard to sex?" This was passed by a vote of 1(0 to 13. This question Is being voted on by all the annual conferences in the connection, and when passed by a three-fourths vote of all: the annual 'conferences, it becomes a law, and the female members of 'the church will have the right to serve on boards. be elected as delegates and represen tatlves to the district annual and general conferencea : The secretary read the report of the chancellor of Emery university and the report went to the board of education. , .r Question No. i2, "Are all the preachers blameless in their life and official administration?" was taken up again and the preachers In the New born, Raleigh Rockingham, Fayette vllle, ; Warrenton, Washington : and Wilmington' districts made - their re ports, and their - characters passed. These reports show great progress auring tne year. Especially, have the people been liberal with the means. Several thousands of dollars were re ported as surplus for the Methodist orphanage missions , and preachers' salaries. The reports of the ministers Indicate that this has been the most progressive year in the history of the conference. - ' Rev. A. D. Betts, president ' of Payne college, Augusta. Ga., was In troduced to the conference by Bishop Darlington, Betts stated that this was the thirtpcnlh conference he had at tended this fall andthat of all he had visited the reports of .the .poachers in this conference excelled them all In the way of progress along all lines. He addressed the conference as to its duty and responsibility to the .negro race and asked for an offering to fin ish paying for a traet of, land that was necessary for him to purchase for the use of the institution. He re ceived inr cash' and subscriptions the sum of $1,250. .i . i The Sunday school board, through W. 'B. Cooper, made Its report. This report: shows that tremendous prog ress nas Deon made during the year, i No other department of the church ' can. show as .much advancement, as this department. Report was adopted. ' A resolution was passed commend ing the President of the United States for the Wise andT statesmanlike man ner In which he directed the affairs 'of the country during the world'war and endorsing his action in going to France to take part. in the peace con ference, ' , i 1 -, v . For Mbvlc Censorship. One of the features .of the third day'a session of the North Carolina Methodist conference holding im an nual meeting here;, was the adoption of a paper requesting a state censor ship on moving pictures. , The paper was introduced by Rev M. T. Ply ler, pastor ot Grace church, Wilming ton". The ' ministerial' kssoclat'ion - ' of Wilmington a few days ago adopted a resolution for state censorship of the movies..4 -- , . .A. resolution which was adopted by" the western North Carolina conference at its' recent 'Session, .-looking 'to the consolidation of the two papers In the state representing Methodist, The North Carolina Christian "Advocate and The Ralelah Christian Arivnmt Lara read. by tn secretary 'and r.efer rea 10 tne coinmiee on nooks and periodical u Bishop Darlington called the class of the first year, and the names ot John, Bascom Hurley, C. C, Gfjson, a - MRS CHARGES IN CHURCH CREED EVEflT OaE H.1S FIHE LRUS Ar.D DISCHARGES THEM Oil III Traveler Returning, From Berlin Says German Capital Is - in Very Dangerous Condition. No Tranquilty Soon. Special Cable to Tlie Observer from l'hc lndon Tunes. tCopyricht, Itlt, by Public Udfer Co.) The Hague, Dec. 14. The follow ing 'special telegram from Berlin has been received: ' "The political parliamentary , news agency . says the difference -between Dr. Solf, foreign minister, and the rep resentatives of the independent so cialists in the government and Execu tive committee h'ave become so acute that Dr. Solf has decided to tender iim Miiuni aays it -re ported Dr. Solf refused to shake hands with Herr Haase at a cabinet meet ing. The paper says:: vv,v- Evidently the crisis goes far beyond personal differences. What is really involved is the question whether we shall soon steer towards a legal con dition and thereby ensure peace' and .bread or wether we wish to' make th rreyolution a permanent state, - of tnings.' - : Germanta asserts Herr Bartjh and Herr Haase apparently received money from a Russian source foe the pur chase of arms for a civil war. ,v ; , A traveler who returned from Ber lin Tuesday and saw last Friday's dls turbances tells that Berlin is now in a very dangerous, condition. . Every one, he says, has -firearms and . dis charges them, on the slightest provo cation. : Many families' have their own machine guns. Berlma resembles Ja city sheltering two rhostilev armies- one of these armies under Webkncht Influent. ttin ftthr rnntrnllpd bv the government My impression ,1s t.ieb- .knecht lost ground recently., sjajiy. however, Who :support him- today, go over to the government" side "tomor row and vice versa, but one commonly hears Germans say LiebKnechfs aa herents are leavlnn hinves fast as' they formerly Kf rallied to his v standard. fii.iatl.ii onrkm 'amnrllnir Hainan Catholk!Fen other bodlBKre new worklrigTwitn, tn mooeraia ?cisis party. ' - jk?i f-yf'..- Anything Hi tra,nquHIty cannot be expected for months.1 Only last vsjeek while -.fjebkneehvr tempted- to' bum' down the- halt A few arrests were made, but the gov erhment ; was compelled to be cau tlous lest it should give a handle to Liebknecht to excuse it of desiring a counter-revolution.' I don't think any counter-revolution -can- have y any chance of success but frequently "hear people say things are worse now. than when the kaiser reigned 'because "then they had more tood. There is un doubtedly still a' large party wnien would like the kaiser back." AIRPLANE MAIL ROUTE -CHARTED TO COLUMBIA Langley Field Squaoon Finds Good Landing Fields at Pine hurst, N. C, and t Camden, Washington.' Deo. 14. Completion of one link. In tho proposed tsans continental U route lias been com pleted, the war department announced today, five two-seated training planes having Just returned to Langley field, Virginia, after ha vine mapped out a course along the eastern slope of the Appalachian range to Columbia, S. C. From tlut city the route link with the southern part now being charted by squadrons of planes working both east and west from flying flcjda south of the Ohio river. ' v';-':-y The squadron from Langley. : field made the trio south In five hours and two minutes ami returned tn font hours and thirty minutes, the air line distance between the two points roughlv being' ISO mile. Good land ing fields were found at Suffolk. Va., Franklin. Vs.. Pinchurst, N. C, Cam den, S. C and Cohuwhla, S. C' AIRPLANES MAKING ' r ' ; :X MAPS FORIR ROUTES t ColUribia-, S.C.,'VDec. 14, Jhr,ee airplane. fr6mi Enlersori field, t near Camp Jackson, left today to make maps of an air route to Langley flew. Virginia. The machines were piloted by Lieutenants Cantwell. Boggs and Pope, wltlt Lieutenant Miller and two mechanic' as observers. . Stops will be made . at T Bennettsville. S. C, and Fayetteville. Raleigh and Weldon,. In North, Carolina. j v COFFEETAMINE TALK-J r' ; , PROFITEER PROPAGANDA Y ' BT H..K. C. BRYANT. ' Washington, .Dec. .14. Fayette vllle is facing a coffee famine for the first time , Ih many 'yearv according t a letter to Senator Simmons from1 J.iU, Culbreth & Co.;. of that place, f They had heard Brazil coffee had been barred., ' After Investigating, Senator Simmons wrote that talk- of ' shortage was propaganda "issued, by the coffee , . I have looked into this ttiatter carefuuy," he wrote, -"and was In formed by. the food administration that there is absolutely " no ? truth whatever in -the report that nqi Rio coffee can be- sold at present.. Th food administration states emphatic ally that there ja no- restriction whaU soever on the: sale of any kind of cof fee, arid , that it would be glad to have , the names of the importers who fur nisnea you unis -information.; I was toldf that hl waa mothtne more than propaganda, which being fostered by certain coffee concerns, in an effort taprontecr on, ins iio.ot.conec. PROVOCflTlQ I? GERiJAriS SOUGHT HIST WHITES Part of America to Be Given Them ifGerfnany Won. - LUTHERAN PASTORS USED Capt Lester Testifies Some Preachers 'Spread German Doc t trine Among Their People. . t Washington Dec.-14. The story , of how enemy propagandists used Ger man Lutheran pastors to preach love for th fatherland and devotion . to its cause and tried in vain to stir up negroes in the United States with re ports 'that if Germany won, part. of this country would be assigned ex clusively to them, was told today to the . senate committee investigating propaganda by Captain George B. Lester, of the fcrmy intelligence ser vice. The witness also continued his tes timony of yesterday seeking to show "pro-German, anti-English and antl American"- policies of William Ran dolph Hearst's newspapers as direct ed by William Bayard Hale, Hearst correspondent cerun,. aiier oreaa ing of relations with Germany. The hearing will be resumed Tues day. - . v " . - t. ,. Some. German Lutheran preachers spread the doctrine promoted by th German government both before and after this country, entered the war. Captain Lester deolared, and a few who continued these utterances after joining the army are now In orison. Many, church leaders, recognized the .pro-German tendencies of the mini ters arid . tried assiduously to have them removed, the officer explained.. y The 'efforts to stir up raoe troubles arnqng American negroes failed, said Captain Liester, but it persisted- until aongress of negro leaders In July jaac rorroany recognized tn , propa ganda and denounced: the movement. One cablegram- from Hale at Ber lin to The New :Tork American, read to the committee, was Interpreted by German government did not regard the notorious Zlmmermann note, dis closing a movement .to Involve Mex ico ana tne ynitea state jn. war, "as a frame-up by the British." PROMINENT MONRO! t : 'LAWYER FOUND DEAD W. J. Pratt Diesr Suddenly in Boarding House Had Been . In Poor Health for Some Time Special to The Observer; Monroe. Dec 14. W. J. Pratt, prominent member of the Monroe bar. was found dead in Dad at tha Caldwelt boarding house this morn ing about 10 o'clock. Mr. Pratt had been in ill health for some time, and Dr. J. E. Ashcraft attended him last night about o'clock. ' . -.' i . -:' The deceased was born in New York city, October 13, 188T. He was a son of J. w. Pratt,; who was in the publishing business. Mr. Pratt came to Monroe about 14 years ago, and taught school for a time. He then went to Charlotte and worked - as av reporter for The Charlotte- Observer. ..Later ,he re turned to Monroe arid, for the nasi seven years, has been practicing law, being associated at'. different times with R. w. Lemmond -and : J. C. M, Vann.' He also held, the "office of prosecuting attorney: In the recorder's court and later , became sub-recorder, wmcn piace ne resigned a year ago Mr, rratt was a graduate of Cnium. bla university. He wsg broad-minrt.ri and always thoughtful of others. His nign 'Sense of honor Won him many staunch friends, who are shocked and grieved at. the news of his death: Tne funeral services were con ducted this afternoon at the Caldwell house, conducted by Dr. H. E. Gur ney, pastor of, the - Presbyterian church, and Rev.-S. L. Rotter, of the Episcopal church. Tho body was taken to ;New York forC burial, ac companied by ,T. C.'M--Vann and n, w. wramona, or tn Monroe bar. J0-J0 SAYS ' cair and coider today; fair Monday, v lt! lakes two lo make a- quarrel in spite of the fact that a bunband and PedrSu t i ' , M t a - JmmmmmmmmmmmatmmmmmmmmmmmJk wife .ars.supposoiU.ta be '.one-. WILSON DELIGHTED WITH . HIS WELCOME AT-BREST Reception to French Port Un mistikably Hearty and at Same Time Picturesque. Special Cable to Tlie Observer From The Ijmdon Times. -. (Copjrrliht, If II, by Public Ledger Co.) Brest. Dec. 14.-Presldent Wilson waswas thoroughly delighted with his welcome here yesterday which was unmistakably hearty and at the same time picturesque. When he lert tne pavilian to aet into his car he had opposite him tiers upon Uers of cheer ing. . whistling Americans. Soldiers and sailors were clustered on the rig ging ot every ship and dock and cov ering roofs and every warehouse. ' A road which? wound up the race or a hill was lined ten deep, nrst witn American soldiers, then sailors, then children, all cheering shrilly and wav ing the Btars and stripes; ,tnen tne Breton socieUes . drawn-, from every part of the country, the members of which were picturesque and charm ing. Mr. Wilson passed along the winding- avenue of cheers to the sta tion wheftce he was accompanied by his French Hosts. The special train left Brest on time. President Wilson's voyage was un eventful. Republicans to Start Active Campaign in Dixie States. NorYi Carolina Among Those "Wanted" by G. 0. P. Leaders , .. in 1920. ' BY H. E, C. BItVAXT. . Washington, . Dec. 14,Wlrt H. Hays, chairman,' of ' th republican national committee, will try to break th solid "southS It will establish southern headquarter ; at Ashevflle, GreensbororvKnexvllIe er AtianiBKia conduct' a;XilR?us campalgn'in 1 1 0. Mr. ,aytnavL0ie..ujenu8 nere that - -wan4f.rtf : W aucoesej by OndJng? M eapturinf V-tsret-rl mor Msrewror ' amocrano-ati ot the south.." Ilehns : his heart -pet n North troilitai3Tennessee'adKek tucky. ind -JlopesTto make gaiha No one has been selected to con duct' tb campaign in the south. Miy Havs will announce. hlnvJalei-- r Relieving that thousands of t bdsl nesa men in the south favor a- pro tective: tariff duties, Mr. Hays and his associates have decided to begin -a campaign of education. Officers of th .democratic national committee are; manifesting keen interest in the movement of Mr. Hays to Invade the soUd south. They reallz that a break there or national issues would great ly -cripple the democratic- party. They believe, however,, that the republicans will find the task in the south so troublesome that they will soon aban don it. It was potnted out by dem ocrats that th first problem the re publicans would have to solve is that Involving the negro, once the repub licans commence to encourage the negro vote in the south,, they will stir up the race animosities ot IS and J years ago, . which would have a tendency to unify white voters. It the southern negro A is ; not encouraged, the republicans wilt' be criticised for neglecting by negroes in the north, east and west. Mr, Hays idea is con sidered dangerous. Regardless of state laws now ex isting negro soldiers, upon returning io .ineir oia nomes, can vote. That fact, is already worrying political leaders in southern states, where the democratic margin was narrowed down to almost nothing ini the Taf t Bryan campaign. Senator Smith, of Georgia; Simmons and Overman, ot North Carolina;".. Shields,; of Tennes see -and Stanley, of Kentucky, pre dict that any concerted move of the republican leaders - to win southern states for the presidential candidate in. tne ize election, will serve to arouse the democrats to greater efforts, and will result in larger ma Jorlties. They are not afraid of the Hay's scheme. It is renorted hr that a republican dally. paper will be started In Ashevllle. A POLANSKY FOUND GUILTY . ON FORGERY CHARGES ."- a Kpecial lo The Observer. -Winston-Salem. .Dec . 14. In su perlor court today. .Ira Pnlnnirv former, cashier of the Allantic Bituli- tnio company ofnees here, wai found guilty of forgery and of erobewlement, in another indictment. On the latter charge he was sentenced to state pris on for three years, while nravcr tar Judgment wae continued on . th rormer. roiansky was convicted of forging a. cheofc en his company for $2,300,afterpleadlng guilty to th charge of forglhg a check on his com pany fdr 12,30. Polanskv rava hla life story to court and told how he had educated himself, how, h to accumulate wealth by speculating in stocks and dealing In futures, how nepaa neoome, involved. by looses, and nrw pp a former occasion had been guilty ef this crime, but in a much smarter um. He placed himself upon the-marcy. of court' Before i court i adjourned today, George Atwood. was ordered Into th custodyf th sheriff,; to b . carried to state prison to enter upon his sen tence -: of .as-f year for the 'murder Of Edward Hegon," Southeide, several months, ago. Atwoad appealed from hi sentence ifter conviction, .but the supreme conrt affirmed - decision , of lower court and ordered execution of sentence.. l - ;". i;., Dr. Carlton,- hr his weekly; report, announced that there have been t,20 new cases iiv Winston-Salem, and JO deaths. SOLID SOUTH TO BE 'INVADED- AMERICA PB0MI1C IH CAPITAL OF T; WILSON Imagination and Interest of France Stirred by PrisidchS ? , United States as by No Other Leader From Beyond t ' ders AH' Classes and All Parties Uniil!USpiy ft America Through Its President; Greet HirtT as Repr?: Ideals Flow Dawninn Unon . 9 f STREET THRONGS President and Mrs. Wilson Enter French Capital 'Greeted by Well Nigh Half the Population 6f the City "ind-Surroundine; Country Flowers Dropped Around 'Their Carriage: Air planes .Winged. Overhead; Guns "Sounded Thirty-si Tliou- sand Soldiers, Flower of French AmiyV Lihe Avenues'FrorrV Dauphine Gate to Murat Ma minn PniInf ..j ii.-' u:i ( on uiven uuncneon by President and Mme. Poincare.. t.- 1?5ta' Dcc i- (By the Associated Prem.)-Th(s Is create nisht in 1? J?, Concorde baa been turned into a great dandrtg pavilion arbetw ' grct y, h" the population, not only o fthe city, bat of tho snr !S i2L5,Ml otlMT" ?mon "x1 tmimnt figures t Francel r flower were aroppea around tbenf carriage; ahnlanea ' winned . .SOHnOMl. Hilt. lltaVMnata. a Knfih? iuh? 0POOB toy wme quality of warmth bat made , JaUons! " - f . WWBtlJr lMd., tJ vcr-3M of tUie lmalnaUon and lnteiUHt f FranetTf by tim rittitexxiy vi hk) uniiea states as OV no oUmv MAdce parties to this country hav united to fia rrpswent. . jroef w bim a tbo wli csentattve of tdeala now dawning In tho eyes of the Immense crowds- weicomlri hint?: ay the aeknl-oN ' hvuh iwim rrawraii muwn reprcBTOW rwo invaicinw Tornrn ttavmnTfrlut roroo wnien pctmuteauie) war Ve -4 ..aiTxy'il)mMni oifliers, the goweror Ute IVenoh Army, lined the avenee from Dauphhm sate to tho Mttrat mnnslon, which, during their stay 1 aris, will be the borne -or the Prddunt;ant Ws wlfej Alpine- ttiaseenr nd Stouaves, fresh from tho battlefields of Cliampagnev and colonial troops fowt whose n'nlfornw UUe mud or the, Sdmnie liad only a few days ago been NaMtvedt-wteupled the post of twnor.1 They gently but firmly kept , order " amongst utm eaormous crowns wmcn liave a' elosee loek'at the 'aroMits of Franen. In two apeechea todaf. President neaee and the creation ot a leajruo of stagle objective.'- ,'?K";i ' " , RMpondbtg to the welcome ol rrAWent Polncare to I i luncheon gives ' In his honor. President Wilson 'declared that "Winning tho J wae; , not alone enough but that the people of tit 1'nltcd States had cntereu With (be) object of making the peace it permanent peace for the world. 2 1 Keapondlftg to the greeting of the socialist delegation, 1 ; PrealAsnt relt- erated that the war had been m people' war and that tho f -feat of miliary . autocracy wa not otifflctlent to tha fulfilling of It objects. I fe again declared that the co-operation of the natlone for the security of the peace to be made . PRESIDENTS OF HEPUBL1GS , EXCHAFI6E: ADDRESSES Paris, Deo. 'i4.--Presldnt and Madame Poinoar gav a dinner at the Palace de La- Elysee, In honor of President and Mrs. Wilson. President Wilson on this occasion speks as fol- lows. In replying tot" addresi by President Polncare: . V . Mr. Preaident: 1 am deeply indebt ed to you for your gracious greeting. I It is very delightful to find myself in Krance and to feel the quick contact j of sympathy and naffcted f riend ahip between th representatives of the United States and the representa tives of France. "You have been very1 generous In what you were, pleased to say about myself but I feel that what I have said and what I have .fried to do has been said and done only'in an attempt to speak the thought Of the people of the United States truly and to carry that thought out In action." ' . 'From the first the thought of th people of the United States turned to ward something more than the mer winnins- of this war. It turned to th establishment of eternal principles of right and Justice, it reaiiseu mat merely to win th war was , not enough; that it must be won in such a was and the questions raised by it settled in such a way as to insure th future peace of the world and lay the foundations for the freedom and happiness of its many peoples and na tions. W" -i-i- wv': "Never before has waf worn so ter rible a vlsag or exhibited more gross ly th debasing influence ef illicit am bitions. I am sure that I shall look upon" the ruin wrought by the armies of the central empire with the same repulsion and deep indignation that they stir in th hearts of the men of France and Belgium,; and I appreciate as you do, buy the necessity of such action in the final settlement of the issues of th war 'as will not only re buke such acts of terror and spolia tion but men everywhere aware that they cannot be ventured upon without the certainty or lust punisnmeni. r "I know with what ardor and en thusiasm the soldier end sailors of th United States have given th best that was In them in this war of re demption. .They have expressed the true spirit of America, They believe thler Ideals t be acceptable to free peoples everywhere and are rejolcd to have played th part they have play ed In giving reality 'to those? Ideals . In co-operation with the armies of the allies. We are proud ot the part they have played and we are happy , that they should have been associated with such comrades in a common cause "It Is with peculiar feeling. Mr. President, that I , find w myself v in France Joining 'with yeui lntrejolcing over the 'victory that ha been won The' ties that, bind. France and the United States are' peculiarly rloje." . "I do not know in what other cnn- !! it FBHE;L CENTRAL f ICO Fiirfm st-;v W wfv k Tl Nliiuj.L W t i.l t -T r. " .-" , hr-vniwi the lonim , tn .. pay houwr te,W Vnlted States throtuclk r won and also the force which vta sauc:; ever pressed forward in eagerness to ' Wilson ireafflrnvcd ..we making of . nations must 'be a. nllsbed :ai onv t radeahip we could have fought with more zest or eninusiasm.r u. win eauy be a matter of pleasure with me to be brought into consultation with th e talesmen of France and her allies in , concerting the measures by which w may secure , permanence for thes. . happy relations of friendship and co operation,' and secure for th world ' at large such safety and freedom in its life as can be secured only by the, constant association and co-operation of friends. , . -r t f -. "I greet you. not enly with deep. nersoaal resnect. but as the renresen- tatlve of the great people of .France, and beg to bring you the-greetings ot another great people to whom- the fortunes of France ar of profound and lasting interest. , .'. "T nlH triv frlnaa in h haalth nt the president of th French repub'llo and to Madame Polncare and r ,0s prosperity of Franc."' i' - ', ' v POINCARE'S ADDRESS TO PRESIDENT WILCOM ,' , . ' - V-', Paris, Dec. 14.-In hla address to President Wilson, President Poincar saldr-.'R-'j?-;'''-; "Mr. President: , Paris and France awaited you with -impatience. They were eager to acclaim in you th il lustrious demoerat whose works and aveae -.were . tnspirra -s oy . xuci thought. the philosopher delighting in . the solution of universal laws from particula. re vent 8. the .eminent tat- man who had found a way to excr the highest political and moral truths in formulas which bear the stamp of immortality, ' ' . , - "They, had also a passionate dee're to offer thanks, in your person, to tha great republic ef which you are th. chief, for the Invaluable a$M.,.'.anre which had .been -given spontanou 'v. during this war. to th defenders c! right and. liberty. , ,' '"Bjven before America had rp ' cl to Intervene, la the struggle s1 ' 1 shown to i the wounded and t s phana'of France a- solicitu s ; generosity the memory ct v . always be enshrined -ivi c r The liberality of your 1; !. ; countless gifts of your fe: the inspiring Initiative c womenj anticipated your i naval action and showed t which side your eymr And on the day whn j selvea into the batt , v termination your f ' ' yourself prepared tor i , 'Some m"ths ,!ie that the Unit" i -evr inrr" ':-r f !iO'l!d be I ' C. 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