HR WILSON.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1919, Page 3

HR WILSON.

lAUSTRALIAN «fe N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

MR WILSON'S SPEECH

(Received this tlay at LAO P- m A NEW YORK, February Mr Wilson in his Boston speech said he had not come to report on the p v c 4.1 IP Peace Conference. That m ceedinge of the Fento laim; a would bo prematuio. He c. 1 the slowness of progress wa» the immense complexity of t le qU , to be dealt -with. We was struck hi the moderateness of those represen mg various national claims. Nowhme he seen a gleam of P"»sio . 1 see u earnestness and even the teais_ those pleading the cause of down 10 - peoples, but they were not tea.s of anger. They were tears of ardent hope and admit all and every n«cm* they sought out. hirst, of all they reached Paris, the representatives of United States asked why It * because, I think I nm stating the most wonderful fact >in history. Because flierfe is no nation in Europe tin t suspects'the motives of United State*. It is not that, the representatives ot other nations are not esteemed, but the nations of Europe have again a«-« again clashed with one another m • competitive interests and it is mipos-. sible for men to forget, these sharp issues which were drawn between thorn in times past, so they resort to that nation which has won the enviable distinction of being regarded ns a friend of mankind. •3lr Wilson reiterated America had -won this confidence because of the unselfish ideals with which she entered -the war. He added that speaking iu the name of the people of United States I have aimed as the objects of this great war, at ideals and nothing hut ideals and the war lias been won by that inspiration. Men were fighting with teuse muscles and lowered head until they came to realise these tilings, and when these accounts of wliat it was all about reached them from America they raised their eyes to heaven. Men have testified to me in Europe that our own men possessed something they could only call religious fervour. They were not like any other soldiers. They iiad had a dream and were fighting in a dream and fighting in dream they turned the whole tide of battle and it never came back. He emphasised the confidence America luul established throughout the world, ft had imposed a great burden upon Tier. All the people in Europe now enjoyed the utmost confidence and the -spirit of hope because they believe they were on the eve of a new age, when the nations all understand and support one another, in every just cause and unite every moral and physical strength to see that right shall prevail. America was now the hope ot the world. If she does not justify that hope, the results wlil be unthinkable and men will be thrown back in despair and all nations set up hostile camps again. | Reviewing the necessity for an effec- I

tual peace, Mr Wilson said the nations i of the world had set their heads to do great, things and they were not going to slacken their purpose. The peoples of these nations are in the saddle and they are going to see, if their present Governments don’t do their will, thatsome other Government, will.