PRESIDENT WILSON'S HOME-COMING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11764, 26 February 1919, Page 5

PRESIDENT WILSON'S HOME-COMING.

A GREAT GREETING.

WARNING TO HIS OPPODENTS.

Received February 26, 9 New York, February 24.

The Australian Press Association representative was a spectator of the celebrations cib President Wilson’s arrival at Boston. The weather was ideal, sunshiny, with a light wind. The harbour was bedecked with flags and the city a riot of colour. Thousands crowded streets and piers, and as Mr Wilson, Mis Wilson and the presidential party stepped ashore the populace cheered tremendously Thousands of American soldiers and sailors and a large group of British Naval Officers participated in the parade through the street to the Mechanics’ Hall, where the President spoke. 7500 persons crowded into the hall and a hundred thousand people unavailinsly clamoured for admittance. President Wilson {immediately es tablished fa link {of understanding between himself and the audience by saying; “I wonder whether yon are half so glad to see me as I am to see you?” He gave warning to his opponents when he said; ‘‘l think fight is sometimes good, but /with those who oppose the;great , good of the world it would be an indulgence. ” The audience seemed a trifle disappointed because Mr Wilson did not mention the League ofJNations. Upon the conclusion cf his speech Mr Wilson immediately departed for Washington. PRESIDENT WILSON’S PLEA. WANTS AMERICAN SUPPORT.' New York, Feb 24. At Boston, President Wilson said if America did not back up the Peace Conference, the work of the Conference would fail and America leave upon the historic table of Versailles another scrap cf paner, 1 causing the world the deepest less and disappointment.

RUSSIAN SOLDIERS’ PAY. AN ORGY OF EXPENDITURE. London, February . 21 The Daily Express’ Berlin correspondent reports that a high officer who escaped from Russia states tba: IBolahevic private soldiers are paid £6 hourly during the fighting. Officers of Trotsky’s private gnard receive £5200 monthly. Russian money is being printed in Berlin, also a propaganda newspaper for oronlation in the army. Russian prisoners in Germany are advocating an Entente between Germany and Russia.