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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1919
Page
11
A vast Washington crowd greeted General John J. Pershing on his return from Europe, amid speeches by the President and officials praising the American war effort. The scene contrasted formal pageantry with a humble, heartfelt tribute to liberty, law, and national unity.
President Wilson spoke in a Montana big tent urging ratification of the peace treaty to prove America’s resolve for world peace. Idaho Governor Davis introduced him as the crowd cheered. the address focused on whether the United States would aid in a peace concert and uphold its commitments to the world.
The Minute Men of the American Expeditionary Forces led by General John J. Pershing march down Fifth Avenue in a grand homecoming pageant. The crowd cheers as Pershing greets the sea of patriots, with notable spectators in his private box including May Pershing and family members. The procession features vivid scenes along the route.
President Wilson attacked pro German propaganda and urged Americans to back the League of Nations treaty as essential for lasting peace. He warned the nation against isolationism, and linked failure to the risk of future wars, insisting reform and stability depended on treaty acceptance. He referenced the Gaston police strike as intolerable, and stressed that only the treaty could secure a just, orderly world.
Collapse of the Bertrand government in Honduras appears to end a Pan Latin League plan and will influence regional relations and diplomatic stances in Central America, with observers watching for shifts in policy and cooperation among nations.
The speaker denounces secret treaties as a breach of open peace principles and accuses Wilson of embracing them. He warns that endorsing hidden deals endangers national honor, trades away sovereignty, and undermines America’s founding rights while praising open diplomacy and Britain’s Lloyd George.
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