While we may not agree with all the opinions and policies that President Wilson has at one time or another outlined we cannot deny the magnitude of his achievements in Paris or his courage in holding out against what, at times, seemed overwhelming opposition. Boston welcomes the privilege to extend to him today the first personal recognition from his countrymen in America of his labors on her behalf.
Years from now, it is safe to state, those who are present at today's ceremonies will recall the Mechanics Hall speech as a landmark in the history of American policy. It will in all probability be the first of a series of great efforts to convince the people of the United States of the wisdom of his doctrine. Whether or not we agree with the details of the plan we must confess that the motive behind it is of the noblest--the abolition of useless war. Let us hear him first and then judge the advisability of entering the world compact.
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