The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
WILSON GIVES UP
HOPE OF HELPING
EUROPE TO PEACE
New York Speech Regarded as
Recognizing Distrust Of
L. s. Abroad.
USEFULNESS LOST BY
HIS FOREIGN POLICY

WASHINGTON. Apri, 22.--The Prcs.
has been welcomed In many quarters
here as indicating that he does not
longer entertain the idea that the United
states is likely 90 be the agency throue h
which peace In Europe Is to be attained
While some persons regard the speech
az again holding out to the America II
public the notion that their Government
might be expected TO he the peacemaker.
those who have had occasion to study
II carefully have reached the conc,uslo7
United States might do after the war
was ended and not to the processes of
terminating the fighting
Those who take this view are those
who most deplored the earlier suggestion
OF the President ard others of his party
that by observing strict neutrality the
American people might he instrumental
In making peace. These observers. off,
cials and diplomats. foresaw that the
kind of neutrality which would prevail
for the United states In either Of tho
armed camps in Europe. They felt tina,
Administration leaders We're making y
mistake In holding before the ATcricau
public IA promise which could not he full
filed and at the same time expos.u :
themselves to rebuffs In Europe.
Hardly any one here believes the
United states will be invited to becom,
the mediatin. agency when the time
comes for peacemaklnr. The develop
mcnt OF auti-Americar feeling In all the
bellirerent countries through eight
u onths Of war has been fully apprc-
ciated here. All sides are dissatisfied
with the Administration courses In tn.
war FOR one reason or another. and IL
has been stated by one who should know
that none of the chief parties in tine war
feels that the United States can he suifi-
cicntly relied on t. make II wise to en-
trust their interests to this Government
Al least one member of the Diplomatic
Corps has been assured by one OF the
Presidents few close friends that the
President has no expectation now OF
playing any considerable role In III.
making of peace. This diplomat also
WAS assured. however. that the presiden;
would not be slow TO take advantage OF
any opportunity of giving impetus "a
any real movement for peace. but not IN
the expectation tina. he would he called
on to take a larger part In the discus
sions. either preliminary or final.
In NE Interpretation put on the Presi-
dents speech these words are re-
ferred to,
We are The mediating nation OF the
world. do not mean that we undertake
not TO mind our own business and "a
mediate where other people are quarrel.
ling | mean the word in a broader
sense"
This is regarded as specific repudia-
ton of the earlier idea that this Gov.
ernment might become the agency for
peace
what the President had reference to-
IL Is believed. WAS 10 the economic. finan-
Cial and other non-political service
which he believes the United States car
render after the war is over In NOR.
than one instance officials OF the Ad.
ministration have refused TO becom.
alarmed regarding the fate of American
interests They believe that after III,
war IL over exhaustion will compel tn.
Powers TO resort to this country for al
sorts of aid that this country will ther
he IN position where it can choose op.
portunities instead of being compelled
10 ma them for itself