TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-03-24

the correspondent OF tHe W~Sll~kHoWll
Manchener Nachrichten who had
gone to meet him: !.
1T is a misfortune for the United
States that in these stirring times
which furnish an unparalleled OPP
portunity for the unlimited develop
ment of America, a nan should be
at the head OF the government who,
even though he may have good in
tentions, by no means possesses the
atesmanshi necessary for adyanc-
ing American Interests
The secret or American failures
simply lies in the fact that Wilson
is not big enough to meet the sltua-
ton. No one need impugn his hon
esty and no one has done SO, but in
every other way he has painfully
disillusionized his best and most
faithful political friends II is known
to all that Wilson is a teacher by
profession. He was a professor and
later on the rector Of Princeton
University and during this time
wrote a number of political essays
and books, which by reason of their
restraint and cleveruess made a
strong impression-so that Prot.
wilson was accounted as a political
sage. But as soon as he was given
an office it became clear that the
man of theory was a hopeless failure
in practice.
American Sentiment.
When the war began a deep move
ment went through all America. The
ssatesInanlike duty OF Wilson in that
hour would have been to give the
most careful and wholehearted study
to the problem as to what position
the United States was to assume in
the matter OF the world war, so that
no one would be harmed and our
country benefited as much as pos
sible. In this Wilson has failed.
The s~choolmaster in him was
stronger than the statesman. The
thought that he, whose business it
had up till then been to teach others,
must now himself be taught, was too
much for his vanity. For this reason
he refused coolly and decisiyely to
accept the least advice respecting
the political and commercial neces-
sites. He depended entirely upon
his book wisdom and theories, and
then n day came out with his
famous first declaration of neutral
ity which might have served some
purpose if the United States had
ham Ta-a4ad "a Nha NOES. At.t ,.aG I
close TO the furnaces Of the world
war. OF course It was impossible
to live up to this declaration either
the letter or in the spirit. Ameri- /
can trade and American exports
could not simply cease to exist
because If was alleged to be
nnneutral TO maintain citations with
the belligerent powers. Celestial
theories are absolutely futile in such
case, for America belongs to this
and must live with this
world.
Took No Advice.
America must progress and there
fore can not afford to miss the OPP
portuuify afforded by this war. This
point was gradually borne in Upon
wilson. So II would have
been his duty to see that America
derived advantages from all sides
and developed along all lines. If
.lis had been his program President
would have obtained the adj
vice OF well-iHformed business men,
to what might be done for Amer
lea under the circumstances. But it
IS typical Of the mind of Woodrow
wilson that ii cannot bring itself
10 acknowledge that anybody else is
OF instructing the instructor.
So he resolved TO settle the question Of
trade according TO his own
IDEAS, and to be guided in this only
by moral principles or what he
co~nceIEcs as such So, like a true
he separated the European
powers, so far as they were to be
considered for American trade, into
the good and the naughty, and con-
that America was to support
tie good, that is England. Wilson
never disguised his preference
Tor all that is English, and he has
often said that It was his ambition
70 spend bis last day In Oxford or
some other English seat Of learn
ng. As for modern Germany be has
not the slightest conception OF its
true nature and has accepted almost
the dreadful caricature Gre
lted by English policy
The Munitions Export.
This one-sidedness Of Wilson's has
it about that the United
States has got into a very obliaue
position IN this war and has harmed
tself intellectually AT FIRST the
Americans did nor perceive this and
we're blinded by the gigantic sums
flowed % America from the
English munition orders. BUT the
the war has .asted the more
AMERICANS have become convinced
hat the great advantages Of these
do not y far suffice to
make good the great disadvantages
md evils which have befallen almost
.he entire industries of America
hrough the false policies of Wilson.
The opinion grows from day to day,
md every day those manufacturers
have nothing to do with war
,upplies, are growing lore dissatis-
and inpatient with Wilson. This |
vas specially to be noted as soon as
and the Senate resumed
Bitter complaints poured in
al parts of the United States,
if President Wilson had a little
ess pedantic vanity and a little
more common sense, he would long
go have realized that his policy has
in a complete fiasco SO far
. his own fellosv-citizens were con-
But this insight Is strangely