Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
SIXTEEN
THOMAS NELSON PAGE
lAUDS WILSON POLICY
world In Debt TO Him for Sustaining
n Neutral RiGhts-History VIII
Write Name Large.

WASHINGTON, May e-That future
generations will have truer apprecia-
ton OF the great achievements OF
President Wilson in the diplomatic e1-
changes between the United States and
belliserent powers of Europe. and that
the historians of the future will writo
his name large among those 10 whose
efforts have been due the preservation
of the fabric OF international law. are
opinions expressed by Thomas Nelson
Page, ambassador from tho United
States to Italy. Posterity Will recoE-
nize that the whole world Will he under
debt TO him. he said
at is my belief said Ambassador
Page. who is in Washington on Il brief.
furloush from his post at Rome, that
the course that has been followed by che
Presfden, has been the sanest. the
wisest and best that the mind of man
could conceive.
Firm for International Law.
The President has stood consistent
~ and constantly for the preservation
of the code of international law as it
has been devised. formulated and per
fected through the experience Of ma
He has set the standard OF interna-
tional rights governed by international
Law AT the highest point it has reached.
and he has not warcred from the stand
he has taken. He has so far been able
TO keep US NJ peace and with honor. =,
From personal talks with diplomats
representing the chancellorcs OF some
OF the neutral powers know that this
also is the opinion OF statesmen Of
those nations. | know that n truer ap-
probation of the great services Presi-
dent Wilson has rendered TO America
and TO humanity may be found in for
eiE lands than seems 10 exist In some
quarters here. l have been told that
tho neutral nations OF Europe appre-
ciate TO the fun the services the Presi-
dent has rendered TO civilization in
his stand for the preservation of in
ternational law. without which civili-
cation itself must crumble.
Makes Reconstruction Posslble.
II feel sure that when this war is
ended and the warning powers take up
again the pursuits of peace the work
of President Wilson will have made IL
possible for them 10 say. We can re-
hablitate our life by the code of in.
ternational law They will no, need
" bulip UP IL NsN idbIlc, out only 10
reaffrm the principles thai have never
heen lost, because they have been main
tained and upheld where they We're by
the efforts and the abors of the Presi-
dent of the United States"
Ambassador Page asserted that from
his talks with private citizens as well
az diplomats of many of the neutral
powers he felt safe in saying that the
prevailing sentiment among The peo-
pic Of those nations toward the United
States is one of sincere respect
"A citizen of Holland" he said. cone
OF the plain people. talking OF the
United States. said To me recently:
Holland has one friend in the world
one friend Oh whom she can depend
That is the United States, TO whose cf-
forts are due the preservation Of the
rights OF neutrals and the freedom Of
the seas This. believe, is typical or
tie feeling entertained toward this
country by the people Of ali the neutral
nations"