Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
But in England and France
the Wish is Father to
the Thought.
BELIEVE MEXICO IS
BAD DOPE FOR WOODY
Cannot Understand That
New York Does Not
Reflect the Nation.
(By JOHN l.. BALDERSTON)
Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure Newspaper

Syndicate)
7 ONDON. March 26.-The prooc-
II cupations of man-sized war do
not prevent England and France
from taking an intense interest in the
American political situation. In peace
times the combats at home of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans attracted no
more attention here than the strug-
giles of Liberals and Tories excite the
United States, but now everyone is
O. talking about next falls election.
NEritishers and Frtnchmen listen for
.Joiitical echoes from across the At
tantic because they believe the ques-
ton of whether America is to enter
the war on the Size of the allies will
be fought out at the polls in Novem-
Der. This opinicn very likely en-
tirely without foundation. is wide
spread in London and Paris.
Colonel Roosevelt. most people here
think, will run or the Republican
ticket against Wilson, and II is held
that the colonel's Violently pro-ally
and anti-German utterances. and his
denunciation of the weakness Of the
PRESIDENTS foreign policy, will force
him to fight his campaign on q war
platform. Elihu Roots speech to the
New York Republican club created
where it is interpreted as committing
the conservative wing of the party to
a war policy. In view of Roots
/, Virtual demand that America take
, her stand with the allies, 1t is thought
that q coalition between the Republi
can party of 1912 and the coloners
followers can easily be arranged.
War With Germany?
Informed observers are very shy of
expressing an opinion about whether
Wilson or Roosevelt will win, but
they seem confident that II the Re-
pullicans are victorious America will
20 to var with Germany. The opinion
is also widely held that the Republic
can campaign will force Wilson so to
stffen his foreign policy thai he Will
be driven into action before NoVem-
Der and the 3truGric in congress over
the resolution against Americans
travelling on bellgerent liners does
not seem to lead people to question
Ibe view set forth above. although to
Americans here the whole political
situation at home seems hopelessly
confused, and they shy at making
any predictions
A story has gone the rounds in
London and Paris, which everyone
has heard and nearly everyone be-
,eves. that Colonel House at din
ner with Il few personal frlends IN
London said he thought America
would be forced into the war, and
that five hundred thousand soldiers
would he sent to the west front as
soon thereafter as they could be
ed and equipped. This anecdote
sounds most unlike the cautious ennis
sary of the president. and ! am un-
able to confirm 1t
The view that the Republican party
will declare for a policy that means
Nwar may be false, but 1t is easy to
explain how 1t has become current in
Europe. Whenever n submarine in
cident or any other war issue becomes
prominent in America the British and
French press give prominence to the
views of a few out.andout interven-
tionists in America and 20 editorial
extracts from the pro-ally press in
New York The editorial opinions of
the New York Tribune and New York
Herald both of which advocate war
on Germany. are quoted almost daily
here and the scner comments or
most leading American newspapers
are entirely ignored.
In France and England the opinion