The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

1 war from the standpaiont of morality, because of his unneutral policy and his | direct protection to intuition and blood
 usury. He also is powerless from the 1 standpoint of might in a military or political sense. We see MT Wilson to- | day in an historical pose and probably | for the last time.
 | Chicago Herald: President Wilson's
 address is particularly timely to admon-
 ish those Americans who oppose the peace league movement not only that l it involves no "entanging alliances
 such as Washington had in mind but
 that the sort of peace it would and could guarantee must be rooted in the | best traditions of America.
 l Chicago Tribune: Considering the
 sacrifices being made by the people of
 Europe, we can hardly fail to sympa-
 thize with the view not infrequently ex- pressed abroad that the terms of what l ever peace is arrived at are a matter l strictly for those who have paid the price. We assume therefore, that MT. l Wilson's suggestions. which would other wise seem intrusive and premature, are advanced upon some clear intimation | that they would be timely.
 | | says the truth There must be no more sovereignty of the seas" Neutrals must never again be asked to submit to such l insolence as has marked the conduct Of | the belligerents toward the commerce of neutral states with each other and with
 the belligerents themselves
 l We must put our trust in no govern ment's word or treaty pledges, since every belligerent has repeatedly broken | it's word and disregarded it's guarantee | to us during this war We must put I our trust solely in our strength and our I preparedness.
 1 New York Times: By one bold stroke 1 President Wilson removes the obstacles
 to world peace guaranteed by the world
 over which our peace league folks have l been wrangling.
 l The President makes it very clear that the only sort of peace the people ot
 America could join in guaranteeing would
 be only that embodied in "the principles of the American government" with our
 political faith and political convictions 1 By it's very terms this declaration might 1 exclude us from a world league for peace, 1 but the President will have the over- | lwhelming support of the American people I in declining to commit our government
 to any guarantee of European dynastic CT
 national arrangements with which wt
 could have no sympathy
 l Boston Globe: What the road to peace ineeds is half way house. President Wilson's speech to the Senate is an at. I tempt to build. one
 l Together with the allies note to the President. it has frustrated Germany's attempt, if such 1t was, to dscrcdit the
 allies by a peace feint.
 Boston Post: There is no doubt what ever what the President means He would have the people of the United States deff
 nitely committed by treaty or congres sional action to a great pact of tn,
 nations united and pledged to enforc,
 peace. And this means using force, il
 means fighting in Europe, if necessary to compel peace. Ms
 l Providence Journal: MT. Wilson beck ons the bleeding and suffering nation.
 of the world toward him with his school
 masters cane and delivers a prize ora l tion on the millennium, while civilza
 tion and the liberty of the world ar. battling for life in the trenches