Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-18
WILSON ANGLES FOR
ANT|-WAR LEAGUE
U. 6. PRESIDENT WANTS NATIONS
COMBINED TO PREVENT FUR
Their CoMeATS-ALLIES AZ
FABLE iF THEY WIN.

store peace in Europe faces the task
of bringing the Central powers to
agree to the formation of 4 league OF
nations for the prevention oil future
wars The supplemental note from
Great Britain, now in the hands of the
State Department. has made this
clear,
The task is doubly hard. officials
pointed out today. as the Central
powers, in their reply to the Wilson
note, have indicated that the proper
time to take such a question will be
after basis for peace has been
agreed upon and hostilities brought to
close. The supplemental British
note on the other hand. makes II
quite as evident that the Entente
will place no faith in any treaty with
their enemies until they have guaran.
teed for future peace. which, they
plainly indicate. can be assured to
their satisfaction only by the entrance
of the Central powers into league of
nations.
While no one is in a position to
state officially what course the Pres-
dent will follow, his close advisers
believe that there has been no alter
alton in his determination TO keep
pounding away towards securing
peace and that his next steps will be
informal and not attended by pub
LEFTY. II is believed also that In
view of the position of the Entente
disclosed in the supplemental note
that he will give his immediate alter
ton to attempting TO change the Teu-
ton veiw. He will try. thru informal
and unofficial channels to persuade
the governments of the Central pow.
ers to an agreement on the program
to he followed at the conclusion Of the
war
The British view. set forth in the
supplemental note. comedies in some
respects with the ideas of the Admin
istration The President has already
clearly indicated in his speeches his
desire to aid in bringing about the
formation Of a league Of nations. This
/ league, according to the ideas es'
poused by the President and on which
the Entente now insists. would place
sufficient check upon the ambitions
and war moves of any nation of the
world to insure maintenance Of worll
peace.
The British determination to place
no faith in any treaties with its pres,
ent enemies, and to insist on sufficient
guarantees OF the formation of the
proposed league of nations, following
restoration Of peace, has put peace
farther away than at any time since
the Teutonic proposal for a discussion
OF peace. That is the view held gen
orally here by Administration off,
cials and unbiased neutral diplomats.
They declare that the task the presi-
dent has undertaken has been made
much harder but not by any means
impossible OF accomplishment
Allies Want League If They Win.
London Jan. lS,-Full appreciation
was given by the press today to the
supplemental note Of the Entente pow
ers to President Wilson simplifying
the previous communication,
The new note is identical in spirit
with the former document, but con
tains the intmation that the Allies
viii be willing to enter into an Inter
national League to enforce peace up
on the world if they are victorious.
The latest note is explanatory and
goes nto detail about certain OF
tie demands which were included IN
the earlier instrument.
At the same time it shows that the
Allies are going to prosecute the war
more vigorously than ever before ana
are determined to win at any price. +.
In the concluding paragraph the
communication says;
Therefore his country has made,
Is making and Is preparing to make, .
sacrifices of blood and treasure un-
paralleled in history
The Times, in analyzing the note,
says that it proves clearly that there
Is no similarity between the aims OF
tic Entente powers and the German
Allies It adds that the communlca-
ton will certainly make this fact
plain to President Wilson.
The Chronicle takes tho view that
President Wilson should take a more
intimate view of the national prime.
pies Of the countries at war. This
newspaper says.
III President Wilson wishes to give
effect to his desires that Peace, when
ii comes, shall be lasting, he cannot