Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
HE MUST "PoLICE" VILLA BEFORE TACKI.ING EUROPE.

CARDS American domestic policies The he tries to
i've waves of Kaleidoscope thought The result is confusion
worse confounded, many times Whether turn our
eyes southwark toward Mexico, divert our troubled gaze
the direction warning Europe or study the Presidents
uterance in his address to the Senate find the evil
dence of inability to grasp world affairs.
He who tnkers with mere automobile, knowing moth
ing of the use of spakpug pretty to burn his fin
gers not to wreck the machine. How much less should
man try to the universe schedule who cannot
oe e h eep e " wod f d apo
try police Europe Asia and Africa when
President Wilson's proposition put Uncle Sam at the
head OF world Monroe doctrine is accompanied by equally
impractical and visionary scheme to force the begcren pow
of Europe to only that plan ending the which
according to American estimation will tend to
President VII lack of comprehension Of world affairs
and t mae non by his own startling statement
policy as nation but fulfment rather of all that we have
The wonder that President Wilson can make contra
dcory statement of this kind to the intelligent American
addressed personally and expect get away with it, Just
as we are beginning to question whether in the light of our
sponsor for American soil with Latin neighbos
keeping in constant turmoil and in perpetual danger Of
continental wards along comes Mr., Wilson with the PROPOSE
ton that we extend that same Monroe policy to the whole
futity and its wholly impractical nature say nothing of its
ACCESSIBILITY, even il we could do it.
Stripping each proposition of it., obscuring verbage
President Wilson proposes that the United States shall set
words he proposes that we shall have peace throughout the
world even if the American people as government have to
In the same breath President Wilson makes this remark
able assertions II proposing that all nations henceforh
avoid entangng alliances There is entangng alliance in
President Wilson holds that We cannot enter into any
agreement to help other enforce unless have
voice as to the conditions which the present European
President Wilson makes this statement now because he
believes the European powers will be ready to accept
peace if they know that peace is to be abiding.
President Wilson in effect notifies the European belger
ents that permanent be expected either side in
this present wins decisive victory The natural concu
therefore they
fighting now state their respective ideas as to the terms of
those terms are likely to ensure permanent peace.
The chief reason regards ourselves for making this de
national traditions. which President Wilson times tries
make himself think is no departure is that this is the last
may as well take vigorous hand.
Even if President Wilson had shown himself to be an
adept in the handling of foreign relations and in keeping
our little Mexican neighbor at would hesitate to
compshed expert Of long and successful experience world
affairs As the matter stands, believe the American
experience by the siren voices of the Loreei Of Woodrow Will
sons bizarre t. ed dreams and visionary ambitions
duced to It's lowest terms and examine it in the light of
Ps o cGnhinsd with Let VS. suppose the cond
Germany declared war France and Russia in 1914 Ger
many has said that il had known in advance Britain
bound by alliance to join France and Russia there would have
been war Nh Wilson would prohibit very influence
which if known would have stopped that war
would Join France and Russia if Germany declared war and
of action to fight for peace Is likely that our little
would have had any for Germany when the
Kaiser knew had transports way Of getting bis
forces even if our little army made of 100000 DavS
But Mr.. Wilson's proposition is based upon q contladic-
lion OF international terms. An agreement to Join with other
powers to fight for is alliance The utter absence Of
IN alliance Wo0d have been precisely the condition suited to
Gemanys purpose to push it. territory through Belgium
nearer On the other agreement force pre-
vent one European nHtiCn from making another
would be directly contrary to the advice of Washington that
the American republic aoid entagng alliances with the old
world and the oneesJabhcd policies of this nation mat
ter what Woodrow Wilson may choose to call it.
ME- Wilson proposes to act because it will kep TIC
European beigelprtS terms One would ulpy
supposed the rebuff received by the Presidents and
the clear and explicit statement Of why the
allies fight to victorious end and C,enlanyS revenge
full response would suffice any Intelligent man peace
at this time is Impossible. Nr Wilson'S oldling merely
served to steel both sides for prolonged Continued med
ding must be disastrous. he keeps talking until
the war ends MI Wilson claim slight degree Of
credit but history cannot be fooled allow
to be thrown IN eyes in this age.
Mr. Wilson woHid have join other powers enforce
because he alleges cannot keep Of another
great war When Napoleon encIoachng the Aneri-
continent century ago we'll seeking annex the
rest OF Europe to his dominion, much
Tor saying Uncle Sam could not keep OF the next great
than there is The fact that President Wilson has