The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-23

Wilson emerges from the oreamldno
of his fancy and essays to deal with
the cold, hard facts of q situation
which finds great nations battling for
a righteous peace he shows that
proper realization of the sentiments
impelIing those peoples to sacrifice
their all for liberty has no more found
its way into the secluded cloisters OF
the White House than real under
standing of the sentiments Of the
American people"
CHICAGO HERALD - president
Wilson's address is model
of STRAIGHTFORWARD statement.
Neither side has definitely renoupceo
victory but in spite of all that II Is
well to call attention to the I'M
doubted fact that the fate of perii.a-
nent peace is largely bound up In
the terms of the treaties that will end
this particular war"
ILLINOIS STATS zEITUNG-
president Wilson not only missed
the psychological moment to bring
peace to cultured humanity and eter-
nal glory to the United States, but
the President has lost all moral au-
thority to make demands on the IA
tions at war, from the standpoint OF
morality, because of his unneutrai
policy and his direct protection TO
munitions and blood usury. He. ais?
is powerless, from the standpoint OF
might. in a military or political sense.
we see Mr.. Wilson today In a his
torical pose. and probably for the
last time"
BOSTON POsT-"There is no doubt
whatever. what the President means.
He would have the people Of the
United States definitely committed oy
treaty or congressional action TO
pact Of the nations united and pledged
to enworce peace And this means
using force; II means fighting in Eu-
rope, IL necessary to compel peace.
ST. LOUIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Wilson is seeking to do away with
war by proposing to the world an
agreement upon the idea which. in
pie of l00, 900 900, whose forefathers
came from every country of Europe"
ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT
ct is either a monumental mistake
or an act that will hlI flowing page
in history. It is likely to
be construed as an appeal in behalf
of the Teutonic powers. although 1t
is addressed to both alike, for II fol-
lows so closely the Incorporating
of the allies that 1t can
hardly be considered less than a re-
proof of the severity OF their demands.
ST. LOUIS WESTLICHE POST
For the second time he president
offers to serve for humanity.
The whole world. and most all OF the
American people. should be thankful
to him"
BALTIMORE AMERICAN - "Mr.
Wilson has employed a world peace
plan as guise for setting forth the
for peace that might hon.
orably be entertained by all. Some
will regard this paper as pro-ally;
other as pro-German. But, in fact, Ii
is pro-American, and this means pro-
BALTIMORE SUN-"It' is a bold
utterance In its assumption that
peace, II IL Is to be lasting, must
come without victory. 1t conceivably
will irritate both groups of contend
ing nations. But, we fancy, neither
Of them will be able to ignore IL, and
neither of them, in view 81 the I'M
logic of those PARA
graphs referring to this country's in
terest in a settlement that will create
a peace worth guaranteeing and pre-
serving. will deny the Presidents
right to speak"
LOUISVILLE CoURIER-JOURNAL
1T is. indeed. staggering-thisf for
NAL, actual proposal of a transcenden-
tai dreamer for the instant. practical |
establishment by force of the millen-
MUM OF mankind, and the Courier |
Journal has not the heart at the mo-
ment Of first impressions to proceed
into an analysis of its fatal incon-
fantastic illusions. and !
limitIess possibilities for misfortune |
and mischief"
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
"A Monroe doctrine embracing the
earth, a league of peace. including |
every important nation in the world, /
Is no idle dream. How well the idea |
is received abroad remains to be sen. |
That it has possibilities OF vast serv- |
ice cannot be denied.
MACON TEI.EGRAPH-"Pres |
Wilson's unequivocal stand for Amer |
lean abandonment of a policy OF
Western isolation was to have been |
expected. That peace of a right sort |
in the present war must come without |
victory is not unreasonable from the |
viewpoint that the moment Germany l
admits she has not won a victory the !
entente would consider civilizations |
victory won"
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