New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-06
Britain AccIaims Wilson S
Speech as Tonic for Allies
Commons Aroused and Lloyd George and Asqulth Are
Expected to Take 1t Up-Even Liberals and
Pacihsts Are Pleased

TO President Wilson's message TO Con
gress. and find i'm it much Of beneiit to
all the Allies.
"The Daily Mali says:
"For all the Allies Pres dent Wilson =
address makes very satisfactory read
ing. Ills ringing sentences. not less
than the measures proposed 20 give
effect 10 them, will do something IN
Europc, as well as in America. TO clear
the air Of the fumes Of paciilsm. They
set things, as Lansdowne's letter did
not. in their proper light and proper
order"
Referring to President Wilson's per
sonal position. "Thc MALI says: NO
autocrat in history ever enjoyed the
power and authority freely voted 10
President Wilson by the American peo-
pie. His voice is their voice, his
thoughts their thoughts 20 degree
that no comparison with any European
country can quite parallel. Whenever
he speaks 10 is as though America, WIN
its 100000 900 people, blew blast on q
single trumpet. To read his latest ad-
dress TO Congress is 20 know immedi-
ately what are the ideals and purposes
Of the entire nation"
"The Presidents declared intention
Of the United States TO free the peoples
from Prussian military and commercial
autocracy." says "The Westminster Ga
zette," "is timely intimation to the
real politicians in Berlin, who are spec
ulatinC on the possibility OF deal be
tween the East and the West which
shall give them free hand over Rus
STA and Eastern Europe on condition
that they rcnounce their aggresslons I'm
the West. The President sees that as
long as the world is subject to the milf
tarist principle there can be no division
between the East and the west. ~ IS
a practical reinforcement Of the ideal
war aims Of the Allies. We should Ike
TO see this intimation put in the form
of a joint declaration by the Allies and
issued in the name Of them all
Comes as Breeze
"The Globe" says President Wilson's
address "comes as a purifying breeze
from the New World 10 the Old. Inc
President put quite plainly at the ne
ginning of his address, says this news,
paper, the object with which the I nlted
States entered the war. and adds; we
Commend this TO our weakened poll
ticians Of every kind, whether avowed
paciiists or not"
"The Standard" says: president
Wilson's speech means the doom oil
Prussianism and all it stands for.
1.-THE frank acceptance Of the prin-
ciples enunciated by the President By
all the governments and peoples war
ring against Germany would, in our
view. contribute greatly to the success
in arms, by which alone a satisfactory
peace can be established"
"The Pail Mall Gazette" says: at
is a vital gain 10 the cause Of a lasting
peace that America should have grasped
the deadly significance Of the Middle
Europe ambition, with its reservoir Of
alien cannon fodder for the purpose Of
German aggression.
"The Presidents decision TO declare
war on Austria for the purpose Of
breaking the vassalage to the German
government and his declaration that
peace must give freedom 10 the peo-
pies Of the Balkans and Turkey is the
most direct approach TO a practical
handling of the muddie of the Eastern
question yet made by any Allied states
man"