The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-29


so inferior In ;hclr personalities. that
their presence and their behavior arc
Responsible Tor much of III" iIn!d'iy 81
the Ccnsn-s 'Tnr u.w IcagiIr Will WORK
for tho eliminate ion o. ;h"S" men Ii IN"
same t!!lr that /. works for tn NOR"
frequent presentation o! Inc truth ny
r"SnorSih" observers. Onc 81 these un-
desirable journalists was being. expos
iulatcd with by censor Tor an inlur-
iouS and worthless item 1t" mud S"nl cut.
Il dra! in merchandise ti'at VIII sell
said the journalist. \ NOR" liberal! u'-
d"rStaur!iuG between In" ""nS"rS ~!
press can hardly be expected! Will" ihIS
spirit is prominnn: Ut American head
quarters. \ broadening ~ nows and -
ro-o1crar!on IN publicity -onld play n"
small par. in promoting both rIlthna;"
military Succ~ss and those final objects
tor which tho va. Is proclaimed /" l."
fought. Serious men who ha"" h""n
eyer h"r" long tmn arc C?amor;nG
constantly for II fr"Hr Expression "t
truth ~ tho only foundations for great
pr efficiency In nil hraI->T"S "f wa
! In morale. In r'm"va! al !n'"Hn"''h'
Officers. In Improvement q; ir&nsI"'"t
ana supplies. in c'-urcr?''nn with cur
allies IN diplomacy.
If I were TO select n" sing" TACT lhAi
has impressed me most In ms year
abroad st would bn th" r"C"SSiiN. h"W-
eyer difficult. 80 i,."piu@ truth ';'itN"
IN wartime. and al finding tn" right
,n-orcration between rurular Ideals ":i"
governmental nnrrnwn"SS. y" govern
r,cnt is or can h" lit (" rcSctt'" 'li''
vhnlr universe while acting secretly d!
itself In conjunction with other govern
rncnts The public. ON tn" other mana.
play ball RI" western rHrulatl""
would not Ect ns mixed Gp ia RUSSIA.
bur every ono Of thcm.--t;"rmnny. Mug
trin, Italy. France. "T"n England rrohi-
hlv-would vote for peace lay arrange
inent II In" question could h" properly
referred 10 them tcrtnlnly tho puhlirs
are too innocent. They d" not Iitk''
account sufficiently Of III" complications
raised by the nature Of the German Eo?-
crnmcnt. The governments. on tn
other hand. ara certainly not proving NJ
TO their Jobs. Til" German government
- not, oven those elements IN Il which
seel; n liyo-and-lct-lire peace. II they
we're instead Of tn" stralthT methods
,hcr employ they would find i way "t
| putting their tcrIns. fac: mp. IN th'
! hands ~ Ghe American government.
: knowing that IT. if ono" convinced. c"u!"
lnastlv accomplish what tho sd3'"f"' ana
! Monsieur could not. They might an
Swcr that the President is II" longer =
/ fudg" but y bell gr"ent but i: they saE"
nny sru&r "f reality they know that ia"
President. unlike som" al th" "nL"!it"
rulers, accepts 4 world In which Ger
many shall remain powerful and pros
nrrnus in spite Of all her crimes. Tho
entente as n who'll" on III" other hnTd.
has pursued 4 diplomacy Whlrh h;t%
! tended To W"ld III" German nation to-
: gcthrr inStn:iI "f driving III" W"dE" IT.
: dnrrrr between the liberal clements and
! the ruling dcSpotiSm. Th" fr"Sih"nt has
: strongly Indicated that If G'rlnanE VIII
commit herself Enthusiastically 4" d"n"-
! cratic ways nf managing nnfi"ahi ai'!
) int"rna; unal affairs th"r" wall IL" II"
, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF empires ani n1 AZ
, tor the-wny hoycott. hut III" "nt"rj''' - Il
whole stu stands officially on ~" Mar-
aims put forward nearly year age"
which point to tho dism"mh"rmrnt a.
th, central empires and Turkey. That
lIplnmacT has seemed IL Inc .HiAl from
thr moment I arrived in I:urup". ami
nrIntcd as much "a ! d"crntly could
about thn secret trcnIirS lit regard /"
The near Gust in faint hui' Of itS S""N-
ing as a warning. Now that til" Len
ina crowd have made them and others
hubble II IS charged that Lcn'n" IS III
The pay OF Germany. Possibly; h'lt
there are Indications tina; Il" 'IH$ rather
sought the defeat Of both sides. In "a
!, general fanaticaI hostility :" all war;
ing governments indiS'rirninnt"lN. The
difference Is that Germany held ms llnrd
and spoke soft words while "uT sid"
called him and his rnmoani"nS lad
names.
. Franco Is brave and skilled IN Wa
, England ia d:uuutirsS and persistent. .nni
! The I'nitcd states caa h"ir much II Al"
! will build ships enough; :" III strength
! of the entente IS fnuild"G! on Il rock.
/ Germany, On ia" other hnnh. We Tar
: stronger ,irHm "" ~" encouraged :" b.
. Iicve. uid "nm i@ht 1Hny years # ST.
l. convinced nat sl,. - hghtm" n,;niU*i
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ti,' =I'nt difficulty -
tilat only = mIU"riiy ~ rhi .wHH'ry
se..ri!., l." .,lv.. l'% -" '.u WHAT - 10
essential ,'"i,'itti"u ct I"nr". namely >