El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-05
BRITISH PRAISE
WILSON SPEECH
Consider It a Lofty State
ment of Ideals, Represen-
tative of Allies.

London. Eng. Dec. 5.-President
Wilson'S message to congress has the
fullest prominence in the morning
newspapers but it reached London too
late for much considered comment
The Daily News received warmly the
presidents declaration tnat peace
should be based on generosity and
justice 70 the exclusion Of selfish
claims. It adds:
1T would be affectation TO pretend
that this language echoes the
declaration OF the European spokes-
men Of the alliance Il is the voice
Of a statesman whose vision com
prehends the world. while their eyes
comprehend half world
Might Have Saved Russia
IF president Wilson could have
said earlier what he said yesterday
and II in Great Britain, France anc
Italy the responsible leaders had
made his language their own, Russia
might today be driving the enemies
from her borders. It may be too late
to convince Russia of the Identity OF
aim Of herself and the allied demo-
cracies, but IL must not be too late
for those democracies TO learn from
their greatest representative how
democracies should comport them
serves IN war anu now tlEs S-AS.---
No After War Boycott.
an the light of president wilson
speech q statement that VIII mean
the wipine off the slate Of much that
should never have been written on it
between the spirit OF yesterday s
speech and the spirit Of knockout
blows OF economic warfare or after
the war boycotts."
No Half Tones In Message.
There are no ambiguous phrases
on which militarists may feed the IL
lusions Of their dupes, no hiEts OF
compromise and no suggestion or
faltering or doubt TO raise the spirits
Of the pacific With this straight
forward and logical statement OF
Americas war aims the last hope OF
the paciflsts must founder
No Distinction Between Foes.
The Times relterates that former
" It expressed dissent with president
Wilson's distinction between the
German people and their ruler and
says Il can no more distinguish pc
tween them than the president can
any longer distinguish between Ger
many and Austria Hungary, believing
them willing aecompliees OF their
ruler
Statement Lofty In Spirit.
The Daily Graphic says.
Whether this restatement, so lofty
IN Split. so forward looking IN Ell
ect, VIII have any influence on Ger
man opinion is doubtful Then the
only resort is to inflict such MILF
. tary defeat upon Germany as to con-
vince the Germans Of the infamy OF
their rulers In this connection i IS
an excellent omen that the confer
euce in Paris reached such COM
nIete unanimity. America was repre-
scented at the conference and there
follows that the war aims OF the
allies no longer can be described IN
D any sense as imperalistic-
None OF the editorial dweIs espe-
cially on the request for O declara-
ton OF war against Austria Hungary
but brief references imply that IL is
J regarded as logical and desirable
! events. as told the officers was sub
: stantially as follows;
People in Hugo took umbrage al
alleged remarks by Deutsch and
{ searched him out in an apartment
house 4 rope was placed about Ia.
! neck and he was taken 10 a railroad
trestle near there The rope wa
{ riGhtened and Deutsch vas made e
I kneel and kiss the American flag. III
; declared II he ever had said anythinE
+ against the interests or the United
states. he did not mean IL.
con 10 Berlin
a dark coat, bearing on the hacl
the words ION TO Berlin" was place.
I on Deutsch as he was marched dow
I the main street 10 the jail. There th'
! sheriff in whose charge be was put
released him that he might be brough
10 Denver BY Kaiser and Fitch.