The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-01-27
AUTOCRAT|C GERMANY
LOOKS UPON WILSON'S
IDEAL AS DAY DREAM
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Says President
Lacks an Exact knowledge
of the Struggle

perrin, Jan. Zo.-(Vla LONDON, Jan.
|25.-(Delayed)-The first impression
made by President Wilson's speech,
as reflected in newspaper editorials, is
not an unfriendly one, although the
president is regarded as having
brought up certain points which the
Central powers find it impossible to
concur in. The night editions of the
Lokal Anzeiger and the National lei
tung see in the entire Wilson move
impractical idealism and characterize
the president as an animated theo-
rist."
The speech is called a philosophical
theological work composed of beauti-
full words which are Immediately dis
PEELED in fog when an effort is made
to discover a practical meaning.
The Lokal Anzeiger says:
"The president is not going to allow
the unfortunate result of his first Of
fetal steps peaceward to divert him
from his ideas. Since his efforts along
practical lines fell upon stony ground,
he burns with the passion of an en-
thusiastic theorist to the discussion of
ideas and principles. He has not sue
ceeded in controlling what is and what
will be be, but with the greater ener-
gy, goes into discussion of what
should or might be. His remarks to
the senate, even in their outward form
and construction, sentiment and in the
repeated temperance of philosophi-
cal and historical allusion, bear plain
ly the stamp of an idealistic work.
But if their contents are tested it is
more and more sharply recognizable
that they lack appreciation not only
of actual conditions but of political
possibilities.
Says President Fails to Realize True
Aspect of the War.
"The entire train of thought is in
tended for American readers. Re-
garded from this standpoint, it shows
how thoroughly Americans lack an ex-
act knowledge of war conditions and
the relations of the combatants when
one set of opponents have the wish to
destroy the other. President Wilson
shows that he does not I'M
derstand the full import of the
Entente note. Likewise it is to be
doubted whether the Entente and the
large number of their unquestioned
partisans in the United States will
agree enthusiastically with President
Wilson's speech. We know only too
well that their dreams of the end of !
the war and it's result are quite differ |
emit from Mr.. Wilson's dreams. The |
presidents notes entirely clear re-
marks along the relations of the peo-
pie to their governments are full of |
beautiful words which are immediate
ly dispelled in fog when an effort is |
made to discover in them a way lead
ing to lasting peace.
However, such way may differ
greatly from Mr.. Wilson's idealistic
memorandum as hard reality differs
from this idealistic position"
The National Zeitung carefully re-
Trains from agreeing or disagreeing |
with the speech but says it will dis
please the Entente if they attempt to
adopt its practical application.
The Ats Zeitung says President |
Wilson is indulging in theories and,
strongly adhering to this idea, may |
fail to realize that there are other
means of settlement.
GLOW Germany regards this has
been said often," says the Zeitung.
''The Verdict of the Central powers on
this speech is difficult to estimate and |
the results may be estimated only in a
purely theoretical way. 1t is impossi-
BILE to say that the speech is a real
rather than an ideal step peaceward,
as that depends on how it is taken by
the governments at war;"