Arizona republican., 1917-01-23

more revolutionary than any in for
eign affairs since President Monroe
enuhciated his famous doctrine, and
indeed with wider possibilities than
possibly any other step in American
history, the administration is prepar
ing for a formidable and an conscien-
tious struggle transcending ordinary
political bounds
Opposition in the entente countries
is expected to center on the prop
osition that this should be a war
without victory Both the entente
reply to the presidents note and the
supplementary statement empf< sized
the belief that an allied victory over
so called German militarism and lust
for conquest was essential to any
kind of world Well-being. The allies
have indicated that they believe the
greatest moral value that will come
from the war would be that of a
victory over force and disregard of
international treaties.
The demand for the freedom of the
seas, while indefinite. is expected to
cause resentment in England. where
it will De pointed out that that has
been GermanSs chief rallying cry
since England entered the war
Throughout, ngland has maintained
that the seas are indeed free, that
her navy does not contain the menace
of a vast land military system, and
that it is essential to her ar-flung
empire.
Ehe central powers are expected to
find an indirect criticism in the con-
trast of their offer of u conference
with their enemies in their reply to
the presidents note with his state
ment that the entente powers have
Nh Loft italx ~ iG
suggestion. Nevertheless, it is taken
to give them a further opportunity
for discussion of peace which Of
ficials here had every reason to be-
lieve they would welcome.
There is ar absolute refusal here,
however, to enter into any discussion
of the details of the address on the
ground that the big principle involved
should be left as clear as possible
without confusing it in side issues
Its phrases are understood to have
been left rather indefinite in some
sections in order to be as flexible to
different shades of opinion and de-
sire as was the entente statement OF
terms in the note to the president
Most of the argument is expected
abroad with all kinds of double inter-
pretations on that section dealing
with the necessity of government
resting on the consent of the gov
erneG ard the immortality of passing
people back and forth from one SOW
ereignty to the other. Whether this
contemplates criticism of certain
claims for territory, as. that of France
for Alsace Lorraine, of Italy for the
Trentino, kUmania for Pennsylvania,
or Austria for parts of Serbia, Bull
garia for parts of Rumania, and So
forth, is unknown, but is certain to
be widely discussed.
Mention of disarmament as "the
most immediate and intensely prac-
cal question connected with the flu
ture fortunes of nations and of man
| kind caused surprise in some quar-
tiers, as President Wilson was not
known to have had such decided
views on that subject.
The world federation contemplated
by the president is explained as not
being based principally upon force,
bat as having force very distinctly in
| the background. The president speaks
of the common strength" opposed to
the individual strength of nations,
ard no less than Is times he men
items tie word guarantee" or d
cognate. This implication of some
kind of force behind his proposal.
whether physical or economical, is
expected to bring about deep opposi-
ton on the part o1 many peace or
CARNATIONS, such as the American
Peace Society, the World Court
League and others that are already
committed to a world re-organiza-
tion based only on international law
| and good faith.