Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-23
Administration Expects Ex-
preSSionS of Resentment at
First From Both Sides in
Great European War,
STRONG OPPOSITION
LIKELY IN AMERICA
Only Way Seen for Keeping
Open the Door for Peace.
Talk Required Before Fight
ing Ends,

10y soRaIHo JouRHhL SPECIAL LEASED wlREl
washington, Jan. 22.-The address
which President Wilson today deliv-
cred before the senate was sent to
American diplomats in the belligerent
countries last Monday, two days be-
fore the United States received the
note from Minister Balfour of the
British foreign office, supplementinS
the entente reply to his peace note
and on the same day that German
Foreign Minister Zimmerman declared
it was impossible for the central pow
ers to openly lay down their terms.
The presidents address was in
tended as an open message to the
world of the conditions under which
he would urge the United States to en-
ter a world federation to guarantee
future peace. Not until word had
been received from the diplomats
abroad that the copy had been re-
ceiVed did President Wilson arrange
to make the address to the senate.
Some Response Expected.
There is nothing in the address or
the instructions accompanying its pre-
sentation, that will of itself, necess-
tate an answer, according to the ad-
| lminiStration view, but some response,
nevertheless, is expected from both
groups of belligcrents. Confidential
information that the entente reply to
| President Wilson had convinced Ger
many that anothet step by her would
be unwise, convinced American Off
cials that unless the United States
gave further opening the whole
| peace movement would como to an
end The address to the senate was
Taken as n possible means of avoiding
that result
Fear of a leak surrounded the
sending of the address abroad with
such secrecy as has seldom been
equallcd in the state department.
Only President Wilson, Secretary Lam
sing and the men who transmitted it
are known definitely to have been
aware of it.
Both French and British ambassa-
dors have denied any knowledge of its
existence even after it had been de-
livered. Naturally they refused in any
way to discuss it.
Will Please Germany.
While Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, declined tonight
to comment for publication upon the
address, the German view generally
was that the address will strike a re-
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Germany,
President Wilson and Secretary
| Lansing anticipate the present move
will provoke Indignation in the for
eiGn press much as was the case with
the presidents original note of De-
cember 8. They feel that in a state
ment of position as full as the presi-
dents, both sides may feel they have
| aI nd "a
suit they look for bitter outburst
in the more violent press.
The greatest confidence is felt here
that the beligerent peoples want
peace and that the chief obstacle to
an early peace is the uncertainty as
to whether that peace will be perma-
uent. 1t is believed that as soon as
people abroad see in the American ac-
tion u possible means of making that
,peace permanent. any first reaction to
| the address will disappear. and as
Sci ious and as friendly discussion of
II will follow as followed the original
reaoe note.
AntagOnism at Home.
Officials also expect antagonism in
tnis country 10 any abandonment of
the traditional pohly of American lso-
| Luton.
| 1t has been felt in high official
quarters for some time that no such
fundamental change in Americas for
eign policy could be taken without
decided change in he basic attitude
of public opinion and that wide
campaign must he undertaken by the
president if his program were to be
carried through. The present oppor-
tnr oft
very decided incidental impetus to
that end.
The strength of this internal Amer
lean opposition is said not to be un-
der-estmated by the president, as it
has already been foreshadowed in S1e
recent opposition by Senators Lodge,
Borah and others to an endorsement
of the presidents original note. With
policy that is recognized as more
revolutionary than any in foreign af
fairs since President Monroe enunci-
ated his famous doctrine, and indeed
with wider possibilities than possibly
any other step in American history,
the administration is preparing for a
formidable and conscientious strug-
gle transcending ordinary political
bounds
Entente Hostility Expected.
Opposition in the entente countries
is expected to center on the PROPOSE
tion that this should be a war with
out victory. Both the entente reply
to the presidents note and the sup
Elementary statement emphasized the
belief that an allied victory over So
called German militarsm and lust for
conquest was essential to any kind of
world well-being. The allies have in
dicated that they believe the greatest
moral value that will come from the
war would be that OF victory over
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