New Britain herald., 1917-01-23
Expects Criticism from Europe for Trying to Prescribe
 Peace Terms
INTERESTED MORE IN
 OPINION OF AMERICA
Republicans Object to His Views, Having Aversion to Change Course United States Has Followed in Past Wilson Believes Good Will Re- suit Eventually From His Stand for Peace Ieapue

Washington, Jan 2s-Congress and somewhat from their bewildered amazement of yesterday, set them selves today deliberately and with varying emotions to consideration of President Wilson's notable address to the senate submitting the results of his moves for peace in Europe and outlining the conditions under which he believes the United States would enter a world league for permanent peace.
 Copies of the address also are in the hands of American diplomats abroad for delivery to the foreign offices of belligerents and neutrals and use of its reception there may depend whether there is to be any further protracted discussion of peace in the immediate future.
 After summarizing his note to the belligerents. the reply of the Central powers offering to meet their antag- onists in a peace conference and that of the Entente stating their gen. eral terms, what the president had to say about the immediate situation was expressed in these sentences:
 We are that much nearer a defi- mite discussion of the peace which shall end the present war. We are that much nearer the discussion of the international concert which must hereafter hold the world at peace"
 Appreciates Opposition.
 While the president Is looking to Europe with the most prQfound in terest in the effect his pronouncement may have upon the governments and peoples of the warning nations, he awaits with equal eagerness the yer dict to be given by the Amer ican public after mature de- liberation upon the course he has championed before the world. It IS known that he realizes the tremen- Gous opposition at home to be over come before the United States can take. a place in a world alliance to preserve peace. even though that alliance be based upon such a peace as he outlined as the condition peace founded on the equality of rights of nations, right feeling among nations and the elimination of or ganized rivalries.
 Open opposition to his ideas al- ready has been expressed among re- publicans of the senate and the in- herenC aversion or d large part or the people generally to any suggestion of a departure from the traditional pol icy of America is fully recognized.
 European Criticism Expected.
 Bitter criticism from Europe and denunciation of the American pres ident for what will be cited as at- tempting to prescribe the terms upon which the great powers at war shall lay down their arms is expected. Nevertheless, the administration is confident that eventually, substantial good will come Of MT. Wilson's un- precedented course. It is pointed out that he did not mean to imply that American government would throw any obstacles in the way of any terms of peace the nations at war might agree upon, but merely expressed the opinion that no peace could endure that was not made secure by the organized major force of mankind and stated the conditions upon which the United States would meet free to +aka mart in the great enterprise.