New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Wilson S War Aims Meet
Some Opposition in Britain
tories and Sufragettes Take Stand Against League OF
Nations; Big Peace Drive by Kaiser
Is Forecast
By Arthur S. Draper

Among monsrchs, As in every class
there are shining examples of loyalty
and good faith, like King Albert of BEL
GUM or King George. But, as the
President maintains and as Gerard
proves, We have been grossly deceived
by the Hohenzollcrns.
"a league of nations, as distinct from
bargain between autocrats, Is not A
platitude, but the only possible policy
II civilization is not the be wiped out
utterly by successive wars"
britannia" the organ of the sufra-
eettos, edited by Christabel Pankhurst,
says il admires and applsuds the Presi-
dents indictment of Germany's agrees
sion. But there" it adds, "our cord
lal agreement ends, and we wish that
President Wilson had not drawn the
distinction between the German gov
ornment and the German people, be-
cause any American or Allied action
based upon such distinction would in
cvitably result in disappointment and
calamity"
Sufragettes Want Indemnities
After demolishing the distinction"
by giving number Of quotations,
britannia continues: AS regards
damages, the Allies have the right and
the duty TO do all they can to make Ger
many pay every penny of expense. The
Germans should be kept busy paying a
full indemnity to all the Allies instead
OF paying for preparations for another
war OF aggression
Concerning the Presidents reference
TO selfish, exclusive economic leagues"
Britannia" says: "The United States
itself constitutes an exclusive eco
nomic league. How, then, can the
President of the United States, as the
pacifists maintain he does, criticise the
policy OF such economic leagues? Brit
ain and the Allies in general. have as
good a right TO form an economic
league as has the United States
Such frank criticism of an ally is
refreshing, but, while "Britannia's' edi-
toral was being written the Trade
Union Congress, by vote of 2.339,OO
! TO 27S,000. adopted resolution ex-
pressing its unsltered belief in the
policy of &c trade for Britain.
Minority Not Satisfied
Every Briton wants and expects to
win the war, but there are many in
terpretations Of the word victory.
W neither lne majority Ol AHe COunIiS
is satisfied with the war aims outlined
by President Wilson cannot be an
swered yet, but it is certain there is
a strong minority which is not salts
fed
While yesterday he dwelt on national
unity, to-day Lloyd George reviewed
the general military situation. and cx-.
pressed confidence in the future, and
told the people: "Be of stout heart"
He painted what he called an accurate
picture. neither eTaggerating the
height Of the hills yet TO be carried
nor minimizing the difficulties they
offer. In one sense it was disappolnt-
ing, for he failed to elaborate Jritain's
war aims.
There is a feeling here that Ger
many will make another big peace
drive soon, just as she did after the
capture Of Bucharest. With Riga IN
German hands. the Kaiser is IN posi-
ton to adopt magnamimous pose bes
fore his people as real peace advo-
cate. News Of this peace move comes
by way of both Holland and Switzer-
land.