The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-23
PRESS COMMENT ON
WILSON'S ADDRESS
BALTIMORE sUN-lt is bold Ut


BALTIMORE SUN-lt is bold Ut
torrance in lis assumption that peace,
if i! is'tO he lasting, must come with
u.lt victory. II conceivably will irri-
rHln moth groups Of contending ma
lions. Hut, We fancy, neither Of them.
will he able TO ignore it and neither
of them. in view OF the unanswerable
logic Of those paragraphs referring TO
This couulrys, interest in settlement
that viii create a peace worth guaran-
Irrin@ and preserving, will deny the
Presidents right to speak.
WORCESTER TELEGRAM-Some-
body may yet find an excuse for Pres
idcnt Wilson rushing into the line
ichI with banner sgnifying that he
is lwiIing TO pawn the United States
to buy peace for the world, but in the
meantime there will be chance to
inform the President that he is not
elected 10 uledge the peace and dig
nifty OF this country to start theo-
rctical peace for the world.
THE NEW YORKER STAATs-zEI-
TUNG-"Upon the principles enun-
ciated by the President yesterday
must be based the only saving peace
that can come 10 the world and the
only peace TO the pernlanence OF which
The American people can willingly
loan their support"
1.-THE NEW YORK SUN-"What Mr..
Wilson is sworn to do is prescribed by
The constitution. He is sworn TO exc
tcue faithfully the office of President
Of tho United States, and to the best
Of his ability TO preserve, protect ana
defend the constitution OF the United
States. He is not sworn 10 execute
faithfully the office Of President Of
humanity.
There is nothing in his official du.
Ties which requires him to demand the
establishment Of a free and united
Poland or TO lay down to Europe the
principle that all interior European
nations, like Switzerland, for example,
or the Republic of Andorra, shall be
accorded free outlets TO the seas"
own belief is that President Wilson
has enunciated the broad principles of
liberty and justice upon which alone a
durable peace is possible, and under
which the democracy of the world can
ultimately come into its own. The in,
fiuence which the Presidents address
eXerts upon Europe will depend in a
very large measure upon the influence
which it eXertS at home, and its lnf1u'
ence at home will depend in a very
large measure upon the force that the
American people still attach TO those
political principles which were once
the life blood Of the republic"
CHICAGO HERALD - President
Wilson's address is model straight
forward statement. Neither has he
definitely renounced victory, but in
spite of all that. it Is we'll to call atten-
ton of the belligerents TO the undoubt,
ed fact that the fate of permanent
peace is largely bound up in the terms
of the treaties that will end this par
ticular war. X 1t is partlcu
larly timely to admonish those Amer:
leans who oppose the peace league
movement not only that 1t involves no
entangling alliances, such as Washing
ton had in mind, but the sort of peace
it would and could guarantee must be
rooted in the best traditions OF Amer
lea.
CHICAGO MISUNDERSTANDING
The Sacrifices being made by the peo'
Piles Of Europe. we can hardly fail 10
sympathize with the view not infre'
uuently expressed abroad that the
terms of whatever peace is arrived are
a matter strictly for those who have
paid the price. We assume, therefore,
that Mr.. Wilson's suggestions, which
would otherwise seem obtruslye and
premature, are advanced upon some
clear intimation that they would be
timely. If it is determined that We
are TO be invited to help keep the
peace Of Europe, obviously 1t is our
right 10 say upon what terms we Will
accent the new burden. X x
But Mr.. Wilson'S proposals, however
we'll they square with American theo,
ries and convictions, call for gooo
deal of consideration: X :
We build Utopias easily in our blessed
land.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Morning
post describes President Wilson'S
sneech as full of noble aspirations
and anliable sentiments" and de-
clares that the pelligerents feel the
desire for peace at least as much as
do neutrals.
the question Of how peace Is 10 be at
tained and maintained" says the
post. that we might find ourselves
in disagreement"
The paper proceeds TO analyze at
length the Presidents statement
meeting them with counter-state-
mentS and appearing 10 luClueHta W
American history. In support or the
latter, it says: ,,,,..,
According 10 President wilson
logic It would have been better lor
Lincoln 10 have met the southern
leaders upon the field, shaken hands
and agreed upon peace.
when the war between Spain and the
United, States was still unsettled,
would have Americans been satisfied
if the European powers had inter-
rened and said: You must make
peace without victory, because any
other peace would leave the sting OF
resentment and bitter memory.
IN both Of these cases Americans
would have replied, and did reply
tnat the war must be fought 10
finish. until the vanqhished accepted
the victors' terms