The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
WILSON FEELS
CONFIDENT
That Good Will Come from
His New Move for
World Peace.
CONGRESS AMAZED,
AS ARE DIPLOMATS
Bitter Criticism Is Expected
to Be Made by War
ring Nations

| '"StStoh, ~ -, Jan. -o.--IOHpFes
and the diplomatic corps, recovering
somewhat from their bewildered amaze
ment of yesterday, set themselves to-da
deliberately and with varying emotion
TO q consideration of President wilson
address to the Senate submitting the re
lsults of his moves for peace. in Europ,
and the outlying conditions under which
he believes the United States would en-
ter world league for permanent peace
Bitter criticism from Europe and de
nunciation OF the American president fol-
what viii be called attempting to pre-.
scribe the terms upon which the great
powers at war shall lay down their
arms is expected Nevertheless, the ad-
ministration is confident that eventually
good will come of Wilson's unprecedent
\ ed course.
| Senator Cummins of Iowa submitted
resolution in the Senate to-day, which
would devote the Senate, beginning next
Monday. TO full and free discussion of
the world peace policy expressed in the
presidents message All other business
would be excluded until every senator
had an opportunity to speak not more
than an hour. Senator Stone of the
foreign relations committee objected to
immediate consideration and action was
deferred until tomorrow.
The resolution cited that inasmuch as
the presidents address called for no off
cisl legislative action and that as the
preston OF opinion for guidance in a
matter involving the integrity of the ma
tion and peace of the world, il was a
bounden duty of the Senate thoroughly
TO consider the proposals and advise the
president regarding them.
When Senator Stone objected to i'm
mediate action, Senator Cummins insist
ed that the matter go over until to-mor.
row without reference to a committee,
and it is believed probable that it will
precipitate general debate of all the
issues involved when ii comes up.
The chief points OF the presidents ad
dress were:
That lasting peace in Europe cannot
be peace of victory for either side.
That peace must be followed by def
mite concert of power to assure the world
that no catastrophe of war shall over
whelm IL again.
That in such concert of power the !
United States cannot withhold its par
ticipation to guarantee peace and justice |
throughout the world.
And that before a peace Is made the |
United States government should frank
" formulate the conditions on which it
would feel justified in asking the Amer
can people for their formal and solemn I
adherence.
1T is clear to every man who thinks,
he president told the Senate, that there
5 in this promise no breach in either
,ur traditions or our policy as a nation,
,ut a fulfillment rather, of all that we
ave professed or striven for.
81 am proposing, as it were, that the
lations should with one accord, adopt the
doctrine Of President Monroe as the doe
rine of the world that no nation should
eek to extend its policy over any other
ation or people, but that every people
hould be left free to determine its own
olicy, its own way of development, un
indered, unthreatened, unafrsid, the lit
lie along with the great and powerful. =,
81 am proposing that all nations hence (
orth avoid entangling alliances which {
'ould draw them into competitions of .
over, catch them in net of intrigue :
nd self-rivalry, and disturb their own .
fairs with influence intruded from with 4
IT. There is no entangling alliance in q
concert of power. When all unite to i
IT in the same sense and with the same
nrpose, all act in the common interest :
nd are free to live their own lives un :,
ar a common protection. h
81 am proposing government by the n
'nsent of the governed; that freedom of o
as, which in international conference 2
ter conference representatives of the
nited States have urged with the elo- 7
renee of those who are the convinced h
sciples of liberty; and that moderation i
armaments which makes of armies and 4
lvies power for order merely not an n,
strument OF aggression or of selfish 90
olence. 81
These are American principles, Amer n
an policies. We could stand for no
hers And they are also the principles a,
ID policies of forward looking men and
omen everywhere, of every modern ma
,b. of every enlightened community.
ley are the principles of mankind and d
lst prevail"