El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-23


Z Cynics will call this a dream; pessi-
mists may term him prophet OF the
millennium and partisan opponents dis
. cover in his hopeful philosophy
swerving from our traditional course
and q treadinS upon dangerous ground
! But. distant though the realization be.
. he gives the world something to think
about and spreads a message that IS
: creditable to America
An Extraordinary Event.
St Louis C8IoD Globe-Democrat;
President Wilson's address to the SEN
ate was an extraordinary event, amaz-
ing in its suddenness. spectacular IN
, its setting. disquieting in its poten-
/ tialities. admirable in its purposes. II
is either a monumental mistake or an
| act that Will fill a flowing page in
! history.
Presents Lofty Ideal.
/ Kansas City CAIo.) Star In the plan
I for a league of peace. president vii
. son undoubtedly has presented 10 the
| country a lofty ideal and one that must
arouse the sympathetic attention OF
salt Lake Utah) Tribune: The
! presidents address is one OF the most
: daring enterprises in craftsmanship IN
/ the history of civilization.
The Only saving Peace.
New York Stats Zeitung: Upon the
I principles enunciated by the president
| must be based the only saving peace
/ that can come 70 the world. and the
only peace to the permanence to which
the American people can willingly lend
! their support
We Build UtoPias Easily.
Chicago IN Tribune; Conssiderlns
the sacrifices being made by the peo-
[ pies OF Europe. We can hardly fail 10
Z sympathize with the view not infre-
! quently expressed abroad. that the
! terms Of whatever peace is arrived a.
are a matter strictly for those who
! have paid the price We assume, there
fore that Mr.. Wilson's suggestions.
| which would otherwise seem intrusive
| and premature. are advanced upon
! some clear intimation that they would
| be timely. We build UtOpias easily IN
| our blessed land
We Are FOrsaking Isolation.
Dse 8Ioines 0owa) Register: Looked
| at from a practical standpoint, the
| question before the United States Is
! not whether we shall forsake our iso-
! lation, but whether we shall forsake Il
/ on the side Of peace or the side Of war.
/ President Wilson mas SPOKEN LOT pea.ce,
] He has uttered the sentiments which
! those who have seen what the United
| States was rushing into have hoped he
would utter
Concrete Out of the Abstract.
Tucson CAriz.) Star: Il would be
reckless partisan who would quickly
! condemn the presidents concrete pro-
J posals for 4 federation of world pow
| ers to keep the peace As avidly as ed
/ itors have discussed the millennial de-
! sideratum of everlasting peace while
I the idea was vet abstract. the making
| Of the definite proposition-which is
! now before all of the rulers OF men
I gives pause to the hardest objector.
Are We willing.
/ Albuquerque On NJ Journal: The
. presidents purpose TO establish a world
: Monroe doctrine. participated in by ma
! tons with sufficient power to oVerawe
! any one nation OF combination Of ma
4 tiOns would be the greatest revolution
! humanity ever has known, were II &C
1 courplished. But to accomplish It, We
/ must pool our Monroe doctrine with
| the greater Monroe doctrine and bear
| our share Of gigantic armament on land
or sea Are we willing to do it,
He Talks of Miracle.
. Phoenix (Arizl Republican. Prssi-
f, dent Wilson's plan for a perpetual
peace as outlined - the senate is an
! ideal one but there is good grave doubt
( as to its practica bility- It is not new
| IN that 1t involves a compulsory pres
| ervation of peace It rests on a theory
OF a Tecreated world when the peoples
1 who make up the nations have not yet
been made over. In short, Mr.. Wilson
! talked to the senate OF a miracle
Avoid Partisanship.
Z, Amarillo CTexasl News: May there
be no partisan garbling OF the stupen-
J raised. Let congress realize that the
nation wishes no departure from the
: principles Of Washington. unless the
principles Of Wilson are essential TO
Keep the Mttlu rum dl-dli ICING iAEll--
ed with the flare of the conflagratiOn
OF war
Policy Fraught With Danger.
Douglas (Ariz) Daily Dispatch: The
3 presidents startling announcement
hat this nation has come to the part
ing Of the ways. and should shake from
its feet the shac6les Of tradition at
first may send a thrill of pride T. the
heart of every loyal citizen and beam
b Of hope to those with whom the cause
/ of peace is a passion but the mature
: Judgment of the nation viii be slow
: to accept a policy so fraught with omi-
nous potentialities-
7 Expects Unqualified Approval.
MohaVe Daily Miner, Kingman, Ariz-.
{ II will be. indeed. surprising if the
/ American people, as a whole, do not
give their unqualified approval to
president Wilson's plan for an ever