Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
london Press Says Presi-
dcnt Will Find Entente
Friendly to Views
DAZED AS TO POINTS
Anxiety Is Manifested on In
depreciation of the Peace
Principles
b.. the Associated Press

President Wilson's address to tile
! American Congress is cordially COM
mented upon by this mornings news
papers, which couple their commentator
wiz, the reiteration Of sentiments OF
Z hearty. satisfaction that he is 70 attend
+ the peace conference. They declare the
President will find the Entente states
men thoroughly fl concurrence with his
iaealism and devotion TO International
justice.
There is manifest Il strain Of anxiety
,ir the editorials. although from differ
! ent angles, in various utterauces. with
regard to reconciling the Presidents
principles as. embodied in his fourteen
points with tho aspirations o. - Al
lies The Morning Post Cconseryat,yo1,
while paying tribute in the warmest
terms to the President and to American
co-operation IN the war. insists upon
4 the importance OF tho exact relation
sof the fourteen points to the peace SET
Element being understood. Tile News-
paper thinks the points wer" accepted
100 hastily by the Allied Governments.
{ 81 relies, however, upon the President
definition of them as an outline OF IN"
basis of peace and regards them - a
serviceable instrument with which 10
begin the work of securing peace.
everything depending upon J-"ir inter
pretstion, and application.
The Daily News rral.SH.I asks
y aExiously for evidence OF the acceptance
OF the spirit of the fourteen points, the
letter of which was accepted. with one
exception, by the Allies, and deploreS
rho ominous absence Of any considered
or worthy reference 70 the supreme issue
before the world" in the Coalition Gov
ernnent's appeal 10 the electorate OF
Great Britain. 1t accuses Premier LLOYD
George of appealing TO the mob instinct,
talks of underground machinations 70
establish transcription in Great Britain
and Ren asks If the omens are better
In France and Italy.
In all the world, it inquiries. who
are fhe statesmen who are backing not
the letter. but the spirit, of Presldent
Wilson's policy? The situation is full
III menace. II it is TO be redeemed 1t
must be by the peoples Of every coun-
try"
..The liberal movement OF the world
must organize against the forces which
eyerywhere are consolidating 20 rob hu-
uanity of the fruits of its sacrifices ana
restore the old war-ridden world on
scale hitherto unimagined,' the News
says
Need To Give and Take
The Times (Northcliffe Independend)'
dwelling again with emphasis upon the
great desire which it declares the Allies
feel 10 have President Wilson's personal
counsel in the Interpretation and applica-
tion OF the basis of peace, says that II
J the hope of framing a treaty by spring Is
3 10 be fulfilled, it is essential that fresi-
dent Wilson and his assistants on the
American delegation meet the Alleu
delegates In a spirit of give anu take
and that all the conferees should be
determined to establish quickly ana
clearly the principles by which their
deIiberations are to be governed,
The Daily Chronicle (Lloyd George
l.iberal) says the United States has
obvious claims to leading part III the
peace settlement. President Wilson, II
adds, proclaimed to the world the pr"-
ciples now accepted by all parties, ana
his Interpretation Of them must De oO-
rained in the first instance.
The Daily Telegraph (Unionist), after
extending tho heartiest Of welcomes 10
x president Wilson for his approaching
visit. expresses the hope that the recent
prellminarieS in London vii! result IN an
absolute agreement upon the cardinal
issues. It sees no reason to expect the
7 President to take a different view, but It
disayows the idea of presenting him a
fixed program on his arrival