The Washington times., 1918-02-12
King of England Call War Conferences in Each Country
negotiations FOR
PEACE WILL Be IN
FULLPUDLICWEW
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
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Our resources are IN part mobilissd
now, and we shall not pause until
they are mobilized In their entirety.
Our armies are rapidly going to the
fighting front, and will 20 more and
more rapidly. Our whole strength
win be put into this war OF. emanei-
patton"
Congress Approves Speech.
No longer Is there any anxiety IN
Congress or throughout the many
branches OF the Government that the
people win not put their energies into war
service because the President happens
to be talking about peace. That Mr..
Wilson Is fighting with the most power
ful Of diplomatic weapons-fuTl pub
hcity-is beginning to be appreciated
Throughout the National Capital, e.
pecially In the Senate and House. tbs
feeling prevailed today that Mr.. Wilson
BY every speech was advancing the
cause Of peace. that he was convincing
ne fathers and mothers Of sons in the
neld that America Is not stubbornly IN
sisting on any special set OF terms. but
only upon general principles Of justice
which will make the world secure
against further upheRvals.
Insofar as Mr.. Wilson continues to
make every honorable effort 10 meet
the central powers half way, to do no
injustice to the German peoples, the
confidence OF the American people in
the merit Of their own cause Will
grow and the necessity for great
sacrifices win be made more eomprO-
hensible-
Views Vet Nodded.
On every side here there was com
ment on the alleged modification ot
the Presidents position from his last
address. Mr.. Wilson has not changed
his views. The Department Of State
Informally set at rest any notions Of
that sort.
What the President has done Is to
express a willingness to modify his
previous views IL any other set OF
views are shown TO be more practice
able or more in the interest OF world
peace than his own. He has put upon
the central powers the burden Of
stating in eoncerete terms just what
they consider the fundamentals Of .
lasting peace
The President will not hesitate to
keep the argument going. to make
speeches often and to maintain the
world as an audience. II is a depar-
ture In peace negotiations. but TINS
war has shattered many a precedent.
Germany nonchalantly accepted the
principle OF open diplomacy, declaring
there would be no difficulty about
that. Germany gave the impression
that she considered the point rather
academic. But Mr.. Wilson intends TO
make Il very concrete and very prao-
teal He il trying It out already,
~Peoples,s Peace Demanded.
The peaee7of the world-the terms
OF peace which shall warrant the
United States and her co-belligerents
to lay down their arms and feel that
the sacrifices they have made were
not in Vain-is a matter OF intimate
concern not merely to Cabinet cOun-
ellis and special ENJOYS but to the
free citizens OF every Democratic
nation
The ciamor for peace Is persistent
in Germany and Austria, especially
In the latter country. Mr.. Wilson In
tends to assist that clamor. by skill
fully answering every argument that
proceeds from the important states
men OF the central powers. The Presi-
dent Is lighting for peace.