El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

I and her obvious intention to play an
/ Important part at the peace confer
/ ence.
one trouble making element In
/ dulges in braggadocio. harmless
I enough in oldentimes, when il was
met with a superior smile, but not
/ fraught with danger. When Z high Of
! ficer in uniform declares in drawing
room that America means to settle this
thing in her own way, and when one
Of the most important Americans in
Europe states TO a dinner table in
Paris that the presidents note to
Germany means there will be no
more dreadnaughts," those OF our al
lies who do not entirely understand
us are scared. That is the only word
to use.
Attacking President.
When, on the other hand. other
Americans, in great numbers 90
about attacking the president and de-
elaring that the American people do
hot stand back OF his utterauces. and
that he speaks for the Democratic
party. or part OF it, they also do Sc
rious harm in the present situation.
For whatever personal opinions man
may entertain regarding Mr.. Wilson.
there is no doubt that Europe regards
his voice as that Of the United States
and that any challenge here TO this
view simply impairs the prestige and
political standing Of the American
government in the councils OF the
world.
I know a woman who told me that
when she read the presidents speech
OF September 2Sth. she crumpled up
the newspaper and threw IL on the
floor in a sudden transport Of anger.
Then" she said. 7 picked il up again,
told myself I must not be a fool
mastered my anger. read IL over. and
decided on second reading that il was
a very good speech and that 1 ap-
proved OF every word Of it."
The Human Side.
This anecdote illustrates what II
think Is a weakness in some Of our
announcements on the war. The hu- !
man side OF the situation must not be !
lost sight Of, nor the terrific sacri- |
fees which our allies have made be-
fore We came in, and just word OF /
appreciation and sympathy said at the I
right time by the right man would re-
move the feeling. however, uniustified 4
It may be, that we are exploiting our l
superior power. which is due to our
failure to come in the war when the /
others did, to enforce our own views 4
without considering the feelings OF
those who have borne the heat and /
brunt Of the day.
These small criticisms apart, the
and trust which the Brit
ish people have in president Wilson
has, find. increased and not dimin-
ished since the German government
opened negotiations.
The British are worried about sew
eral Of the famous "A points. There
is much discussion here as to Just
what stand America proposes to take
on the position at sea. Britain Is an
Island. her one weapon in a continent
Al war is the right TO blockade, and
The attitude Of the Washington ad-
in the early years Of the
war towards the declaration OF Lon
Ion and the rights of search and seiz-
ure exercised by the British navy is
not forgotten. This is a point no
doubt which viii be thrashed out at
he conference. hut meanwhile. many
Englishmen have said to me II
America would make it clear that her
OF the League Of Nations
will not initiate against Britain's his
.oric weapon in the event Of another
var. most Of the opposition to the
Wilson programme viii disappear
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