Evening star., 1918-01-09

ner of discussing the various questions,
this evenings newspapers find no dis
agreement in essential policy. 1t Is
noted that the President deals more
sympathetically with the bolsheviki
than did the premier. but it Is pointed
out that America has not suffered
from the Russian collapse as the west
ern allies have. However. the Westmin-
ster Gazette welcomes Mr.. Wilson's
careful, symathetic language" and
says it hopes that "alI misunderstood
ings which may Mavp arisen from
other statements will be removed by
the unequivocal language in which
the President adopts the Russian de-
mands as his own
Of Worldwide Importance.
The speech appears in the newspapers
Terms to Germany" World Peace
Program" and Great Program of In
ternational Reforms" The Evening
News in its introduction describes the
speech as one of worldwide importance
in which the President laid down
Americas peace terms in clear. direct
and simple language. 1t continues:
with but trifiing exceptions Mr.. Will
sons views coincide with and indorse
those expressed by Mr.; Lloyd George
II
will be read with double satisfaction in
this country"
The News regards as noteworthy pas
sages Of the speech those Offering help to
Russia and declaring that the peace nego-
tiations must be absolutely open.
Model of Frank Diplomacy.
Wilson's message constitutes an effective
model OF frank and open diplomacy, to
which he accords first place In his catalog
Of things requisite for the worlds peace
It remarks that the strongest German mi
of.xfsrofd betwsAn yhiE wcrds and tl,pse
of Premier Lloyd George. II adds
'"The two documents vary In degre Of
emphasis or the fullnes. with whieh tnsy
not the slishtest difference % be disGpyer-
ed in their conceptions Of essential pp1iaS
The President adopts .potntediy genef-
Gus view OF the boleshevik aspirations,
and one that It Is obviously carter for
the American than for the. British public
to take at the present moment
America has not suffered as we have
from the wrecking OF Russia's defense,
and can contemplate with more philo-
sophie spirit the vagaries OF an ideal
ism which has dismissed all conven-
tional standards of judgment and con-
duct" 7..-l :. -.
Possess Common Purpose.
After summarizing the speech the
Pail Mall Gazette continues:
"If the German press does not like
Mr.. LLOYD Georges program 1t viii
scarcely find President Wilson's NOR.
cludes in his ultimate aspirations som,
conditions which may seem i'm
practicable to our present vision, and
which. In any case, can only mature
as the fruit OF long searching delibera-
fny,S Isstf la al hnyv
possession of common and unselfish
purpose in the permanent removal of
those menaces whereby the life of free
peoples has been poisoned and jeopar-
dized"
Sees Mistaken View.
While considering President Wilson's
speech to Congress very fine pro-
nouncement. Henry N. Hyndman, lead
er of the British socialists. thinks it
took a mistaken view OF Germanys
"There is no democracy in Germany
at present. said Mr.. Hyndman.
Equality instead Of mastery is just
what the German nation. will not ac-
cept. ] think. also. the President mis-
majority of the Russian people and q
complete majority of the constituent
assembly are not represented by the
bolsheviki at Brest-Litovsk or by the
g.
sian social revolutionary majority is
neither disposed to surrender to Ger
many nor to have German or bolshevik
tyranny at home"
Discusses Sea Policy.
The Westminster Gazette is the only
paper to comment on President Will
sons inclusion in his program of abso-
lutte freedom of navigation upon the
seas, outside Of territorial waters. The
newspaper says that in such a world
as that to which the President looks
forward. with an association of ma
tons affording a guarantee of the
political independence of all states
with open covenants, disarmament by
mutual consent and freedom, as far as
possible, from economic barriers, this
aspiration could have no terrors for the
British. But in the fighting world of
today it would mean disarming the sea
power without any corresponding
dimunition of military power on land
which, it argues. would work to the
great advantage Of militarist land
all others. America included.
Held Superior Statesman.
The Independence Beige. which has
been published in London since the
evacuation of Brussels, says:
THE credit which Mr. Wilson gives to
the Russian revolution, notwithstand-
ing the danger which it's development
might present from the allied view
Doint, proves how superior Mr.. Wilson
is to the average statesman and leader
Of peoples in respect Of both his hu-
man qualities and his intellectual at
tainments Never has a statesman
given proof Of larger mentality or
higher conception Of his duties as
arbiter of the nations than has Mr.
Wilson in this pronouncement on be-
half of Russia"
View of Northcliffe Paper.
Lord Northclines Evening News.
while of the opinion that President viii.
sons declarations regarding the re-
moyal, of economic barriers and the
freedom Of the seas need further eluci-
datfor, indorses enthusiastically his at
tftude toward Russia. Summing up, the
newspaper says:
president Wilson, fs for free world
on lines Endorsed by all the entente al-
lies, but it means the surrender BY Gor-
many OF all her ambitions. and she win
need be In very chastened mood be-
s@-e sac accepts. ;s-
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