The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-19
WILSON WILL
|AT7END PARLEY
League Of Nations Plans Men.
-aced by Conflicting Ele-
Inents in Europe.
KEEPS IN CLOSE TOUCH
With Developments Through
Col. House and Premier
> Clemenceau.
(By John Edwin Nevin.)

nso iedBue OF nations lueu. Iuut ~
the compelling reason why the CHIEF
executive must break all precedents
to go across the Atlantic early next
month.
The president will meet with Pre-
miers Lloyd George, Clemcnceau and
Orlando In Paris. prior to the formal
assembling of the peace conference
at Versailles. He will explain to
them certain clouded points about
which there now Is very serious ap-
prehension In certain quarters. Then
he will take up individually, with
the representatives of other nations.
his general plans that in his opinion.
and In the opinion Of many leaders
OF the world. will end for all future
time. wars between nations. These
plans include, in addition to his
"world federation idea" the recon-
struction OF the map of n good part
Of the world along racial lines.
=. Opposing Elements.
There are two sharply opposing
elements that are today very gravely
threatening the success of the peace
conference. First, there isSthe open
and fragrant efforts of the Germans
to stimulate pity for crushed ma
tion In the United States, France,
Japan. and in South America, In the
expectation that such sympathy can
be capitalized at the peace table.
This propaganda is of the most
'insidious sort The suggestion spread
Throughout the world that unless the
armistice terms, insofar as they
. touched on occupation of German
| territory west of the .thine, are not
J modified. ii will make for the spread
Of bolshevisTl." is a typical German
lie. although fathered by no less
| parsonage than DIR. Solf, the Ger
man foreign secretary. His state-
ment that unless there are modifi-
| cations" The effect shall be that I'VE
shall inevitably advance toward more
or less bolshevist conditions which
might become dangerous to neigh
boring states," is one of the covert
threats which Germany has made 80
familiar throughout the war. diplo-
mats and administration officials
pointed out today.
Danger in Red Movement. y.
The intimation is that there Is
! danger for E'rance and Italy and even
<y,QuIe<IIU00n.ti srctlss movement
| n 01ffnnay. This ib bitterly re-
| nf61 {oday by officials who are en-
drSly Familiar with this subject.
Tho .othcr typical bit OF German
propaganda, the changes on which
are bring worked in every possible
way. Is that Germany actually faces
starvation and needs an early and
complete peace. This is also a COM
plcte fabrication. Germany no longer
needs to husband her resources In
food. She has been promised suf-
icient quantity by her conquerors,
and ccn break into her reserves inn
|mcdiatelv for present needs. But the
efficient" German propaganda or
|gnnizntion is using the food appeal
|for sympathy. and this also is to be
|canitalivod for peace conference uses,
liz possible
Unsorgivabic Element.
Lined up on the other side is the |
|"unforgivable" element in the coun-
tries that have suffered the most |
severely through German atrocities |
land German violation of all Of the
rules of civilized warfare. This is
1.-The element that believes Germany |
|sfiould be oblterated entirely as
world power and boycotted for all
|time in the markets Of the civilized
world. 1t includes many British and
British Colon!als. French Italian
land Rel-ian leaders of thought. who
have suffered so terribly through the
war.
Personal Punishment.
This element already Is openly
Ealing for policy at the peace con-
Ference Of personal guilt and per-
|sonal punishment to be meted out to
Nil central power otficials'1,-German,
Austrian, Bulgarian and Turk, re-
sponsible for the many atrocities,
Which for four years have Mortified
Aiding its cause are
|fhe men who, all along, have advo-
eated the taking Of steps at the peace
Conference to deny the central pow
ers either voice or vote in the de-
of that body. but to force
khem to subscribe to dictated peace.
Menace to Wilson's Plan.
These two elements. naturally men
ace the presidents general plan Of a
real league of nations that will end
wars for all time. SHOULD Germany.
Through the creation Of a false SYM
pathy. secure benefits that would give
her better strategic. commercial
POSITION In the next few years than
That which will be enjoyed by some
81 the countries that she has made
that will wreck President
bVilson's plan bfore 1t can he put en-
kirely into effect. On the other hand.
should the men who advocate a pol
lry OF hatred. extended into the future
IA able to secure control of the peace
Conference. then no equitable league |
81 ma tions would be possible. With
mum would be placed on future In /
k-iguing that eventually would result
hi having a world lined up along now l
divisions for another disastrous con-
Ilict
Advised Of Dangers.
Col. Il. NJ House has kept the I
hresident fully advised of these dan
gers. He has told him, II is UNDER I
Stood here. that the opposition is OF I
4 character that easily can be inhu- s
rnced. II 1t Is properly handled. But {
the president was warned that only I
himself could swing the sentiment In
the manner needed. and that unless G
he was prepared personally to 20 to
Europe, harmonious session OF the a
peace conference was very unlikely. 6
Another who influenced the presi- $
dent was Premier Clemenceau, OF
france. The Tiger has been in al v
most constant communication with
lhe White House by cable and by h
rourier. He has given the president s
he benefit of all the information that !
Ne could obtain of the attitude of the c
,onflIcting elements in France. in II
;reat Britain. in Italy and elsewhere. I
And he has urged incessantly. day h
md night. that the president come to 1,
France and start the peace confer
nee in harmonious manner. c
N Reasons for Attending. a
Renlizing. therefore. that the work D
u had planned for the benefit OF the Ii
syet to come might fail p
lpletely II he did not accept the o
Bel OF these men who were on I,
---~--~A the president finally DE- a