Evening star., 1918-11-24
Organization Of Society Of
Nations Desired by Liberal
Parties of Nation.
GREAT OVATION AWAITS
AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Even Critics of Executives Policies
Are Growing More Moderate.
q. S. Prestige Rises Again.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS, France, November 23.-An
France is looking forward to Presi-
dent Wilson's promised visit with the
keenest interest. The liberal parties,
whose admiration for the American
executive has never wavered, expect
him to lead and direct their efforts to
secure just and liberal peace and
the organization Of a society Of ma
tions. There is every indication that
the Presidents arrival in Paris will
occasion such a tremendous demon
stration of enthusiasm as no other in
dividual has been accorded in many
years.
Petition Is Circulated.
One radical newspaper is now circu-
lating a petition with this text:
.The undersigned French democrats
addressed to Mr.. Wilson. President
of the republic Of the United States
of America, the homage of their I'M
perishable gratitude for the mag
nificent task he has undertaken and
whereof the armistice marks the hrst
term. They bear witness herewith 10
their complete support OF ms messaEes
of January and November IL, when
have established bases for the uni,
yersal society of nations and eternal
guarantees of world peace.
Conservatives More Moderate.
Even conservatives who, in the first
excitement of victory, took some
what distrustful attitude toward MT.
Wilson are now adopting a more
to the Wilson program has been its
yagueness They are gradually real.
izing that on every concrete polnt
which has arisen, as, notably the
Questions relating to Alsace and Lor-
raine, the American government mas
| been in absolute agreement with the
allies They also seem TO have taken
umbrage at Mr.. Wilson's dual con, con
| though it ended most happily, seemed
| to them in bad taste. Secretary Lam
sings note dispelled the last distrust
which fingered in their minds in this
| regard.
Seen as Sound Policy.
| Again, certain persons who actually
| felt shocked at Mr. Wilson's promise
to revictual the enemy are now be-
| ginning to see that this Is only sound
policy, for unless the German republic
i is established SO that it can keep or
| der it will be almost impossible to col
lect payment for the vast damage
j done to France. Other conservatives
who on hearing of Mr.. Wilson's in
| tention to attend the peace confer
+! ence protested that this would be un-
fair unless President Poincare and
King George also attended, as MI.
Wilson, being the only head of state
present, would the more easily be able
to impose his will, are now being
made to understand that Mr.. Wilson's
position in relation to the American
public is not analogous to that of
president in the French sense, but
analogous to that of the premier, SO
that Mr.. Wilson will be merely play
| ing the same role as C1emenceau and
Lloyd George.
Thus day by day American prestige
which took such a diSheartened drop
| consequent upon the last elections is
rising again. Throughout Europe more
and more people seem to be rallying
to the liberal peace program and at
the present time the chances of a
real agreement on all fundamental
issues between France, England and
1 TInito1 SfataS Saon excellent