New-York tribune., 1918-12-07

aware of the surprise existing in diplo-
matte quarters that the President APP
pointed himself actual delegate at the
peace conference and the fear that his
views on the peace terms and league
of nations may not coincide with that
of the Allies.
The "Pall Mall Gazette" in welcoming
him says:
"None IS more likely to be proved
in error than those Germans who cal
culate that he will assume an attitude
of dogmatc insstence likely to cause a
division among their conquerors
President Wilson has shown through
out the war readiness to gather fruits
from experience and frankly abandon
views which the logic of facts proved
uhtenable."
Although "The Morning Post" men
tions no names, it says: "The enemv's
last hope of escaping a just retribu
tion lies in the possibility of causing
dissension among the victors. The peo-
pie of this country are resolved that
Germany should be required not only
TO repair the ravages she has wrought,
but also to pay substantial indemnity
to those nations who have been put to
such frightful cost in life and treas
ure IN defeating her aggressions. That
is the demand of the people of this
country, and not less, we dare assert,
of the people of France, Italy and
America"
The minority view represented by
THE Daily News" says: at is pro
foundly reassuring that President Will
son Will be able to advance in person
those largo, liberal interpretations of
ms own great charter on whose ac-
ceptance by the conference the stabil-
NY OF coming peace will inevitably
hang"
Asks Labor's Support
"The News" summons labor to rallv
m support of Wilson, but nobody dis
putes that Lloyd George will poll a
suihcient number of coalition votes, in
Guiding labor, on December IA to give
him a mandate for the peace confer
ence and what he describes as the an
palllng task of reconstruction.
1t can be safely said that if the les
son of the American election failed to
alter Wilson'S ideas for a league of
nations to be instituted at the peace
table and for gentle treatment of Ger
many, disappointment awaits him on
his arrival among the Allies. He will
be hailed with enthusiasm and well
coined as the representative of friend
iIy!, powerful and generous America, but
his views expressed as late as Septem-
Der q must be considerably modified
before they are accepted by the states
men upon whose shoulders rests the
colossal task of reorganizing their
countries and maintaining peace in
Europe.
Praise Roosevelt's Views
Colonel Roosevelt's message seems
to have unsealed the mouths Of editors,
leading them to express opinions.
which, although familiar to the states
men mere, are rather unknown to the
masses.
"The Globe" which although Con-
servative, opposes Lloyd Georges coali-
ton, says: at is hoped that the views
so emphatically expressed by the Re-
publican rarty may obtain n hearing
at the conference. Ex- President Roose-
velt fully realizes what the Allies have
cone, and how it is necessary for the
American delegates as a whole to stand
solidly behind the European Allies. He
asserts ohere is not one American in
thousand who has ever heard of the
fourteen points, and the American peo-
pie want Germany smashed. That
alone shows the wisdom OF the Ameri-
can people, for it is no secret that the
Germans hate us, and will continue to
10 SO II tor no ether reason than that
we frustrated their plans for worId
dominion. Any tinkering with inter
national law by what is known as the
freedom of the seas will be fatal to
America as we'll as to the Allies.
"As Colonel Roosevelt noints o..+