The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-26
ALLIES COINCIDE
With AMERICAN
DECLARATIONS OF.
PEACE BASIS.

Paris, Nov. 26.--The United states
governments immense diplomatic
success in obtaining from the allied
governments acceptance of President
Wilson's points, with only one res
ervation and addition. 10 becoming
aries for the approaching peace con-
gress are being outlined largely on
the basis Of the Presidents points.
LuI<swarT1 at First
Col. E. NJ. House, the special rep
resentative of the United States gov
eminent, when he arrived here,
American and European friends to
accept as a totally the framework
OF peace as expressed by President
Wilson. Some European statesmen
considered that the points had work
ed as a good solvent upon Germany;
that they had served their great pur-
pose in their effect upon German
unity, bu that they should not be
observed too closely when 1t came
to formulating the practical details
of the settlement.
Allied statesmen plainly put for
ward the view that as the American
additionally policy had been one OF
detachment from European affairs,
eminent, when the war broke out in
Europe, to consider it a quarrel
among European nations and to de-
clare its neutrality.
Community of Ideals
1t was pointed out that for two
years and a half the American
fly and called the attention of
both groups Of belligerents to
violations of sea law. Ger
many's ofrenses became intolerable
and America entered into the war
both for that reason and because
America did have community of
ideals Of government an d Of human
rights with the allies. America, as
became a great country. was impell-
ed to put forth great efforts. and she
did.
Guessed Wronq
Allied statesmen have fully appre-
ciated the effort OF the American
arms in winning the decision. New
ertheless, IT was commended by some
this had been a, controversy among
the European nations and the win
ming group, 1t was suggested, sup
posed that America, having accom-
pIished her aims, would return hel
detachment and allow the countries
intimately concerned to make ar
engagements according to the Euro
pean viewpoint Of the situation.
A Fair Presumption
These statesmen made it plain
that they would receive every friend :
ly counsel the United States would
offer, the more so because they knew
that America wanted nothing in q
material way for herself, but was in
terested only in realizing her ideals,
The losses the other belligerents had
suffered in comparison with those OF
the United States also have been
cited as a reason for the allies hav-
ing a predominant influence in shap-
ing the new order in Europe.
These were some Of the concep-
lions put forward by the allied gov
ernments with tenacity and skill, but
always in friendly spirit. ~.
& Broad American View
The contentious of the American
government generally and substan-
TALLY were that it had come into the
war not alone on account of specific
grievances against Germany, but on
account also of certain fundamental
principles of justice and right
These principles had been announc-
ed several times by the American
government and had resulted in a
great effort by the American peo-
pie.
Taeitly Accepted
Looked at from Washington, these
principles, each time they had
been enunciated in part or in
whole, had been received favor
ably by the European peoples
and seemingly by the allied govern
ments. It was not meant to be un-
derstood that the American govern
ment had thought the allied govern
ments had formally accepted them
but the attitude Of the ministers un.
officially and of the press and al
eminent men outside the immediate
administrations and of the peoples
as q whole had caused the convic-
ton to prevail in America that these
principles had been approved and