Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-04
RO0SE WELT SAYS
WILSON s TERMS
CONCEAL DANCE R
Former President Declares
United States Did Less
Than Any Of Allies in
Smashing German Machine.
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New York. Dee. 3.--Asserting that
the United States had not done nearly
as much asSthe British navy and the
British, French and Italian armies TO
bring about the downfall of Germany
Theodore Roosevelt declared in a
statement here tonight that it is "our
business to stand by our allies at the
peace conference
lie declared it sheer nonsense" to
say the American army was fighting
for President Wilson'S famous -four
teen points" He made the assertion
that there was not one American
soldier in every thousand who ever
heard of them"
The British empire imperatively
needs the greatest navy in the world
and this we should instantly concede,"
said the colonel.
"Our need for a great navy comes
next to hers and we should have the
second navy in the world. Similarly
France needs greater military strength
than we do, but We should have all
our young men trained to arms, on
the general lines Of the swiss system.
The freedom OF the seas is al
phrase that may mean everything or
Germany interprets it, it is thoroughly
mischieyous. There must be no inter-
probation of the phrase that would
prevent the English navy in the-event
of any future war from repeating the
tremendous service it has rendered in
this war
Must Keep Independence.
1.-THE British must of course keep
the colonies they have conquered.
AS for this nation, it must keep its
absolute economic independence and
raise or lower its economic barriers
as it's interests demand, for we have
to look after the welfare of our ownl
workingman. We must insist en- thol
preservation of the Monroe doctrine,
We must keep the right to close the
Panama canal to our enemies in war
time and we must not undertake to i'm !
terfere in European. Asiatic or Afri- |
can matters with which we ought to
have properly no concern.
Declaring that President Wilson
has not given the slightest explana- !
ton of what his views are or why he
is going abroad" the colonel asserted, |
"he is himself responsible for any
division among the American people
as regards the peace conference at
tfliS time.
HE has never permitted the Amer
lean people to pass on his1peace pro-
posals, nor has he ever made those
clear and straightforward
AS for the fourteen points, so far as
the American people have expressed
any opinion upon them. it was on Mo-
vember : when they rejected them"
he continued adding that "the
American army was fighting to
smash Germ"ny" and the Americana
people wanted Germanv smashed.
Terms Not Accepted.
THE allies have never accepted the
fourteen points he continued, "the
United states has never accepted
hem, Germany and Austria enthusiast
.ically accepted them. Here certain
Including President Will
son, Mr. Hearst, Mr., Viereck, and as
understand it, q number of proGer-
mans and paeifists and internationally
socialists have accepted them, butt
neither the American people nor the
American congress has acceptedl
hem"
The colonel declared thatseMr Will +
'on himself has rejected at least one
If the fourteen outright and has in-
erpreted another in the directly OPP )
)oSlte sense to its pam ana oGVlousl
and added that some OF
he fourteen points are thoroughly
under any Interpretation"
md most of the others are vague and
ambiguous.
"Tnasmuch as Mr.. Wilson is going
'ver, 1t is>earnestly to be hoped that
t is his business not to try and be ami
umpire between our allies and our
nemies. but act legally as one of the
lies, said the colonel. 1--WE have not D
uttered anything like as much and q
We have not rendered as much service U
s the leading allies. 1t is the British p
avy and the French, British and "
Italian armies that have done the most a
o bring about the downfall of Ger S
lany and therefore, the safety of the IL
'nited states. 1t is our business to e
tand by our allies"
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