South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-08

W. HAT is said above is by way of preface; a
w section, by MIR. Frank H. Simonds, our
the preface is to throw some light on the intelle
utilize his genius in outlining the postwar req
discern, has for its proper sphere, not the PR
Permit us to ask the reader now to perus
come back and read on understanding always
He is more than that He is a clever strategist
ly March, April, May, June and July, when his Pessn
That little strategy board of local citizens who us
and tie channel,-empOying his kilograms they
left New York; telling US right off the bat what would
quite pessimistc OF American army them his
Poor Wilson! Hes damned if he does, and he's
fmnybones demand a bill of particulars presenting a
of the kind every observation-disclosures with whom Nh
general principles.
From anything that you can gather from Mr. Sim
OF nations; that all England and Francois vouchSaft
advocate it is like driving wedge between the United
must be some kind of pro-German connivance.
d O-GERMAN rats! Whose connivance is it that W
L mering at? And at whose connivance Is it that e.
both at home and abroad employing the Utruthi
"Mr Wilson'S League of Nationsp If Frank Sin
trenches lover there-and outside T Roosevelt GOV,
ment In all three countries in favor of League of Nat
France, stronger for it than Pres't Wilson is?
"Prest Wilson's League of Nations" Ell! Why,
est advocates there-not the advisory friends o
eign minister when between England and Germany
Lord Cecil and Chancellor Bonar Law, while the Lone
look almost suspicious.
not advisory friend of Mr.. SimondS, apparently
tons to represent the states.
While not military expert Mr. Wells has proves
comparatively few of the Simonds' 'fs and lands"
none, Is quite convincing
The school of Lloyd George, Grey and Wells IN
Cemenceau and others In France.
As soon the victory of the allies assured
sire for revenge only justice and that the world be for
seas, and international economic equality cOnduciV
And only the other day we carried an article by
that the executive is not strong for league of nao
tude of which Mr.. Taft is president.
WILSON'S League of Nations!' Indeed Prest
tOns with Europe, partly from fears of the effect ii
admontions of Washington with reference to entangl
He goes over operl-rnntled and is for some form
league of nations to enforce it. will be worked out al
ing their full hands.
DRO-GERMAN is it to support the president of the
getting together to free themselves and their pro.
age and for such purpose? You can't exactly say
1t isn't even pro bono pubico"
The fact Of the matter is it IS just pro-anythin tn
condescenng from the reputation that he has made fc
The militarist-mnded IN America and the militar
to overthrow any mitarsm except the Prussian militia
They are the Simonds advisory friends his 81
flock together, and Of similar minds group after
the whole intellectual cosmos, because they agreed
All, but, says military critic of the peace table
people, and it doesn't well in either France Eng
German people part because of their lack of conde
Very WELL If France and England make such
fer Germany's crimes? Why not try all the German
prince, if the German people all just bad and in
all off the face of the earth?
Fact of the matter is and Mr.. Simonds knows it,
sophstry that France and England do distinguish betW
treaties which he refers would have been treated
Besides, with the average German so unqualified
tons with the Germany IN it, would be all the
A unity of powers against her, with the armies al
neighbors, France and England, if anything would.
DUT aye, there's the rub! Realizing that An
u nice camouAage for the anti-administratic
and England believe that Pres't Wilson at Vers
Is it any less American, or any more proc
and France, than it is for americans to do all IL
MIR. Simonds had better clean his own doc
slurs at the United States, and its president, as
country in Europes eyes-and on their face, a
America is slightly interested, even if she
Europe doesn't involve herself In another imbrc
There is such thing as being too proud
the towards in that respect, who are making Il
benehcent results.
An economic war was exactly it at the OF
mination of years of contests for spheres of IN
War;" and confirmed by the logic of every his
Pres't Wilson is the who idealized the
fighting over, America would need be blind no
that the experiment need not be repeated.
That is what we fought for, and only the
to think only in words of shot and SHE'LL with v