The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-11-30
FEELING ABROAD
DECIDED WILSON
TO Make TRIP
Baltimore, Editor Says Allied
Politicians Smart Under
Fact That American Holds
Big Cards.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 30.-The SUM-
one of the leading administration pa
pers in the east, and recognlzeo
Democratic organ, publishes an article
by Frank r. Kent, it's managing edltor'
who has Just returned form Europe:
In II he attempts to tell story OF
the international complications ABROAD
that would not be permitted to come
by cable. and to tell of some OF the
difficulties that confront the approach
ing peace conference. The writer also
presents hitherto unheard OF reason
for President Wilson'S proposed Trip
to France. He says the call 10 tne
president came from Americans III
Paris several weeks ago. He says ne
knows Of two cables sent to the pres
ident, laying certain facts before MIN.
Continuing he says:
1.-The thuth is, and everybody IN
Paris knows it, that in governmental
and political circles they do not love
us at all over there, neither the Eng
lish nor the French. Between lndl-
viduals Of different nations and races
warm and sincere friendships are pos
sible. and there are plenty Of English
men and Americans between whom
there are the strongest friendships.
But there Is something about races
and nations as whole that makes
the kind of friendship that exists oe-
tween individuals impossible. Parls
these days most beautifully illustrates
this.
America Has Held Big Cards:
The French and English politicians
smart under the obvious fact that,
since America set into this war game,
America has held all the big CARDS:
Wilson has done all the dealing and
thew have been following his lead.
Now the great danger has passed.
the European statesmen chafe under
this situation, and some of those who
have been big figures during the war,
see themselves sinking into polltlcal
obscurity unless as an outcome oil the
peace conference, they can say, we
got this for France or We got this
for England, or We got this Tor Italy.
"The strength of our position is that
neither Wilson nor House, nor Bliss
nor Pershing. nor any other American
desires to say, We got this for Amer
ica.' America wants nothing for herself
That coupled with the fact that Eng
land owes us $5,000,000,00 and France
owes us nearly $4,000, 900, and that
we still hold the purse strings for both
nations, makes it likely that we will
continue to deal the cards, notwith-
standing resentment in certain quar-
ters.'
Americas Entrance Saved Day.
The writer also tells of differences
said to have arisen between Pershing
and the British and French high COM
mands early in the spring of 1917
when he told Foch and Haig that the
American army was at their disposal
10 do what they wished, but that it
would have to be used as an army and
that there would be no more splitting
up Of it. The writer says the French
were furious at the outspoken Ameri-
can manner in which Pershing gave
this ultimatum.
The writer then emphasizes the fact
that the entry of America into the war
saved the day. although he says this
does not detract from the heroic fight
ing OF the British and French in the
three previous years and does not i'm
pair recognition of the fact that the
British fleet saved the. world