The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-16


comments, agree that he has again
stated with remarkable clearness the
case of the Allies against the Central
Powers. They see in the address evil
dence of unalterable determination to
prosecute the war vigorously until the
principles for which the Allies con-
tend are established as the rule of
world conduct.
The Westminster Gazette, after re-
viewing the Presidents arguments,
says:
1.-THE Kaiser, with the Qualification
of his army, has had his reply. For
the moment, at all events, he and his
Chancellor seem to have forgotten the
Reichstag resolution of six months
ago. It remains to be seen whether
those who passed the resolutions are
willing to revert to the spirit of Prus-
sianism implied in Chancellor Won
Hertling's speech and openly avowed
in the Kaiser's message of yesterday"
Commenting on President Wilson's
reference to Count Czernin, in which
tn President found very different
note" the Westminster Gazette says
it remains to be seen whether Count
Czernin will be able to maintain his
attitude or whether we will have to
deal with enemies whose standpoint
still is accurately represented by
Kaiser resolved to make the world
submit to, the victorious German
Army"
Against a "Peace Of Patches"
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
fundamental issue between Germany
and the Entente Allies was never more
clearly defined than in the Presidents
address, and the paper Fundamentally
Endorsed the Presidents declaration
against peace of patches" 1t dis
agrees with Mr.. Wilson's view that the
voice of the German chancellor is the
voice of but one party in Germany,
and adds:
Happily tho President is unam-
| biguous in his declaration that Ameri-
ca will hold to her purpose until the
monstrous claim-that the Germans
stand on a pedestal of armed strength
above the rest Of the worlds
| brought to naught."
The Globe considers that the Presi-
dents speech shows there is as yet
no hope of accord in the views Of the
Entente nations and the Central Pow
ers. Despite the conciliatory tone of
his address," the paper adds, that
fact is obviously as clear to the Pres
ident as to ourselves"
The Star, which has been a severe
critic of the report Of the Versailles
conference, cannot reconcile that re-
port with the Presidents address.
The paper says:
"Mr. Wilson speaks in the language
of democracy. The Versailles report
is written in the jargon of old, Sc
cret diplomacy. Secret treaties must
be repudiated. Our government must
come into the open and arrange itself
with America If this government
has neither the moral courage nor
the will power to break away from
the foul past then let US have clean
government that will do so. British
democracy is at one with American
democracy in a determination not to
live in a world governed by intrigue
and force"
Sees Motto for National Party.
The Standard says that the time
would seem to have arrived, in view
of the probability of elections this
y
and that it's motto might well be
President Wilson's declaration: Eve
can never turn back" The paper
adds:
I'VE are new England and a new
world. A new England and new
world are ours on one conditon-that
we remain true to ourselves.
1.-THE Kaiser's blasphemous bonn
bast yesterday should deceive no one
Apart from the other Allies, Great
Britain and America alone can face
without tremor the worst of which
the War Lords are capable. Bolshev-
ism, not Prussian arms, has conquer
ed Russia, and the German Emper-
ors only hope is that Bolshevism
may undermine the alliance of west
ern powers"
The paper says that the stimulus Of
President Wilson's broad and states
manlike utterance comes in timely
fashion.
The Times sees in the address al
important refutation Of "the Bolshev-
list illusion that Pr"ussian militarisn
can be exercised by rhetoric" an6
commends the serene confidence with
| which President Wilson adheres te
the belief that the war will not END
without establishing the reign of right
and justice.
, The Daily News, commenting upor
upon the unexpectedness of President
Wilson's address to Congress, says:
Sudden as President Wilson's de.
cisions in such matters appear to be
they are certainly not erratic. Thai
is the last sin that could be laid tt
| the Presidents charge. Why, then
was Monday, rather than any Other
f day, chosen for his reply to the Cen.
! trail Powers? 1t can hardly be 3
coincidence that the speech was de.
livered twenty-four hours befo1N
J Lloyd George was expected to speak
! in the House of Commons and Signoi
} Orlando in the Italian Chamber, mol
to those who look to Wilson before
, any other statesman for clear and
| exalted Interpretation of the principles
! of the alliance will the choice of g
date seem anything but forum
ate."