Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
COUNTRY WILL GAIN
BY PRESIDENTS TRIP
Ex-President Taft Tells What Ad-
vantages He Believes Will
be the Result.

EN President Taft in Philadelphia Ledger.
II ono can Judge from the serious doubts
OF the wisdom of the President going
IN person To the Paris conference OK
pressed IN friendly Democratic news
papers, 1t rs not popular. What the po-
lltical effect OF his trip will bc it is idle TO
discuss SO far IN advance of the next prcsI-
dental election. Much is to happen IN
the domestic field III the next two years
The advantages of the President going
seem clear. Ills presence III the confer
once Will stamp upon 1T democratic char
actcr IN the eyes of all but the wild Boil
shevlkl. This will be n real aud IN allaying
the unrest among the peoples OF the Allies.
The conference between MIR. Wilson, MIR.
LLOYD George, NJ Clemcnccau and Slgnor
Orlando must be useful to the world.
What is of the utmost importance rs that
the four great allies shall work III har-
mony III the great task before them. In
these four mon We shall have the men ot
real power IN the four great nations King
George, Poincarc and King Victor I'm
manuel arc not the actual wiclders OF
power IN their respective countries as Mr..
Wilson ~ in this Ills powers are more
analogous to those of the three prcmicrs,
except that nc adds to his the tituiar head
personal contact OF the real leaders, the
lntimacics Of their informal conversations
and the human touch of IL all should rub
of angles and corners and make for sym
pathetic aims and harmony Those who
have projected plans for the league OF
nations have always iusIstcd that the
members OF it's executive councIls should
be- the prcmIers and actual executives. IN
order that the council should be truly rep
rescntntlvc and have power Ia net
II has been SAID that MIR Wilson a,,pirCs
Ia hc president of the League OF Nations
If ST., II Is a proper aspiration No one
could fill that place better than the nrcsi-
dent az the United States Ii such league
rs formed II should attach 70 the office
and not - the person, ol course, so that
when MIR Nilsson rctlrCs he should give
way 10 hls successor. The disIntcrcatcd
ness of tins country IN respect 10 most
questions arising for the dcclsiou and
action If the league would make the Amer
iean President a most fitting head
Again, il viii help President Wilson 10
80 to the conference He Will learn much
Of tho European situation AZ 6rst hand
ltd Will have an unusual opportunity 10
study thc possibilities 81 a League ot
Nations. its practical difficulties and their
solution There ls nothing like oral, intI-
mate discussion to wlnnoW out real dI4Cr-
crnccs and TO remove dIsagrccmcnts due to
MISUNDERSTANDING ct course these vicNs
arc nrcdIcatcd on ali these national .cadcrs
having open minds. willingness IL con
suit and a dcsir ~ agree II any ono of
them holds hlu,cl a'oof from discussion
and dchhcration with hNCd vlCwS on
every topic he would as we'll stay ~ home
There is no constitutional inhibition.
express or implied, 10 prevent tho Pres
dent going abroad 10 discharge function
clearly gwen him by the constitution
| hat instrument SAYS that he shall make
treaties hy and with the consent of two
thirds ot the Senate II Is y curious crrnr
To assume that the President himself may
not attend a conference to Which H. can
send delegate lNlng George vonll hard
Il SIT IN tho conference, because tie hasn
thc real power - make treaties ar to ap-
point delegate. ThoSc powers are ever
ciscd by the premier, NIr LLOYD Groroc.
who will tc IN person = member ot the
conference II therefore comcs down a.
the question whether hc President may