South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-05
TAFT APPROVES OF
WILSON'S TRIP TO
PEACE CONFERENCE
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method of carrying on a conference
/ at a foreign capital than ever be-
fore.
But no one who has had To do
with great matters of state-and
There can be no greater matter Of
state than the negotiation OF this
| treaty-can ignore the value and ad-
vantage 70 the chief executive. ulti-
mately responsible for the treaty
! 20 the senate and 70 the people. OF
breathing in the immediate environ
ment Of the conference room and Of
having personal contact with the
great and powerful personages who
viii be present there representing
other countries.
Even a president has a good deal
/ 10 learn as 20 the real attitude Of
/ other countries and their pcoples
/ in the intimacy Of confidential con-
versatiOn. and in the absorption.
through his pores, so to speak. Of
] the European and international at
mosphere.
Chilly TO League OF Nations.
/ the league OF nations to enforce
peace. The president in 1915 deliv-
cred an address at the dinner Of the
American branch OF the League to
/ Enforce Peace. in which he stated
with succinctness and force views
entirely in accord with the princi-
pies OF the league then announced.
Since that time well-informed per-
sons are aware that ne became eau
tious with reference 10 so complete
a league Of nations and the senates
approval OF it.
J His reference to it in his IA points
] is OF an indefinite character. Word
now comes from the labor and So
1 cialist delegates who, under the
presidents approval. have visited
| Europe. that the peoples Of France
/ Italy and England. and especially
the labor and socialist groups, were
made strong TO carry this war
through 10 a finish by the prospect
OF a League Of Nations 10 Enforce
Peace and render it permanent
AS Mr.. Frey, a labor delegate,
\ pkrased IL, the common people of
]
I of Nations with a passionate demand
for its establishment. The president
/ * aware of this Contact with
Lloyd George and with Clemenceau.
acting under such an impulse. will
give him new light in respect 10 It.
BolsheviSm May Be SOothed.
representing a great republic. as
/ he does, his presence and his ad-
dresses will have a tendency TO still
| the uneasiness of those elements Of
society in which bolshevism might
find its recruits and will be a guar
anty that the spirit of democracy
is to prevail I'm this council of this
world.
Hopes have been expressed that
the period Of the deliberations may
! be short, but the immense ground
to be covered, the constructive pro-
visions TO be devised and discussed,
| scrutinized and amended after full
hearings given TO the myriad OF in
| terests involved are likely to pro-
long the deliberations Of the confer
ence into next summer, and perhaps
beyond that.
Meantime. the president, in view
of the exigencies of domestic af-
fairs may have to return TO his
post or he may not
The publio concern at the thought
Of the presidents leaving the cOun-
try to be gone a month or more 10
France is natural in view Of the
precedent. but when the circum-
stances are examined there is no oc-
casion for either criticism or worry.
Mr.. Wilson likes 70 break a prece-
dent that under the circumstances is
without reason. just as he did that
set by Mr.. Jefferson In the matter
of written messages. and in this he
was justified.
Copyright 1918, by Public Ledger Co.