The Washington times., 1918-12-21

sary service which has ever been
rendered it," said President Wilson
in an interview, referring to the ap-
preaching peace conference.
The interview was given to the cor
respondent of the London Times. In
it the President is reported to have
stated his views on the discussion Of
the freedom of the seas. and to have
contrasted the evils of the vienna
congress with a. hopeful outlook for
the Versailles congress.
Scores Vienna Congress.
Lord >Northcliffe, editor of the Lon
don Times, has given out a copy of
the interview, from which the follow
ing extracts have been taken:
The congress of Vienna. the corre-
spondent says President Wilson told
him, was a congress of bosses" The
delegates were concerned more with
their own interests and the classes
they represented than, the wishs Of
their peoples.
''VersaiIles, as President Wilson
/ said" the interviewer continues,
"must be a meeting place Of the SER
wants of the peoples represented by
delegates. and he added:
"'There is no master mind who
can settle the problems Of today. II
there is anybody who thinks he
| knows what Is in the mind of all
peoples, that man is fool We have
all got to put our heads together and
pool everything we have got for the
benefit of the ideals which are COM
mon to ALL
ASKED whether he would visit the
grand fleet, President Wilson replied
| that he was afraid he would not have
time, adding that he fully realized
that behind the great armies there
was the strong, silent and watchful
support OF the British navy in secnr-
ing the communications OF the allies.
COaradeship Of Navtes.
~He referred also to the very happy
con1radeship and cooperation be-
tween the British and American
navies."
The correspondent then adds:
president Wilson. in discussing the
role Of the British feet in the main
tenance of what. at any rate during
the war, had been the freedom of the
| seas for the free people OF the world.
spoke with a sincerity which no
amount of writing can convey.
His accents convinced me that he
| is q believer In the decency and hon.
esty Of the Angio-Saxon race. He said :
"It is essential for the future peace
Of the world that there should be the
/ frankest cooperation and most gen
/ erous understanding between the two
English h-speaking democracies- We com
pretended and appreciate. I believe.
| the grave problems which the war has
/ brought to the British people, and fully
i understand the special International
questions which arise from the fact of
Il your peculiar position as an island en-
! pire."
1 The correspondent declared that be
left the president with the assurenCe
i ringing in my ears that he desired to
Il co-operate with the British, ard with
I al the allies, in securing, with their
coursel, a new state OF AFFAIRS through
L ouU the world"
The President was asked why he
came TO Europe.
'aTo me the answer is obvious" he
replied. f''The issues which must be
determined at the forthcoming con-
Il ferences are OF such overwhelming
Importance that the United States
cannot refuse to share with the allies
the great responsibility toward civil
iZation."
1 Anu IL 10 OhAg W NAAC ~ ohhCHS pCA
sonal counsel with the allied states
men that I can in some measure
assist in the solution OF these prob,
| lens.
81 hope II will be my privilege II
the near future to confer with tho
allied statesman in France, also e
visit the allied countries and learn b!
personal contact as much as / car
OF the general sentiments in regard t.
the chief problems involved"
Would Visit Yanks.
! President Wilson said it was hi.
; first wish to visit the American 6rmy
and that he was also anxious to visi
Il Italy, 'the country from which 81
many of my fellow citizens came"
| 81 look forward also with peculiar
interest and satisfaction to visi
Brussels. now happily delivered from
the hands of the enemy" he said.
The correspondent said he wa
confident that President Wilson Il
convinced in regard to freedom OF tn,
seas, that nothing will prevent &
solid guarantee of future peace, anC
that the President has no anNiet!
that the "horrors of peace" will b.
worse than 1.-THE horrors OF war"