The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-31
LONDON PRESS ON
PRESIDENTS PLAN
"Telegraph" Admits That Old
Order of Distrust
Should Go.
AMITY, U. S.-BRITISH AIM
"Old Gang" in America On.
poses Presidents Policies,
"Mail". Says.
Specie, Cable Despatoh TO The Sun.

tDptrtOhf, ltS, al rtQhfS rtserUed
IorDoN, Dec. 30.--President Wilson,
visit TO England Is looked upon in well
informed British political circles ms a
good augury for the inception OF the new
Government. II In regarded that Pres.
dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd Georgo
now see eye for eye the principal prob.
lems in connection with the postwar
situation. -'- .--
II Is understood that the policies NJ.
ready outlined will be modified to ma,
the Presidents ideas as far as posslb,o
In the meanwhile the Daily TELEGRAM
extenuates President Wilson's corpar.
son in his Guildhall speech OF the new
and old orders with reference to the bal.
ance of power. That the notoriously
reactionary Telegraph should admit tina,
the old order and all II conveys should
be. wiped out is looked upon az highly
significant
Aim for Future.
What the men who fought TO do away
with the system intend TO put in ts
place" says the paper, rs a system that
will be without the old rivalries and
jealousies. They want amity, not ar.
tagonism mutual confidence, not discord
If we can obtain even half OF what Great
Britain and America desire we will have
n new Europe. 6ut can III ne so Ara
not the old animositics too strong?
"Discouragtng deductions can be
drawn from constant failures in the
past. These lessons seem TO deny the
human species any approach 10 perfec.
ton. But here is President Wilson with
his plan for a league OF nations, which
he himself acknowledges was first SUI
gested by Viscount Grey. What, then, il
the league OF nations? According to one
set of views the league Is a thing OF the
distant future, something We may
be In a position to consider hereafter
when our immediate task has been full
filled. Such, apparently, is the view o.
Senator Lodge and those who agree
with him.
"A very different opinion is enter.
tained by President Wilson, who comes
with all the ardor of an apostle to teach
US how. 10 carry out what he calls the
final enterprise OF humanity. He points
out that the league of nations shall be
composed of an overwhelmingly power.
full group to act as the trustee OF the
worlds peace.
Concert of Power.
What the President calls the items
of his idea are worthless unless there
stands back OF them a permanent con.
GciN VI pONtl. III lIliS view Tic ATnetl-
can President tells us he finds complete
harmony OF opinion among British lead
ers. Since this is so. then we will be able
to look with some confidence into the
future. II this harmony has been brought
about. then the most reassuring thing
that ever happened in the world will b.
brought about in the final dethronemeu'
Of cruel. arbitrary power.
The inauguration OF the free life o;
nations along these lines. with the az
surance that they may pursue their in
dependent lives, would give us the right
to say that our heroes had not died h
vain" '.tt.s
Lord Northcliffo's Daily Mail, insinu-
ating the possibility Of opposition 70
President Wilson's programme In Amer.
lea. draws the comparison OF similar
opposition TO Lloyd George in England
by Asquith and his party, which al
ways was termed the odd gang
Wilson, too, has his old gang says
the paper