Evening journal., 1918-12-04
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER a, 1918.
SILL Ealing IN -AuEmCAN EsrEEMl


n RESIDENT WILSON fell nightly In American esteem
L when just prior to the last election. he issued an
appeal TO the American people TO elect Democratic
congressi
He fell even more nightly in that esteem when on
the OF the Peace Congress In Europe he announced
It to be his purpose to leave his Presidential post
Washington and go to France 10 participate personally
in the deliberations Of that congress
When he announced selection delegates and the
american public discovered that he had named himself
as the head Of The delegation and had selected his
co-deegales men whose tendency Wilson influence
might be to make it a delegation. with the
President that man. there another fall In public
favorl
And when. on the eve Of his departure for Europe
trip that viii cost the American people hundreds OF
Thousands dollars. President Wilson appeared before
Congress and made a speech that more noteworthy
what it concealed than for what it revealed low
water mark reached
How that speech. or so-called message. regarded
by members Of Congress shown by the following few
Of the many adverse comments upon IL;
Senator Penrose-Republican President has
ployed such dcatora methods and has almost without
exception expressed his determined opinion upon all
legislation when he has changed his mind COM
pleiey expressed previous utterances that
considerable surprise expressed among those who
heard him that there least public question and
That Of overwhelming Importance on which he actually
has opinion at all that Is the question Of public
ownership control Of railroads AT least in this mat
ter he is courteous enough to invite the opinion Of the
from them and from the American people upon GoyerDL
ment ownership in unmsiakabe terms. after the rail-
road committee has had fun power 10 investigate the
orders and methods under which the railroad systems OF
the country have been nearly ruined and certainly de-
moralized"
senator Reed Mol Democrat-'The President saws an
nations have approved OF the fourteen peace points No
nation approved Of the fourteen peace points The Pres
dent says soldiers fought FOR them. Our soldiers
fought to whip Germany. wholly disagree with the
President that should assist in the rehabilitation OF
France On domestic questions am in substantial accord
with the President
senator johnson Call RepuDlican-aThe deserved
tribute TO our lighting men found sympathetic echo
with ALL but the remainder Of the Presidents address
intensely Disappointing We know no more now
than did before the address The President leaves
without administrative programme for reconsirue-
tion or definite american policies to peace terms.
Senator sherman Ill) Republcan-"The President
does not convince by his for going abroad The
he argues the less he justines himself There is
negotiation Of permanent peace that could not as
well be conducted with the President at his seat OF gov
ernment in Washington as in Versailles
Representative Mann (Ill.). Republican 1oor leader
disappointed that the President did not take Con-
gress and the American people into MS confluence regard
ing his attendance at the Paris Peace Conference"
Representative Gilett Mass. acting Republican floor
leader-It was the most disappointing and least effective
message that President Wilson has ever delivered This
due largely / presume, to the fact that we were
keyed to expect that he was going to give us some
OF the real for going abroad and discussing the
particular projects he wants to urge at the Peace Con-
ference"
Congressional C0mmittee-'The address not UP
to the standard Of the President Staged his farewell
before letNng Europe the country LOOKING
reasons for his decision His reference to it seemed
lsDored defence Of a very questionable proceeding"
hepresentatve Kahn Cali. Republican-"The appeal
lot the united support Of Congress with grace
ne PRESIDENTS gratitude TO the Republicans for saving
oe ' ol ms war measures when his partsans failed
Was shown when ne appealed the defeat OF every
ltepuDiPn at the elections"
. nepresentstive Madden (Illl Repubican-sThe only
oSse tnns the President puts up TO Congress in his
message the questions ownership ~ tha ra
roads and that he admits he knows notbin ht - se iS
Those several views the preponderance of
american sentiment with respect 10 he presideD,, a.
dress So far as his journey Itself concerned the over
whelmiDg opinion is that he has made another Nom,
mental blunder exceeded only by his recent appeal f
4 Democratic Congress.
The American people already have given him their
naswer 70 his appeal. in due they win give him
their answer to his address and their estimate Of his
deserton OF his official post and his trip to Europel
Germany Is having troubles which are essentially
her own Nay they increase. Hsiesd of diminish, until
~ is oassened thoroughly. both within and without