Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-20
To Go to Chaumont Christmas Eve.
British Press Voices
Nations Anticipation
of Presidents Visit

LONDON, December 2o.-Newspa-
pers here make extended comments
on the impending visit of President
Wilson to England. The Daily News
expresses profound satisfaction over
Mr.. Wilson's plan and adds:
every section of the nation IS
it's gratitude and admiration OF tne
presidents unfaltering idealism ana
steadfastness of purpose
The newspaper approving of KING
George remaining in London to hohor
President Wilson, hopes nevertheless
will be kept to the narrowest limits
consistent with it's Importance that
nothing may stand in Mr.. Wilson's
way preventing his coming in per
sonal contact with the people rather
than the rulers. 1t continues:
"While the visit will give the people
an opportunity to range themselves
publicly on his side, it will also give
the President an opportunity, OF
which he will hardly fail to avail
himself. of shortening the prellml-
naries which are occupying time that
might be profitably devoted to actual
conference with the allies. These pre-
liminaries have not been formally be-
gun"
Urges Swift Decisions.
The paper contends that it is neces-
sary to press forward to the negotia-
lions and name conditions of peace
for Germany and determine the fu-
ture of Russia.
"Only swift decisions by the allies"
it says, will enable Germany to re-
sumo something like her normal in
dustrial life and secure the survival
OF a government capable of executing
the conditions of peace. Delay means
n N n Nd <,1, SC
fraught with greater perils for the
world than anarchy in Russia. The
condition of Russia is a matter upon
which Mr.. Wilson's voice can carry
greater weight than any other. He
has no material considerations to in
fluence him and no question of the
bondholder will affect his judgment.
He presumably has full knowledge of
the facts-which the people of this
country have not-and straight
the allies are taking the only course
open to them would dispel misgivings
which Viscount Miners statement
yesterday left unallayed."
Assured of Popular Welcome.
president Wilson will be assured of
a great popular welcome to England"
says the Chronicle. 1T is perfectly
certain, if the future peace is to be
really founded on a permanent basis,
there must be closest cooperation be-
tween the two great English-Speaking
powers. This will be needed to safe
guard and develop the peace that is
arranged.
The initial requisites exist-good
will and common purpose-but every
opportunity must be taken to
strengthen them by mutual knowl-
edge and mutual understanding, if a
full harvest is to be reaped."
Asserting that Mr. Wilson has done
much to promote harmony between
England and America the newspaper
says:
I'VE do not wish to prejudice his
position by calling him a great Eng
lishman, but that is, in fact, how mil
lions of Englishmen regard him"
The Times predicts that the Presi-
dents welcome will be as hearty and as
prolonged as that given him in Paris
1t declares that the new arrangement
is most satisfactory.
Predicts Conference on Russia.
The London correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian suggests that Presi-
dent Wilson's sudden determination to
come to England is due to his desire
to consult the British government re-
garding the Russian situation before the
prelininaries to the peace conference.
The correspondent points to the presence
in London of former Premier Kerensky
and Paul N. Milukoff, former Russian
foreign minister and leader of the con-
stitutional democrats. He also calls at
tention in this connection to Wednesdays
statement by Viscount Miner, the sec
rotary of war, on the Russian situation,
which, he says, was evidently intended
to prepare the public for events to
come"
"Rumors of an advanced policy against
Russia are growing daily" the CORE