The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-26

Paris Nov 26.--The United States government sediplomatic sue. cesses in obtaining from the allied governments acceptance of President Wilson's points, with only one ro5.. eryation and addition is becoming z rally more apparent as the preliniuar. ics for the approaching peace con gross are being outlined largely on the basis Of the presidents points Colonel F. NJ House, the special rep resentatiye of the United States gov ernment, when he arrive here. foul Id little disposition among American and European frierds to accept as a to- tality the framework of peace as eX- pressed by President Wilson Some European 3tatemen cons idercd that the points had worked a5 good solvent upon Germany; that they nad served their great purpose in their el- feet upon German unity. but that they should not be observed too closely when it came to formulating the prac- tical details of the settlement.
 Allied statesmen plainly put for ward the view that as the American traditional pClicy had been one Of de tachmcnt from European affairs, it was natural for the American gov ernment when the war broke out in Europe tC consider it a quarrel among European nations and to declare it's neutrality
 IL was pointed out that for two
 years and a tah the American severn mont observed :ts neutrality and call
 ed the attention of both groups of bel hserents 10 violations of sea law. Germany's offences became intolerable and American entered into the war both for that reason and because
 America did lave q community of ideals of novernment and human rights with the allies.
 America, as became q great coun- try, was impened to put forth great i efforts and she did.
 Allied statesmen nave fully az preciated the cffor. of American arn s ] in winning the decision Nevertheless ] it was contenGed by some. this had been controTcrsy among European nations and the winning group. it wrs suggested. supposed tuat America,
 having accomplished her aims, would return to her detachment, according
 to the EuropeaE viewpoint Of the sit uation.
 These statesmen made it plain that they would receive every friendly counsel the United States would of. l fer, the more SC because they knew that America wanted nothing in a ma terial way for herself, but was inter ested only in realizing her ideas Losses to the ether bellfzcrents suf- fcred in comparison with those of tEe United States also have been cited as reason for the allies having a pre- dominant influence in shaping tle new
 order in Europe
 These were of the conceptions gu: forward by the allied governments with tenacity and skill. but always in
 q friendly spirit
 Tho contentious of the American government generally and substantial
 ly were that it had come into tae var. mot alone on acccunt of specific griey- ances against Germany. bat on account also Of certain fundamental principlc5 Of justice and right. These principles had been announced several times by the American government and resulted in Q great effort by the American peo- iple.
 ! Looked at from Ngashinston, theao principles each time they had been enunoiatod in part or in whole. haa 1 been received favora0ly by tho lcurop~
 can peoplas anu seemingly by the al- lied governments. It was no. meant
 to be understood that the American
 government hal thought the allied , governments lad formally accepted them but the attitude of the minis tors unof'ieisli, and of tho pirsr and