Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-10
WILSON'S MESSAGE
PlEASES LONDON

LONDON, Jan. l0.-Only a small
part Of President Wilson's address TO
congress arrived in time to be printed
in the first editions of the London
morning newspapers and was not
given special prominence. The prin.
cipal pages of the second editions,
however. were recast completely TO
enable big display of the main parts
OF the address which evidently is de.
stined 10 cause an equal or greater
sensation than the speech made Sat.
urday by Premier Lloyd George.
In the Introductory notes the presi.
dents address is called epoch.making
TO freedom of the seas is made con-
spicuous by large headlines.
The Daily Chronicle in an editorial
note, in which it defers full comment
until tomorrow, expresses keen salts
faction that President Wilson has
| once more seized a great occasion in
order TO give the lead. not only to
his own nation. but TO the conscience
/ Of civilized mankind" 1900
The effect produced by Premier
Lloyd Georges statement" it adds.
must be strengthened and deepened
immensely by the appeal in which
| President Wilson has again exerted
his unique authority, both moral and
J political, as the spokesman for the
! democratic future OF a new world
which is struggling to be free"
Coming so closely on the heels of
Premier Llody Georges address at the
labor conference, the words of the
/ heads OF the American and British
/ governments are compared closely.
| While some differences are found in
| the manner OF discussing the various
questions, this evenings newspapers
| find no disagreement in essential pol.
[ icy. 1t Is noted that the president
/ deals more sympathetically with the
| Bolsheyih than did the premier, but
/ it is pointed out that America has not
/ suffered from the Russian collapse as
! the western allies have. However, the
Westminster Gazette welcomes Mr..
/ Wilson's careful, sympathetic Ian
/ guagc," and says II hopes that all
| Observation-Disclosures which may have
/ arisen from other statements will be
/ removed by the unequivocal language
in which the president adopts the Rus.
sian demands as his own"
The speech appears in the news.
papers under big headlines such as
Americas Terms to Germany"
World Peace Program" and Great
. Problem OF International Reforms
|. Tn" Evening Ncws( in its introduc
ton. describes the speech as one OF
worldwide Importance in which the
president laid down Americas peace
terms in clear. direct and simple Ian
guagc. II continues:
with but trining exception, Mr.
Wilson's views coincide with and en-
dOrse those expressed by MI LloyC
George. Because OF this fact Mr.. vii
sons speech will be read with doubl,
satisfaction in this country"
The News regards as notcworth!
passages Of the speech those oGferlnl
help to Russia and declaring that tn,
peace negotiations must be absolutely
open
The Star emphasizes the passages
referring to the freedom of the seas
reduced ornaments. abolition of Sc
crct diplomacy. and taking a stand
against economic warfare after tho
conclusion OF peace. II described the
speech as a clcar-cut definition Of the
aims OF the allies.
Under the heading The Parallel OF
fcnsiyc--a Second Blow" the Stand
ard hcralds the presidents address as
another notable contribution to the
drumfrc on the cncmy's moral posi-
ton" II hopes that no opportunity
will be lost in future ito rain blows on
the system whose creed. in Mr.. vii