Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-09
COMMENTS
ON PRESIDENTS SPEECH

st. Louis Rcpublic.-Wili Germany
accept these terms? Probably not. Just
now. she Is inilnmcd by renewed hopes
Of victory on the ficld OF battle and by
the ursinSs OF military party to try
ono more desperate effort. IL this ef-
fort is unsuccessful she may be willing
| TO listen TO reason.
! New Yorker Hcrold.-Undoubtcdly
| the International situation has been
| progressively furthcrcd by this con-
crete statement, precisely because the
| world may now scrutinizc the fourteen
definite conditions Of the President and
! then discuss. In this sense the central
| powers themselves will hail Wilson's
message as a first step toward concilia-
| ton.
! New York; Stats Zeitung.-The
| President speaks without reservation
before all the world. 1t is TO be ex
pcctcd that the central powers, on their
part will reply before all the world.
New York Herald.-Omcial Germany
| has been shouting for the aims of the
| nations upon which 1t is making war.
| Whether the shout is inspired BY de-
sire, has been raised merely to
drown the peace cries of the German
| people. makes no difference. Like the
| other nations joined with US in this I'll
tanic struggle TO save liberty TO tho
world the United States has nothing to
/ conceal
New York Tribunc.-Mr. Wilson's adj
| dress will live as one Of the great docu-
| ments in American history and ono OF
the permanent contributions Of America
| to world liberty. In form as in sub
| stance, the Presidents statement is be-
yond praise; he has spoken what his
Il -
/ vague aspiration to clear and definite
fact the war aims OF his fellow-coun-
I trymcn. In Il deep sense Mr.. Wilson'S
words constitute a second emancipation
| program.
| New York Sun.-We commend tho
/ admirable precision with which Presi-
! dent Wilson has stated the principles
which the allies regard as essential to
! "A permanent peace. We. likewise, COM
| mend the practical sagacity which ap-
| pears in his avoidance Of the attempt
| to speak with nnality in regard TO
| questions which NATURAL! are subject
| 10 further discussion after the present
/ beliigxcnts have found their way TO
the threshold of the house Of negotia-
ton. Most OF all We commend tho
unboundcd resolution and unwavcring
| pluck with which he expresses the
| American peoples determination to win
! All that for which they arc rightcously
! al war.
| Washington Post.--His address to
/ Congress is a buglc call 10 Russia and
] France, reinsurance TO Great Britain
I OF sympathy in common aims and a mes
| sage OF hope TO small lands and the op-
| pressed peoples under Ilohenzollcrn and
| ifApsburG rule.
/ Washington Iierald.--Rcjcc,cd now
+, they che fourteen neace terms laid
| accepted later. They are the irreduci-
| bic minimum OF terms which civiliza-
] tion Will make with the mad nation ne
! which outraged and ravished it.
( New York World.--Thc Presidents
( address cannot fail to bring now in
| sniration TO all the free nations that
arc battling against militarism. autoc-
! racy and Imperialism IS he truly
| saws. the moral climax OF this, the
! eliminating and final war for human
/ liberty has come" II can end only
| when democratic peace is established
| or democratic government has surren-
/ dcrcd to autocracy.
! View YORK Times.--7he war aims Of
/ 'hr allies having been rcstatcd hy Mr.
| Wilson. We trus, 20 tho satisfaction
| OF those who have 50 pcrSistcntly dc
!, mandcd rcStatcmcntS, may VIC now
hon" that some further and satisfactory
progress Will be made in fighting Ger
(! many? There is no other way in which
! tho foundations Of peace can he laid.
/ for Germany IS far from having been
! brought TO condition bearing any
SOUTHERN RESOKTS-FIorida