Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
HOUSE BRINGS UNITY
OF VIEWS ON PEACE
Entente Statesmen Were Not In
clined to. Follow Americas
Ideals Too Closely.

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| Governments immense diplomatic sue
| cess in obtaining from the allied Govern
mcnts acceptance Of President Wilson s
| IL peace points, with only one rescrva-
| ton and addition, is becoming daily
more apparent, as the preiminaries for
| the approaching peace Congress arc beng
| outlined largely ON the basis of the Prcsl-
| dnCt's SIS points
Colonel H. NJ. House. the special
| representative Of the United States
Government, when he arrived here,
found little disposition among American
and European friends 10 accept as n
totalltv the framework Of peace "a ex-
pressed by President Wilson. Some
European statesmen considered that the
points had worked as n good solvent up
on Germany, that they had served their
great purpose in their effect upon Ger
man unity, but that they should not be
observed TOO closely when il came to
formulating the practical details of the
| settlement.
THE ATTITUDE or THE ALLIES.
Allied statesmen plainly put forward
the view that, rs the american tradl-
tIunal policy had been one oi detachment
from European affairs, II Was natural for
tho American Government when the war
broke out in Europe 80 consider lt a
quarrel among European nations and to
declare It's neutrality
II was pointed out that ion two YEARS
and half the AMERICAN Government
observed it's neutrality and called the
attention of both groups Of hclllEercnts
to violations Of sea law Germany $
oncnsc= became lntolcrablc. and America
entered the war both for that reason and
because America did have community
Of ideals of government and of human
rights with the allies Amcnc2u n he
came great country, was 1mpclled to
put forth great efforts and she did
ASA EuRoPr QUARREL.
Allied statesmen have fully appreciated
the effect of American arms III winning
the decision Nevertheless, it Was CON
tended sy some. this had hCCn n contro-
vcrsy among European nations, and tho
winning group, It was suggested, supposed
that America. having accomplished her
aims. would return 10 her detachment and
allow tho countries Intimately concerned
10 arrange a settlement according TO the
European viewpoint ui tho situation
These statesmen NAL Il plain that
they would receive every friendly counsel
he United States would offer, tho moro So
because they knew that America wanted
nothing in material WAY for hcrscH, hut
vas interested only in realizing her ideals
LossrS ~ ALLIfs, ALSO crrTp.
The losses The othcr beEhgcrentS have
suffered IN comparison With those of The
United States haNt also hccn ctcd rs =
reason for the tlhce having predominant
influence in shaping the new onier 10
Europe
These were some q the conc, ptjonS
put forward l,y the ttlcd Governments
with much tcnacify and skill, hut always
in n friendly spIrlt
The contentious Of tho American Gov
crnmcnt were, generally and substantially,
that i had como INTO he war, not alone
on account Of specific grievances against
Germany. hut on account also Of certain
fundamental principles Of justice and right
These principles had been announced
with fulness several times ~ the American
Government and had resulted in a great
effort by the American people.
ACCEPTEp IS IDEALS
Looked at from Washington. these
principles. each tImC tilvy had been cnun-
ciated IN part or in whole had been received
favorHblv by the European peoples and
seemingly by the allied Governments
II was not meant ~ 'e uadcrst ood that
tho American Governments had thought
the allied Governments had formally
accepted them, i5,t tho attitude OF the
Ministers unofiC"l|E and uf the press
and nf al eminent men outside the i'm
mediate admIni~t RI ioIs and OF tho peoples
rs whole had caused the conviction
10 prevail IN America that these principles
had been approved and accepted IS Ideals
on which the syar was being prosecuted
POINTS EMPHASIZED BY {. s.
The American people had never been
conscious that thcy were lighting for
territorial or colonial interests Of any
Allie. Governments excepting III so far
as these came within tho framework Of
The American Governments principles
Consequently It was necessary to bring
out that these points having been accepted
by the Central Powers presented clean
issue IS To- hethtr they we're to be official
lv accepted by the Allied Powers II the
Allied Powers could not see their way
clear 10 accept them the American Gov
eminent w4s III the position Of having
conducted the war for purposes which
were not identical with those Of the Allies
This presented rather delicate issue
al the outset, as II was realized that it
might require the Submission Of the entire
subject to the American Congress. The
European Ministers felt the force Of the
views presented, and this IN time brought
about an entire agreement upon the Ameri
can points as basis Il peace negotiations
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