New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Willing TO Agree OH Many
Points for Thorough I'm
derstanding With Z. S.
" ANTS League Above All
Parliament viii Not Dare
Oppose W World Union,
Says Lord Robert Cecil
By Frederick Moore
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European Bureau
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LONDON, Dec. 27.-Since President
Wilson'S arrival here, any remaining
doubt concerning the success of his
mission has been dissipated Indeed
the only question is whether he had
not succeeded before his departure.
As has been cabed from Paris. the
President Will take home with him in
February an agreement between him
self and the statesmen Of the Allied
powers or the so-called principles or
fundamentals Of the league of nations,
probably leaving the definite articles
Of agreement for later drafting, more or
less according to the plan outlined
last week. to which Clemenceau gave
sympathetic encouragement
If my reading Of President Wilson's
behavior is correct, as there is ample
reason to believe, his views regarding
the British have undergone an amazing
change since he debarked from the
George Washington at Brest Instead
OF finding victorious Britain reverted
to a tory imperialism and determined
to rule Europe, Asia and Africa, he
finds more support for a lcagle of ma
tons here than in America.
British Determined on League
Lord Northclffe visited President
Wilson as a journalist and favored his
views in "The Tines and "'Ihe Daily
Mail,' the most important and largest
of the London dailes From other
sources he learned that the British
were determined to create league of
nations and were even more anxious to
attain that end than Americans.
Lord Robert Cecil, Britain's delegate
to the Paris conference. commenting on
the formation OF league, said yester-
day that the entire British people want
league and no member of Parliament
would dare raise his voice against such
a proposal.
To the things President Wilson
named British statesmen are now Civ
ing life, although they do not desire to
deprive Wilson OF the historical credit
of being the leader of the project
They do not grudge his and Americas
leadership, desiring Parliament to ac-
complish the facts
Britain Long Misunderstood
President Wilson's supporters argue
that he and the British people who
rallied to his ideas compelled British
statesmen to accept his views, but this
is misunderstanding of the situation
and speak from fifteen years know-
edge of the British. 1t has been a ma
tional aim for more than score Of
years to maintain complete under
standing with the United States and.
as one of his associates told me yes
terday, it has been the dream OF Bal
four's life to see America and Britain
joined on terms that would prevent
even possibility of future war
Now, although British statesmen
failed during the war to see President
liSofi lueaS, they would accept any
reasonable conditions from him for the
sake of accomplishing this union, with
out which they say frankly war can
not be stopped and with which it can
not continue
President Wilson insists that other
nations become equal partners in the
league. but this is hardly likely to in
terrupt the smooth course of an agree
ment on the subject