The Irish standard., 1918-01-12

President Wilson has done marveousy we'll far in
the conduct of the He has surprised his
est admirers and friends by his comprehensive and ne
gent grasp of the situation has forth with
spcuous cogency and clarity in his official procamations
and in his to Congress solid grounds upon
which the American position is predicated He has
shaed the facts and with mastery
skill and framed them in terms that will make these
perhaps the strongest satesmanlike
all our history.
But the best briefs do not always legal
troversies and Secretary says in present
situation, the ultimate court is battlefield The thun
derous prophesies and anathemas of Edmund Burke
against the excuses and crimes of the French Revolution
were sufficiently cogen to effect their condemnation
the minds of people that amenable arguments
of reason and the lessons of human experience But it
required the executive armies and equipments
drive home these principles which all civilization
founded The arbrament of the sword has super
seeded the judgments of the most courts and
chancelores of the nations and devoves upon
adjust national accordance with the difficult
ties of the voyage making
During the first year two of the Great Britain
made bad OF the situation and affairs became
desperately "mudded" that radical changes had to be
quickly effected the ministries the several de-
partments of military and naval administration Have
we done much better in America? 1t denied
that there is widespread and dssatis
faction regarding made during the period
our entry into the war; and this feeling even
intense it not for the suppressions and
ge of the publication censorship. The Congressional
vestigatons progress have brought but amentabe
facts and that should given pub
icity months ago, and which, if publicly known and
precated, would have been by this time in large degree
checked and corrected.
The time therefore, is at hand when should
commander not only material but
brains and talent for the the battlefield Party
and political considerations be put aside just
they in England the interest efficient national
service. The administration has organized on
war, but rather peace basis, and it would
prising indeed if changes did not become necessary
under the stress of extraordinary conditions
prevailing 1t has been suggested for example, that
representation in the Supreme Council of the Allies has
been of the character and craftsmanship that required
in this most important of all international relation
ships With of the type of Theodore Roosevelt Ehu
Root, Charles b. Hughes William H. Taft, available
for service of this high quality have been
the worlds greatest diplomats and statesmen by
who have little experience in dealing with in
ternationa AFFAIRS thus lending color to the accusation
of the part of the administration that
coming to be heard and frequently the weeks
BY Some such departure is required in gov
eminent took place in the British regime after
instances of disastrous bungling and ineficency had
brought about compelling public demand for them and it
will be all the creditable to President Wilson if he
will take anticipate them taking heed the
rising of discomfort that gradually arising
throughout the nation.