Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-11
Presidents Prompt Acceptance
Of. First Challenge Of League
of Nations Aid Publicity De-
n1and.
SINN FEM CASE IS
DELICATE PROBLEM
Held That President Wilson
win Take No Stand in Re-
gard to Irish or Other Local
Questions,
By James NJ. Tuohy.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish

lnR 10.
(The New York WORLDLY
Especial Cable Dispatch to World and
Albuquerque Journal)
Paris, Jan. 10.--The sincere deter
mination with which President Wilson
has taken issue with Premier Clemen-
ceau upon the rival merits of the pro-
posed league of nations and the ola
balance of power, while apparently
causing some surprise In reactionary
French circles, is elsewhere consid-
cred as rendering q vital service to
the deliberations of the peace confer
ence, which at last may, with reason
able safety, be expected TO begin lis
belateu work about January Is.
This untoward delay, so pointediy
deprecated by the London Times, has
been availed of chiefly by the con-
servatiye forces both here and in Eng
land 70 attempt to undermine the
binding character of the entente
pledges in support of the president $
fourteen points
First Challenge Accepted.
That is the plain fact about the sit
uation and the president. with ma
tive directness and courage, has taken
UP the gauntlet for his league of ma
tions proposal on the first occasion
when it has been authoritatively
thrown down. There can now be no
question OF the Associated govern
inents goina. into the peace conference
in hlinkers. WHICH k.a have been
a catastrophe for Europe VA III che
world.
Moreover, this incident it is consid-
cred, enormously strengthens the de-
mand that all reasonable publicity
shall be ooncurrently given to the de-
liberations of the conference ques-
ton which it was also sought to throw
into the background during these last
few weeks.
1t should he mentioned, also, that
the comments of the French press on
the cognate matters must be taken
with the knowledge that the number
of reactionary journals is out of all
proportion to their following. and
gives no fair index to the bulk of
popular feeling, which is thoroughly
in accord with the presidents efforts
to render q recurrence of war impos-
sible.
British feeling in the main, is along
the same lines as that of the French
proletariat and Lloyd George took the
first opportunity to reiterate in decis-
i've language his unshakan loyalty to
those democratic principles in behalf
Of which America entered the war.
May Still Clemenceau's Fears.
1t is confidently believed that the
fears expressed by Clemenceau for
the future security of France, in the
face of German proximity. can be ef-
fectually dispelled by adoption by the
conference of more progressive meas
ures than continued militaristic pre-
cautions, in themselves a perpetual
provocation to further wars.
The International Socialistic con-
gress will assemble at Lausanne soon
and the disturbing influence of the
delegates of the left will be neutral
lied in direct ratio to the extent to
which the peace conference demon
strates its resolve to assist in the
creating of that new atmosphere de-
scribed by President Wilson as essen
tial to the peace and prosperity of the
New World, which it will be the tre-
mendous task of the conference to set
going.
Although the presidents speech in
Rome furnished the first clear-cut
public intimation of the difficulties
ahead, 1t should not be assumed in
informal conversations that difficult
ties have already taken place. as
there has not been any diplomatic
haziness of expression on either side
Neither the president, Lloyd George,
nor Clemenceau is addicted to beat
ing about the bush and 1t is note
worthy that the presidents indication
of the effect of his interchanges with
the British ministers was that they
had been particularly cordial.
With an understanding of the free
dom of the seas under way--as is be-
lieved to be the case since the presi-
dents visit to London--the Anglo
American influence at the conference
will find numerous important points
of contact.
NJ The Sim Fein Case.
A not unforeseen but st!ll delicate
element may be introduced at the
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