New-York tribune., 1919-01-06
British Press Hail President
As Spokesman of America
'SManchester Guardian Declares That Mr. Wilson
Has Undertaken Momentous Task and Is Dis
charging Ii With Energy and Tremendous Force

charged almost alone by the British
navy.
Germany despite her most scdulous
study never understood the virtue of
the mastery of the sea, though she
thoroughly appreciated its potency.
ANY increase in the United States
navy can but serve the common OBJ
Ject of America and the Allies, to keep
Germany impotent to work evil for a
generation or more.
'When Mr. Daniels talks of a su-
preme American navy being necessary
If the peace conference fails to
agree upon limitation of arma-
ments he is quite right. We go
further, and say that if America
can stand the expense she would
be we'll advised to keep a strong
navy in any case. For the United
States navy, like the British navy, never
has been used, and we are assured
never will be used, for purposes of ag-
gression.
In this country we are glad to see
part of the heavy cost of insuring the
safety Of sea communications for the
oeneht OF the world, and whether that
relief is afforded by a general limita-
ton OF armaments or the increased
naval power Of the Western republic is
comparatively immaterial.
In President Wilson's farewell ad-
dress he very wisely stated that the
three years building programme would
be continued as it was-in effect, that
1t was not the time to take risks.
with our experience of the cordial
and vigorous help of the United States
navy during the war, we feel that it's
increased strength would provide the
most powerful guarantee of peace. Tho
only substantial guarantee of peace in
the future must, in the nature of
things. the world being made the way it
Is, and not otherwise, consist in the de-
gree OF force that can be potentially
exercised by America and the Allies"
"News" Indorses Presidents Policies
The pacfst DAILY News" indorses
heartily the Presidents policy gener-
ally.
"The condition of the continent"
this journal asserts, "makes it urgent
that the spirit of a league Of nations
be made Immediately operative. Eu-
rope is IN liquidation. The position of
the Allies is that Of trustee in bank
ruptcy. 1t is their duty to so admin
ister the estate as to restore stability
on exclusively disinterested lines for
tho benefit not of this nation or that.
nor of the bondholders or financers,
but for the lasting gain of the peoples
who, following the collapse of the mil
ltary despotisms, have been plunged
into ruin and misery by Bolshevism's
violent swing of the pendulum from a
tyranny OF despotic autocracv to the
tyranny of class autocracy. The pen
dulum must be stabilized upon the
principle of democracy.
OH 70 +ncl, oc +Lo nocoo .o,.ro.
ence to achieve that solution By wise.
dlsinterested action. Only by ths ap-
plicat'on Of President Wilson'S policy,
fearcssly, patiently, unfalteringly, can
that solution be reached"
How About Germany: Asks "Globe"
The anti-coalition "Globe" takes a
strong line about the inclusion of Ger
many IN the peace conference, saving:
Between friends frankness is always
to be desired. Therefore, we make no
apology for bringing to President Will
sons mind an aspect of the matter to
which he has not, we think, given quite
as much attention as it deserves. Mr.
Wilson desires, we gather, to see Ger
many and Austria included in the great
for the peace of the world Has he
sufficiently satisfied himself that there
is as yet a change Of heart in these
countries which would justify such
step?
eve have seen no evidence of it
whatever. On the contrary, there has
been abundant proof even since the ar
mistice that the German still remains
the cruel, arrogant brute. who only d
few months ago was gleefully carrying
out the atrocities ordered by his High
Command. The French and British
have had experiences with the German,
which to Americans, for the most part,
are only hearsay.