Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-29
German Circles Disou,esed.

Berlin, tuesday, Jan. 28.-(By the
Associated Press. s.)-President will
sons speech OF Saturday before tho
peace congress contains the following
sentence as transmitted to Berlin and
here re-translated from the German:
The United States would have q
feeling that it could not take part In
guaranteeing these European ADJUST.
ments .aHiless thiS guaEantys4 eircl1Acd
the permanent surveillance OF tho
world neace by the associated nations
of the world. at5S ~
This sentence, together with the
reported decision of the supreme
council at Tuesdays session that the
German colonies must not be given
back to Germany. has disquieted some
German circles. The Boursen Zeitung
says:
"If President Wilson is correctly re-
ported he confesses openly that he.
too, like Premier Clemenceau and
Lloyd George, does not desire Ger
many in the future community Of ma
tions as an equal among equals, but
as a nation watched by overseers. The
president cannot wonder If people in
Germany gradually begin to form the
opinion that the hopes they placed in
him are to be disappointed"
The Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts,
in commenting on the report regard
ing the division of the German col
onies among the Allied nations. says:
"The league of nations is making
lovely beginning. The decision of the
western powers to take the German
colonies for themselves is born Of
claimed by President Wilson. 1t ap-
pears more and more as If it were the
intention Of the western imperialists
to leave to Mr.. Wilson the merely.
musical and declamatory roles OF the
performance and to reserve to them
selves the business end Of ,the Show
We Germans would prefer IAN honest
policy of stand and deliver. to a
policy Of imperial aggrandizement
adorned with ethical and oratorical
phrases. But since America has not
yet agreed to, the pact we shall later
see whether America can do any
thing except make speeches"
The official text of the passage IN
President Wilson's speech Of Saturday
alluded to in the foregoing, as trans
mitted from Paris Saturday night.
reads as follows:
"1t (the United States) would feel
that it could not take part in guaran-
teeing those European settlements un-
less that guarantee involved the con-
tinuous superintendence OF the peace
of the world by the associated nations
of the world"
Special Meeting.
| Paris, Jan. 29.-Great Britain's
| war cabinet held a special meeting
yesterday to discuss the difficulty
planarising between President Will
colonies and that Of the other con-
ferees, according to the Paris edition
Of the London Daily Mail. which
adds:
''It is believed that some approach
| was made toward Mr.. Wilson'S view
point after Mr.. Wilson's important
speech giving more details Of his
plan. Premier Lloyd George. Fors
eign Minister Balfour and Premier
Clemenceau followed Mr.. Wilson In
speaking on the subject 81.
Safety Commission Proposed.
Paris. Tuesday. Jan. 18.-South
and Central American delegates to
the peace conference have decided To-
create commission to safeguard the
interests Of all these nations befors
the conference with delegates espe-
cialiy assigned to look After various
subjects. Ss. sr3
Would Go ThEDaSh E0EU. III
London, Jan. Stating that
president Wilson made m important
| speech At Tuesdays meeting Of the
suprene council during the Discus
sion OF the future OF SGermaAys ccls
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