El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-13

:x;A-----+--:xH United States, when this power de-
ea cded to join the Allies in giving
Germany lesson in international decency? Do you
member how the same papers eXtoed Woodrow Wilson,
when he went to Europe to teach the statesmen of
the old World how to arrange things in such manner
that lessons about international decency had to
be given in the future? Well according to the latest dis
patches from Paris, of those newspapers, among
them lie Figaro and Lie Journal. mistaken in their
opinions they think that the United States is not at
all such fine country President Wilson is the great
they proclaimed And Do you know why these news
papers have changed their views about the subject?
Simply because both the United States and Woodrow
Wilson stick to the high ideals of Justice for which they
went to with Germany.
Shakespeare, that supermaster i'll the study of the
human heart left lessons illustratingour ncon
sisteney when consider justice applied to strangers
and to ourselves Do you happen to ecollec when Shy
lock- the Merchant of Venice takes his debtor to court?
Lacking money to settle his account with the Jew, the
debtor must pay with portion of his flesh and the
Judge, giving literal Interpretation to the Law upholds
the creditor. "Fne, great Judge the jew says that
lis real Justice ETC. 'But-remarks the judgen0 blood
must be spilled for that is against the Law. Oh WE'LL
What do you think of that? This Judge is not good
imagined Shylock must have said to himself, although
he did not speak aloud. OF course it is always like
that when the decision is in your favor Justice is it
should be- but when the decision is adverse to inter
ests, Justice is no good any more.
President Wilson has not changed at all his views
about the ranscendental question under dscuson 1t is
only the European powers who have radically changed
When they IN A HOLE, they would have been NIGH
would have been the object OF their love and a
miration But once the danger is over and they think
themselves safe enough to take of their interests
they develop Unsuitable appetite andWoe to whoever
dares remark that if they eat too much it will them
a serious Indigestion!
And that is exactly what will happen to Italy or Fran
ce if they attempt to grab all the territory they want
regardless of the future France wants to have
Land beyond her old claims of the lost provinces, se
lorraine; Italy wishes to other portions outside
what the Italians of 1914 called Ifajid edentG French
and Italians if their newspapers voice in truth their
tona aspirations, will only the dragons teeth, if
those lands forciby annexed; the questions will
&man as they before the difference being that
other nations, Serbia or JugoSlava and Germany will
be the sghng Ones waiting for the opportunity the
snatch back those territories.
For the that can be contender and
Judge in the case European nation can fairly
decide the points affecting it, directly indirectly
in the present Congress of Peace. Woodrow Wilson,
perceving from afar these difficulties and anticipating
Them with his clear vision and unbiased judgement, went
to Europe without any hesitation He honestly thought
to be rendering great service to mankind if the
editors of lie Mdttn, LIE Journal and other European pa
pers think differently and only said the editors of
those journals because if the real people of Europe
consulted, they certainly would agree decent and
just settlement rather than mortgage the future for their
coming generations