The Red Cloud chief., 1919-01-02
Attitude of President Wilson As
sures Harmony With the
British and French.
N ACCORD ON MAIN POINTS
Destruction Of Surrendered Enemy
Wsrships Is Favored-eolsheviki
Out.voted In Germany and Ebert
Government Given Greater
Power - Poland Be-
coming Very Az
pressive.
BY EDWARD w. PickARD.


The tact with which President Will
son has received the Ovations accord
ed him In France has created a most
favorable impression abroad and at
home. Still more pleasing Is 1t to
record the fact that he has gone to
Europe with a much more open MIND
than many had feared was the case.
Though standing firmly On his four
teen points, he Is open to conviction as
to the best means of applying his
ideas. In brief, he went across with
no set program for the adjustment Of
the many problems that must arise,
and he Is devoting himself whole
heartedly to learning the views of the
representatives of the other nations.
On some of the greatest questions to
be determined, the organization of n
deague of nations, the indemnity to be
assessed against Germany and the dis
position of the surrendered German
war fleet, II appears the American and
British delegates will be In full ac-
the French representatives will be sat
isfled In these matters. Furthermore,
Mr.. Wilson, II is asserted In Paris, In
slsts that In formulating the peace
treaty no n nation shall be allowed
TO assume the role of master. debating
10 the others their line of conduct.
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The president has not changed his
views as to the foundation of n league
of nations, and those, in general. meet
with the approval of the British and
French. The French Society for a
League of Nations. of which Senator
Bourgeois is president, already has
tuition of such a league and submitted
u to Premier C~lemencenu. This so
ciety Is not of recent formation. Its
delegates will confer with members Of
similar organizations In the other al
lied countries and probably the result
OF their deliberations will be submit
ted to the peace conference. one OF
President Wilson's demands concern
ing such n league, namely, that it's or
ganization shall be n part OF the peace
treaty, will meet with opposition In
America, IL not ut the conference.
Some Republican senators are against
what they think would be unwise
haste in committing this nation to
such alliance and urge that the fOrma.
ton OF the league should be delayed
and made the subject OF n separate
treaty, If adopted at all. Senator
Knox started the debate by proposing
a resolution putting the senate on rec
ord as favorlng the p~ostponemcnt of
both the league OF nations and the
freedom of the sea questions until
after the settlement Of the immediate
issues Of the war.
Mr.. Taft, who for long has been pro-
noting the League to Enforce Peace,
Is combating this Republican opposi-
tion and, II Is said, has warned the
Republican senator's hat their course
may largely help the Democrats to
win the next presidential election.
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AS for the matter OF indemnity,
President Wilson has let It be known
that he Is as determined ms anyon,
that Germany shall pay for the devas
tation she has wrought. and doubles.
his visit to the regions the Huns raw
aged Will not lessen this determine
ton. But, so far as Is known, he doe.
not contemplate the exaction Of punt
tive damages from Germany. The en-
tente allies have a very clear idea o
what should be demanded OF the Ger
mans In the way OF payment, for the!
have been the actual sufferers, and 1
Is likely their views. when they reacl