The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-03
Attitude OF President Wilson As
sures Harmony With the
British and French.
IN ACCORD ON MAIN POINTS
Destruction Of Surrendered Enemy
Wsrships 10 Favored-Boisheviki
out-voted in Germany and Ebert
Government Given Greater
Power -- Poland Be-
coming Very A.
oresslve.
BY EDWARD w. plckARo.

The tact with which President VII
son has received the oyations accord
ed him In France has created most
favorable impression abroad and at
home. Stil more pleasing Is 1t to
record the fact that he has gone TO
Europe with 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
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 hole
heartedly to learning the views of the
representatives OF the other nations.
On some OF the greatest questions to
be determined. the organization of a
league of nations, the indemnity to be
assessed against Germany and the dis
position of the surrendered German
war fleet. 1t appears the American and
British delegates win be In full ac-
cord. and there Is reason To believe
the French representatives will be sat
lsied In these matters. Furthermore.
Mr.. Wilson. II IL asserted In Paris. In
sists that In formulating the peace
treaty no one nation shall be allowed
to assume the role of master. debating
to the others their line of conduct.
~
The president has not changed his
Views as to the foundation OF Il league
Of nations. and those. In general. meet
with the approval OF the British and
French. The French Society for
League of Nations. of which Senator
bourgeois Is president. already has
drafted IA complete plan for the eonstl-
rtion of such II league and submitted
II TAI Premier Clemencenu. This so
cicty In 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 70 the peace conference One OF
President Wilson's demands concern
Ing such league, namely. that its or
ganikation shall be IA part of the peace
treaty, will meet with opposition In
America. IL not mt 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.
tion of the league should be delayed
and made the subject Of separate
treaty. II adopted III all. Senator
Knox started the debate by proposing
resolution putting the senate on rec
ord ms fayoring the postponeunent of
both the league OF nations and the
Freedom OF the seas questions until
after the settlement ~ the immediate
ISSUES of the war.
Mr.. Taft. who for long has been pro.
noting the League to Enforce Peace.
y combating this Republican oppoSi'
ton aud Ii Is said. has warned the
Republican senators that their course
may largely help the Democrats to
win the next presidential election.
As for the matter of indemnity,
President Wilson has let Il be known
that he Is as determined as anyone
that Germany shalt pay Tor the devas-
iation she has wrought. and doubtless
his visit to the regions the Huns raw.
aged viii not lessen this determine.
don. Nat 50 far as Is known. he does
not contemplate the exaction OF punt.
I've damages from Germany. The en-
sate allies have very clear idea of
what should be demanded OF the Ger.
mans In the why of payment. for they
nave been the actual sufferers. and IL
| q ukely their views, when they req Oh