Evening journal., 1919-02-04


WASHINGTON. Feb. A-PresIdent
Wilson's assumption that he repre-
sents the united views OF the whola
American people In the proposals anl
theories OF International readiustments
advanced by him at Versailles was .e-
buked by Republican Senators yes
terday.
Throughout the prelIminaries and
the earlier sessions OF the Peace Con-
ference. 1t was pointed out. Mr. VIII
son has made IL appear that ever
! suggestion embodied in his speeches
represented the concrete expression OF
American opinion. This, the Republi-
! cans hold, Il hardly fair In view OF the
fact that scant month before the
President departed for Europe as his
own designated plent,potentlary his
party and his policies had been handed
a vote Of mo confidence" by an over
whelming majority Of the American
electorate.
The Republican total plurality in the
two years since Mr.. Wilson was elected
President over Charles z. Hughes had
increased 63i, 500. an 81 per cent. gsln.
With such an argument to back them
the Republican leaders in the Senate
feel that they are entirely within their
rights in insisting that the voice Of the
Senate shall be heard and that the views
Of the American voter as 10 the cor
rectness OF Mr. Wilson's International
policies are entitled at least 30 eonsld-
Grafton parallel 10 that accorded the
personal views OF the head Of the
American peace delegation.
Senator Hale Me asserted that
while the American people had been
permitted, 10 understand that the occa-
sion for the United States entering the
world war was because this nation WAS
threatened. the developments at the
Peace Conference indicate that the real
purpose Of Americas participation was
10 carry into effect Mr.. Wilson's alb
straet Ideals OF justice and right for the
world
The issue comes squarely down 10
The question whether or not the people
Of this country went into the war and
carried It through for the purposes
proclaimed by the President" said SEN
ator Hale. IF the President Is right.
then let US make peace that is in con-
formity with such Humanitarian pur-
poses and In the future let US govern
our actions toward the rest OF the world
in the spirit Of sacrifice that these high
and extremely unselfsh purposes de-
mand
I'VE may have 10 surrender our
sovereignty as a nation; we may have
10 maintain armies In all parts OF the
world; we may have TO finance and set
upon their feet and sustain the less for
tunate nations Of the world. What does
II matter2
"It is all in the program, and II that
Is what we fought for we should be
making but poor showing as a nation
II we baked at any of these things.
u do not wish 10 decry the work Of
the President Of the United States. |
have already given him credit for sin
certify in his motives, but believe that
his Ideals are not the ideals Of the vast
majority OF the people Of the United
States. The American people never un-
derstood the meaning and consequence
Of the ordeals and policies OF President
Wilson. They were given out at a time
when as Commander in Chief Of the
armies Of the country II was held uni
versally 70 be an objectionable sin 10
criticize the President.
The wonderful catchwords and
phrases Of the President caught the ear
Of the people but did not catch their |
understanding. That htey were binding
themselves to an irrevocable policy as
a nation. venture 10 say, never oe-
CURED to any but the Presidents !
closest advise's That the American |
people are bound by any Of these
statements OF ideal or policy Is 10 me
inconceivsble. They certainly never |
were bound by the vastly different |
declarations Of the President during the |
weary months before we went into the |
war.
Theorists in Front Line.
The theorists, the idealists-the peo- |
pie who especially never would have |
had US go into the WARFARE now in the |
front line tregches loudly and vocifer-
ously contending for the millennium. |
But underneath all this the great stil |
mass OF the American people are await |
ing their time. L
They are a patriotic neonle. They /
never would have consented to 20 10 |
war had they not believed their coun- |
try 10 be In danger, and now that tho /
job Is done and the war is won I b.
lieve that the American people wani |
peace and they want II without further
delay.
They want their boys back in this
country and they want 10 get back IN I
the work they were doing before the
war They want and they expect their
at the Peace Conference
10 close matters up just as quickly as
possible and they insist that these rep
resentatives shall look after the ma
terial interests Of the United States lust
as the material interests Of the Allies
are being looked after by their repre-
sentatives.
''The American people will not stand
FOR any plan that In any way affects or
commits them to any policy Of interpa-
tionalizing their sovereignty as a ma
lion.
The American people are for America
1rst and they have no desire nor inten-
ion 10 wander very far from the faith
md the TEACHINGS OF their fathers"
Senator Moses IN. H.J In a sarcastic /
speech said the Council OF Vienna
which made the peace that marked the
md OF the Napoleonic era had been be-
yet by Just such an array OF glltterine
distract promises OF brand new mil
eniuL to be the outgrowth Of that
conference. At that time he said Alex
lnder |. OF Russia was the prepayment
u League OF Nations. Senator Moses
Z