The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-17

convinced his colleagues that tho
ITnited States has as It's chief delegate
4 statesman endowed with power for
keen but sympathetic analysis. with lil-s
man understanding and impartial judE-
ment. So far. OF course. the discussions
have concerned mainly tho questions OF
procedure Thcy hav" dealt but sporad-
ically and broadly with th" great pclit-
cal problems that have to be faced. II
Is much 70 expect that tho President on
all these problems. with their multitud-
lnous facts. will AZ first Sc" absolutely
cyn 10 eye with us or our allies. nr W.
with him. Eu. whatever differences or
opinion there may he tn" confidence Is
now normal that tn" presence nf tn"
American delegation concerned will hrlp
plunge them in the bath Of practical ap-
proachahlc common sense.
NO Dictation-
Thor has been on tho part Of tho
President. M Sign of that ttopianism
Of that old loctrln" Of the liberal type
whcrcv'ith transatlantic political con-
trovcrsists are so fon OF saddling
him. Still less has there ho"n any
sign that hr desires TO dictate his four
teen points. or Of that antipathH 70
Great Eritain which was similarly read
into his declaration on IN" freedom OF
OF the seas The American reading on
freedom OF the seas now. It is realized,
contains nothing Fundamentally incnm-
patiblc with British traditions. hut con-
notes mainly aspirations for intcrna-
tlonal rules IN maritime traffic in the
tirnc Of peace OF the typo We always up-
held and OF the setting up OF rules Of
naval warfare Of much tho same type
-
fighting.
On several questions, not az all unim-
portant, the spirit Of conpromis" has
been shown. an example whereof can
hardly hut have a healthy effect on the
proceedings OF the conference.
Eject on Relations.
Upon Anglo American relations the
Presidents presence Is most marked
When nil Is said and done. the United
States came into tho peace conference
more a stranger In n political sense than
our other allies. With our other allies
we had for four years brrn drawn to-
gcthcr in an intimacy such imminent
and deadly peril can alone produce. TIL"
United States despite tho brilliant
measure OF economic and military CO.
operation, came to the conference moro
was not known precisely how far Sh"
was prepared to jettiso-l her traditional
isolation and undertake with US tho TO
building Of tho world. Tradition ard
prejudice such as had prevented in III"
past a really solid Anglo American un-
dcrstandlne might. it wns feared. havS
been scotched rather than killed.
The skeleton of our war partnership
needed flesh and blood OF human and
political sentiment. With that flesh
and blood. tho President hns in III" last
month done much tnscloth" it. lic has
shown beyond pcradv"ntur" that III"
American policy Is inspired by III"
Same Idcals that brought us and tho
allies through the ordeal Of IN" war.
Mr.. Wilson. Of course. is not supreme
conclusion nr International affairs. a
ouircd 10 ratiry them II may als" hr
some TIM. too. h"for" IN" r"nf"r"nr"
PRODUCES anything !" rHtify. hIt on"
thing cnn br said with certainty. Nn
amount Of long distanc" diplomacy
could in 4 d""sd" hav" don" =" much
TO bridge tho Atlnu,,c. ns Mr.. Wilson's
nrrscncn in Europe for Il month. while
50 far rs n good .tnElo-Ar"rrau work
ing undo rstnndnE is rnlrrrncd. "Sp"-
cIaIIv IN economic matters. his guidance.
and that OF Colonel Tlnus' ON on" side.
With that Of p"onl" lit" Arthur lfHlf"ur
and Earl E"Hrlu& ana Lord Rohrr'
rccil ON IN" other sid". hav" nlr"rdy
ACCOMPLISHED wonG"rS towards smooth
ncs- nnd efficiency.