Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-21
Huns Must Learn Wars Les
son Thoroughly He Insists,
out There Is to Be No Loot
ing or Starvation,
HOWEVER, THE EDGE
DEFEAT NOT BLUNTED
Those Close to the President
Declare They Find Striking
Resemblance to Lincoln at
Close of Civil War,
By Herbert Bayard Swopc,
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.
CThe New York World)
(SDrcial Gable Despatch


(Tha New York World)
Especial Gable DespatchD
Paris, March l5.-~President Will
son has returned to Paris with GER
tain and definite plans on several
subjects that now engross the worlds
attention. In respect to other sub
jects he comes back with open mind,
avoiding commitments until he shall
have completed a survey If the situ-
alton which has arisen in the twenty
seven days of his absence.
He has plunged into the thick o.
things through extended conferences
with Premiers Lloyd George ami
Clemenceau and Col House and IL =
now possible to outline a tentative
program which he has laid out
Ris return gives not only drive and
speed but also direction to the wheels
of the peace machine, which have
been spinning since January, l was
among those to greet him at Brest
and TO travel to Paris with him on
the special train. 1t was not to be
expected that his second visit would
( call out the same enthusiasm as did
| the first, but there were large crowds
all along the line of travel, and he
was met at the lnValides Station by
President and Nine. Po,ncare and
! Premier Clemenceau and guard of
honor. Outside the station, several
thousand Parisians cheered him
heartily as he drove off to his new
! home.
| Returns With Clear Perspective.
50 far as he has made his views
| known to others since his arrival, II
may be said that his mind is flowing
| slong these general lines: The pres
| ident feels that his absence from this
| storm center has enabled him to gain
q clearer and less distorted perspec-
! tive of the main course To he fol-
! lowed. He returns reinvlgorated for
| his heavy tasks by the support he re-
ceived in America and his vigor has
been sharpened by opposition, He
! finds much to encourage him In the
general outlook while realizing that
differences will multiply as the cli-
/ max approaches.
| Particularly is he sanguine of the
| adoption of the League of Nations
" venants. 1t may be said authori-
4 htively that he has no fears on that
score at home, for he is convinced
that the great majority of his conn-
| trymen are single minded In support
! of the project. SO much does he
| feel this to be the case that he Is
| giving little or no though to amend
! ments to the charter which was Civ
er to the world on the day he left
Paris.
There may be a few changes, but
! they will be of no moment and m all
] roba bility they will not include spe.
! cific reference to the Monroe doc
trine, which the president regards is
rot even remotely threatened.
l. tl,,
ieut definite intention to insist tha'
the league of nations project be
i ad opted forthwith and that it shall
be embraced in the treaty with Ger
! many. This announcement bellies the
ST. tement emanating from America
4 that the league scheme will be laid
aside until peace shall have been con
cluded with the enemy nations.
Americans Urge Him to BE Firm.
j President Wilson's advisers, II he
\ has any, are at one with him in this
position. agreeing fully with him
that the league offers distinct com
pensati IN to Germany as a balance
against the severity of the terms that
:. will be impo ied upon that country.
/ Promptly on the arrival of the
! president in Paris he received several
hundred de despatches from America,
to the league. One message said that
Amherst college, which may be re-
garded as republican in general senti-
ment, has voted something like 800 to
6 in favor Of the league.
Such changes as may be found ne
cessary will be worked out by Col,
: House and Lord Robert Cecil, who
will begin their task at once, so rs
to be ready for the plenary session,
: which, according to present plans is
! to be asked to give formal approval
TO the completed constitution,
Firm Toward Germany.
Concet ming Germany, the presi-
!, dents attitude is unchanged, except
5 that perhaps it has become more de-
cisive than before He is deterCl-
: ined that Germany shall learn thor
| oughly the lesson Of the war and
: that no ,leniency should be granted
that might blunt the edge of defeat
!, and let 1t be easily forgotten, But
/ with all he firmness of his nature he
is equally determined that here must
: be no errors tending toward the 9TH
er extreme.
j. 1t may not he amiss to quote him
= directly on this point as being in
:, 'sistent that Germany shall be neith-
y er looted nor starved" Obviously lie
: has predicated his attitude on the
, assumption that Germany Is prepare q
to discharge in good faith the obli-
!, cations that are to be imposed upon
y her.
; Those close to the president find In
II him a striking resemblance to Pres,
: ent Lincoln at the end of the Civil
} war. Consciously or unconsciouslv
he has been modelling his conduc'
: after the example of that great man
: IN whose life he has always found in
y sIiraton and comfort. Lincoln
It plea at Gettysburg for charity fol
all, malice toward none" Is helping (:
govern the president at this time jus
tice is his major theme. as he uttered
: il last September in the Metropol.tn
l. orera house. when he said soiermiy
k I'VE must be just not only to ,hos
! VIC want TO be just to. blt to those 4
eI y hem We ny not w.sn e g ,ssS ss,
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