The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
WAR SCARE
STIRS PARIS
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League of nations, and with Arch
Bishop Tourian and Professor Ha
goeian. representatives of Armenia
who Will report on conditions in their
country. He will also receive dele
CATION from the French association
of the society of nations.
/ All the gifts and souvenirs receiv-
I ed by President and Mrs. Wilson
have been packed ready for sailing,
(; They fill twenty-three boxes.
Wilson Losing Popularity.
/ by Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
! PARIS, Feb. 1.-TWO months ago
! Woodrow Wilson could have been
elected president of France. Today,
Paris would not elect him justice OF the
peace.
Whether the remainder of France
has similarly changed, 1t is impossible
to say, but people returning from the
interior report that his pictures still
fill shop and residence windows and
that his name still evokes the readiest
cheers. This is not SO in Paris, where
the open unfriendlineSs OF certain
newspapers. is echoed in subway, tram
way and hotel corridor conversations.
The attitude is unusually taken that
Wilson Is unduly lenient toward Ger
many. Angry dehators sllege he is
more concerned with Saving Germany
than saving France.
Resentment in Paris, however, Is not
confined to the president
The names of Premier LloydGeorge
and other noted visitors are beginning
TO DE heard whereas after Wilson's
arrival scores of prominent names vir-
tually dropped out OF circulation.
These names are now heard coupled
With Wilson's, charged with virtual
treachery to Fr-nce.
This pafpable cooling of friendship
Is worrying many Americans. but 1t
leaves the British unruffled. They
smile and say they have been through
it before, and that 1t won't last long.
France is enjoying war scare and
the emotional luxury of looking on the
black side OF things In order to enjoy
greater delight when 1t Is found that
the situation Is not SO bad as andci-
pated, they say. The British contend
1t is a national trait. This is one factor
/, that can be taken into consideration in
reading the pessimistic comments OF q
considerable section OF the French
press regarding peace work.
Disregarding the allegation that
government propaganda is responsible
for that attitude of the French news.
papers there is another factor alleged
to be included in their cries OF wolf!
wolff"
That is the fact that several Of the
hest known French1nan are actually
said to be royalists and consider
France can be redeemed only when a
king again occupies the palace.
Between pessimism, propaganda and
, politice, progressive democracy seems
to be having hard shedding but cool
/ British observers declare the difficul
| ties are more apparent than real
Two Vital Problems.
! by William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
/ PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE execrated
powers. according to international
experts, today, face. these two vita
problems:
Imposition of sufficiently restric
tive measures on Germany TO remove
any possibility of her renewing the
war.
/ Tempering of the peace settle
ment, DOth as regards Gerluany ant
Russia, to prevent these countries
from entering an alliance that would
be a permanent menace to world
peace.
u Upon the peace conference rests
the overwhelming report today o.
steering a course between this inter
national Scylla and Charybdis-s
course that is admitted in some Off
cial quarters to be so narrow ant
dangerous that It's successful navi
cation will require the utmost finesst
and skill.
The threat of German militarisn
is far from allayed in the view o
the French nation, from the highes
official to the lowest peasant. They
see in Chancellor Ebert's threats a
!, Weimar, in Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg's creation of powerful new
army ito fight the Poles in count
less other incidents Of similar char
acter, a real and imminent threa
against France.