The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-10

7 dcncc> superficial as they may be, of Mr. Wilson's strength with the people
 As for the opposition, its leaders at least might wisely revise the estimates they have been guided by during the spring. Mr. Will son may not be such a dead one as they have assumed. As sporting proposition, 1t still holds true that the American people are easily moved to sympathy with a man of great nerve who contends single handed with a horde of enemies That Mir. Wilson's enemies are le- zion k an established fact; and that his nerve is extraordinary has just been proved by his daring to leave the country for six months. in spite of tempest of criticism, in order to per form what seemed a necessary public service How many of the senators who have reviIed the President would have had the courage. had they been in his position, to go to Paris. even had they been convinced that duty die lated the journey?
 This may be dismissed as>the sporting aspect of the situation, yet if there is anything in 1t Mir. Wilson will be the gainer and the senate the loser. In any event, 1t will be safe for the Presidents antagonists to assume hereafter that with ordinary discretion on his part the ebbing of his popularity has gone to the limit during his absence from the country. In sense, they have a new Wilson to en- counter and their own capacity for blunderin9, as shown in recent months, while he was far away, takes on a more deadly meaning. They are painfully disorganzed, diSunited and lead CrIeSS, while the President. after all has been charged up against him in fatuous perform ancc, remains one of the ablest political chief tains, as he is now also one of the most ex- pcr1enced, that the country has developed in half a century.
 As for the President he has an excellent opportunity to regain much of the popular favor which he is believed to have lost in the past six of seven months. He could now pursue no wiser course than to show a har- monlzlng and COnCllatOry temper in all di- rcCt1onS and to all sides. If he must fight let no effort be omitted to make the necessity for blows clear to the people. If he must tour the states in order to win the backing of the country as against the senate in the matter of the league of nations, let him go forth only after having made sincere and friendly ad- vances to the opposition for an accommodation of outstanding differences.
 It would be most advantageous to the country and also the whole world to have the treaty disposed of by the senate at com paratveIy early date. Many of the proposed 'rcservations' could be accepted by the Pres 1dent without any sacrifice of principle be cause they merely emphasize points already Natc9uarded in the covenant, according to the covenants friends By timely concessions the President might now win sufficient support in the senate among opposition senators to in- sure the safety of the covenant in all of it's really vital features and thus prevent a stub- born and embittered struggle
 AIr. Wilson proved to be an adept in conciliatOn, and even in compromise, at Paris, The opposition senators for the most part might be willing to sacrifice much of their pride and forget their animosities, for the general welfare, if the President with a mag unanimous gesture were to lead the way to an understanding The responsibility for a fail- ure to effect conscientious adjustment of a IIOCk-dOWn fight, while the world waits for Americas decision, should at least not seem 10 rest on Mir. Wilson's shoulders.