Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-13
At HOME
HANPE BUT FAIL.
To BLOCK WILSON
Political 0utbursts in Senate
Seized On by Interests OPP
posed to President as EVi-
denCe He Lacks Support.
BY Herbert Bayard Swope.
Copyright, 1919, by The Press Pub
fishing Co.
(The New York World.)
Especial Gable Despatch to World

(lne New YORK w Orlu.)
Especial Gable Despatch to World
and Albuquerque Journal.)
Paris, Feb. 12.--ln view of the va
riety of conjectures and opinions IN
regard to the accomplishments of
the peace conference, the judgment of
President Wilson in the matter is of
the greatest Importance; for at this
time much doubt exists, some of it
honestly inspired, some of it due to
stupid and unnecessary secrecy, and
some of it actuated by Interior mo-
tives.
American influence has been such
vital factor in every phase of the
conference, and Americans have been
SO active in every department that
the head of the mission is peculiarly
qualified to speak with final author
ity.
/ am able to say that in the presi-
dents opinion work is proceeding on
the whole, in a satisfactory manner,
although at times the battle for GER
/ tain points is not so quickly support
ed 'as might he hoped. But almost
uniformly the spirit of justice has
prevailed and difficulties arising from
conflict of views have been composed.
| As it would be almost disastrous
if public opinion were to become dis
| affected by false impressions as 20
the value of results gained thus far,
| and because President Wilson's own
| view is the best preventive of misap-
prehension, | give his measured iudg-
ment, expressed in the following
words:
T can honestly say | believe that
great progress is being made in es-
| tablishing. at any rate, sound prin-
| ciplos as the basis of our actions"
This view is held unqualfiedly by
Great Britain's mission, and. largely
| by those of Italy and of France.
There can be no doubt that certain
| political manifestations in the Amer
lean senate have not been of the sort
to aid the presidents work. On the
| contrary they have had tendency
to slow it up and to make difficulties
greater than they should be; for every
| adverse criticism is seized bv inter-
osts opposed to the presidents atti-
tude and is pictured as evidence that
he lacks the full support of his own
people. ID. 20.
Wilson UnSwaycd by Politics
! Whatever else may be written IN
history about his work in Paris no
question will he raised concerning the
salient fact that politics and political
advantages have never even remote
" affected his course. Even when
the realization is brought home that
certain of his projects are likely to
be misnterpreted, and that they are
| too advanced for immediate approval
at home, he has steadily gone ahead
marking out for himself only one rule
of conduct namely, to he guided by
the right as it is given to him to see
it.
IT is because of this high disinter-
estedness that he has been able to
command such full support among
his associates in the conference.
His associates believe he will adj
dress congress upon the aims and re-
suits of his trip immediately on his
return to Washington. which should
be about Feb. %, If he sails on Feb
ruary II. 1t is understood that he
will expect to remain in the United
States not more than a fortnight.
such plans are subject to change, for
if congress should not he able to COM
plete work that is essential by March
4. he will doubtless call a Special SEES
sion to dispose of the unfinished
business.
He has been working fourteen
hours daily for three weeks and the
strain shows upon him. His face is
thin and haggard. Admiral Grayson,
his physician, hopes the sea trip will
set him up again, and is planning to
have him undisturbed by kilograms
or by other contact with business
matters. ,r..