South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-26
A SPLENDID LESSON FOR AMERICAN
"COPPERHEADS" IN AN OLD STYLE
CONFESSION GOOD FOR THE SOUL"

enables as read in the accompanying ar
= ticle this page. by Mr.. Frank II simonJs.
publication Of mind. and reformed vision that sell
comes critics particularly in these times Mr.
simonds By asong Europe visiting London. and also
Paris and getting acquainted with things first hand
rather than following the propaganda Of anti-adnin
stra!onlsts any farther that he all
wrong and he $ ashamed admit il.
Mr. smonds our readers will recall Of the
most strenuous opposers OF Prest Wilson's going to
France; ne the time that the president
would be his proposal for League of Nations
that neither France England would stand for it
and he was quite certain that everything would go
laundering % through the presidents
presence Indeed he was so excessive his denuncia
tion ne asserted that might almost better have
one the peace tables than TO take chances the
president insisting upon his fourteen points Readers
may further recall that took issue with Mr..
simonds though one OF our own writer's. almost
cusins a pro-Britishism that akin to anti
Americanism but 1t appears that he was only
mised-perhaps by the from Oyster Bay that
was perpetual those days-the inanity of which OBJ
servation has enabled him to understand.
n a supplemental letter from Mr.. simonds. mailed
before the cablegram herewith sent ne goes
deeper into OF his reformation than the
cablegram indicates Pres't Wilson has not
ing about Europe propounding his principles in egots
Mr.. Roosevelt might have done. in
sisting upon them as though he all. but has
presented his everywhere with consideration and
brotherly spirit that has carried conviction He has
done it so simonds finds not only Lon
don. but Paris and understands that Rome; all of
adopted him sort of good father
Uncle samlike in demeanor-and quite ready TO fol-
his lead that too, without fear.
This brings back a knowledge. complimentary
to the United States importance Of Prest Will
sons presence there should shame his critics
here at home into hiding their faces. 1t might even
be a good thing for such Mr. Isaac F. Marcosson.
who says he reconciled to the presidents
Journey In the hope that by meeting the men of Eu-
rope he may broadened larger realization of the
worlds needs il would visit Europe Instead of
snreading further "copperheadism" in America.
might better be BROADENING his vision The change
that Mr.. simonds, might never affect
Mr. Marcosson, since needs open mind before
anything it. but anyhow the gentleman from
Gramercy Park could scarcely suffer any considerable
change for the worse.
For what has come from the numerous correspon-
dents sent If the anti-adinstration
were intent upon tearing the president smithereens
has been decidedly mild. in comparison with the
continued railleries home. that might almost
guess that Mr.. Simonds alone in his change Of
attitude that these various and instructed
political correspondents in France found to find
fault with that not all Of them admitted
to sit at the peace tables though they owned them
II is developing pretty only country
in the world with political party hypocritica
enough to repudiate our stated war purposes
upon which the fought and won is the United
States the party at fault the republican party.
Europe understands party evidently better than
some hidebound partisanized Americans do and de
clines 70 take II anywhere near seriously was
expected.
Mr. simonds seeing the truth is the real man to
his mistake. and to the extent OF the
publicity given his articles make all the amends for
it that he possibly Would that there were more
journalists like him. II may be bitter pill for the
reactionary York Tribune. anglophile and anti
administration TO the core. with which he for
merIy associated, but It will be sweetness to the
progressive and Americans, whom America
good faith, and world honor come first and that is
enough-even though certain pea heads who think
only in tariff schedules and special privilege CRAFTS
do
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