The sun., 1919-03-02
FAITH IN WILSON
LEAGUE SCHEME
WANING ABROAD
British Papers Doubt His
Ability to Swing U. s. to
His Paris Proposals.
BOSTON GRAFTON SCORED
New Despotism and Eventual
Return to Old System Is
Feared by Editors.
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LONDON, March belief in Presi
lent Wilson's ability to swing tn,
United States behind him on tn,
League OF Nations plan is waning II
England and on the Continent. Ever
hose who al'e most anxious to see tn,
Presidents ideals succeed take
gloomy view OF the situation.
The Manchester Guardian, which ha,
Upheld consistently the American
viewpoint with its liberal teachings
says to-day:
when President Wilson returns
a fortnight hence he will know
what he can do and what he can
not and will inform the Allies of
the limits Of his authority. He
will tell them that he can sanction
on behalf OF America no annexa-
tions Of territory on the plea OF
military security and can take
part in the establishment OF no
buffer State to the west OF the
Rhine or elsewhere unless at the
express unfettered desire Of the
Inhabitants Of the proposed buffer.
TT that Is so, which we believe.
he Will be bound to tell them that
n such arrangements should be
made II will be impossible for Amer
lea to guarantee them, or. II chal-
lenged. to defend them: that would
mean the collapse OF the league.
Whatever America will accept other
states will accept: II she Ia not a
party to the league there will be no
league. II the league Is weakened
as to power. unable in the last re-
sort to appeal to combined. over
whelminS force, every State which
believes Itself to be threatened will
have the more reason for resorting
to the security OF the old, we'll ac-
customed armaments. strategic from
tiers and separate alliancea"
Boston Speech Criticized.
Even the weekly journals take issu
With President Wilson. especially as I,
his statement in his Boston speech tina
The peoples OF the world. not their Gov
ernments, have set their hands to tn
task Of building the league. Tho Ndtto,
n an editorial article says:
President Wilson must know bet
ter than any OF US that tho will of
the peoples OF the earth does not
enter into the groundwork OF this So
called league: the Governments
alone are represented. The fatal
flaw In tho foundation OF this struc-
ture 10 It's complete autocracy. The
centre OF vast power 10 vested In a
seif-constituted autocracy OF Ave
Ministers. who control all determined
Judgments and actions of the league.
III the league is permi'-sd to take
this form II were bette, for the
world II II had never been conceived.
for II would make the world safe not
for democracy but for a new and
stronger despotism. Every demo-
cratic organization in the political
and Industrial world should make a
concerted and vigorous endeavor TO
rescue the idea OF the League OF
Nations from death. We urge the
people to the necessity OF saving for
mankind the greatest experiment for
It's government that ever has been
made"
The Saturday Rsuieto to-day prints
article In which It says:
There Is an unctious, arrogant
rectitude about President Wilson's
Boston grafton which is dispieasinE.
He says that America 10 the only
disinterested nation, that the Ameri-
can. unlike tne other soids&rs. hal n
vision; they dreamed they wers
f,ghting and In the dream turned the
whole tide OF battle. As a matter
OF cold fact, the Americans did little
fighting what they did was bravely
done. but no one detected any
dreaminess about their operations,
except perhaps in the work OF their
General Staff. Happily this does not
represent the majority OF American
opinion. THE SUN strikes a not OF
sanity when It says the American
people never will agree that they
went into the war TO save them
selves and the AllieR
by the draft Of the covenant of
the league nine Powers in executive
council will settle the size of the
British navy and the French army
and call upon these organisations to
go 10 war whenever the council
chooses. Does any one seriously
think that the British and French
will submit TO this?
IAN this insincere rhetoric has
been dictated to us by an American
idealogue, whose fourteen points we
swallowed without examination on
the eve OF a crushing military vic
tory. Wilson has come between US
and the fruits OF war on the field
and in the conference chamber"
Predicts Ruin for League.
The weekly journal Common Sens
says:
The league Is based upon force
It In a league OF victorious empires
seemingly determined to impose
their will upon the world and alter
historic landmarks In accordance
with their own ambitions. How can
this league expect the cooperation
OF Germany and Austria Hungary
Continued on Third Pa0s