The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-01-22

according to report MI Wilson has announced his status at the peace con
ference to be that Of prime minister A prime minister is defined is the
responsible head Of a ministry @ exec utve government, especially o a mon
aachal government Mr.. Wilson has long been suspected Of favorng a mon
a,chial government, and his writings nd utterarces show his admiration for
the British form "The English prime minister, continues Websters Dctlon-
av. controls the faction of the members of the cabinet and the ministers. He
nearly always the First Lord Of the Treasury, who has n portfolio and has
control over practically all appointments that might have n important mfu
ece o. the general policy Of the COVE rnnent' In this respect we find Mr..
Wilson running true to form.
"But he has gone beyond that. By his autocratc assumption of power he
has arrogated TO himself not only the functions of q primo minister, but OF
an imneril ruler He would have us believe lie is the State in theory, as die
tator, and in fact rs prime minister by self appointment. In this respect ne
has ATTEMPTED to nut himself N a plane with the eX-haser and the late
Gar but even above them, for whereas their will was made known through
the medium of a representative, who at least ava1ed himself OF a title latl-
tue in interpieting the imperial desires, Wilson makes his W mterpreta-
ton OF his own desires at the peace conference, for IS everyone knows, the
other members Of the commission, and the fofyt"o press agents, 1oEh oul
an escort more orr less ornamental, while the Senate, whose Constitutional
function is to 1atfy and thereby really make treaties is utterly ignored with
respect to the deliberations which lead up to this one.
"n another respect President Wilson struts in a self imposed rank IA *
ceeding that of Lloyd George, the British premier The British ministry
goes to- the country or the question, Shall the policy If the ministry b. sus-
tanned? If the voters show their confidence by favorable ballot the ministry
remains in power # they vote against the policy of the ministry the whole
cabinet, from the prine minister down, retires from office, and the opposition
steps in. About a month ago the British ministry under Prime Minister
Lloyd George was sustained by an overwhelming majority. Practically every
consequential opponent of the Welsh Premier of England was repudlated.
Thus Lloyd George becomes wholly representative OF England at the peace
conference. Had his ministry not been sustained he could not have attended
as a representative of his Government. On November 5h, 1915, the Anerl-
a voters had their first opportunity to pass o. the policies OF Woodro"
Wilson, dctaor, and Of q Democratic Congress which had been the mere regis
ter of the dictators will. Both Houses were restored to Republican control,
and the dictator himself had preinterpreted that action in his appeal to the
bchtting IN emperor to represent GU America at the Peace Conference. Two
months later he proclaimed his dual capacity of ruler and prime minister Q
my people, The shade Of CengMs Kahn must have snlckered at the shade
of Thon1F jefferson when that announcement was made"