The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-28

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tude Of each to the other? Il they
stand together. the peace and security
OF the world seems assured. Il they
do not choose to agree on vital mat.
tiers. such as the freedom Of the seas,
q league Of nations, and reduction Of
ornaments, the governments and PEG.
pies OF the two countries will remain
friends without question. but the Sc
curity Of world peace will be by many
degrees less certain.
Sir John Foster Fraser, a British
journalist, who has lectured much In
the United States and who knows our
country about as well as he knows
his own, has given me what may be
regarded as the typical British view.
point on matters affecting the two
countries. My talk with him ran
through two or three hours. and my
quotations from his remarks, while
perhaps not given verbatim and In the
exact order of utterance, will repre-.
sent his views fairly.
SIR FRASER'S VIEWS.
"What do you think will be the at
titude of the allied statesmen toward
President Wilson when they come to
actual grips?" was one question.
~ think" replied Sir John, "that
Messrs. Lloyd George and Glenn.
enceau and Orlando will tell Mr..
Wilson what they, az representa-
tives OF the allies, have already
agreed upon as the plans and
principles that arc best for their
nations. President Wilson will,
Of course, have the fullest oppor.
tunity, II he disagrees with any
or their views, to state his reasons
and to endeavor to persuade them
to his way Of thinking"
Then you think the allied premiers
will have agreed in advance to the
peace terms they want?"
II think it very likely; else what
were the recent conferences in Lon
don for? You Americans must not
forget" continued Sir john" that
technically your country was not and
Is not one of the allies. President
Wilson has been very careful to state
more than once that the United States
was only associated with the allies in
making war on Germany. You enter
ed the war because Germany insnlted
your national pride. But President
Wilson has been very careful to keer
your nation in an independent posi-
ton. We do not blame him for that
but such is the fact. The United States
is free to do anything it likes in the
matter Of concluding peace. II it does
not like the kind of peace the allies
want, it can make peace on its own
account. That seems bold way OF
putting it, yet that is so in strict fact,
though I have not the slightest doubt
America and the allies will see eye
to eye.
do not mistake me. believe
that matters at issue will be han
died in such mastery fashion
that there will be complete accord
between your peace delegates and
those Of the allies. President Will
son is a great man and an able
man, and we expect him to use
his great abilities in such way
as to harmonic the ideals Of the
new world with the demands and
requirements Of the nations that
have really suffered In the war.
But England and France will not
surrender anything they think es-
sentiaI just because President
Wilson fails to agree"
In passing, it may be stated here
that Americans in London and Paris
who are watching the situation close
ly are of the opinion that Britain,
France and~ Italy have much diff
ferent program than that suggested
by the presidents fourteen points. and
very skillful diplomacy will be need
ed. Britain, for example, has no