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Wilson Common
Steadily Rising
From Life. }


has appeared in the Republican or
Bull Moose press up to the time of
this writing is statement on one of
the back pages of the New York
Globe of December Is, to wit:
Wilson common has been steadi-
| ly working up during the past few
weeks, and even when the rest of the
market showed a disposition to sag,
the strongest kind of support has al
ways been forthcoming"
| This is bit cryptic, but is suscep-
| tible of indicating that the Globe is
| beginning to see the light. Certain
ly Wilson common is riding on a ris-
ing market, and all the papers in
their news columns recognize it,how-
ever they may g1umble and backbite
on their editorial pages.
The Times, which, though not
Republican paper, succumbed to the
influences that opposed Mr.. Wilson's
departure, printed a dispatch from
Mr.. Grasty. dated December 18th,
that disclosed his feeling, which, he
said, was shared by everybody, that
the effect of Mr.. Wilson's appear
ance in Paris was nothing less than
momentous. Everybody feels" he
said, that something very big hap
optimistic dare to hope that it was
the birth of a new world. All agree
that it was not a mere spectacle, and
that it's significance is far-reaching."
1t is unmistakable. Mr.. Wilson's
visit seems to have brought to the
peoples and the peacemakers of Eu-
rope a new hope and new ardor COM
parable to what five months ago the
coming of American troops brought
to the Allied warmakers. Where
there were stories of prospective land
grabbing in the old fashion, particu-
larly in. Southeastern 7 Europe, and
consequent squabbles or worse, now
There are intimations of the rising of
a, new spirit, insistent upon a real
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xious on this side have thought of
Mr.. Wilson as perspective trouble
maker, bent on bringing discord in
European councils. We find him wei
coined as the embodiment of Ameri-
can sympathy and goodwill and as a
powerful and much desired helper to
agreement and just decisions.
Why did 90-odd per cent. of the
Republicans, and considerable com
pany of Democrats, cut up so about
his going? In the more polite cir
find a single person who approved
it. Was that because he had grieved
the spirits of the Republicans faith
full in the war by asking for Demo-
cratic majority in the last election?
If so, it was pity. And, of
course, it was trying to have him go
right on providing novelties of pro-
cedure, after losing the election, in
stead of sitting down in the apollo
getic attitude proper to beaten
man. All the same, the Republicans
might as well come around and claim
their share of what is going on.
Those actually in the employ of the
Gqvernment-many men and good
have done so as rule already. But
more hang back, supporting, as the
Sun does, which ought to know bet
ter, the forlorn Knox proposal 10
settle the peace first, and consider
the league of nations idea afterward.
Of course, that would be folly.
The time to smite the iron it you
expect to shape it, is when it is hot.
The way to beat the league of ma
ltions idea is to lay it on the table
and proceed to other business. If it
is to come at all, it must come as the
price of peace, and marvel though it
will be, there is every prospect that
it will so come.
And will Mr.. Wilson's presence in
Europe help to bring it?
What do you think?
Of course it will help enorm ously.
If you want a league of nations, be
glad he is in Paris. If you don't
want one, be sorry.