The sun., 1919-02-12
WILSON RESENTFUL
OF PARIS CRITICISM
Impatient at Failure to Win
French to DUN VieUs. y
Special Ce6le Despafch to The suS.
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PARIS, Feb. lit became known to-
day that President Wilson is one OF the
chief figures in the rep1-ted proposal to
move the Peace Conference from Paris
unless the French cease their constant
criticisms. President Wilson has become
aroused over the persistent French cam
paign for sterner military measures
against Germany and the constant harp
ing on the question OF the security to be
offered France through the contemplated
League of Nations.
Publication in the French newspapers
OF the interview with Premier Clemen-
ceau has caused the situation to become
more acute. II anything. than 1t was be-
fore. Coming Just at this time. the in
tefview appears to some to be a part Of
the same campaign which has been going
on for some time, as a result OF which
there have been growing signs Of impa-
thence in American circles and in the
American mission.
1t appears that President Wilson him
self has been losing patience lately over
the failure OF his efforts to change the
French point of view. He is said to
regard the campaign going OH now as
deliberately directed toward protracting
the peace negotiations until France can
win her point.
0lemenceau Interview Dlsturbs.
President Wilson Is said to feel that
delegates TO a world Peace Conference
IKE this should not be subjected to
such a campaign. and that IT'S contin-
uance would afford sufficient reason to
remove the conference to q neutral coun-
try.
While the clemenceu interview con-
tained many compliments to America, It
IN hofu
10 accorded strictly with the articles
which have been appearing in the French
press
The most significant fact Is that Pre-
1',ier Clemenceau's Endorsement Of the
League of Nations carried what vir-
tually amounted to a reservation that
IL must be a league which could Instantly
use the forces of all of its members.
Such league has not been accom-
rfished In the constitution which Presi-
lent Wilson and Lord Robert Cecil have
drawn up.
As already pointed out in THE SUN,
France does not find proper security in
the league which President Wilson Is
turning out. This. coupled with her dis
sent from the Presidents idea of restor-
ing normal conditions In the world and
enabling Germany to rebuild as soon as
possible 80 that she can make repara-
lion, accounts for the present situation,
the gravity Of which cannot be ignored.
Already at several meetings Of the War
Council the American delegates have
Questioned statements made by the
French delegates as to the military
proweas OF .Germany. showing plainly
that they. regard the FRENCH fears as
unwarranted.
Must Permit Germany to Work.
The theory OF President Wilson all
ways has been that France Is entitled
10 recovery and to all reparation for
the cost OF the war, bu. that she must
permit Germany to earn the money to
pay.
Bernard Baruch and Vance Mccormick
lave assured him, Furthermore. that the
economic control now perfected renders
Germany absolutely helpless to renew
tho war. either now or when the league
is established. inasmuch as the same
weapon OF economic control will be at
the leagues disposal. no matter how
many men Foch says Germany can
raise. Economically. Germany Is para
lyzed.
All this the French refuse to con-
cede and great attention has been at
tracted by Alfred Capus's article In to-
days Figaro captioned "Wilsonian
t,qulvocation." After saying that no
modern man has had more power or
authority the article says:
IF he succeeds in organizing the
world after his dreams his glory will
eNceed that OF all the Presidents who
have preceded him, but II he fails he
will plunge the world into chaos be-
side which Russian Bolshevism will be
rs nothing"
Figaro points out that the Germans
are invoking President Wilson'S name
and principles in refusing to pay the
fruits OF victory. and describes the
Wilson method as being to subordi-
nate all conditions OF peace 10 the es-
rablishing OF his League OF Nations.
refusing to fix peace conditions until
his has been formed. thus giving Ger
many time to regain her strength.