Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
"SITUATION IS ACUTE"
SAYS MANCHESTER GUARDIAN
Di Herence in Views Of President Wilso,
and Premier Clemenceau Cannot Be
Closed Over" Declares Newspaper.

pains and patience. ". Clemcneeau
version of Mr.. Wilson's comment "a
the British feet receives much promi
hence.
The Chronicle says: President vii
sons speech at Manchester brough
out what perhaps are the essentia
points in league of nations, namely
common devotion to right. that i
must be world wide. and including al
and that il must have continuing ma
chinery"
Tndorsing and emphasizing thes
points, the paper thinks the peac
conference should be regarded asl In
first session of 4 body which will re-
convene from time to time In perpetu
ity. Thus. 1t would, the newspape
says. itself become automatically
league. for unless it does SO it's worl
viii ultimately be torn Up by freS
wars"
Agreement to Be Difficult
The Daily News, commenting edito
rally on the speeches Of Presideu
Wilson and Premier CIemenceau, re
marks that they strike different notes
and says that this is only what wa
expected. The newspaper is of tn
opinion that reaching an agreemeu
is bound to be long and difficult
otherwise President Wilson wou!t
not have broken presidents TO conn
10 Europe
Abiding to Indications in In,
Fspeeches of VI. Piehon, the Frenci
foreign minister. and the resignation
| of the Italian minister. SiGnor BisSp
lati. that the danger OF national ann
| bitions is looming larger than thi
abstract principles of justice, thi
Daily News declares:
| There can be no accommodation
between the old balance of powes
order. which Clemenceau is reluetaf,
to forsske, and the universal concer1
| of mind and will to which Presideni
Wilson summons the world. The con.
| ference must be supreme, or it vii
i provoke war instead of ending it u
must meet. not to satisfy claims, bui
! to establish justice, in mother termi
| can tho 9-orld ne saved from the un.
| speakable curse of permanent mill
| tarisn."
"obstacles VIII Melt Away
Citing passages from Preside nj
Wilson's Manchester speech, which. Al
says, illustrate his CONSCIOUSNESS 50
, that the establishment of permanent
peace is not a matter of rule ana
compass or task which can be carried
out to perfect finaiity by the joint
wisdom of the conference the Daily
Telegraph instances parts of Presi-
dent Clemenceau'S speech as indfcat'
! ing some of those difficulties in the
way of complete agreement which are
present in Mr.. Wilson's mind, as also
in the minds of French and British
statesmen.
But the Telegraph is of the opinion
that other parts of Clemenceau' 1
speech show equally plainly an under
lying community of convictions upon
the larger matter.
/, The Daily Mail considers that ar
understanding between the United
States, France and Great Britain has
been reached through President
Wilson's conversations. Citing NJ
Clemenceau's phrase. each viii retain
his own freedom" the Mail says:
That is the kind of diplomacy We
must carry into the peace conference
With IL. and eommon-devotion to the
right for which President-Wiisor
appeals as an internationa1 rule Of
conduct, there is~no obstacle which
will not melt away"
The Mail expresses gratitude for
the coming of.<ethe President te
Europe, and says that his presence
has created a strong moral force
besides unison of friendship.