The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
LEAVING
EUROPE SATISFIED
WITH WORK DONE
President Believes Peace Con-
ference Has Been Wonder
tuI Success and Is Conf
dent U. S. Mill AGREE.

PARIS, June rs. (By the Associated
Press.)-The s%ojourn Of President Will
son in Europe will come to an end to.
day when he starts homeward i'm
mediately following the signing OF the
peace treaty. All arrangements for his
departure have been completed and the
special presidential train will leave the
Care des Incalides at $50 this evene
ing 1t will arrive at Brest Sunday
morning. where the president will board
the George Washington. which sails
about noon.
on his arrival in the United States,
PRESIDENT Wilson win 20 straight to
washington to lay before congress the
results OF the peace conference. He
will leave soon afterward for an ex-
tended tour of the country for the pur-
pose OF explaining directly to the people
the peace treaty and the league OF
nations.
The president goes back to the United
states more than satisfied, his friends
say, with the net results of the con-
ference and, all things considered. II is
hls opinion that the conference has
been a wonderful success. While II Is
regarded as a disadvantageous peace
lor Germany, yet against this II is held
that Germany committed a great wrong
and squite naturally must make just
PREPARATION.
outside of German results, the con-
Terence is viewed in presidential quar-
tiers as liberating peoples who never
before had a chance of liberty such
as Poland, Jugo-Slavia and Czecho-
Siovakia. Also the conference is credited
with banding together the world to
make the peace regime enduring. Other
large results, 1t was pointed out, are
the giving the charter to labor, remov-
ing restrictions on international inter
course and many other international
results which can be summed up as
IA colossal business such as the world
never dreamed of before"
The peace treaty and the league OF
nations covenant should be ratified
without amendment, according to the
presidential view, for certain definite
reasons, namely, that II any one power
seeks 70 make amendments then the
war will not be over until every one
Of the q associated nations learns
the results of the amendments, This
can only be done through processes
OF negotiation and 1t is held that 1t
would be a hopeless process OF delay
IN restoring reace. 1t is also held that
the effect Of the amendments would
be to keep the United States out of
the treaty and out Of the league.
The question has arisen whether
reservations amount to amendment, and
presidential quarters are understood to
hold that reservations, such as the pro.
posed Root reservation to Article 10 OF
the covenant, are equivalent to amend
ment.
Feeling is said to be particularly
strong in presidential quarters against
the resolution OF Senator Fall, OF New
Mexico, to declare a state of peace
with Germany, which is characterized
in thnCa ~rpGnnnCthla nuaFtnrG md haV,
ing the effect of allying the United
States with Germany and placing tn,
country in a position Of contempt thai
no nation ever suffered. 1t is the pres
ident's belief, according to reliable
sources, hat not more than a handful
of people In America will approve sucl
a resolution.
The length of the peace conference
y is regarded, 1t is said, as beneficial oil
the whole, as the long discussion
brought about a fuller understanding
among nations. There Is special prid'
lean experts prevailed, probably becaus,
the United States had no selfish In
terests involved. II Is also held tina
sinister influences played co~mparativel.
little part in the results of the con
ference.
Concerning the mandate of the Unite,
States in Turkey, the president Il
known to hold that he had no right t
make any promises and that the mos
he could do was to present the sub
ject to the people at home. One o
the main reasons for the propose,
American mandate in Constantinople, |
is pointed out, Is that 1t would keel
Constantinople out Of European polite
and keep the Black sea open for tn,
worlds commerce.
Concerning Mexico and Costa Rici
not being In the league of nations, tn,
presidential view Is said to be that tn,
situation is of their own making an
that it is necessary for those govern
ments to find themselves" Relativ
to the presidents fourteen points, tn,
view is taken that the treaty adhere
to the points more closely than ha,
been expected, owing to the difficultie
and complications which arose durinl
the cours. of the negotiations.
On the whole presidential quarter
regard the signing Of the treaty as tn,
end of a long job they are glad to Sc
finished, and President Wilson, 1t wa
said, starts back relying with conf
dence on approval by the people whel
misapprehensions have been cleare'
away.
protocol today, the president has mad
1t known that he Is ready to sign tn
treaty carrying out the arrangement
whereby the United States and Grea
Britain win come to the assistance o
France in case she is menaced by Ger
many, II the treaty can be prepare
before his departure; otherwise he WI
to sign that treaty after his departure
The triple undertaking has already bee
communicated in the form OF a lette
which will be sent to the America
senate but the treaty Is the forma
carrying out of the engagement.