Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-13
Thursday, March 70, 1919
The Enemy Of Peace.

Frank H. Simonds, in his weekly
copyright article to the Boston Sun
day Herald. on the work OF the peace
conference, devotes some space to
the American view point" which.
he says, has shown marked differ
ences throughout the course Of tie
conference on the question Of Ger
many's financial payments" appar-
ertly not having known its own
mind. But he gays further: There
has been developing in American
quarters a very profound sympathy
with the French desire for secur-
itv," and in regard TO the settlement
of the western frontier. there is no
longer any real question OF America
opposing this solution.
Does this give US some ligh. on our
eN-accredited. and therefore unac-
credited delegates TO the conference?
1t has been perfectly patent that they
were committed to an easy peace f.r
Germany. The fourteen points made
il easy for Germany; the principle OF
no lamentations and no indennities"
made i, easy for Germany; James II.
Rccxs assertion that the only con-
s;stent policy CT the President has
been peace without victory" which
is true made it easy for Germany;
four months Of wasted time since the
cessation Of host,lities made it easy
for Germany. No wonder France
feels deserted. Why didn't the
American delegation know its own
mind? Why has it had to develop
profound sympathy? Why should
there be ANY real question Of
America opposing the settlement?
DR.. e. J. Dillon. who is conceded to
be the worlds foremost journals:
prefaces a most gloomy article in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger with the
following statement:
ISOplS WHO dIUenlly USS1lG CIS S>ts- !ss
1ish: ent Of permanent peace are regret
fully abandoning the hole OF seeing ::
achieved by the conference, which thew
complain lacks almost every quall.ica-
ton for the task
He goes on TO say that people are
entirely disheartened and affirm tina t
there is nc leader anywhere. Presi-
dent Wilson might have settled all
the vital questions long ago if he had
displayed true political vision and
strength of will. He had unprece-
dented opportunity"
Europe was ready to end the war
and the possibility of war on Eovem-
Der II. 1918, but because Europe
hoped for great things from America
she was willing to wait Americas
pleasure and follow where America
led. And President Wilson, know
ing something OF the power Of his
position, went to Europe and deluged
it with rhetorical generalities which
sounded like policy. and made prom
Uses which he had no right to make.
all the while chasing rainbow
which is still! just as far away as at
the beginning.
We have not in the past had much
sympathy with Ireland's continuous
appearance on the stage. but when
an Irishman speaks he does not
mince words. and the following from
the Irish World Of Dublin will find
an answering echo in more than one
mind:
Wilson bids fair to be ranked as the
arch hypocrite OF the vor!d-the silver
tongued traitor Of trustful democracy.
Cromwell and his Bible was merely
a messy butcher in comparison with
Wilson and his mora! and social phil
osophy.
There is no doubt that in the Irish
Sim Fein mind Wilson as the Irish in
dependence leader at the Peace Confer
ence has proved a broken reed"