The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-04-12
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for his ship, the George Washington
has apparently brought things to
head in the peace negotiations
From the latest advices, after fou
months wasted, no question has beel
definitely settled.
Frank H. Simonds, one of the bes
informed Of all the correspondents
says:
ga thousand preliminary ngree
ments have been made and rejected
but the present situation is inlucec
not by difference of principles ovel
specific questions but by the sudder
discovery by Mr.. Wilson and his as
sociates that the British policy, which
has long been subordinated to pleas
ing the American purpose has under
gone revolutionary change and Mr..
Wilson at one time finds himself
weakened with the French and Brit
ish publics, which hold him RESPONSE
bic for delays in making peace, and
with the politicians, who perceive
that their own countries are unwil-
ling to follow them in further sur
render to Mr.. Wilson.
1t remains possible, as l said weeks
ago, that some peace may still be
patched up, and it is much less like
~ than it was week ago. As to the
league of nations, it has passed out
of the computation of those directing
affairs, while hope of a real settle
ment has vanished.
am told by persons of authority
that Mr.. Wilson has in his possession
sketch of seperate treaty with
Germany, peace treaty to be made
by the United States and Germany
only, which is final threat provid-
ed his leadership does not prevail
further. / am told with equal author
ity by French observers that Mr.. Will
son has completely lost his influence
in France, because of the universal
conviction, that underneath the cover
of his utopian. projects. and without
his knowledge, international finance
has been engaged in desperate eff
fort to modify the terms with Ger
many so as to prepare the way for
of German business by
American capital. This more than
else explains the unmistak-
able collapse of the Wilson legend in
France.
We are, then, within two steps of
complete shipwreck of the conference
of peace. The understanding be-
tween the English and Americans
here was the foundation of the for
mutation of the league of nations
covenant. President Wilson'S idea,
translated into phrase by the Bri- (
fish representatives, was a desire for ,
the combination between the United
States and Great Britain. More and
more this policy led Breat Britain !
into conflict with France and more {
and more it created the conviction,
both in France and England, that |
the British were deserving their |
French friends, t
So strong did the conviction be-
come in England that within ten days
here has been a positive resolution i
in the British press and British pub 8
lie expression. Before this storm {
Mr.. Lloyd George has bowed.
Ten days ago he threatened French
journalists that the removal of the
conference from Paris if they con- r
.inued their criticism; now he is hav-
ing them to Breakfast and giving
them interviews explaining British
devotion to French security. C
/ do, not believe that there is the b
slightest basis for saying that the +
British public or British press ever v
contemplated deserving France. But +
{ has needed exactly this reaction to +
demonstrate fact obscured by poll d
deal narrower in recent weeks. Id
Mr.. Wilson finds himself at the
present moment absolutely alone in t
Europe. He has no support among o
he French public, except the oppon- +
'nts Of the present government, ex- /
RENE social radicals who are SYM D
athletic with bolshevism and regard .
dr. Wilson as useful instrument I,
Igainst their conservative enemies. r,
dr. Wilson's popularity in England
J similarly declining. a,
He is held responsible there and 3,
a France for delays which have en- Z,
ued." +
No wonder President Wilson has N
cen made sick Of the whole wrangle Il,
he sensible thing for him to do is ti
} make peace with the nations with q,
Inch We we're at war, and gather II
Z ee and come hone 7,