The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
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AN UNBIASED VIEW.

Somehow it makes US a little weary, after trying
nearly five years to fathom the problems Of the
World War and for nearly years country's
problems in that intensely loyal and pat
standpoint, from standpoint purely of America
for Americans to have who never thinks who
studies, who is merely parrot and nothing but
person who is too lazy to do his thinking impute
nsncerity craftsmanship humble efforts These
limitations lot OF ground but the chiefest IS
great majority of the newspapers and people
this country perfectly satisfied with the outcome
of the and with the administrations acts
We contend they are not We that the vot-
Mr.. Wilson's Congress away from him because
they did approve his policy in internal affairs, and
believe that next year the people will vote to take
away from him administration because of his policy
in foreign affairs.
: But let's see what an outsider in France has to
say He is Mark Sullivan who has completed survey
Of the situation who edits magazine which has sup
ported Mr. Wilson generously. We will quote extracts
from an article which and woman in America
should read. He says
president Wilson over here takes the view that
important thing is the but the permanencs
of the peace speeches in Europe he speaks
with impatience almost with something a little like
scorn those who intent the details OF the
peace Is to be made during these coming months
at Paris The only thing he regards OF importance
the only prime thing gather that he is going to per
NIT him mind to bothered with is the permanenee
Of peace-what calls the permanent concert of powers
maintain the peace meaning the League OF Nations
to those who concerned merely with gettlns
through with this present with getting the details
OF peace settled treaty signed ge-ng our
troops back to homes and general with getting
away so far possible. from the discomforts and
hardshps not to say the present state OF
arairs-wih all that President Wilson Is impatient as
being a minor matter.
CLOSE to the question Of getting soldiers home
Is the question of whether not some OF them should
be kept there to help police Germany. The answer is
emphaticaIy Here again. without pretending to
speak by any specific authority. know that express
best judgment the universal wish of the army
itself For present it is matter of policing that
small part Germany which is being occupied by the
Allies during the period Of the armlstce later il
may become a question OF occupying of Germany,
all of Germany.
THE is, let the French British and Bel
CLANS do the occupying Release soldiers from this
work and let them come home. The Belgans the
ideal occupiers for Germany. The Belgians have
ingenious spirit such matters. They kept all the
orders ukases, and verbotens that the used
TO put the billboards in Belgium, when
alton reversed the Belgians just translated tho
orders into German and wherever they doing the
occupying they treat the Germans identicay
their medicine That is all right. If any all
Germany is to be occupied, for a time or long
time, let the other Allies do 1t; boys come home
"As have said, this is the judgment and the wish
of army. high and low 1t is also the Judgment of
civilians here. Undoubtedly also the wish of
people at home. But just because Wilson is pre-.
occupied by another thing is danger that the
situation may be allowed drag along Congress
ought to investigate to take position question
that Americas will is carried our ano mgr
interest conserved.
AS TO the countless minor organizations for mill