The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13
TREATY EXCITES
CLASS FEELING
Pact Is Proving Big Factor in
Solidifying Europe's So
cialist Factions.
WILSON NO LONGER IDOL
Even in France More Rabid
Leaders Talk of Union of
Thought With Germans.
Special Cable Despatch TO The Sex.

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PARIS. May II tdelayed) The peace
treaty as 1t came from the conference
seems to-day to be the greatest single
factor for the establishment Of the
solidarity Of the European Socialist
proletariat and the upbuilding OF class
| feeling since the war began. That is
, the surest proof OF how wide a gap the
Socialists. once the most ardent Wilson
supporters, see between the Presidents
promises OF six months ago and the ac-
tual accomplishment now announced
Socialist circles here call attention to
the attitude OF French Socialism. al.
most synonymous with French labor,
and Of British la Dor made plain by the
heavy attacks both have launched
against the treaty as the product OF a
! bourgeois capitalistic regime, violating
the principles which Europe's prole-
tariat had espoused. The rest of So
cialist opinion in Europe is shown by
the expressions OF the German and
Austrian press, all OF which is now So
cial!st TO a greater or less degree.
Men in touch with the Russian situa.
| ton expect Premier Lenne TO issue "A
scathing denunciation OF the treaty.
I Italian Socialists who didn't want Fiume
will, it is expected. find the same OBJ
lection TO the Saar and Danzg settle
ments as they did against Fiume, while
those who did want Fiume will be indig-
nant that France and Poland now get
what had hitherto been refused them
With the conference entering it's vita
thus fair way to face virtual re-
union Of all European Socialists against
| the attainment of peace along the lines
1t has planned. The greatest Importance
Is attached to the declaration of the
French Socialists that they will refuse
| to rstify the treaty as now DRAFTED and
TO L'HtmGnite's appeal to the Germans
OF the Saar to resist absorption. promis-
ing them aid from France The French
Socialists believe almost triumphantly
that the treaty has made possible a
! union OF thought between the French
| and German Socialists. promises the
healing of the breach made by the war
| and makes possible the reesta blishment
OF a real international"
The publication of the treaty has
! shown that with the French Socialists
decentralization IL again ascendant over
nationalsm They say they are I'M
willing TO accept terms even though they
| be advantageous to France, because
Premier Clemenceau gained them by
persistent efforts In exchange for the
sacrifice OF principles whereto the So
cialists remain faithful, however rec
reant President Wilson may have
proved
Disappointed in Wilson. the Socialists
are again turning to the idea OF a unified
European proletariat as the only means
OF preventing wars. Despite the fact
that such a union failed in 1914, they
| hope now. with professedly Socialist
Governments In Germany and Austria
Hungary, that 1t can be accomplished.
Certainly the growing power of social
| ism in France and OF labor in England
is we'll recognized In Franco notably
since the signing OF the armistice, II has
made considerable strides. Increase in
| the circulation OF the Socialist papers is
| sufficlent 10 show this.
II should be said, however, that Pre-
| mier Clemenceaus supporters see a mig,
ger in tho woodpie" OF Socialist oppos =
! tion to the treaty. They say II is not 30
much based on humanitarian motives as
upon the desire to em5arrass the
/ Premier.