South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-17

Every Reason to Believe PeO-
pie Will Demand Account
ing by Certain Men.
In b - -. -. .

special ~ The News Times
WASHINGTON. April with
IN the last few days there has come
lo friends OF the president in con-
lrcss just an mixing Of the difficult !
ties ne has faced az the peace con /
ference The president as yet has
not spoken concerning his expert /
tnces. II is very probable he may
not do So but when the complete /
tory is written and the facts become /
SHOWN. there will be every reason
TOR the people 10 demand an ac-
counting of number Of senators
and congressman who have assisted
Dob piling up the difficulties before
Inc president and thereby weaken
ug the American cause.
IL is now known absolutely that
there has been no truth I'm the stories
sent out from Washington and
spread through such speeches as
those made iu Indiana 10y Sen.
Harry S. New that the creation Of
league Of nations has retarded the
writing of the final peace treaty.
The entire DELAY has resulted from
conflicting views. one offered 10y for
rIGn statesmen who insisted that the
l-eaty should follow the doctrine OF
'Io the victor belong the spOils.
and the other view offered by the
president and his american assoc
ciates. that the treaty should be
written in Justice 90 an and with
regard for the prevention Of future
wars
Made Heroic stand.
10 has been the story Of am ideal
g., standing firm for the demands of
America and the stand OF the presi-
dent some day viii be recognized as
one of the most heroic ever witness
cd IN such diplomatic duels. Some
day the people Of America viii re
1OiCe in the thought that at this
peace conference they had a man
representing them with the moral
courage of Woodrow Wilson il tae
facts as they are now known be
come public, and undoubtedly they
will
Pres't Wilson has said constantly
that when the armistice was signed
il was signed upon the agreement
that the peace treaty should Ice writ
ten upon the basis OF the - prin-
Ciples approved 10y all the world at
tat time. He asked nothing that
as selfish or prejudicial TO world
peace for America. He asked only
shat there should De justice 10 all.
opposed 10 him and his demands
We're practically the statesmen or all
the world and everyone was de-
1nandins his little spoils anG every
time the spokesman was successful
the possibility Of another conflict
was enhanced just that much.
Victorious In All Demands.
10 Is evident now that the presi-
cent has been victorious I'm practi-
cally all of his demands There has
leeu written covenant for "A league
ol nations. there has been written
I'm part peace treaty which offers
Justice TO all countries. Only i'm some
low R'aces does 10 seem that trouble
may be caused 10y the adoption of
this treaty. and IL is a fact that THESE
portions of the treaty were approved
while the president was absent from
the conference
But what viii be most interesting
uf AN I'm the next few years VIII be
the story of how the president has
lad 10 fight for his ideals He went
10 Europe with the jeers OF repuO-
lican senators and "a few personal
enemies in the democratic ranks
ringing i'm his ears Every effort
was made TO prevent his going and
when 10 was seen these efforts would
Ie futile the effort was then
changed TO weaken his cause and
-sist i'm having him fail i'm his mis-
sion. The efforts succeeded at least
DOB encouraging the opponents of
--merican ideals 10 night to the very
last
Unfair InsinuatiOns.
I'm polite diplomatic language. the
president has received the sugges-
tiou that he did not represent the
American viewpoint and that ne was
iepudiated at the polls In November.
Do was suggested that his opponents
save evidence of strength sufficient