Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-06-28
WILSON WELL
PLEASED WITH
CONFERENCE
Has Banded Peoples 'of
World in an Enduring
Peace.
NATIONS WITHOUT CHANGE
HAVE BEEN LIBERATED

Iuuk O16N 1JO6s1S A0
Paris, June 27.-tBy The Associated
Press THE sojourn OF President VIII
son in Europe will end tomorrow when
he starts homeward Immediately follow
ing the signing of the peace treaty. All
arrangements for his departure have
been completed and the spec.al presi-
denial train will leave tie care oes
Invalidcs at 9:3O Saturday evening. 1t
will arrive at Rrest, Sunday myrnIEg.
where the president Will boaro the
steamslip George Washington, which
sails about noon.
On his arrival in thc i.itaI states,
President Wilson will 80 straight ta
Washington 10 lay BET r. congress the
results Of the peace copf,. nL:.. ue VIII
leave soon afterwards for IN cxte' ded,
tour of the country for the purpose OF
cxrla ;ninG directly to tae people all
questions reiating to the peace treaty
and the league of nations covenant.
The president goes back to the United
States more than satisfied. his friends
say. with the net results of the confer
ence and. all thing considered, it is his
opinion that the conference has been
wonderful success. While it is regarded
as a disadvantageous peace for Germany,
vet against this it is held that Germany
committed a great wrong and quite ma
turaliy and inevitably must make just
reparation for that wrong.
But outside of Germany results. the
conference is viewed in presidential quar-
ters as liberating peoples who never be-
fore had a chance of liberty, such as
Poland. Jugo- -Slavia and Czecho-Slo-
vakia.
Also, the conference is credited with
banding together the people of the world
to make the peace regime enduring.
Other large results, it was pointed out,
are the giving of a charter to labor. re-
moving restrictions on international in
tercourse and many other international
results which can be summed up as "a
colossal business such as the world never
dreamed Of before"
The peace treaty and the league OF ma
ton covenant has been ratified without
amendment according to the presidential
view, as 1t is understood for certain def
mite reasons. namely, that If any one
power seeks to make amendments then
the war will not be over until every one
of the 21 associated nations learns the
results of the amendments. This can
only be done thru processes of negotia-
ton, and it is held that it would be a
helpful process of delay in restoring
peace. 1t also held that the force OF
the amendment would be to keep the
United States out Of the treaty and out
of the league.
The question has arisen whether res
ervations amount to amendment and
presidential quarters are understood to
hold that reservations, such as the pro-
posed Root reservation to article ten
IF the covenant, are equivalent to
Feeling is said to be particularly
strong in presidential quarters against
the resolution of Senator Fall of New
Mexico to declare a state of peace with
Germany, which is characterized IN
these responsible quarters as having
The effect of allying the United States
with Germany and placing the country
n a position of contempt that no ma
ion ever suffered. 1t is the presidents
belief, according to reliable sources, that
not more than handful Of people In
America will approve such resolu-
ion.
8 regarded, IL is said, as beneficial on ,
he whole, as the long discussion brot
about a fuller understanding among the
nations. There is special pride in the
act that the views of the American
Experts usually prevailed, probably be-
.ause the United States had no selfish
interests involved in the difficult oues-
ion settled. 1t is also held that sinis-
er influences played comparatively lit
lie or no part in the results Of the con-
erence
Concerning the mandate Of the United |
states In Turkey the president is known |
xko< h. hoI ~ 60 Oh
my promises and that the most he |
.ould do was to present the subject to |
he people at home.
One OF the main reasons for the pro- |
,osed American mandate in Constan- |
inople, 1t is pointed out, is that 1t would |
,eep Constantinople out of European |
,olitics and keep the Black sea open |
or the worlds commerce.
Concerning Mexico and Costa Rica not |
eing in the league of nations. the pres |
Dental view is said to be that the sit |
ation Is one Of their making and that |
is necessary for those governments
o "find themselves"
Relative to the presidents fourteen !
'oints, the view Is taken that the treaty
dheres to tie points more closely than
ad been expected owing to the difficult
les and complications which arose dur
ng the course of the negotiations.
On the whole, presidential quarters
egard the signing of the treaty as the
nd of long job, they are glad to see
inished, and President Wilson, it was
aid, starts back relying with confidence
n approval of the work by the people
'hen Interpretations have been
leared away and they have been made
ully aware what the conference has ac-
omplished.
Besides signing the treaty and the
'rotocol tomorrow, the president has
lade it known that he IL ready to sign
he treaty carrying out the arrange
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