Evening star., 1919-03-16
II FRANK H. SIMONDS.


spontaneous outburst which greeted
him on his first coming, this viii be
due solely to the fact that such an
ovation in the very nature of things
would not be repeated; but by con-
traSt there is no reason to suppose
that the President will not be wei
coined exactly as heartily as if there
had been no domestic disturbance in
America
In fact. in a certain sense the Presi-
dents welcome will be the warmer
because his whole mission has under
gone a sea change He came here as
tho representative OF America in Eu-
rope and to a very considerable ex-
tent his speeches in America recently
have made him seem to be the rep
resentative of Europe in America.
Minorities Would Claim Him.
tn suppose that the representatives
Of the various governments in Europe
Win change their attitude toward the
President of the United States be.
cause of the opposition manifested TO
him by the republican leaders IN the
Senate is to make a mistake, is 10
misunderstood the political situation
in Europe itself. Were the leaders
of the various governments in Europe
to change their attitude ana treat
ment of Mr.. Wilson, he would lmme-
diately become the spokesman 1oS the
respective minorities IN FRANCE III
England and in Italy.
The thing that is SO difficult to tell
and yet so unmistakable Is the 1act
that for the masses of people IN Eu-
rope Mr Wilson represents the
United States, he represents liberal
inarticulate desire of millions OF
plain people for. settlement of this
war which will make a new war i'm
possible.
Europe Approves His Speeches.
Accordingly. Mr.. Wilson will be
welcomed heartily by the govern
inents as well as the people. His
speeches in America have been se n
possibility that Lloyd George and
C1emenceau will turn from Wilson
to the republican Senate does not
exist
Moreover-and this thing should be
recognized in America, whatever the
conviction in Paris that Mr.. Wilson
has already won his fight in the
United States. In d real sense he
comes as victor.
How accurate or mistaken this
conclusion is will be better realized
at home than here, where all our in
formation is fragmentary and unsat-
isfactory.
But having said that Mr.. Wilson will
be welcomed heartily, Will preserve
his prestige, will doubtless remain the
most conspicuous figure in Paris TO
s% ;s,a iai ind Jiaa IN he1f
there has been a profound change in
certain directions which will be feit in
the immediate future. When Mr.. Will
son first came to Europe. the world
waited upon him and his wishes with
respect to the league of nations.
VIII Find Peace About Ready.
When Mr. Wilson arrives in Europe
this tima he will find the conference
1T Paris in the act of completing a
preliminary peace which in all the
larger aspects will be final peace.
In other words, to quote NJ. Pichon,
the French minister Of the foreign Office,
Action in the direction of a pre-
liminary peace with Germany is likely
to come sooner than any one expects"
The various commissions have prac-
tic1lly completed their work so far as
the frontiers of Germany are con-
cerned. the question of the disarma-
ment of Germany approaches a solu-
ton and at least a tentative arrange
mont in the matter of reparation and
financial settlement is to be expected.
Will ~Ta1k Turkey" in Month.
Some time within the next month
the conference at Paris is going to
say to the Germans who will be in
vited to come to Versailles: You
via sign the following peace terms.
These terms will fix the frontiers
Of Germany, they will regulate the
navy. they will dispose of the sur
plus armament, they will fix a price
in warships and merchant marine to
be paid, and in all important respects
they viii decide the conditions under
which Germany must hereafter live"
These terms they will be invited to
Sign. II they refuse, as is possible,
the allies can put on the blockade
and Germany will face the situation
that her own food supply approaches
its end. If the Germans sign there
win be later another occasion on
which, as In the case of the treaty
of Frankfort, they will be permitted
to put their names to a definite docu-
mont: but this viii be only in minor
de4afi a modification of the prelim-
mary peace
Quick Action on Other Points.
WITH Ehe German phase disposed of.
the ailies will with little delay settle
the ether considera BILE outstanding
q0eBt1ona Many of the commission
appomted to 4x the boundaries of the
nsW states OF Europe have finished
their work and others are almost
ready to report
. IN many cases provisional frontiers
hs1e already been fixed. 1t is a mat
ter Of relatively small effort to es-
tab91ah the general outline of the
nsW hontisr of Jugoslayia. Czecho-
slovalkfa, Rumania, Hungary and at
least the western frontiers of Po-
land. Decisions are also being ap,-
preached in the case of Greece, both
in Europe and in Asia Minor.
Except for the eastern frontiers of
Poland and the various problems pre-
sented by Russia, there is no reason
why tho peace conference should not
complete the European phase of it's
tAak by the 1st of May. and leave to
not fnsoluble problems of Asia Minor
and Arabia
Comes the Big Question.
How comes. the big question.
What relation will the covenant of
tho league Of nations bear to the pre-
linfnary treaty of peace?
Tho European nations, as J have
said before. are quite ready TO exclude
the Monroe doctrine from the pUr-
view Of the constitution of the league
OF nations, and to make almost any
other concession. provided only the
United States on its own terms will
agree to finish its job in Europe, and
for the time being at least. lend its
powerful aid and its even more pow
ef8ul prestige to the maintenance and