The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
LAWRENCE SHOWS
CAUSES Of MUCH
PEACE DISSENSION
Expert Asserts Two DemOCra-
CieS Are United in Fighting
for Ideals, But Says French
Play Politics Too Much.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
The News sclmltar's Special Core.
spondent,

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WASHINGTON, d. C.. March l.
No true American can leave the at
mosphere Of the peace conference at
Paris and return to the United States
without a feeling OF having literally
left on world to get back to another
so different are the problems OF Eu-
ropean peoples from ours. so different
Is the attitude OF their statesmen and
politicians, their viewpoint on national
morality, and the partnership between
governments and private business.
Notwithstanding President Wilson's
insistence that a league OF nations
should be the keystone OF the peace
treaty. Notwithstanding his emphasis
on the humanitarian idealistic phases
Of the world settlement, and his argu-
ment that something must be done at
once to prevent the world from being
plunged anew into a devastating war,
questions Of territory and money and
all the numerous desires, which are
derived from those two things, were
constantly being forced to the front by
European countries. America wanted
nothing but world peace. Other gov
ernments protested the same thing
through their spokesmep, but II the
world had a stenographic record OF
what has been said at the private con-
ferences between the heads of govern
ments, II would wonder whether the
peace conference at Paris was a coun-
Gil Of peace or a consultation OF victors
dividing spoils. Certainly the influence
Of America has been a check upon the
tendency which existed at the begin
ming to make the Paris conference moth
Ing better than the congress Of Vienna,
where peoples we're handed about like
10 much property by princes and kings.
And 1t may be said in passing that in
an environment Of this kind the Brit
ish delegation was glad to join hands
with the Americans to prevent the
Paris conference from patching up only
territorial squabbles and levying an in
demnity on a country that was to be
deprived q the meant OF earning that
indemnity
President Wilson was successful in
getting the league OF nations discussed
first and made a part OF the peace
treaty Itself. He was successful in get
ting a constitution Of the league Of ma
tons drafted, which must, OF course,
be amended and changed In the next
few weeks TO meet not merely some
OF the objections raised IN the Ameri-
can senate, but the notifications which
must surely be proposed by other coun-
tries. He was able to get something
concrete lone in his preliminary visit
because Of the splendid cooperation
given him by Great Britain. It Is the
single outstanding fact of the peace
conference-England and America are
working together for the common bene-
tit Of mankind, History no doubt will
give Mr.. Wilson much credit for his
initiative al the peace conference and
his indefatigable labors to keep the
moral tone Of the affair lofty, but I'M
prejudiced Americans who we're present
will unhesitatingly declare that II the
peace treaty of Paris is hailed by the
World as the greatest advance ever
made in International ethics, the ideal
ism and whole hearted cooperation Of
men like Premier Lloyd George. Seere-
Larry Balfour, Lord Robert Cecil, Gen.
jnuts and others in the british dele
Rktion. British and American coFre-
spondents rave been co-operating-ih-
deed, Britain and America with all
their family quarrels found themselves
| kinsinen after all when they touched
/ tho atmD4uheFa Of Paris