Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-02-28

VIII rejoice in their recognition or
his now amply demonstrated fitness
for the work he undertook. Mr.. Will
sons presence at the Conference
has not been a cause Of diseord or Of
Jealousy: it has not been resented.
1t was Seen from the beginning that
he went there not to dominate, as
his critics said. but TO unite the ma
lions. He has been marvelouSly sue
ceSSful in bringing into agreement
men who represented interests that
seemed to be conflicting His iufiu-
cnce in this work has prevailed be-
cause all the other nations represent
cd looked upon him as wise and i'm
partial friend, interested only in
making justice and the welfare of
peoples the basis OF the decisions
reached His triumph in securing
! unanimous approval Of the League
Of Nations Constitution is ,one in
which every American may take
pride
Mr.. Wilson. has dreadful way
with his critics. He does not reply
to them. he does worse. They rail
at him as an idealIst. visionary. a
nan without practical detectives, or
If he has them they are impossible
of acceptance; and they obligingly
point out the things he ought to do.
Mr.. Wilson calmly continues his great
labors and presently lays his critics
fiat and leaves them helpless either
by doing, the very things they had
proposed and doing tn am in a manner
better than they ever dreamed Of,
or else by attaining his ends in way
that robs their objections of every
point. We are confident that Mr.
Beck, for instance, must regret the
violence of the language he used in
his Lincoln Day address wien he
said that Mr.. Wilson's foreign policy
throughout has been a black stain of
dishonor upon the American people,;
that This principles have been a crazy
patchwork Of contradictions consis-
! tent only in one idea, that the war
must end in peace without vic
tory" If this be just criticism. then
Mr.. Wilson has as his accomplices
in dishonoring the American people.
in constructing Ibis crazy patchwork
of contradictions" and in bringing
the war to an end without victory,
some fourteen nations Of the earth.
including the greatest civilized ma
tons. Such criticism recoils disas-
trously upon him who utters 1t. Not
even the natural desire of great
political party to find or create sis
sues" for the coming Presidential
election can give Judgment in the
minds and hearts of the people of this
estimate of Mr.. Wilson'S dis
tinguiShed service.
The day when the project OF the
covenant of peace was approved
unanimously in Paris was one of the
greatest in the worlds history. The
people of all the nations understand
that; the people Of America. with
their horror of war. cannc' ~ 'ooled
about it, they cannot be misled into
! any small and narrow view of \its
! momentous promise. In bringing
the plan of the league into form and
| acceptance. Mr.. Wilson has played a
| master role. every American feels
that in his heart. every American
understands that he brought great
! abilities, extraordinary qualities of
; tact and persuasion, and a profound
| understanding of the need Of all the
| peoples to- the performance Of his
! task. The American people will be
impatient of any petty or partisan
distractions put in the way of the
acceptance of this covenant of the
| nations as their public system Of
law and justice.-N. Y. Times.