The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24
PRESIDENT WILSON is
LIKENED UNTO MONARCH
The Most Autocratic Executive Ever
In the White House-Goes to
Europe in Style

According to report Mr.. Wilson
has announced his status at the peace
conference to be that of "prime min
ister." A prime minister is defined
as the responsible head of a ministry
or executive government, especially of
a monarchical government Mr.. Will
son has long been suspected of favor
ing a monarchical government, and
his writings and utterances show his
admiration for the British form. The
English prime minister continues
Webster's dictionary, controls the ac-
tions of the members of the cabinet
and the ministers. He is nearly al
ways the First Lord of the Treasury,
who has no portfolio and has control
over practically all appointments that
might have an important influence on
the general policy of the government.
In this respect we find Mr.. Wilson
running true to form.
"But he has gone beyond that. By
his autocratic assumption of power he
has arrogated to himself not only the
functions of a prime minister, but of
an imperial ruler. He would have us
believe he is the state in theory, as
dictator, and in fact as prime minister
by self-appointment. In this respect
he has attempted to put himself not
only on plane with the eX-Kaiser and
the late Car, but even above them,
for whereas their will was made
known thru the medium of a represen-
tative, who at least availed himself of
a little latitude in interpreting the i'm
perial desires, Wilson makes his own
Interpretation of his own desires at
the peace conference, for, as everyone
knows, the other members of the COM
mission, and the AZ press agents, form
but an escort more or less ornamental,
while the senate, whose constitutional
function is to ratify and really make
treaties, is utterly ignored with re-
spect to the deliberations which lead
up to this one.
"In another respect President Will
son struts in self-imposed rank far
exceeding that of Lloyd George, the
British premier. The British ministry
goes to the country on the question,
Shall the policy of the ministry be
sustained? If the voters show their
confidence by favorable ballot the
ministry remains in power. If they
vote against the policy of the ministry
the whole cabinet from the prime min
lister down, retires from office and
the opposition steps in. About a
month ago the British ministry under
Prime Minister Lloyd George was
sustained by an overwhelming major
ity Practically every consequential
opponent of the Welsh premier of
England was repudiated. Thus Lloyd
George becomes wholly representative
of England at the peace conference.
Had his ministry not been sustained
he could not have attended as a repre-
sentative of his government. On No
vember 5, 1918, the American voters
had their first opportunity to pass on
the policies of Woodrow Wilson, die
tator, and of a democratic congress,
which had been the mere register of
the dictator's will. Both houses were
restored to republican control, and the
dictator himself had pre-interpreted
that action in his appeal to the country
of October 28th. One month later he
embarked for Europe in state befit-
ting an emperor to represent (?)
America at the peace conference.
Two months later he proclaimed his
dual capacity of ruler and prime min
ister of my people, The shade of
Genghis Khan must have snickered at
the shade of Thomas Jefferson when
that announcement was made"