The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08
WHEN THE GREAT MAN RETURNS

<A the arrival of the President It is the thing to deride great in his absence while his work is uncompleted It difficult him he bears his finished -sk and the world looks his work and declares it good.
 Admitting and there mistakes and errors and the of much that would better it again must be also admitted that under the leader ship of the President America fought quick quick finish.
 Meeting the diplomats Europe President proved than master of the situation. freely said that he would be outwtted by Germany He of undue harshness to Germany.
 He met the Italian diplomats with the result that millions of people have to the eaboad who would have had it if the diplomacy of Wilson had been inferior.
 In seeking in the treaty peace features that distinctly American, these may be counted.
 The President urged upon the revolutionary tria, separation They began separate before ended and set each people in its republic
 Distinctvely American the provisions for the of abor without which it would be more difficult to prevent
 crowning glory the Presidents work is in the main provisions of the treaty by which the nations Covenant make war until they have adopted certain strongly tending to prevent
 peace negotiated things considered record time for sweeping completeness and unnegeced detail is a record peace.
 What has America to complain of when it thinks of the past few years and the services of President Wilson?
 Did America desire peace? He kept the until it could no longer be kept.
 America desire victory? Under the leadership of Wilson victory swift and splendid
 In America affairs proceeded without signal interruption When the began there moratorium. is there is panic America solvent before the and is solvent after the
 America osses but they compared other nations, smaller when
 
 America pays heavy taxes They would have been heav fer under another leadershp under leader who might have entered the war two or three years earlier.
 Under the leadership of Wilson America has gained more and suffered less than other people, The American is in industrial in moral grandeur world influence in acreage in seed of a harvest to be reaped.
 The condition of America the struggle inconceivaby better than the condition other country
 This being true and admittedly true, what shall be said then of those who dsparage and insult the President
 Those who insult the President usually either partisan politicians thinking of their places who think of some foreign country than they think of their own Never people better served than America has served by Wilson
 The President declared for the return of Asace-Lorrane to France and returned He spoke for nations comprising those of the nationality states created German is left with Germany What not German is taken from Germany.
 One feature of the treaty which has not received ade quae amount of attention the disposition made of the ial possessions of Germany.
 These have been built into world property. They longer national property Their administration mandaes does change their status
 It will be a good thing for the world that it will later time millions of citizens who the subjects of the world It is not impossible der mandate may become the most important portions &obe