The evening world., 1919-02-15
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WILSON DECLARES
Fears Hungry Germany Would
Be Turned Into Another
BolShevik Russia.

PARIS. Feb. 15.--In the FIRST inter-
view he has given American pre- IS
Representatives since ne has been in
Europe. President Wilson said last
night, in the Murat Mansion, shortly
before his departure for hmeri a.
that the gravest questions in the
world to-day were economic, addin 3
that everything must be subordinat-
cd to a resumption OF industry. Tn
people OF tho world. he said. are NOR.
Interested in knowing where their
food Is coming from than in any
other problem.
For this reason he insisted that tie
lifting Of tho blockade on Germany
is essential unless the world desires
to see Germany turned into another
Bolshevist Russia.
"You can't talk Government with
a hungry people" he said.
Naturally the subject uppermost IN
his mind concerned the League Of
Nations.
lie did not offer complete draft, he
said. as q perfect work. Much re-
mained to be done. he agreed, nut he
feels that giant stride has been made
toward bringing the world nearer 10
a state in which wars. IL not made
impossible. are made so difficult as
not likely TO be resorted 10.
lie was quite frank In saying the
instrument which was finally COM
plctcd last night lacked certain points
calculated to give France that feeling
of security against a future German
menace which In so earnestly de-
mandcd by the French Government.
lie expected that the French dele
gates would make that point at the
plenary session. but he added that
while tho French wanted more writ
ten into the constitution as n matter
OF policy. they admitted that as n
matter of practice the provisions
agreed upon represent the limit of
achievement at this time.
The specific point involved lies in
the clause regarding Joint action OF
the league against an offender. As
previously published, the French wish
any violation to be an ipso facto act
OF war, but constitutional barriers in
America prevent our adoption OF this
position.
In L cribing the work OF the
League OF Nations Committee the
President said 1t was MS ho-'-,. - task
as he had ever been called on TO
handle. All the members were ac-
tuated by the same desires and work.
ing toward the same end. but there
had boen several sharp divisions OF
opin',g as TO the best methods to ha
employed. In c.Aer words. no said.
the question OF policy was less en-
barrassing than the details OF Its ap-
plcation.
He became quite intimate in discus
sing personalities. expressing himseli
for the most part as being deeply
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. ity OF the conferees who represented
the fourteen nations, although one ol
two OF his collaborators had evidently
failed To hit IL of with him as mucf
as he would have liked.
The President looked thin and tired
showing plainly the strain OF fourteen
hours daily work. Frequently he be
came humorous in describing some o.
the conditions he had been called upoi
TO face. adding that he rather relishec
the translation system employed II
tho meeting. which afforded him al
opportunity to catch few catnap
while the English was being put int
French.
lie sruck a note OF Importance II
explaining why the question OF tn
freedom OF the seas had been 10
nored. II am glad you brought tina
point up" he said, with a smile, BE
cause II involves IA Joke on mysel
II never occurred to me In formula;
ing a policy that with the League
Nations actually working there woul
be no such things as neutrals. Fur
ther tho league will adopt and pro
mulgato such rules OF naval conduC
as will cover the point in question
so for the time being It is quite rigi
to say there is no such issued a
freedom Of the seas"
lie added he had come TO this cor
clusion quite by himself. "ln the pr
yacy OF my own soul" and NJ