New-York tribune., 1919-01-08

declare in the Chamber of Deputies
that he does not agree with Wilson/on
all points
1T is interesting to observe the eff
feet of this Wilson Daniels bluff on. the
British public. The nation accepts it
as "Wilson's answer to Clcmenceau"
But chronology is against that inter
probation. for Secretary Danics's pro
gramme was prepared and submitted
before Daniels spoke. The English
press received it generally without ex-
cltement 1t declared that if it indi-
Gated an intention on the part of
America to assume her share of the
burden of policing the world, her new
fleets would be moro than welcome.
Daniels Arouses Distrust
Private comment among leading men
here is less temperate. Mr.. Daniels's
announcement has gone very far to
spoil the good results Of Mr.. Wilson's
visit, and has injected an element of
have prevailed. "The Nation says:
"America's hope is for universal dis
armament and a league of nations. lf
she fails, she will arm with the rest of
the world"
Some friends Of the Administration
now here have been saying that Mr..
Daniels's threat is Mr.. Wilson's method
of compelling England to accept his
programme of universal disarmament.
If so, he could not have chosen worse
method. Great Britain is perfectly
willing that the United States should
build as great navy as it pleases, but
she does not herself propose to aban-
don or curtail that instrumentality
which has ever been her glory, and on
which, she is convinced, depends her
very existence.
Disarmament /. Opposed
Nor is it easy to believe that Mr..
Wilson seriously contcmplates uni
versal disarmament at this time. The
world is in state of great demorall-
zation. Many elements threatening it's
peace must be held in control by the
combined power of the great nations
which have united to overthrow Ger
many. Bolshevism has no place in
England
The recent elections here proved
that whatever else may be the lesson
of those elections, they emphaticallv
have cast out the elements of pacifsm,
communism and Bolshevism and pro-
: nounced in favor Of the old forms of
liberty under laws and institutions
guaranteeing life and property.
But elsewhere in the vast tracts
which yesterday were Russia, Germany
and Austria the social disease known
as Boshevism is raging with destruc
7 tive fury. An international ouaran-
tine against it must be maintained. For
the protection of the rest of the world.
aid must be sent to help in the creation
of health centres. whence the healing
influences may spread.
| On the other hand, we face also
new partition of Europe on the basis
! of nationality that is rather vague.
with the result that we are bringing
into being new organized states. com
posed of peoples without experience
IN government, and who must be guided
in some measure and controlled under
the direction of an Allied council-cal,
! 1T what you villa league or an asso-
/ citation.
AND there are great outlying powers,
actual and potential in the Orient
which cannot be ignored The idea of
federation of all mankind when the
war drum throbs no longer and the
battle flags are furled is nearer reali
zation to-day than it ever has been.
but 1t is not yet at hand. England
knows this, if Mr.. Daniels doesn't. and
Mr. Wilson, too, will learn it in his
Journeyings and in his Conversations
"ith the rulers Of the earth. and Il il
safe to say that the only result Of Mr
Daniels's crude bluff will be to leave
among the Allied peoples an unessv
| sense Of distrust in the candor ~
Americas professions Of concord and
! good will. "hu