The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-09
A DEMAGoGIC APPEAL.


President Wilson's widely heraded Boston speech
was keen disappointment 10 those who hoped for en-
ghtenment Respecting the character and purposes Of
the League OF Nations II was = demasogc act and in
several instances it displayed ~oefn want Of tact
He had just returned from conference from which
he said he had received many very happy impressions
Two of the central figures that conference LLOYD
George and Cemenceau both Of whom had Just previous
10 the opening Of the conference been accorded votes
OF high confidence By the countries which they repre-
guase which many considered disparaSement OF tho
two leaders of Europe. first when he said And in til
midst OF all every interest seeks first of ALL when
it reaches Paris. the representatives OF The United
States Why? Because and l think stating the
most wonderful history because there is
ton in Europe that suspects the motives or the United
States" the inference remaining that the motives OF
other parties the conference not without suspi
con: and. second in referring tho allied armies
Whenever it is desired send small force of soldiers
tc piece territory where thought nobody
else will be welcome. they ask for American soldiers,
And where other soldiers would be looked with
suspicion perhaps meet resistance the Ameri-
can soldier is welcomed with acclaim
OF the nations of the world which must include
those George Clemenceau arc the prcmier
he said they have set their heads do great
h'ne ID they not Going slacsen their purpose
And when speak of the nations of the world do not
speak of the governments OF the world. speak OF the
peoples who constitute the nations or the world They
in the saddle and they going it that il
their present governments do not do their will some
other governments shall the secret is out and the
present governments know it II this is not dema-
gogic appeal for support the revolution and
Bolshevism it is hard what Interpretation can Be
derived from it, and it certainly fail make
difficult the proceedings the peace conference
which Mr.. Wilson is careful keep from the Amer
people.
1t is hardly probable that Mr.. Wilson into
possession of this while seated the sold plat
banquet in Buckingham Palace. while dreaming in
the canoped bed OF Prince Murat in Paris or future
umphs ruler Of the superstae while sleeping him
self in the classcism Of the Roman Quirina or from
the wardevastated OF Europe which he
visit 1t must have been impaired him quote from
his remarks. when the when was in
where gathered together irrespective OF class
And he would have heard much OF the language which
he with respect present governments" ia the
hellridden dominons OF Lcnine and Trotsky If this
is all he heard in the streets and the crowds
must have closed his to the plants French
people who wish 20 know what is be bv Germany
in the OF reparation and restitution and BY the
French and Italian. people who wondering what
they are have against Hunnish at
tempts subjugate them Yet the peoples OF France
Italy and Great Britain have their respective
and through them their solve
these matters. and that Is what they mainly and
urgently interested in today. When those problems
solved. the question of League OF Nations
would be in order for discussion but those problems
Mr. Wilson is silent