New-York tribune., 1920-03-11
French Papers,
Reused, Attack
Wilson Fiiercely
''The American Nation Is
Governed by a Madman,''
One Says, Commenting on
His Criticism of France
SpectaI Gable to The Tribuue

Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS. March 1O.-President Will
sons accusations against France
dropped on the country like a bomb
shell. The French press, which lately
had been inclined to be more sympathe-
tic with Mr.. Wilson, can find no good
word for him to-day.
The paris Midi" heads its article:
President Wilson's Impudence," stat
ing that his accusation against France
is clear proof that he has not re-
covered his health. The "Midi" saws:
president Wilson has just had the
impudence to affirm, in order to save
Article K of the covenant, that France
to-day is militarist. This is decisive
proof that he has not recovered his
health. The American nation is being
governed by madman. 1t is not now
question of contesting the greatness
or the part played By Mr.. Wilson until
last autumn. It is not necessary be-
cause he has fallen i'll to deny the
great ideas Of which he made himself
the apostle nor to forget the services
ne rendered to the cause of democracy.
But henceforth we must consider our
selves in the presence of a purely
pathological case. How long will Amer
leans allow themselves to be led at the
grayest moment in their history by
kind of King Lear?
See Relief in Senate
without doubt the American Sem
ate; whose attitude is singularly mis-
lts heart to take up the insult directed
against France. 1t is already learned
that Senator Lodge has Immediately
raised his voice. This couldn't be
otherwise, for in making reservations
TO the treaty the Senate never thought
or making manifestations against
France, but only in defending the CON
stltutlonal rights of which it is the
guardian. Therefore, moral satisfac-
tlon will be given us. Who doesn't see,
however, that a prolongation of the
present paradox is even more perilous
for America than for us? Not the least
OF these perilsl is that President Will
son risks bringing his country into dis
repute in the whole universe
The wretched man accuses France
OF being militaristic at the same time
as his Naval Secretary, Mr.. Daniels. is
who announces program of arma-
ments to the limit.
Bernard Shaw once wrote in an
American review that the American
flag instead Of having stars should be
white on one side and black on the
other. 1t remains to be seen whether
Americans, for lack Of taking care of
sick man, desire to allow this opinion
to- gain credence."
Avenging Self for Silence
Commenting on President Wilson's
accusation, Rene Daral says in
"Gaulois":
"President Wilson is avenging him
self for the silence imposed upon him
by his illness. In less than twenty
four hours he favors US with two
documents in which he affirms in sim
gularly aggressive fashion that he has
fully recovered possession of his gov
erning faculties.
"Mr. Wilson declares that he will
not tolerate imperialism in the En-
tente's policy any more than he would
admit it on the part Of Germany
European mentality-I might say the
mentality of all pcoples--I fear, re-
mains closed book to the Presidents
comprehension. He imagined that by
time -honored rivalries of race, the am
btions or jealousies of nations-all
vile instincts without doubt, but
human---which govern the masses of
But at that game he has
been destroying while waiting to build
up.
Weakens Order and Discipline
-"He completes weakening of the last
forms of government of order and dis
cipline which he has already so un-
settled. His anti-imperialist formula
will ring new encouragement to inter
national Bolshevism under the shelter
of which Germany prepares future
vengeance, which Mr.. Wilson con-
demns but does not denounce with the
clearness and energy WHICH we should
have expected from his justice if not
from his friendship"
LA Liberte" says:
"Once again-and no matter what it
costs us-we must write. President
Wilson against Entente Mr.. Wilson's
language is not new. We. have heard
it before. The last time it was spoken
in Germany. Hitherto it was the Ger
mans who denounced French imperial
ism.
During the peace deliberations Mrs
Wilson contented himself with oppos-
ing with all the force at his disposal
safeguards which we demanded on the
eft bank of the Rhine against re-
turn Of German aggression. To-day
he does more. He gives to the Icing
st ststsments ats Of oa& enemies the support