The log cabin Democrat., 1920-04-17
SAYS WILSON INCURRED
FRANCES VIOLENT HATE
Eugene Stevenson. Oxford Student
Contrasts English and French
Views of America.

Turning from the almost idolatry
with which France greeted President
Wilson upon his arrival in Paris, the
/ French people have now placed him
! in niche as the most cordially hated
person on earth, according to Eugene
! II. Stevenson, Hendrix College gradu-
ate who is now in France as the Ar
ansas Rhodes scholar at Oxford. Nh
Stevenson also contrasts the opinions
of the English and the French in re-
gard to the United States, drawing
the picture in favor of the French as
the more reasonable, but still reflect
ing scant credit to either peopl Mr.
Stevenson writes his impressions Of
France and England in letters to his
parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. 3. Steven
son at Russellville, and his sister, Mrs.
Fletcher Smith of this city.
of course, can't with any de
gree Of accuracy give any sweeping
generalities," Mr.. Stevenson writes,
because haven't seen much Of
France, 50 what | write is only my
tentative opinion. In the first place
probably the most disliked person IN
all the world for the greater portion
of the French is Woodrow Wilson.
They hate him The obvious reason
is that Wilson wants to see justice
done, not to America or France or
Germany, but to everybody, which is
hardly what France wants. France is
obsessed with the fear of the come
bach" of Germany. and they figure
now is the time for France to gain
lasting superiority over the Teutons.
Woody doesn't tumble for the ma
terialistic and imperiaIistic plans of
the Entente so-viola.
Not that L don't sympathize with
the legitimate efforts of France so
long as they are legitimate, but there
is limit to all things. | also sym
pathize heartily with the impoverished
condition of France. think it is the
bounden duty of the United States
and England to grant credits to France
and in every way help her recover
herself for she is in terrible con
dition economically Great Britain
is doing a great deal in the way of
furnishing coal and standing good for
Frances debts, bat | am a little du-
bious as 70 whether America is full
filling her whole obligation to her
late ally"
ri l.
American relations at another part
of his letter, his opinion being based
upon residence in England.
You want to know what England
thinks of the United States senate.
There again is difference between
the English and the French. The
English are a little jealous of US,
think. probably on account of the con-
dition of exchange, which they be-
moan continuously, although the ex-
change of every other country except
the United States favors England.
They feel like America didn't do all
she should have done in the war.
They are extremely provincial and
uIIuei SlttIIu ilOl DIT an CUHulllONS at
home. Hence, they don't understand
why we haven't ratified the treaty. l.
myself, am not inclined to consider
our senators entirely pin-headed. They +
have no doubt played some cheap pol (
tics, but | think they have acted
wholly within their constitutional
rights, and there is a great deal of
reason in the reservations they want
to make.
Now, the French don't say you
came into the war three years late
and now want to claim the honor of
winning it. They say, instead, YOU
came into the war not because Of
any obligation and we are grateful
for the part you played They say
we did not do nearly so much as the
English, which is quite true, but that
the ENGLISH did not come into the war
for purely altruistic motives, and when
the thing is over, the English will be
paid and paid Well
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