South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-03
LEADING FOREIGN
STATESMEN GIVE
VIEWS OF WILSON
Retiring President Eulogized
by Majority is Scored
by Germans.

sons retirement 10 private life.
which takes place on Friday, lead
ing Statesmen OF Europe were asked
By the International News Service TO
express their opinion OF Pres't VIII
sons influence upon world affairs.
The two outstanding figures-Pre-
Ynier Lloyd George Of England and
Premier BRAND. Of France-declined
20 comment. saying their positions
and the relationship or their coun-
tries with the United States made
IL impossible for them 20 give any
message. The other messages fol-
low:
Louis De Geer. premier OF swe-
den.
Priest Wilson's greatness lies in
his noble endeavors for establishing
justice and peace between nations.
IF he did not succeed as he wished.
tho fault was not his own, but the
worlds which was not ripe to UNI
derstand his enlightened thoughts
Efe Is a man before his time. The
worlds history will give him fun
justice.
Former Premier Orlando Of italy
who headed the italian delegation
20 the Paris peace conference;
'If / express my own opinion
about Pres't Wilson, It would prob
ably offend Americans. while II
fatuously expressed a polite opinion
il would he hypocrisy.
Belgium Can't Forget.
Henry Carton De What, former
Premier Of Belgium:
eft is with emotion and respect
that 7 send personal situations 20
Pres't Wilson upon the occasion OF
his retirement. I recall az though
1t were yesterday. the welcome he
offered to me I'm Washington in Sep
tember 1914. when / was sent upon
a mission by Albert 20 aCquaint
Mr. Wilson with the situation in our
country where the Germans had
launched their aggressions. Pre-
viously 1 had the honor TO be a guest
at the white house in Washington
while Mr.. Wilson's great predecessor
Col Theodore Roosevelt-was in
office
I'VE felt vibrate within us the
American sentiment Of right and
justice and we understood all along
that America S neutrality in the war
was not because OF Indifference.
Thus when. after long and just med
ftation the admirable Intervention
Of the United States was proclaimed.
the joy which we felt was not sur
prising Mr.. Wilson's successive
n1essa yes gave to the great war its
veritable sense OF crusade for the
right as Belgium always under
stood il 10 be. This definition OF
the aims Of the war and his plans
for the paciGcation Of the universe
awoke i'm our hearts the echoes OF
"a profound sympathy and gratitude
which IL is certain no after-the-war
deceptions can make US forget To
the great moralist and the great
jurist who loved justice and hated
iniqulty. IN whom, in the most trag-
&c moments OF our history we used
TO personify the great and marvellous
American people, the Belgian people
are unanimous i'm sending their fer
vent hopes for good health and pros
peritv at this time when Pres't VIII
son is rclinquishing his power"
Premier Data az Spain:
at the time OF the retirement or
Prest Wilson into private life / can
but express the personal consider
alton he has inspired i'm me for HIM
self 49, well as my sincere sympathy
for his hiCh ideals of justice and
universal entente among the nations
OF the whole world. lie has sown
tho seed. I am sure that sooner or
later the world will make a rich
harvest of it,
Frcnchmnn Cites Admiration.
Former Premier Alexander Kibot
OF France:
Il do not think il quite correct for
a foreigner to express an opinion OF
Pres't wilson at the time Of his re-
tirement from the white house SO
far as I am concerned I would pre-
fer 10 remain silent. But in view
OF the fact that I was premier Of
France in 1917. I want TO remain un-
der tae impression Of the admirable
way i'm which Pres't Wilson inter
preted the sentiment Of the vast ma
iority of American people. What
ever may happen France can never
forget all that she owes 10 Prest
Wilson.
Take Jonescu. former premier Of
Ruuania and head of the Rouman-
ian delegation ut the Paris peace
conference:
Corner stone OF Now Era.
TO rightly Judge the work OF
Pres't Wilson one must recall he
had 10 fulfill a role unique an his
tory. He practically found himself
supreme arbitrator of mass or
questions Of special interest TO the
old world which ne had never known
before That was why ON many
questions Pres't Wilson was apt 10
make mistakes. But his role in the
history Of humanity will not be les
sened on that account He is held
10 personify one OF the greatest act
ions in world history In the arrival
OF millions of Americans in Europe
tC defend dlsiuterestedly the cause
OF right and civilization against
new dangerous and ingenious bar
barism He is the corner stone OF a
new era-that OF world politics re-
placing European politics and OF
LOFTY and pure ideahsm. Prest VII
son remains The finest living exam
ole Of what can be produced even in
the domain Of politics FAe thought
OF a great democracy was inter
preted By a man who loved biz
things
scored by SCheidcmann.
Philip Scheldemann. former chan
celIor OF Germany and now lord
mayor OF Cassel.
Pres't Wilson raised trusting hopes
&C. "a