The Washington times., 1921-03-03


civilization against a new asnseroas
ana Ingenious bsrbarism. he is the
-afBrrsto1s 0f Ns~ sF4-ta@t ~
world politics replacing Europssn
politics and OF lofty and pure IDEAL
ism.
President Wilson remains tho most
living exsmpis OF what can be pro-
duoed even In the domain OF pobsics-
The thoughts OF ssreat democracy
were interpreiod by a man VINO
loved big things.
VIEW or GERMANY.
Philip seheidsp.nn. former chan
eellor OF Gsrmsny. and nov lord
mayor of csssel--President Wilson
raised trusting hopes In the hearts Of
millions OF people and then destroyed
more hopes than ever did any man
before him. Germany considered
President Wilson an iron-willed Amer
lean. but he tOrned out TO be only .
iecturing professor.
In Paris he bowed before 0emen-
ceau and Lloyd George instead OF
| pounding the table sndI declaring:
My name is Woodrow Wilson. ! am
President OF the United States ]
| py my a
unabl. TO judge what he has accom-
plished for Americs. which had
learned To admire on my lecture tour
In that country In 1918. can only
| wish In the future we will never have
| another such a Woodrow Wilson for
President.
Gustav Noske. former German min
| lister of defense and president of the
province of Hanover--Germany VIII
always remember President Wilson
and his policy with the deepest feel
ings Of bitterness. To his name
clings the memory Germany lost the
war, but especially the awful peace
treaty whose disastrous consequences
to Europe cannot be measured. Amer
lea caused Germany's defeat
A majority Of Germans laid down
their arms confident that President
Wilson would establish peace on the
basis OF his fourteen points. They
feel they were betrayed and deceived
by President Wilson. The rights OF
sslf-determination were disdained.
Millions OF Germans forcefully were
separated from their country. He has
accomplished nothing In the way OF
international disarmament. Only Ger
many has been forced into shameful
disarming. Instead OF building up
the League OF Nations. President Will
son has permitted French and English
to loosen terror" regiments on help
less people. For a short time he
blinded the world with his theories,
but he was incapable of big deeds.
REvENTLOw-s OPINION.
Count Ernst Seu Reventlow. fore
most German political writer and
mouthpiece OF the German national
lsts-Never were people more deceiv-
ed than when they reelected Mr.. Will
son in 1915, because "he had kept
America oNt of war" The United
;tates with her blood and money
bought the wars decision and then
dictated peace for her profit. Hardly
II ever has a ruler OF a country more
sinned against his people. We Ger
mans welcome Mr.. Wilson's successor
-President-elect Harding-who prom
ises to follow a real American policy.
guaranteeing world freedom.
stephen Lauzanne, editor of lie
alatin and the foremost publicist in
France-At the time OF President
Wilson's retirement let us remain
equitable towards the man who re-
|linquishes power. perhaps without
glory, but certainly with dignity. Let
us remember that, IL President Will
son lost the peace he won the war.
But the war was his downfall. He
lost through natural timidity. He
thought he could speak for the whole
world. But let us remember he was
NOT alone guilty. We can point to
ourselves.
Let us remember that when his
pride had lost itself in the clouds we
lid not do anything sincere to bring
him back to terrestrial realities.
President Wilson. on his part. has
paid for his mistakes by the moral
md physical suffering he has under
rome. The popular, glorious hero falls
from on high; but wounded. betrayed,
md despised he has no cruel word
to say for France which he helped to
ave and which forever will hold him
in esteem.