Evening star., 1922-11-20
Armistice Day Address Brings
Sharp Conflict Of Opinion.

Former President Woodrow Wilson's
address on ArmistiCe day. when ne
took occa sion to renew his indorse-
ment of the Versailles treaty, with
especial attention to the league of ma
tions provisions contained thereln'
reopened the general controversy over
/ the international relations or the
United States. 1t also served to direct
attention to the fact that he still Is
a factor that must be reckoned with
in the democratic party. Following,
as IT did, so closely on the heels of
the election results, there was a gen
eral acceptance of the former chief
executives utterances as serving no
tice that he again feels sufficiently
active to assume leadership of that
! following in the country which in
dorses his policies.
I'VE have given advice and exhorta-
ton where neighborIy cooperation
was needed" says the New York
World tdemocratic). land that help
was pledged in the name of both po-
litical parties more than TWO years
ago. With MIR. Wilson, the World
hopes and believes that. in the light
today our faith in the future. 1t
is the opinion of the Baltimore Sun
(democratic) that MIR. Wilson natu-
rally feels intensively on the subject,
and some Of those who opposed the
league of nations deserve his scorn.
But the great majority of Americans.
it is to be assumed, were earnest and
patriotic in their attitude, according
to their lights. and appeals to their
reason were apt to be more per-
suasive than denunciation from any
source" Taking this into account,
the New York Tribune republican)
says: 'It is gratifying all around to
note that he has now regained his
fighting spirit and is again polishing
up his polemical adjectives. The good
wishes of the country go out to him
in his first temperance as war
horse who scents the battle afar and
Is eager to engage once more in Its
tumult and shouting"
Trying to construct something out
of a negation which his incurable
schoolmaster mind rashiy assumes to
be no negation at all, in order to sup
port the previous fallacies to which
his misconceived omniscience pledg-
ed him." says the Wall Street
Journal (independent). "Mr. Wilson
typically breaks off his own point.
structively, he means the active CO.
operation for meddling in other peo-
pie's affairs. But he is neither think
ing nor speaking constructively when
he calls that peace" Because OF
the state Of his hea1n .hs demoo
cratic) is not so certain that Mr.. Will
son can force his policies into the
future program OF the United States.
but. whereas 1.-TWO years ago the an
swer would have been fully mega
sew CITY Journal (democratic) be-
lieves that "the former President has
once again unerringly spoken 1or
Americans the country over on a
observed, holiday or no holiday. IN
their minds. Armistice Day mas Deen
observed. holiday or no holiday. In a
fashion that befitted 1t and in a way
that should produce results"
The Chicago Tribune progressive
republican, argues that most Amer
leans have been made aware OF the
countersien Mr.. wilson's folly. but If
the democratic leaders think we are
mistaken in this another discussion
will not be without advantage to the
nation" Indorsing this attitude, the
Kansas City Star Sprogrss,siye !. rep1ni .ti2;
living in the past 1t is hard for a
man once the center of things to
realize that the world has moved and
left him isolated" On the other
hand the Newark News tlnoepeno-
entl holds that "his brief speech ap.
pealed to the moral sense and SOUND
judgement which are the courts in
which American people make their
nnai judgments. "Mr. Wilson was
tight in his statement that certain
sta tesmen are slipping backward,
the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch unde-
nendent democratic) is convinced, and
r. holds that ''up to this time our for
e1sn policy Is wholly nebulous. uniformed.
Bnt IL it has any trend, II 1t moves
in any direction, it moves toward
narticipation in the affairs OF Eu-
rope @ and the east. And the men who
seek to check the movement are
ssIippinx backward"
Those who had hoped for an In
.nirinr message got nothing Of the
Kind" the worcester Telegram (re-
nubiican) asserts. 1t is the same old
story again-insisting that the Ver-
safiies treaty means a just peace
and accusing those who think other
wise of unworthy motives. Until Mr..
Wilson admits that opponents Of the
league and treaty have something on
their side his messages can appeal
only to fanatical men and hysterical
women" His address likewise en-
nhasized tho lack Of leadership in the
Democratic party, In the opinion Of
the Baltimore News (republican),
which, however. considers 1t more
nrphabls that .kr. Wilson Will be-