Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 12 | Note and War Statement Cause Paris Sensation

s t Note Tote and T War Tar ar Statement Cause Paris Sensation Paris Parts Dee Dec 23 2345 3 a. a m. m m. President President Wilsons Wilson's note and the statement of or Secretary Lansing continue to be the sensations of ot the day and take precedence precedence pre pro over everything else elsa In tho the morning papers The Presidents President's ac acion action acton ac- ac ion tion ton b by no means meets with favor tavor a amon among mong the commentators who sho only ar vary in the tho manner of ot expressing their opinion ion The principal reproach Is 15 in the words of ot Stephen PIchon who writing i in n the tho Petit Journal says The note noto makes no distinction be between between be- be tween the states who provoked the war and those upon whom when it was forced The belligerents whoever the they are 3 see e themselves treated In the same sarnO manner b by President Wilson Ho does not remember the violation of Belgian neutrality the crimes of oC the submarine warfare or any an of ot the monstrous acts which re oled revolted the th conscience of his hs compatriots and that of ot the civilized world Germany German her victims Belgians Bel lId gians glans Serbians or French it is all al the tho same America can appreciate this singular lar mr conception as she pleases We Ve should be bo lacking in the first of oC our duties dutes in not holding it up as an outrage outrage outrage out out- rage to our honor and our dl dignity Georges Cl Ci former premier in ln his newspaper LHomme L'Homme says The TIne moral side of ot the war var has es escaped escaped es- es President Wilson IMn He lie puts on the same Bam footing all al of ot the belligerents without asking for tor what reason reabon each of oC them is fighting Falling Failing to take into consideration these imponderables he lie believes cs bele himself Just when he speaks to all in the same terms lie le has not felt that tha the ends of ot the war could not ho bo understood in the same san way b by both sides and consequently It would almost blasphemous to 10 hear It said ald that hat tho the objects seem the same on sides sara sides Lincoln's answer to the French 1 and British offers to mediate between n North orth and South In 1563 is freely quoted and analo analogies jes are drawn be between be- be tween the tho situations then and now no What citizen of or the United States would blame us If It we answered Wilson Wil Wil- son as Lincoln answered the mediator then says the tho I Echo cho de do Paris The Matin says The Tho American merican not note Is certainly in Inspired In- In by high sentiments it IH is 11 I doubtful whether it Is opportune It comes at a moment wh when n it is to every O I interest of ot Germany to stop or slacken Blacken hostilities it I comes after aCer the tho four ringing declarations of ot Sonnino Pok- Pok Briand and LloYd LloYd-Geore II