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Show I10PE l'OR THE BEST. President WiUoti is still the center or' attraction in Europe, anJ, according .to l ii'n press accuunts, both special and V'-gutjir, the sentiment in favor ot . a k'Qun of nations Is practically unani-inousj unani-inousj Jt si'oms also assured 'that 11111-vorsiil 11111-vorsiil military service as practiced by the Glonnaii'H, Austrian!? aud some of the othci'i continental powers, will be put under tho '. ban. This was evidently what; Premier Lloyd George meant whci he btated in u campaign speech that hhere would be no conscription in Ureal! Britain. Kngland would bo compelled com-pelled to conscript men if another war should comu up.on her, just as she had to transcript them in the present war. It is also certain that the United Stales will use thd selective scrvico.law iu the futurp and not depend upon volunteers. There is some uncertainty regarding the mature of tho agreement to bo reached at the peace table ot Versailles, but it is evident that steps will be taken to prevent Europe from again becoming an arimcd camp and that all the powers will acquiesce. It. has often been claimed that every time a European laborer went into the fields he carried a soldier upon his backhand tho illustration as to how the J military system works was not far- fetched. Men toiled from' generation to generation, and the proceeds derived j from .their labor was used to maintain , vtidt armies and build great fleets of warships. While Germany- boasted .of the mightiest army that ever existed, Great Britain had a fleet large enough to compete with tho fleets of any two of the other nations. Germany 's great army !h as been beaten and her warships have .'been' surrendered to the allies. There is no longer any danger from that Source. The great question, or one of the great questions to come before the rteaec conference, is in regard to the 'freedom of the seas.,J As a matter mat-ter of fact, the seas are free in time of peaccj while in time of war Great Britain Brit-ain is in position to blockade the ports of any other nation. But' if the Versailles conference is able to establish a league of nations and Assure the future peace of the world; the British fleet could not be ' i lered as a menace and really would ! ho worth the expense entailed in : r j it up, Should the peace pro-. ; : . ' fall through, the British would ; i lish indeed not to build all the . : h.;-s possible, and the same is true -; -j United States. But it is highly I ;, ie that the question 01 me "irec-. "irec-. qf the seas" is more or less of a car, and that President Wilson and ! 'ini.'or Lloyd George, Clemenceau and .':',ndo have mapped out a definite ; ....'.ram, and that it will be adopted. P'i't, it would bo sate to wager that i f i-nlty will be easily surmount- -v ii'Mi the matter is taken up for of-, of-, . ., Vation. 11 -,; ! c minnry conferences ore be-!.e be-!.e d in Taris, and so far there docs appear to have been tho least sign of discord. President Wilson is ac-ilaimed ac-ilaimed wherever ho goes, and there is no question but that he wiy exert a very great influence while in Europe. As the United States does not seek gain of any kind, the position of our delegates dele-gates is strengthened. Nevertheless, it is inconceivable thqt they will attempt to dominate the conference to the great detriment of the nations which have sacrificed so much blood and treasure, because that would be foolish and be sure to raise a spirit of antagonism which would undoubtedly have the effect ef-fect of putting a damper upon the era of good feeling and result in rendering the Keaguc of nations plan abortive. So we must conclude thai nothing will be HUIIU U-U11 IUU O.IIU OJ. I till UVtCi.il If. - from this country to endanger t'te pfo-gtamof pfo-gtamof President Wilson, which is said to have been approved by Grcar L'riuun, Prance and Italy. The official tributes of Taris and Prance to Mr. Wilson have now been raid, and for the next two weeks the president will employ his time in his office, playing golf for exercij-e, visiting H a iv and the devastated portions ot the war zone, and holding conferences regarding the questions to come up i when the conference nicer-; in the palace at Versailles the fjrt week in January. Nothing more is b-'iug said regarding the propriety of hi crossing the ocean, and bii'dnc.-ss is n:nin',' rloi';" iu th'" U-".ial ;,t VaM!i;ii;; k,n. "Pi;'i" i some ''watchful vitiug'" in America ;s well as L"uropt, and nni-h cariosity as ; o h)v the conference will finally I I terminate. Lot it cannot be truthfully 1 j .-aid there in any great amount of anx-; anx-; i'-ty in the United States, w here most 'of the people sen:n to expect good re-i re-i Mti U.j. If Ihc dispatches from Loudon, I Paris and Pome a;-e to be given credence, cre-dence, the people of the allied countries likewise belie e an agreement will be j reached which will not only prevent war ! for a long time to come, but will tend ! toward the elevation, of the human race , and bring prosperity and happiness. |