| Show WILSONS WILSON'S VICTORY IS LAUDED BY THE BRITISH I Newspapers Praise Position Taken ken by President President on Armed Ships Issue L LONDON March Mardi 4 Tile The morning newspapers pers tod today y devote devote devote de de- de- de vote many columns to the de developments developments de- de in Washington under I de-I such headlines as President Wil Wil- sons son's great victory in the senate Half Halt the the battle battleson won won son for President Wilsons Wilson's policy and Congress shows its confidence in the president The Times editorially declares that the he vote veto in the senate in favor of tabling ta ta- ta bling the re resolution ol warning Ameri Amerl Americans Americans cans off oft armed merchantmen is certain certain tain Lain to exercise a strong Influence on on the voting In the house of tives Another newspaper thinks the senates senates sen sea ates v vOte te is likely to be reflected Inthe Inthe in inthe the other two houses possibly referring referring refer refer- ring to the house of at representatives and the White House All the newspapers praise President President dent position l lays Itys s 's em emphasis hasis on what it terms the I difficulties of the presidents president's task The passions of at the American people peo peo- pIe as a whole says the Graphic have haye not yet been roused by th the war The Tue United States is o 0 o huge and such a large part of its population has so little conception of external politics that even even if there were no racial difficulties S it would still 1 lj L J difficult to arouse the average American Ameri can to any strong view of or international al ai obligations We see In In- our own country a considerable considerable con can number of people still unable un tin- able to grasp the significance of 01 the war How much less can America grasp it S S C President Wilson has made it clear that though he Is passionately devoted to peace he lie will not purchase peace at the price of ot his country's honor Publicity Campaign The Tue Times makes the situation in I Washington the text for an editorial urging an improvement in Great Britain's Brit Brit- ains ain's methods for Informing American Ameri Amen can opinion on the work of the entente entente entente en en- tente allies It Is through th the h American press alone that we can cart lay our cause with full effect before the American people people peo peo- pie says the Times And the American Amer merlean mer- mer ican lean pr press ss complains that all along our government has hampered and impeded im un- un it in the performance of this needful and important work The Americans want to hear the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth If t we tell it to them we can rely without without with with- I out misgiving on their verdict The Daily Dally Chronicle comments along I the same lines as the other morning papers President Wilson says this newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper has been triumphantly Justi justi- fied lied He has freed his h hands by compelling com corn recognition that the nation is behind him The Daily Dally News says President Wilsons Wilson's victory exceeds the most sanguine expectations It is Imp impossible for us uS' to grasp exactly what led up to it and what process of reasoning reasoning reasoning rea rea- induced Senator Gore Gone to vote against again t his own resolution But If the circumstances are obscure the result is not doubtful The vote reveals that active opposition to President Wilsons Wilson's policy is hI almost negligible COPENHAGEN N via London March 4 a. a m. m m. Herr Herr Naumann a member member member mem mem- ber of th the reichstag contributes an article article ar ar- ar- ar tide entitled Will vm America Join the Allies to the Schleswig newspaper the organ o of the Schleswig Danes in which lie says Our wish that the United States preserve its neutrality is easily com corn We already have have- sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- enemies and it is a great delusion delu delu- don sion to think as some profess to do that one more can make no difference Declaration of of war against the United States would result In ih a fleet numbering In 1913 uniTs with 1531 guns uns placing itself on the side of Great Britain amI nd thereby Increasing the possibility possibility pos pos- of an absolutely effective blockade In addition there II is the Am American rican army which it is true at present only numbers which could be a augmented quickly b by general recruiting recruiting- for which the existing mIlitia militia mi- mi litia forms an excellent basis Within six months the United States would have a a. formidable army Our ships in American harbors and the daily dally Increasing financial power of the United Stat States s would mean an Incalculable in incalculable incalculable In- In calculable prolongation of the war because because because be be- cause America would finance all her allies for an unlimited period The Germans have hae learned to assume su superhuman superhuman superhuman su- su burdens during the war but we cannot shut our eyes to the endless sacrifices which war with the United States ates tea hoUd d. d demand eE |
