Show English Press Criticises Wilson President Wilsons Wilson's address to the United States senate has bas as furnished the British government and public with a surprise as electrifying as his note to the belligerents With ith the exception of ot the Manchester Manches Manches- ter Guardian and the Daily News which are the only papers in Great Britain that can be classified as In policy the press gives the presidents presents utterances an unfriendly unfriendly unfriendly un un- friendly reception and engages in much speculation over the meaning which it is considered may be concealed concealed con con- b behind certain passages S. S Public men interviewed begin with courteous tributes to tho presidents president's good intentions and end by supporting support support- support support- ing Great t Britain's measures While the government can not make any direct reply to a comm communication from the president to the United States senate there are certain to be discussion dis dis- cession in parliament The usage of ot the house of at lords gives even I greater latitudes for fol addresses on Any topic any member wishes to discuss dis dis- cuss than the American senate while the question paper of ot the house of at Gammons commons furnishes an equally good opportunity for tor the advancement of personal views f Will be Discussed in Parliament Jr It Is already foreshadowed ed by members of the commons that a discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis will be insisted upon when parliament reassembles and speeches from members of the present and the late cabinet are expected Possible action by by the American Congress in committing the nation to membership member- member ship hip in an International peace league Js is awaited with greatest interest Both David Lloyd-George Lloyd in his historic historic his Ms- maiden speech ss sos prime minis mints ter for tor foreign affairs stated strongly strong strung ly that membership in such a league without obligations to force its de crees trees by arms would be useless Tho The effect of at President Wilsons Wilson's policy on the status of the Monroe is discussed with equal in interest In- In terest Several British publicists notably notably notably no no- tably L. L J J. J Maxse editor of tho the National National Na Na- Review suggested recently I that Great Britain is Iii entitled to a weighty voice oleo In any International movements in the American hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemis hemis- phere because of at the growing Importance importance importance im Im- of at Canada as one of ot the foremost nations of at that h hemisphere Tho The voice of at the silent masses upon the war ar was heard in the Labor party conference at Manchester to today today today to- to day when It indorsed the action of the labor members of at parliament who entered the war cabinet by a vote of at more than 6 to 1 Most of the small substratum of ot sentiment favorIng favorIng favoring favor- favor Ing a conciliatory policy toward the Ule central central empires Is to be found in I labor unionists and a small group ol of intellectuals A Delicate Situation The Tho Central News says that undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- the manifesto has developed developed devel devel- a situation of at extreme deli deli- cacy It adds Whether r or not It was was expected by the allied diplomats in London it came as a a. a bomb sh shell n to those outside the official circle and no amount of President Wilsons Wilson's plain English will convince the rank and file of the tho members of parliament or orthe orthe orthe the man in th the street that it It has bad no direct bearing on the immediate facts of the war It is not doing the president an Injustice to say that whatever may have been tho the lofty lotty motives of ot his speech tho the average British member of oC parliament and his constituents regard it as an timed ill interference in matters which can only concern tho the United States when the time comes coines for a settlement of at the barfs bans of international peace The Tho extreme opinion which in fairness must bo ho stated is that the president is selling tho the Allied cause to Germany The calmer view urges a dignified protest to the president to keep out of at the ring till W the the great round is over o 0 o |