Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-23 | Page 4 | English praise Wilson Speech

ENGLISH PRAISE WILSONJPEECH Manchester Guardian Calls It "A Splendid Policy, Nobly Expressed." PEOPLE WILL REJOICE President's Plan "No Vision, But Well Thought Out and Justly Framed Scheme." London, Jan 23. 9:45 a. m The Manchester Guardian commenting on President Wilson's speech to the senate, sen-ate, calls it "a splendid policy, nobly expressed." The Guardian says: "The speech in form was addressed to the senate but it equally concerns ourselves and our adversaries in the I war. The president has no Intention of taking any part in the actual negotiations ne-gotiations of terni6 of peace; that he leaves wholly to the belligerents. He simply comes forward now to state in unmlstakaDie terms, both for his own people and for the other people of the world, every one of whom is directly concerned with what kind of peace it is which he will consent to call upon his countrymen to approve and sustain." After quoting the chief points in the president's speech in regard to the conditions on which peace must be based, the Guardian continues: People Will Rejoice. "It is a splendid policy, notably expressed. ex-pressed. How will it be received? By the people everywhere we cannot doubt joyfully . by men of good will and enlightenment everywhere not less joyfully and with a clear perception that this is no vision of Utopia but a well thought out and justly framed scheme of a man in a great position and versed in great affairs." Asking how the belligerents will regard re-gard it, the paper thinks its principles and phrases will be hardly palatable to autocratic rulera'or easily reconciled recon-ciled to their traditions aijd methods of government. Government Should Heed. "But yet if tho people hear them gladly, perhaps the government also may find It wise to find in them a path of safety. As for ourselves they are our terms, or if they are not they ought to be and the mass of the nation na-tion will do well to see that their rulers render to them every possible favor and support." Referring to the president's "Biblical "Bibli-cal concluding words," the Guardian sav s : "These words will find an echo in many hearts and should bear some brave deeds." rr