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Show SENATOR LODGE AND ! WILSON. : i Senator Lodge is distressed over the possibility that Europe will not clear-. ly understand that the senate of the , United States is a part of the treaty-1 making power of the United States. The distinguished statesman fears the French and British will accord Presi- J dent Wilson too many honors and attentively at-tentively listen while impressed. ' Senator Lodge need not worry. Pres- j ident Wilson is not in' Europe purely treaty-making. The President has a greater mission, as he is there to sow the seeds of amity and Justice. He in ! an evangelist of peace and good will, ; and the senate of the United States '. cannot change or undo his work of uplift. up-lift. . Of course, the senate must finally pass on any treaty to which the United States shall become a signatory, but the future of Europe may be established estab-lished without our 'official endorsement. endorse-ment. It ill becomes any of our prominent men at this time to attempt to discredit dis-credit or handicap the President, unless un-less the chief magistrate seriously blunders. Evidently Senator Lodge has little or no conception of the warmth of the reception which is being accorded President Wilson by the people across the ocean. Paul S. Mowrer, one of the special correspondents in Paris, who is representing a strong Republican Republic-an paper, gives us this back-of-thc-sccnes description of the welcome: "After seveval days' close study of the crowds, which surround President Wilson whenever he stirs abroad, I shall try to summarize what the French people think of him. Certainly Certain-ly no other head of a forelgn'statc ever ; received such a welcome in the I French capital. The crowds are Immense Im-mense and spontaneous. Their cheers have the accent of the heart. I have often spoken of the tremendous hold Mr. Wilson's speeches have won him over all the people of Europen a hold which the people of America can hardly hard-ly realize. The Parisian crowds are living evidence of this extraordinary and even unparalleled Influence. "A condensation of the sentiment cx-inrciised cx-inrciised in am aaccchei. newsoanon. articles and private conversations shows that the Parisians seem to like him for three reasons: 1. Because he is president of the United States of America, which, entering the war at critical moment, became the deciding factor. 2. Because they hold that his idealistic utterances tending toward the establishment of a now international interna-tional order mark him as the greatest statesman of the times and have found an echo in hundreds of thousands of weary breasts, and. finally, because of his kindly personality and democratic simplicity, which exceeds anything to which Europeans are acuatomed. "Mr. Wilson's arrival seems to have a sequel to the liberals throughout the world that the greatest moment In history his-tory is now at hand. Either ihe nations na-tions will return to the old ways with the consequent cternallzation of bloodshed, blood-shed, suffering and hatred or a new order or-der will be established which will attempt at-tempt everything humanly possible to avert wars In the future. President Wilson is accepted unanimously unani-mously by the liberals in every country as the leader in the coming struggle. Ills method of action against the old school, of diplomacy will appRrently bo two: 1 He will be able to point out that the American people will be more disposed to send fpod and lend money to the needy of Europe if American ideals are realized than if they are rejected. re-jected. 2. He will be able by speeches and messages to exert an Incalculable Influence on the people of all countries who In turn will influence their diplomatic diplo-matic representatives. A good many keen observers of the present situation situa-tion are confident that despite the existing ex-isting secret treaties and despite certain cer-tain possible points of friction the American program will in the main go through and the league of nations become be-come a reality." Now what has the senate of the United States to do with this gospel of righteousness which is gripping all Europe? Senator Lodge may storm, but the doctrines which are being preached and that foretell a better ; world, are not awaiting his endorse- 1 menL They nre about to prevail ro-gardlcas ro-gardlcas of the opposition of those who delight In swaggering. i Whon the final word is said, Ger- 1 many will bo thoroughly punished and J mndo to bcaj the burdejOf its destruc tive, barbarous war, but, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing that chastisement, there shall bo a healing peace. And that Is what the plain people of all countries demand. |