MR. WILSON AND PEACE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 1407, 1 June 1916, Page 3

MR. WILSON AND PEACE.

AN EFFECTIVE REPLY,

THE MAN OF MANY NOTES

LONDON, May 31. Lord Cromer, in a letter in the Times, says: "President Wilson cannot too clearly understand that, desirous a-s the people of the Empire are of bring-, mg.the war,to a close, they altogether reject the idea of peace save on terms wholly acceptable to themselves and our Allies. President Wilson should also realise that the meaningless and misleading phrasfe invented in Berlin about the freedom of the seas is a mere euphemism for the. destruction ot Britain's naval supremacy. It is inconceivable tha t as a result of the war, the nation will accept a proposal" . to diminish the relative naval strength of the countries. Lastly, despite a friendly feeling towards America it is -mors than doubtful whether' we would wet* come President Wilson inj the role of* mediator. As Note succeeds Note and speech, 'the conviction, is gaining ground •that President Wilson has wholly failed to grasp the views of a vast number of English.m?n upon the cause for which the Allies are fighting." Lord Cromer adds : "This confirmed amazing statement that America is not concerned in -thd causes and objects, of the war means that our confidence? in President Wilson's statemanship is rudely shaken, and it does not appear likely to-be restored to the extent of vesting him with, power to exercise a deciding influence on the terms of peace upon Which the future destinies of the Empire and the civilised world greatly depend."