Week
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contributor: Blakemore, William
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1917-01-27
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note: The Week A British Columbia Newspaper aad Review Vol. XIV, No. 33—15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, January 27th, 1917 President Wilson's Speech FOE a long time President Wilson has been afflicted with cacoethes scribendi. He is now breaking out in another place and is apparently afflicted with the madness of speaking. His address to the Senate is without precedent, and without justification. If it is sincere, it is the vision of an idealist and a dreamer, and for its realization the first condition would be the peopling of this world with a different type of man. If it be a political ruse, as most people believe, it is inopportune and indefensible, indeed it has been not improperly designated a piece of "colossal impertinence." In any event it ignores the prime essentials of the case, which it professes to discuss, and it enunciates new principles, which no nation in the world would agree to accept. A Munroe doctrine extended to Europe by the will of an American president, and a "peace without victory," are two inconceivable propositions. President Wilson has done nothing to justify his attempt to force these views upon the world, indeed his whole conduct during the progress of the War is the strongest condemnation of his present attitude. His severest critics are to be found amongst those of his own countrymen who think for themselves, and their opinion is admirably expressed by a cartoon in New York Life which represents the President as a blind old man carrying a stick, cautiously feeling his way and being led by a dachshund. If this is not the true conception, The W0e.k has another guess coming. A True Story THE indignation aroused in the ranks of both political parties by the unjust dismissal of the late Deputy Minister of Lands has. placed the Minister on his defence, and forced him to offer some explanation. It is a pity that before doing so he did not consult his constituents of Prince Eupert, because they would undoubtedly have warned him against publishin…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; �The Week� Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0374090
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text