Evening journal., 1914-10-01
"A War For Peace
lFrom the Wall street journal

How is America 10 enter into any
such discussion as respects details Oh
settlements
Some people believe that ii The allies
are successful Belgium should not only
be paid iul damage but double indem-
nifty and France should get back her
billion dollar indemnity OF 1871 with
compound interest.
This is Just where American princi-
pies of fair play and rule for the peo-
pie by the people can properly come M
with most proper discussion OF terms
of peace.
These American principles should be
continually discussed and continually
lput before the world. Perhaps they
may be primarily formulated as iol-
| lows:
First-The government belongs 70
the people and not the people TO the
government. This primarily affects the
disposition of Alsaoe-l.oruine, but
Second Larger units IN nationality
] facilitate the exchanges and intercourse
of the people with the least barriers
and. therefore, favor the highest indi.
vidual development; and individual
freedom and development Is the highest
thing to bc promoted by both society
and government
: Third rransicr of moneys, lands and
peoples from one nation 60 another as
the result OF force in war is in general
an evil ongouderng future wars and
renrisals.
Il would be universally agreed that
Belgium Is Justly entitled 60 lull indem-
nitys but damages hy punishment upon
Germany should not bc sought. An
over. .indcmnihcaiion either augment'
frictions which may arise from Other
causes.
When Japan made peace with Russio
without look for indemnity she
showed herself entitled to rank viii
every Christian nation. She hae
proven her patriotism and that she wa'
not nation designed for loot or piracy
r France Is not in the position of Bel
giula. France has not been as guilt!
? of war preparation aimed TO take iron
Germany as Germany has been guilty
e. of war preparation aimed TO take from
/ England.
France IS wise enough aud Englan'
is big enough and Russia is youn'
enough to be careful concerning indem
'nitv cNactions from Germany. All hav
e been war powers and if they now tri
umph in their united action agains
/ Germany they can find the largest in
dcmnity in lasting peace which vii
, save each nation more than it couh
. ever hope to collect. as a finality, fron
I Germany.
/ Let the discussions of peace go on
/ Let the principles OF America be soun
! ded and resoundcd throughout the worl
, and let these principles of peace and no
i the principles which have prevailed j
the old world and which have mad
spols of war cndangering new wars.
Let the spoil of this great war be
g universal peace and lasting peace ca
II come only by universal disarmament.
The true example of disarmament
, may be had from America. For a hun
l. drcd wears no armies, forts or ships G
r war have been allowed on the norther
a United States border extending n di.
S tance of more than 4.O00 miles. Ne
o over these borders have been man
s boundary disputes. some of them last
S ing for thirty-fve years; and there hay
been 'Fcnian" raids and threatene
d raids. and fishery disputes and nationi
?. and international blunders both in ta
r ifs and diplomacy. Yet bv the vel
e absence of armies. forts and war ship
le guaranteed by the memorandum
a- agreement OF hundred years ago, a
is disputes have been adjusted as ami
r ably over the border as between eli
liens on either side.