The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-17

the throcs OF a titanic struggle
and. whatever may nave been me
views Of her statesmen. the
Italians considered. rightly or
wrongly. that their " liberties
were bound up with the fate OF
the Allies.
In a word. there is very little
hope OF putting an end TO war so
ions as dCmOcraClcs are IN an
formed with regard 10 foreign
affairs and so long a. foreign
policies are decided BY a handful
OF men iu every country. Just in
50 tar a. We are able 10 educate
h peoples OF the world. shall
we b. able to remove the out :
standing causes OF war.
Apart altogether from tho
hostilItics inherited from previous
generations. there Is the strongly
melting cause resulting from zoo
monte pressure. Take any people
hemmCd in by the high tariffs OF
ats ncIghbOrs and. perhaps. lack
ing IN natural resourCcs-Wc Can
easily conceive that such a people
might be starved into impotency
unless some outlet could be OBJ
tanned. For the same reason We
lind nations with no seaboard pro-
testing that they should TOT be de
pTtved OF means of communication
by water with other countries.
\ concrete illustration was Serbia
endowed with agricultural re
sources alone and having no out
lot 10 the sea. while her neighhOrs
all around her locked her within
herself hy prohibitive traits. II
Austria had been more disposed
TO concede terms 10 Serbia. nor
willing to treat her as a nation
that must De allowed to live. the
Immediate cause OF this war
mlght have been removed. \
very large proportion Of the
Austrian people had no real
hostility 10 serbia 10 was only tho
policy Of Austria's ruler which
determined that Serbia must be
sacrificed.
The economic cause Is ono
natural provocative OF war. but
another cause. which might be re
moved by mean OF an informed
democracy. is is 10 be found On
racial divisions and in the un-
willingness OF n~utOCratiC govern
ments 10 COnCede in the State
any rights and liberties 20
minorIties. \ possibility by no
NEAR dcbarrcd from realization
affords a timely illustration. Sup
pose Roumania. al the close ~
the war. should be- in position 20
claim the greater part Of Tran
S|ylyania which. In It's population.
Us essentially Roumanian. she
would find herself governing TWO
separdt. communities in addition
To the preponderant Roumanisn
pOpulatlOu-a large Magyar sec
ton and "a smaller but very com
pact German section. The only
way 10 deal With such diverse
populations wJuld be 10 Grart
them the fullcJ possible measure
OF local autonomy consistent with
the rights and liberties 90
Roumaulan people as "a whole DO
Is quit" possible that kouWauiau
craftsmanship would fail To- meet
the situation 80 fairly and soprac
tiCallv. but an intelligent
Roumanian democracy would
speedy realize there could De no
pcacs-iudccd. no common veal
under any other regime.
Here in petto. and with the Gle
meufs of discoTd gNemplitIpd by a
very few. Is the world Of the near
future. which We await with suon
grave ~anNiefies. Truth and knowl
edge OF the truth afford The sole
basis OF hope for those roadjust-
msufs which. 10 peace is long 20
prevail. must be- founded Do inter
national justice informed with
much forb.araucc. lf the Am.rl-
can people will but assume their
du. part in tho now nasceut Inter
national Mind. they can be potent
FOR good.