Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

which followed on it's occupation; the deportation of a portion of its popula- tion; the cruel oppression of the re- mainder. And lest the nations happily
 protected either by British fleets oI
 by their own from German armie1 should suppose themselves safe from German methods, the submarine has
 (wtihin its limits) assiduously imi-
 tated the barbarous practices of tho sister service. The war stams of thd central powers are well content td
 horrify the world if at the same time
 they can terrorize it.
 Reform of International Relations.
 "Tf then the central powers succeed
 1t will be to methods like these tiat they owe their success. How can any reform of international relations be based on peace thus obtained2 Such a peace would represent the triumph of all the. forces which make war cer- tain and make it brutal. It would ad- vertise the futility of all the methods on which civilization relies to ellm- mate the occasions of international dispute and to mitigate their feroclty Germany and Austria made the present war inevitable by attacking the rights of one small state, and they gained their initial triumphs by violating Che treaty guarantees of the territories Ot another. Are small states going to find in them their protectors or in treaties made by them a bulWark against aggression?
 Terrorism by Land and Sea.
 "Terrorism by land and sea will have proved itself the instrument Of victory. Are the victors likely to abandon it on the appeal of neutrals2 If existing treaties are no more than scraps of paper. can fresh treaties help us? If the violation of the most fun danental canons of international law be crowned with success, will it not be in vain that the assembled nations labor to improve their code? None will profit by their rules but powers who break them. It is those who keep them that will suffer.
 Three Conditions for Durable Peace.
 Though, therefore. the peopIs of this country share to the full the desire of the president for peace, they do not believe peace can be durable if it is not based on the success of the allied cause. For a durable peace can hard Iy be expected unless three conditions are fulfilled. The first Is that existing causes of international unrest should be as. far as possible removed or weakened. The second is the aggreB- sive aims and tho interruptions meth ods of the central powers should fall into disrepute among their own peo- ples. The third is that behind inter law and behind all treaty ar- for preventing or limiting hostilities some form of international
  would give pause to the hardest az gressor. These conditions may be dif- ficult of fulhllment. But we believe them to be fin general harmony with the presidents ideas and we are con- hdent that none of them can be satiB- 4 lied, even imperfectly, unless peace be secured on the general lines indicated (so far as Europe is concerned) in the Joint note. Therefore 1t is that this country has made, is making and is prepared to make sacrifices of blood and treasure unparalleled in it's hfs- .ory. It bears these heavy burdens not merely that 1t may thus fulfil it's treaty obligations nor yet that it may secure a barren triumph of one group )f nations over another. It bears them because it firmly believes that on the 'uccess of the allies depend the pros oects of peaceful civilization and of hose international reforms which the ,est thinkers of the new world, as of he old, dare to hope may follow on he cessation of our present calami- ies''
 Note Entirely Unexpected.
 Great Britain's note was entirely to officials here, but was 'ratifying because they interpreted it IS step toward the world federation O preserve peace to which President Wilson, both in his speeches and his ,tates.
 Great Britain justifes her continu- tSO VI HOSNAilISS. IL ANaa pOlnteu out ot only for the immediate objects of he. war. but also on the necessity thaf behind international law and behind II treaty arrangements for prevent 1g or limiting hostiIities some form of lternational sanction should be de- ised which would give pause to fha ardiest aggressor"
 It is just some such arraneemont.
 was pointed out. which President Wilson has been urging and which is Npected to cause wider dfr. ,-,.o',.,,,,-,s ] American foreign policy than any. ther question raised in the countrv's istory. Great Britain's answer u;aa lterpreted as her official acceptanco nd endorsement of the presidsnts