The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-18

ly or for it's own use"
I'M interested to know" put
IN Pachmann, smoothly, lin what
manner you propose to secure the
consent of the various nations to
this scheme. The smaller ones will
doubtless be glad to fall into line;
but you surely do not expect Eng
land and France, for example, to
agree merely because we ask it,"
TO those who do not consent"
Ward answered calmly, 1--WE will
give a demonstration of the neces-
sity for doing So"
"Some such demonstration as
that of Mondayf"
Yes = greater ones, if need
be-"
Pachman considered this
thoughtfully.
1T might do" he said, at last
"A few such demonstrations
would no doubt be convincing. Yet
there might be one or two which
would be obdurate-"
81 think, in the end, we can con-
vince them"
"You will go to any lengths to
do sof"
ITO any necessary lengths"
Pachmann nodded
II was DESTROYS of getting q
clear expression from you upon
that point" he ssid. "Pray con-
tinue."
II do not believe there win b.
many such nation," Ward went
on You have spoken Of France
and England. I believe France
viii consent, for sho - . nation Of
idealists. / should have chosen
her to lead the movement, but for
the fact that her army and navy
are inferior to yours, and 50 she
might seem to be- acting from fear
or from self interest Should You
refuseIshould we be unabls to
agree-it viii be to France I shall
go next As for England, she also
fears you-she viii be glad to es-
cape from the burden of her arma-1
ments and from the shadow Of
your great power In fact all ma
tons In whose governments the
people have . voice will be eager
for disarmament. And the people
everywhere must be allowed to
speak. If those in power seek to
crush them, to restrain them, we
must assist them to throw off the
yoke of tyranny and decide for
themselves"
All" said Pachmann, very
quietly. Socialism, sect"
1.-THE rule Of the people," said
Ward, calmly.ssThe freedom Of the
people-can it what you will. That
is what I labor for. The people Of.
each nation must be free to choose
! by whom and in what manner they
will be governed. That evolution
will, of course, take many years;
but it must not be cramped or re-
tarded. At the very outset, it will
make two considerable changes in
the map Of Europe. Poland will be
reconstructed and Alsace-Lorraine
restored to France.
Pachmann started violently, and
q wave Of angry red swept over
his face.
Impossible he cried. Elm,
possible To that we can never
consent!''
Ward smiled at his emotion.
Why mott he asked, ironic.
ally. 81
Because, shouted Pachmann,
sElsass and Lorraine are German
they were stolen from Germany
by France two centuries ago.
They were not German-they
We're independent states and they
are not German now. They are
French. However, am quite will
ing to leave the final decision to
the people Of those provinces. You
cannot object to that!l''
Pachmann lifted his cigar from
one corner Of his mouth to the
ether. His face was ivid.
Beware that you do not at-
tempt too much, my dear sir !, lie
said, and there was III his voice !
covert threat mot 70 be dihRuised.
SsI warn you. But, ii this con
Injection, some other questions o.
eur to me- Whist ofs Lrelandan
a