Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

coined the principle laid down. Bu
existing side by side with this mod
crate wing Of opinion, there has bcel
ana Is a TeaCtiOuuTV party Whicl
wants to crush" Germany seize he
colonies and her trade. grab the Ger
man fleet and the Kicl canal ubolisi
Austria and Turkey, and impose in
IDENTITIES which would reduce Ger
many 10 ScrfdOm for many years
Early in the war. when idyolIsn
. aud altruism scared 20 great heights
100 this country, what is now called thl
+ American peace" seemed 20 claim
/ the dominant place, but later opinion
/ hardened ard grew more bitter. and
from the sinking of the LuHtaula tC
The last few weeks. I have gathered
thot the crush Gcrmany' party Was
on top Lloyd George, by his knock
out interview gave the impression
mat ne belonged to the "stronl
peace faction, but since the Russian
revolution ana the entry of America
ne has signified his belief in the fu-
ture Of the German people and tn the
Feasibility of the peace league plan
and has openly and heartily declared
his JOY that America has earned a
right 10 sit at the peace conference.
Malignants Of the British Juuker
class are more violent and spiteful
than ever because they feel their
power and influence slipping from
mem; the crusted old Tory magazine;
Blackwood' has aroused almost uni
versal indignation by sneering. in its
current issue, ut America anl al the
notion that the world is fighting for
this trumpcry OF democracy" and by
declaring that the motto of the allies
must be mo mercy to the conquered. %
NueIlcans should not allow their
judgement of the British people to be
colored by such outbursts as these
winch as a great liberal editor re-
marked TO mo today represent "rhe
convu lsious OF snake whose back
Is broken.
The democracy of the world looks
TO Britain for deeds. not words. to
measure the sincerity Of the principles
enunciatcd by her statesmen. My view
after Keeping in close touch with
british politics during most of the
war. IS that the new world spirit ot
America and Russia will he satisfied.
The Irish Question.
\ sincere attempt to give self-gov-
ernment TO Ireland will be the first
that the new leaven Is working in
these islands. This effort will he
shortly made. Tho chastened spirit
In which Englishmen have taken ad-
vice from America, and even from
Russia, on the Irish problem is an
evidence Of the change: three months
ago hint Of meddling on the part
of outsiders with the domestic affairs
Of the United Kingdom would have
reused all parties here to anger. But
Americans must not expect too much.
and at once; 1t must not be assumed
that England can simply say to the
Irish, Very well, govern yourselves"
and withdraw her troops Such a
course carried out in the literal fash
ION suggested by some eminent Amer
leans would lead to inevitable and
immediltc civil war; England cannot
permit Sim Feiners, Nationalists ana
Olstermen to cut each others throats:
some measures of agreement among
Irishmen themselves must be arrived
~, The main point is that not only
English liberals but a majority of En-
tEsh Tories are now agreed that ire
and must have home rule as quickly
IS possible; that was not true early
n the war, or before the war and II
vas not true to anything like the
'ame extent when Lloyd George tried.
anu ldllfus lO uIlIk ABOUT a settle
nOnt last summer
The problem of India cannon ~
'olVcd In a year or n decade; we have
rot found II easy to deal with the Fill /
'inos In accordance with our promises I
md desires, and the Indian problem /
$ more complicated thousandfold |
Put the admission bv the imperial |
conference last week of the right of !
he peoples Of india to he represented
when imperial issues are up for de- |
ision marked great step I'm the pro- |
'ress OF the principle of nationality. I
rs for the. German colonies nobody
lcrc wants to keep them excepting n |
CIV high Tories: the difficulty is that |
ew people can see how they can be |
tNen back without stirring up trouble |
n the dominions whose soldiers cap |
ured them. But since the desire to
cGuire pclf no longer exists in the |
overnlng mind, 1t seems safe to pre-
ict that this difficulty can somehow
e bridged when the time comes to
ace IL.
The new spirit has also breathod |
vcr Italy. Not many months ago
he nationalists- or imperialist faction
'as given serious trouble to moderate
Italians and worrying opinion in
England. with its pro gram of exten-
I've annexations based upon stragetic
nd imperialistic aims and not upon
he principles of nationality which
tally cspouscd when she set forth to
herate the Italian districts of the
rontino. the Isonzo region, and Tri-
ste. am now assured upon very
ood authority that Italy will be salts
ed with peace terms that entirely
ilfil President wilson's definition OF
peace that America can endorse and
gree to uphold.
Moderation I'm Froncc.
Poor France, who has suffered so
luch more than any other great pow
rs of the alliance, is correspondingly !
iore bitter towards the enemy than
or comrades in-arms. She desires
lssionately, If Germany can be beat
\, the return of the 1870 war in
emnity and of the provinces of AL
torn from her at the
me, and fun reparation as well for
he damage wrought in northern
rance. The suggestion that the fate
Alsace and Lorraine be determined
' plebisoite to determine the
ishes of the inhabitants themselves
rejected by many Frenchmen on
lie ground that stolen goods should
, returned. that German Immigrants %
TO these provinces since they were
lneNed must not be permitted to
re a Voice in their disposal. The
rohlem is difficult one, and II is
onah.y unwisc to discuss IL further
this time; but that France, too has