Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-12-08
lses OF law OF covenant for the
q the world-we shall be willing
glad TO pay the full price for peace

tiee done at every point. and 10 every
nation that the GnRl settlement must
Affect. our enemies, as well a. our
friends.
You catch, with me, the voices Of
humanity that are in the air They
grow daily more audible. mora articu.
late, more persuasive. and they come
from the hearts OF men everywhere
They insist that the war shall not end
In vindietive action of any kind. that
no nation or people shall be robbed or
punished because the irresponsible
rulers OF single country have them
selves done deep and abominable
wrong II IL this thought that has been
expressed in the formula. no annexa.
ton. no contributions, no punitive in
IDENTITIES
Just because this crude formula eI.
presses the instructive judgment as to
right OF plain men everywhere II has
been made diligent use OF BY the mas
ters OF German intrigue to lead the
people OF Russia astray and the PEG
pie OF ever, other country their agents
could reach in order that premature
peace might be brought about before
autocracy has been taught it, iinal and
convincing lesson. and the people OF
the world put in control OF their own
destinies.
Autoeraey Must BE pethroned.
the fact tina: a wrong use has
a nj fug ~ tIau 10
why = right use should not be made OF
Il. II ought to be brought under the
patronage OF It's real friends Let il
be said again that autocracy must first
be shown the utter futility OF its
claims 70 power or to leadership in the
modern world II is impossible 10 ap-
ply any standard OF justice so long as
such forces are unchecked and undo.
fealed a. the present masters OF Ger
many command.
Not until that has been done can
right be sci up as arbiter and peace.
maker among the nations But when
that has been done-as, God willing
IL atsuredly will be-we shall at last
be free to do an unprecedented thing
and this is the time to avow our pur.
pose 10 do II We shall BE- free 10
base peace on generosity and justice,
20 the exc,uslOn Of all selfish claims TO
advantage even on the part OF the vic.
tors
Our Task Is To Win the War.
Let there be no misunderstanding
Our present and immediate task is to
win the war. and nothing shall turn
us aside from il until il IS accom-
plished Every power and resource we
possess. whether of men. OF money
or OF materials. is being devoted and
will continue 10 be devoted 10 that
purpose until II is achieved.
Those who desire TO bring peace
. about before that purpose is achieved
counsel to carry their advice else
where. We will not entertain It. We
shall regard the war as won only when
the German people say g US. through
properly accredited Representatives
that they are ready to agree TO a set
tlement based upon justice and the
PREPARATION OF the wrongs their rulers
have done
They have done wrong 20 Belgium
which must be repaired They have
established a power over other lands
and peoples than their own over the
great Empire of Austria.llungary. over
hitherto free Balkan States over Tur
key and within Asia which must be
relinquished
Teuton Allie Must Be Liberated
GERMANY success by skill. by in
dustry. by knowledge. By enterprise
We did not erudge or oppose but ad
mired rather She had built up ion
herself real empire of trade and in
fiuenc, secured by the peace OF the
world We were content to abide the
riyalrieS OF manufacture. science and
commerce that were involved for US
In her success and stand or tan as We
had o. did not have the brains anG
the initiative TO surpass her
But 81 the moment when she hac
conspicuously won her triumphs OF
reace she threw them away, 10 estab
lsh in their stead what the world vii
40 longer permit 10 be established
military and political domination b.
arms, by which TO Dust where she
could not excel the rivals she most
feared and hated,
The peace We make must remedy
that wrong II must deliver the once
fair lands and happy peoples of Bel
GUM and Northern France from In,
Prussian conquest and the Prussian
menace, but II must also deliver the
peoples Of Austria-Hungary, the PEG
pies of the Balkans and the peoples OF
Turkey, alike in Europe and in Asia
from the impudent and alien domino
ton Of the Prusslan military and com
>le. eial autocracy.