The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-08-30

alike in law and In fact. be free The
freedom OF the seas "a the sine qua
non OF peace. equality. and coopera-
ton"
ut n a problem closely connected
with the limitation OF naval arma-
ment and the cooperation OF the nav
ics OF the world In keeping the seas
at once free and safe. And the auoa-
tlon OF limiting nr,al arrangements
opens tho wider and perhaps more
difficult questions OF the limitation
OF armies and OF all programs OF mill
i'ary preparations There can
be no hcnse OF se.oty and equality
nlAong tho nations u great prepond-
Grating armamcnts are henceforth TO
continue here and there to bo built
up aud maintained"
Mere agreements may not make
peace secure. II will be absolutely
necessary that force bo created as a
guarantor OF the premanoncy OF the
settlement so much greater than the
forco OF any nation now engaged or
any alliance hitherto formed OF pro-
jocted that no nation. no probable
combination OF nations. could face or
withstand Il. II the peace presently
TO be made Is 20 endure. II must be a
peace made secure by the organised
major force OF niandkind."
II there were any doubt In our
minds as to which OF the great aili-
ance was the more IN sympathy With
these ideals. Il was removed by the
popular response abroad 10 this ad-
dress Of the President. For while OK
ecptlon was taken TO some parts OF Il
In Britain and France. Il was plain
that so for as the people OF the
Entente we're concerned the PreSi-
dent had been amply justified In stat
ing that he spoke for all foreward
looking. liberalmiEded men and wo-
men. Il was not so IN Germany
The people there who could be reach
ed, and whose hearts we're stirred by
this euunciatlon OF the principals OF
a peoples peace, wore too few or TOO
oppressed TO make their voices heard
IN the councils OF their nation. Al
ready. on January l6. 1917, unknown
TO the people OF Germany, Herr zim-
norman. their Secretary OF Foreign
affairs. had secretly dispatched note
to their minister IN Mexico, informing
him OF the German intention 20 re-
pudiate the SUSSEX pledge and In
structing him to offer TO the Mexican
Government New Mexico and Arizona
n Mexico would Join with Japan IN
attacking the United States.
In the new year OF 1917, as through
our acceptance Of world responsible
ties so plainly indicated IN the Presi-
dents utterances In regard 10 a
league OF nations. we felt ourselves
now drawing nearer 10 full accord
With the powers Of the entente; and
a. on the other hand we found our
selves more and more outraged al
the German Governments methods Of
conducting warfare end their brutal
treatment Of people IN their conquer
cd lands; .wo more and more
uncovered their hostile intrigues
against the peace OF the New World;
and above all, as the sinister and
antidemocratlc ideals OF their ruling /
class became manifest IN their man
ouvers for a peace Of conquest--the
Imperial German Government abrupt
" threw aside tic mask
On the last day Of January. 1871
Court Bernstorff handed 10 Mr. i.ans-
lng note IN which his Government
announced iis purpose 70 intensity |
end render more ruthless the opera
lions Of their submarines AZ sea. in |
manner pxaln.t which our GoTerr
ment had protested nom the begin
hing. The German Chancellor ais
stated before the Imperial Dict thai
the reason this ruthless policS had
not been earlier employed WIS siinp
Is be cause the Imperial German