The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-05

theirs and what action we propose.
They are impatient with those who
desire peace by any sort of comprom-
ise-deeply and Indignantly impatient
but they will be equally impatient
with us IL we do not make 1t plain to
them what our detectives are and
what we are planning for in seeking
to make conquest OF peace by arms.
Must Crush Master.
I believe that | speak for them when
I say two things: First, that this in
tolerable thing of which the masters
of Germany have shown us the ugly
face, this menace of combined intrigue
and force which WI nov see so clearly
as the German power, a thing without
conscience or honor or capacity for
covenanted peace, must be crushed,
and IL II be not utterly brought to an
end, at least shut out from the friend
ly intercourse of the nations; and,
second, that when this thing and its
power are indeed defeated and the
time comes that we can discuss peace
when the German people have
spokesman whose word we can believe
and when these spokesman are ready
In the name of their people to accept
the common judgment of the nations
as to what shall henceforth be the
bases OF law and OF covenant for the
life OF the world-we shall be willing
and glad to pay the fun price for
peace and pay II u~ngrudgingly.
Hears Voice OF Humanity.
We know what that price will be.
1t will be full. impartial justice, JUS
tice done at every point and to every
nation. The final settlement must
affect u enemies as well as our
friends. You catch, with me, the voic-
es of humanity that are In the air.
They grow daily ore audible, more
%articulate, more persuasive. and they
come from the hearts of men every
where. They insist that the war shall
not end in vindictive action of any
kind; that no nation or people shall
be robbed or punished because the ir.
responsible rulers OF a single country
have themselves done deep and abom-
Unable wrong.
Huns Lead Slavs Astray.
II Is this thought that has been ex'
pressed in the formula mo annexa
tions. no contributions, no punitive in
| IDENTITIES" Just becauseAthis crude
| formula expresses the instructive judg
ment as to right of plain men every
where, 1t has been made diligent use
| of by the masters OF German intrigue
to lead the people OF Russia astray-
and the people of every other country
their agents could reach in order that
a premature peace might be brought
| about before autocracy has been
| taught its final and convincing lesson
and the people OF the world put In
| control of their own d~estinies.
To Base Peace on Justice.
But the fact that q wrong use has
| been made of a just idea Is no reason
why a right use should not be made
of 1t. II ought to be brought under
the patronage of it's real friends. Let
ii be said again that autocracy must
first be shown the utter futility of LII
claims to power or leadership In the
modern world. II is impossible to ap
ply any standard of justice so long al
such forces are unchecked and unde
feated as the present masters OF Ger
many command. Not until that hal
been done can Right be set up as ar
bitter and peacemaker among the ma
tons. But when that has been done
as God willingly 1t assuredly will be-
we shall at last be free to do an un
precedented thing and this Is the time
to avow our purpose to do 1t. We shall
be free to base peace on generosit!
and justice to the exclusion OF all Sc
fish claims to advantage ever on tn
part of victors.
To Give All To Win War.
Let there be no misunderstanding
Our present and immediate task is I
win the war and nothing shall turn u
aside from 1t until it is accomplished
Every power and sou we posses
whether OF men. of money or of mate
rails, is being devoted and will cor
tinue to be devoted to that purpos
until 1t is achieved. Those who desir
to bring peace about before that pul
pose is achieved counsel to carr
their advice elsewhere. We will no
entertain 1t. We shall regard the wa
as won only when the German peopl
say to us, through properly accredite
representatives. that they are ready :
agree to a settlement based upon Jul
tice and the reparation OF the wrong
their rulers have done. They hav
done . wrong to Belgium which mus
be repaired. They have established
power over other lands and people
than their wn-ove the great en-
pire Of Austria Hungary, over hilbert
free Balkan states. over Turkey an
within Asia-which must be relir
Quished.
German Industry Admired.
"Germany's success by skill. BY II
dusty by knowledge. By enterpris