The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-08-30
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10 take H|S.PEACE PATH
bres Permanent Peace Must Be Based Upon
Faith Of All Peoples, Upon Justice, Fair
ness, And Common Rights
GUARANTEE
OF PRESENT RULERS OF
Inv CANNOT BE ADOPTED
RIGA MUST HAVE EVIDENCE
!. OF GERMAN PEOPLE.

lnEtOu, ~. G., aug. E6.-fFeS.
wilson has rejected the pope's
note dispatched last night. and
ublic here tonight the president
at While every heart not blindd
rdened by the terrible war musl
he'd by the moving appeal of His
s, it would be folly to take
Iii Of peace he points out if it
bt in fact, lead to the goal he
cal with such a power as the
rulers of Germany upon Pope.
Us plan, declares the president
involve a recuperation Of the
Ii and renewal of the world
tion of that power now baked
bt defeated after sweeping a
ht with the blood of innocent
and children and the helpless
well as of soldiers.
nanent peace must be based up
faith of all the Peoples anil
Justice and fairness and the com
tghts of mankind, he adds, and
|nnol take the word of the pres
of Germany as guarantee of
thing that is 10 endure, unless
tly supported by such conclus-
fdencc Of the will and purpose
German people themselves as
her peoples Of; the world would
stined in accepting"
text Of the note follows:
gust 27, 1917. y
His Holiness,
|hedictus Nv. 4-35y-
pe: y
acknowledgement of the COM
htlon of Your Holiness to the
brent peoples dated Aug. 4, 1917,
|esident Of tie United States re-
ME to transmit the following re-
! |ery heart that has not been
ID and hardened bysthis terrible
bust be touched by this moving
B of His Holiness, the pope, must
he dignity and force of the htl-
(iand generous motives which
bted it and must fcrSently wish
I've might take the peace he SO
lasively points out. But 1t would
lly to take it il 1t does not in fact
10 the goal he proposes. Our res
must be based upon the stern
and upon nothing else. 1t is
mere cessation Of arms he de-
it is a stable and enduring peace.
agony must not be gone through
again, and it must be Il matter
ry sober judgment what will in-
Jus against it.
IS Holiness in substance proposes
I've return to the status quo ante
h and that then there be a gen
condonation, disarmament, and q
rL Of nations, based upon all ac-
nee of the principle of arbitra-
that by a similar concert freedom
E seas be re-establiShed and that
territorial claims Of France and
the perplexing problem OF the
an states, and the restitution OF
nd be left to such conciliator!
|tment as may be possible in thu
temper of such a peace, due re-
being paid to the aspirations o!
peoples whose political fortune!
will be involved.
Against Statue Quo Ante.
is manifest that no part of thi
ram can be successfully carriet
lnless tho restitution of the statu
ante furnishes. a firm and salts
ny basis for IL. Tho object OF tlli
is to deliver the free peoples OF tn
d from the menace and the actua
~ of vast military establishment
rolled by an irresponsible govern
!, which, having secretly plannc'
ominatc the world, proceeded I
the plan out without regar
II TO the sacred obligations Q
y or the long established prac
and long cherished principles Q
action and honor; wllic
Sc its own time for the war; dc