The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13

late. more persuasive, and they come
from the hearts Of men everywhere.
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 irresponsible
rulers Of q single country have them
selves done deep and abominable
wrong. 1t 10 this thought that has
been expressed in the formula, mo
apnexations. no contributions, no punt
tY3 indemnities."
Just because this crude formula ex
gesses the instructive judgment as tc
Tight Of plain men everywhere It has
been made diligent use of by the mas
tiers OF German intrigue to lead the
people OF Russia astray-and the PEG
pie OF every other country theii
agents could reach-in order that 9
premature peace might be brought
about before autocracy has beer
taught its final and convincing lessor
and the people Of the world put In
control OF their own destinies.
But the fact that a wrong use hal
been made Of a just idea Is no reason
why a right use should not be made
OF 1t. II ought to be brought undel
the patronage Of its real friends.
Let 1t be said again that the autoc
racy must first be shown the uttel
futility of its claims to power or lead
ership In the modern world. 1t is i'm
possible to apply any standard o.
justice SO long as such forces are un
checked and undefeated as the pres
ent masters Of Germany command
Not until that has been done car
right be set up as arbiter and peace
maker among the nations.
But when that has been done-as
God willing 1t assuredly will be-wt
shall at last be free to do an unprece
denied thing and this Is the time te
avow our purposes to do il. We shall
be free to base peace on generosity
and justice, to the exclusion Of al
selfish claims to advantage even on
the part Of the victors.
Let there be no misunderstanding
Our present and immediate task Is tc
win the war and nothing shall turn
US aside from 1t until 1t is accom-
plished. Every power and resource we
possess. whether Of men, of money OF
OF materials, is being devoted and
will continue to be devoted to that
purpose until 1t is achieved. Those
who desire to bring peace about be.
fore that is achieved. | counsel to car.
ry their advice elsewhere. We will
not entertain 1t. We shall regard the
war as won only when the German
people say to US. through properly &C,
credited representatives, that they
are ready to agree to a settlement
based upon justice and the reparation
of the wrongs their rulers have done
They have done wrong to Belgium
which must be repaired. They have
established power over other lands
and peoples than their own-over the
great empire Of Austria Hungary, over
hitherto free Balkan states, over Tur.
key and within Asia-which must be
relinquished.
Germany's success by skill, by indus.
try, by knowledge, by enterprise, we
did not grudge or oppose. but admired
rather. She had built up for herself q
real empire Of trade and influence, Sc
cured by the peace Of the world. We
were content to abide the rivalries oil
manufacture. science and commerce
that were involved for US In her sue
cess and stand or fall as we had or did
not have the brains and the initiative
to surpass her.
But at the moment when she had
conspicuously won her triumphs oil
peace she threw them away to estab
lish In their stead what the world will
no longer permit to be established
military and political domination b,
arms, by which to GUST where sh.
could not excel the rivals she mos
feared and hated.
The peace we make must remedy
that wrong 1t must deliver the once
fair lands and happy peoples OF Bel
GUM and northern France from thu
Prussian conquest and the Prussiar
menace and 1t must also deliver tn,
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 DONNA
ton Of the Prusslan military and com
mercial autocracy.
We owe 1t, however, to ourselves Il
say we do not wish in any way to i'm
pair or to rearrange the Austro- Hun
gary empire. 1t is no affair OF our.
what they do with their own life
either industrially or politically. w,
do not purpose or desire to dictate Il
them in any way. We only desire t
see that their affairs are left In theil
own hands, In all matters, great OF
small. We shall hope to secure fol
the peoples of the Balkan peninsula
and for the people Of the Turkish EN-
pire the right and opportunity to make
their own lives safe, their own for
tunes secure against oppression or in
justice and from the dictation OF for
eign courts or parties.
No Wrong Against German Empire.
And our attitude and purpose with
regard to Germany herself are of q
like kind. We intend no wrona
against the German empire, no inter
ference with her internal affairs. We
should deem either the one or the 9th
er absolutely unjustifiable, absolutely
contrary to The principles we have
protested to live by and to hold most
sacred through our life as a nation
The people of Germany are beine
told by the men whom they now per
NIT to deceive them and to act az