The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
"a Review Of American Foreign
Policy During the World War

the common enemy of all the other ma
tions.
1t Is new world balance, based on the
theory that at any given time the pre-
ponderant power Of the world will be in
favor Of maintaining things as they are"
rather than In permitting any one group
to force change through militaristic ag-
gression.
1t goes without saying that the con-
sent Of all the major nations must be
gained before the plan becomes more
than concept. There is fair chance
that it may be accepted at the close OF
the European war.
The first essential to the success of the
plan Is that Germany must, in some way,
be welcomed back to the family Of ma
tions; that she be. not outlawed or os-
tracised. For her cooperation Is neces-
sary to the establishment of a peace lea
que. A crushed. PROSTATE, Germany
would be q continual menace to the
peace OF the world; It would insure the
re-hghting Of the present conflict at q
date not SO distant as II seems.
Whatever happens. a nation counting
70, 100000 of the most efficient people
In the world, cannot be eliminated from
any international equation after the war,
no matter how badly beaten and broken
they may seem to be. ..-
Must Blot Out Mnitarfsm,
In some way the German military au,
tocracy must be blotted out and the Ger.
man people brought into the zone of thu
European democracies. Any attempt tc
impose the terms Of an arrogant victor
on Germany will confirm the conviction
Of its people that their sole dependence
Is in the continuance of the military RIM
which has brought them to their present
desperate straits.
That IL the problem before allied diplo
macy, and 1t must be solved, despite tn,
pressure Of British and other imperial
lists pulling In the direction Of a despotic
aggrandizing peace settlement
That, in a nutshell is the meaning o.
| the Presidents phrase peace withou,
victory" 1t Is one of the cornerstonel
| OF the policy which the United State
Will support when the eventful peac,
council comes. as come II must. Their,
Is no doubt that 1t will be sharply op
| posed by the tories and imperialists o
Great Britain and France, but there 4
good ground for hoping that the appea
to the progressive and democratic senti
ment Of the world will not be in vain.
Alternative 1. sharp,
| But should the Presidents peace plan
fan in the conference to follow the Close
OF hostdlities. 1t will practically force tn,
| entire world, including the hitherto non
aggressive United States, to be organized
on more sharply imperialistic basis thar
| ever before.
| should the dominant power among tn,
entente nations (assrming that they viii
the war, which seems inevltab ble) plac,
the claims of their national interest
above and beyond the logic and promis,
or an organized internationalism, 1t viii
! leave reaction in all the democratic coun
| tries more strongly intrenched than n ha,
been in a generation.
II the allies carry out the plans Of III.
Paris economic conference. II Grea
Britain permits no modification OF tn,
marine absolutism which she is ahIa +,
impose through her navy. the effect O,
the United States will inevitably be ,
redoubling. tripling. quintupling of ou
armament the development of militarisn
which will make the claims of domes
tic democratic development entirel,
secondary.