The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-22
THE WAR
UNTIL A MILITARY
VICTORY ACHIEVED
League for National Unity Issues
a Declaration Condemning all
Efforts Toward a Premature
Peace; Crush Autocracy.

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New York. Dec 22-The league
FOR national unit, today issued % dee
laratipn. signed hy IL officers and cN.
ecuttgc committee. IN which an ef-
forts toward Il premature peace are
condemned and the determination Of
continuing the war until "a military
victory Is achieved and the autocratic
power OF the imperial Gcrman gov
ernment is broken l. pledged.
I'VE are lu his war To conquer the
enemy's armies declares the state
ment though not his territory Or
population We intend to nuilify the
power OF the imperial German gov
ernmcny We do not intend that Il
shall gain. at the expense Of other
natiprs, either an enlargement N
TERRITORY OF an expansion 81 Indus
trial and commercial opportunities
or an Increase Of prestige
When German military reverses
obiiterate past victories and the wnr
may becomes Unfavorahle. no doubt
some OF the German parties will be-
gin 70 consider the peace principles
of world democracy. the statement
concludes But no influential Ger
man party Vet sees coming defeat.
There ~. Therefore. 10 yet no com-
man ground for discussion between
the partisans Of might and the paru-
sans Of right
The imperial German government
foiled and defeated in it's plan to Grip
pie the great seif-governine nations
Of the world. first France. next Eng
land. last The Emitted States, Is seek
ing 20 achieve through IT, proposals
FOR peace what 70 has been unable
Q" obtain o., arms.
The imperial German government
seeks a compromise iu the irrepros.
sible conflict between autocracy an
democracy before a. shall b" too late
All who are willing To- c-omprumise an
this issue are willing TO aid despot.
ism. as all who urged compromise ot
Abraham Lincoln Ian the civil wal
aided slavery The American peopl,
today are fighting for their own Ito
erty as well az fo rthe freedom o. ths
world. Tn. world cannot b. sat" foi
democracy ~ long ~ an ORGANIZED
autocracy-its people still helieyini
IL victorious-tis murenched in th'
center OF Europe leading ten miliior
armed men and possessing the re
sources OF i7o million people IN th,
worlds central positiou for an seal
and AN continents
Asserting that the underlying aus
for America entrance into the wa
was hat the German government
endangered our safety and chal
F-. 100. .n. f a.
declares that President Wilson wa
the true spokesman 81 the America
people when he said boo his message &,
congress that the American people
are impatient with those who desir.
peace hy ans sort Of compromise
y compromise ls conceivable
continue the declaration. 'if thc Ger
man government BIZ not utterl3
brought 90 am end by military dctca.
or political revolution from within
Since % lasting world peace ls oui
chi,t war aim. which of Germany
crimes can We afford % accept as m'
noceut nets aud permit to he repeat.
eel and continued Which oppressed
nationality can We safety abandon q,
her sovereignty What slaughter OF
I|unnc.uts and destruction 81 then
property shall We leave without such
reparutiou as can pc afforded hy %,
uancisl indemnity r'
Quoting from president wilson
assertions that the war viii not b,
won until tho rulers of the German
people make respiration for th,
wrong they have done the league
asserts that iudomultjc- shoulG no
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