The Detroit times., 1917-12-04

be crushed. and az N be not utterly
brought 60 nm end, ~ least Ahut out
from the friendly imtercour~e OF the
nRttonsi and Second, that when TINS
thing and it, power are indeed de-
tented and the time comes that we
Gun discuss prucc--W hcn the Ncrfn"n
people have spokcstueu whose woFu
tsr can believe and when those
spokesmen are ready In the name Of
their people to accept the common
Judgment OF the nations as 60 what
shall hence forth be the bases Of law
and Of covenant for the life Of the
vvorId--ve shaIl he willing and glad
10 pay the full price for peace a1&
psy ~ unErudEtnE
We know what that price will ~.
IL viii be fun, impartial justice, Jus
tice done az cvert point and 90 every
nation that the hnui settlement must
effect. our enemies well az our
friends. 4ou eaten wien NJ. the
voices 90 humanity that are in mo
7 if4- fFs+-7- .--.---- l--as l-l-li l1---
more artiriltfc, more Te~eIasive. ana
they come from tne hearts - men
everywhere They Insist that The
wur shall not end in Tiudic-lre ac-
tiou ~ any Kind tnat no nation -
people shall 30 F--l bed up punished
because the irrEu onsf Bile rulers 40
single country have themselves done
deep and Haomirahie wrong To is
this Thought that has been Expressed
iu tGo formula eC- -@tiou-. uH
coutrf buttons. NO punitive fulrWnt
ties Iugt hHcause this crude f0rru-
la expresses The instructive Judgment
as % right ~ plain men evcrt% here
10 has been made CiIIgrut use ~ tY
the masters % German intrigue pro-
lead the people 90 Russia astray and
tho people ~ every other ruuntrN
their agents could reach in order that
premature peace might be- brought
about before autocracy has been
taught its huai and convincing lesson
and the people ~ tle wHrs YUt iu
control ~ their own destlnles
But the fact that wrong use has
been made - just idea ts uo reason
why ri-ht use s-euIa nor BE maze
cf lt Dc Ought 81 De brought under
tho patronage ~ its real friends
Let if De said again that autoc-
racy must FIRST De shown the utt~
futiilty ~ lts claims t1 power ur
leadership ga the modern world ~
y impossible 90 apply any standard
OF Justice 30 long a. such forces are
unchecked aud undrfeated the
present masters - Germany com
can right Pee see pp az arbitcr and
peace maker among The nations. hnt
when thHt has been done as GOD
wiiifuE. aseuretIF WIlt hFe
shall ar least be free ~ do 8n un-
prcce0ruta1 frIug and this - ta"
time tQ avnH our plfr t1 dn it
ECUHrHFTfF aut Justice. tl the fKrtu-
oven rn tIn part uf fle YICtora
let there be- no nli~uudcre. THHiug.
our present and Immediate task ~ To-
win the war aud nothing shall furn
as aside from it until ~ IL @1-om-
niished. Every power and resource
we possess, whether Of men, Of money.
nr Of materials. D. being drNotrd md
VIII continue 10 ~ dC1ntcd 70 thai
purpose until AZ s. achieved. Those
who desire 10 bring peace about he
fore that purpose h. achieved coun-
sci 10 carry thrir advice ri~e4s here.
We will not entertain ~. We -bait
regard tie war won only " ben
the Germnn people SAY &C. us, tLru
properly accredited reuresenfntiyc~
that they ARE ready 90 nEree 10
settlement based upon justice -Gd
the repHruti0n 81 She wrongs their
rulers have done. IErF Harn dome