TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-08-11
A PLEA 0 PEACE.

a L
Hearst, who is in California
Your article on peace with
out annexation, published in
the Washington Post, is inter-
preted by one Of the Demo
cratic leaders as hostile to the
Administration. We shall be
glad TO publish your reply to
this suggestion.
The Washington Times"
We received from San Fran
cisco the telegram from Mr..
Hearst, which follows:
San Francisco, Cal, July Is.
To the Editor Of The Times:
Your distinguished friend
makes a grievous mistake and
does me a grave injustice. /
have the most earnest desire not
only to serve our country, but
to help our party and our party
leaders.
1t is the custom Of many PEG.
pie to believe that anyone who
disagrees with them is influenc-
ed by unworthy motives, but
this is not a wise or a just as
SUMPTION. My only motives are
to see the United States and her
allies make the speediest pos
sible peace, and the best possible
peace for the interests of our
own people and their own peo-
pie.
I urge a peace without in
demnity or annexation; first, be-
cause / do not think that the
people of the United States
want any indemnity or annexa-
ton for themselves, and, second,
because I do not think that they
desire TO sacrifice their sons to
secure that annexation and ag-
grandizement for others that
they do not ask for themselves.
l have still another reason
for urging peace without an
nexation or indemnity, and that
is that such a peace can prob
ably be secured within a rea-
sonable time by pressure brought
to bear by the United States on
the various combatants, while a
peace of aggression and ag-
grandizement can only be secur-
ed after years of war in which
millions of young Americans,
the pride and promise Of our
country, will be killed.
/ have a final reason for urg-
ing a peace without indemnity
or annexation, and that is be-
cause I deeply desire to see
Belgium and France freed from
] German occupation, and because
| believe that such a peace
would be the saving Of Belgi.
um and France. / sincerely
and firmly believe that peace
/, without annexation or indemn.
ity is the best terms that the
allies can get under present dis.
tressing conditions, and that il
they do not take these terms
now they may not get as good
later.
!. / say this because the success
, Of the allies depends in such de.
termining measure upon the
loyalty and stability of Russia,
, and there is neither loyalty to
the allied governments nor
: stability in their own Govern.
! ment in Russia at the present
time.
The Russian leaders can be
cajoled or coereed or bought OF
influenced in some way to dc
the will Of the allies, but ths
! Russian people cannot be so in
fluenced. Leaders in Russia
: nowadays are Of no importance
They are changed over night
Ii is not what the leaders say
J that counts. 1t is what tht
! people say. The people, through
their representative committee
. Of soldiers, farmers and work
! ingmen, have formally declared
that the revolution was not an,
more against the Gar than i
) was against the war.
i If the people then deposed tn,
Gar for projecting them int
d war, they viii as certainly de
! pose any other leaders who pu
! them into war, and they will dt
this more easily now that the
I have learned how to exercisi
their power. They are like
! horse that has run away once
! 1t is always ready to run ava,
! again. If the people of Russi;
/ want peace they are going t,
have peace, and if they can
. make peace with Germany Il
! conjunction with the allies, the,
] will make peace with German,
- t.