Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-06
THE PRESIDENT TO TIE POPE

THE PRESIDENT TO TIE Popt
President Wilson, with the appar
ent concurrence Of the Allied pow
ers at war with the Teutonic pow
ers of Central Europe, on Tuesday
OF last week, made the first OF the
Allies replies TO the Pope's peace
note of August l. Needless to say
the President acquitted himself mob
" in this delicate task If answer
ing the vat,can's subtle move for
peace In certain and unequiyocat-
Inc terms. cur Chief Executive
asain laid down tbs conditions, alone
men which peace miSht be breach
ed 10 the United States of Ameri-
ca BY her present enemies. the
President again, in plain and clear
cut words, through the Secretary OF
State. Mr.. Lansing. states the real
issues that now prolong the war.
Z slintully paies away the real
value OF the Fope's plan for peace,
giving due credit to its merit, but
he also brings to light and holds
IL plain view, the fundamental weak
ness and the incipisnt and dormant
possibilities fer the recurrence OF
another war. And shows the Vati-
can the very thing i. desires, that
is. enduring peace, cannot be at
tanned by the proposed plan. And
enduring peace is tho Presidents de-
sire. The enc thing that must be
accomplished before peace can come,
says the President, is the absolute
destruction of the power of Auto
cracy and Militarism in Germany. I'm
I'll the Prussian hcgemony is extir-
pated and the German people them
selves give assurances OF honesty
and integrity in international deal
ings, there is nc use t. give up the
struggle that ALREADY has cost the
world so much blood, misery and
money.
The President says OF the Pope's |
plan of returning tc the status quo
ante bellum
at is manifest that no part of
this program can be successfully car
ried out unless the restitution OF
the status quo ante bellum furnishes
a firm and satisfactory basis for it. /
Tho object CT this war is to de- !
liver the free peoples OF the world
from the menace and the actual .
power Of vast military establish
ment controlled by an irresponsible
government which, having secretly
planned to dominate the world, pro
ceeGed to carry that plan out with
out regard either 70 the sacred ob-
legation Of treaty, or long estab-
Hshed practices and long cher
ished principles of international
action and honor; which chose its
own time fer the war; delivered its
blew fiercely and suddenly; stopped
1T no barrier whether OF law or
mercy; swept whole continent with
a tide OF blood-not the blood of sol
diers only, blt the blood Of innocent
yomen and children also, and CT
he helpless poor; and now stands
balked but not defeated, the enemy
Of four-fifths CT mankind" X
Taking up the matter OF our war
aims. the President takes time to
clear up that phase OF the ques-
lion by saying: I
THE American people have snf-
cred intolarable wrongs at the
lands of the Imperial German Gov
ornment. but they desire no repris-
u upon the German People, who
have themselves suffered all things .
IN this war which they did not
choose"
I'VE believe that the intolerable ,
wrongs done IN this war by the furi-
ous and brutal power CT the Inn /
perial German Government ought to /
be repaired but not at the expense /
Of the sovereignty OF any people {
rather vindication Of the sover-- t
signty both OF those that are strong I
and those that arc wea}S Puni- G
i've damages, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II empires. the establishment OF
'~lfish and exclusive economic !
eagu 2. we dem inexredient and
u the end worse than futile no
roper basis for a peace OF any
Iind, least of all for an enduring
;oaee: That must be based on
Justice and fairness and the COM
non rights OF mankind"
And as . closing word, terrific ,
Ind immutable In its declaration !
md import, the President tells how ,
md when, and only how and [
when, peace may be broachee with l
my hope Of success to the United (
States. {
We cannot take the word of the c
present rulers OF Germany as a guar .
'ntee for anything that is to ems
lure unless explicitly supported by :
'uch conclusive evidence OF the will
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