Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-05

rations and second, that when this l thing and it's power are indeed defeat ed and the time comes that we can discuss peace-when the German peo- pie have spokesmen whose word we
 can believe and when those spolzes-
 men are ready in the name of their
 people to accept the common judg-
 ment of the nations as tc what shall henceforth be the basis of law and of convenant for. the life of the world we shall be willing and glad to pay the full price of peace and pay it un- grudgingly. We know what that price will be. It will be full, impartial jus ice-justice done at every point and to every nation that the final settle
 ment must affect, our enemies as well as our friends.
 No vindicative Action. You catch, with me the voices of humanity that are in the air. They grow daily more audible, more artic- ulate, more persuasive, and they come from the hearts of men everywhere. They insist that the war shall not
 end in vindicatfve action of any kind;
 that no nation or people shall be
 robbed or punished because of the
 irresponsible rulers of single coun-
 abominable wrong. It is this thought
 that has been expressed in the form ula. NO annexadons, no contributions,
 no punitive ind<mnitieS." Just be-
 
 instructive judgment as to the right of plain men everywhere it has been
 made diligent use of by the master
 of German intrigue to lead the people
 of Russia astray-and the people of could reach, fin order that a prema-
 ture peace might be brought about before autocracy has been taught it's
 final and convir ring lesson and the
 people of the world put in control of their own destfuies
 But the fact that wrong use has
 been made of a just idea is no reason
 why a right use should not be made
 of it It ought to be brought under
 the patronage of its real friends. Let it be said again that autocracy must first be shown the utter futility of it's
 claim to power or leadership in the
 modern world.
 It is impossible to apply any stan dard of justice as long as such forces are unchecked and undefeated as the present masters of Germany command. Not until that has been done can right among the nations. But when that has been done-as. God willing, it assured ly will be done-we shall at last be Tree to do an unprecedented thing and do it. We shall be free to base peace on generosity and justice to the exclu- sion of all selfish claims to advantage
 even on the part of the victors
 No Peace Won Until Victory. Let there be no misunderstanding Our present and immediate task is to ! win the war, and nothing shall turn us aside from 1t until if is accom- plfshed. Every power and resource we possess, whether of men, of money or
 of material. is being devoted. and will continue to be devoted to that purpose until 1t is achieved. Those who desire
 to bring peace about before that pur- pose is achieved I counsel to carry their advice elsewhere.
 We will not entertain it We shall regard the war as only won when the German people say to us, through properly accredited Representatives that they are ready to agree to d set | clement based upon justice and tfis reparation Of the wrongs their rulers have done. They have done d wrong to Belgium which must be repaired. They have established a power over other lands and peoples than their own over the great empire of Austria : Hungary, over the hitherto free Balkan States, over Turkey and within Asia which must be relinquished.
 Crush Prussian Power. Germany's successes by skill bv in dustry. by knowledge, by Enterprise, we did not grudge or oppose. but ad- mired rather. She had built up for herself real empire of trade and in fiuence, secured by the peace of the
 world We were content to abide the
 rivalries of manufacture. science and A. | l. s.