Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-15

i koFco n treaty. without reparctIcn Tor
tho infringement OF that treaty
merely by entering into n now. moro
weeping and comprehensive treaty.
would DO farce In tho setting OF u
tragedy"
Victory, declared tho Premier. was a
question &C tonnage. Germany was
eamhliuG upon Americas failure 70
transport her army to Europe. Tho
future OF the world depended upon tho
Efforts Gres, Britain and America
make 20 increase their output OF ships
poIt year. he declared. Tho food i'm
ports next year he said in this con-
acc.ion, must be reduced 100000 tons
by increased home production and
economy.
PREMIER HAS NO FEAR
or. ENTHEoiE TtCIFL!TS
In his reference TO tho effect OF Lord
AansGownc's letter. the Premier said
DC did not fear the extreme pacifiats
but that there was an active minority
Of people busyinE themselves with the
view that the letter was supposed to
sdvoea,p. and who thought that they
bad discovered a leader in the action
Of enforcing tho country into Il pre-
mature and u v.nGw:shcd peace.
II warn the nation" said the IRE
S41cc. 10 HdtCG men VINO tlink tNcrc
o. halfway house between victory
and defeat. There s no such half
way house. These arc tho men who
ehiHk the war can be ended now by
some sort OF reace--the setting ny OF
q league O. nations with conditions as
50 arbitration for diarutes and pro-
visions for Disarmament. md with a
covenant or the part OF ali nations TO
.,ln ti,,eG
That is tic right policy after vie
tory. Without victory il would y"
farce Who would sign such 4 treaty?
] presume, among others. the people
who have 50 far successfully broken
the last. Who would enforce the new
treaty: I presume tho nations that
have 30 fay not quito succeeded in en-
forcin: the last.
1c end the rS- entered upon and 30
enforce treaty without reputation for
Infringement OF that treaty merely by
entering INTO more sweeping treat"
"ouio' indeed he farce in the set
nHE OF tragedy.
VIC are not Gr!Slcd by more words
llkc disarmament, arbitration and sim
'iar terms. You cannot wage war or
secure peace % mere words. VIC ought
never 10 have started unless VIC meant,
I" al! ha@aTos, to complete our task.
h|hiFiS NOW pEALlNG
WITH CRIMINAL STATE
~ courS" our enemies arc ready TO
accept peace caNinS them with some
e' me riche.t provinces and the fairest
ciue' OF tu&Sia III their pockets. II is
1oie TO yak o. security under such con-
nftiohS There Is no protection fer life
or property in state whcro the GRIM !
~, 1s1
Inc Ia" OF na'ionS is no exception. VIC
arc aoai'n with criminal state now,
ana thefe VIII away" 20 criminal states
Until tne reward az international crime
becomes 100 Frrcarious TO make It prof
't"e'c ana INC phn'Shmcn' OF intcrnh'
u"nai crmn becomes to" sure TO make
IL attractive
W. arc contr"h'cd V''tn THO aIterna'
yves 81 aeaS'nE onr*"irr" In terror be-
fo'e tne 'a~i"s'n"E' "hich means ulti-
nN'e'S Nor.n tnNniioaten by success
'ui oa""''a or s"'nS 'Nro"Th WIN our
.atN 10 eats o'sh r'fh'eons ana last
i"s Pesf' TOT Ourselves ana our emil.
e" '',e'E ~ 'H'oh WIN any REGARD
'r .'s "n'i any rohor can
ta'o "'o'ncn' III ''H 0hoi'c.
u there "aa no proSncct OF things
n"& o','' ','' ''h"er "" fought
"o''' Nv 'o' anooS I" r'o'oRI tho
''' '''H US an "r'n'S convinced
""'F''o 'o7'c "n'o""ro event" ana ois-
f'u'1E'hs HFn'aran"'"' 'hh' W. arc
"e"nE rrcSr"aS io""rd inc
- e."'' "'''n 'esaF' peace
ve' 'u'.a TO f'oSs'a 81 'NN very mo-
mem "nch ,ne RUSSIAN military spirit
"h w" oo"S''"'ne'% 3" DC
w ''' s'ta' "'St WIN WHICH,
."H so!traeoe" ano nav Deer charged.
.Nu. nLGs NIT
hehAl'pEn TO WORLD
Tho German victories have been
'"h;ssoHea u the world. hit her
o"e''s "'n "o' arN'ar ~ the hnl!"'
~ We KNOW something
49," ".m 7s aoa:" sr'H. IF N" Er',.
'sn navy !" haN'ns i'3 effect, and the
OF GUY NocH: Is making An i'm
"h'C" WI tell IN the "nd
'nS VINO ~ th2 last fortnight have
80, I"n'-"T neFFo"" hrShhd'wr
!" t"S "''on gre INC same erc: rho
'eScHt!E were organizing & l."stc-i-ai