The Ordway new era., 1917-06-15

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,,her.li,v and Justice Of purpose. Day
only to preserve the power tney n.
set up In Germany and the seiiisn =.
yantaxes which they have wfonSv
gained for themselves and their PIT
va,e proiects of power. all the way
from Berlin to Basdad and beyond
Government after government has, oy
their influence, without open conquest
Of its territory. been linked together
in net of intrigue directed asains'
nothing less than the peace ana nv
erty of the world.
.The meshes OF that intrisse must
be broken. but cannot be broken un'
less wrongs already done are uhoohe'
and adequate measures must De taken
IN ureveut II from ever again being
r.woysn or repaired OF course the
imperial German government Anu
those whom II is using for their own
undoing are seeking 10 obtain pieuses
that the war will End in the res'ofa-
tion or the status quo ante. was
the status quo ante out Of which THIS
iniouitous war issues forth. the power
OF the imperial German government
within the empire and its widespread
domination and influence OUTSIDE Oh
that empire. That status must be al
tered in such fashion as TO prevent
any such hideous hing from ever
happening again.
We are fighting .or the liberty. the
Ssl.-goyernment and the indicated
development Of all Feo9les, and every
feature Of the So, snslt that con
cluGss the war must bs conceived and
executed for that purpose Wrongs
must first Be rtEE--t, and then sde
auzts safeguards nus; b created 10
prevent their being committed again
We ought rot TO consider remedies
merely because th-y have i pleasing
and soaorous sound Practical CUES
tiC1s can BE- settle only BY practical
means Phrases vt-l cot achieve the
result Effective --at!Ustuents Will,
and whatever rpzd dICstus1ts are nee
essay must be made
But they must to,lo% principle
and that PRINCIPE Is plain No peo-
PIE must be torcst under sovereignty
: II 49, s--.H 49, ~ "a
No territory must change hands eN-
cept for the P1rpos- @: securing those
Who tnhabit Il sa-T chance o. life and
liberty
No lrtsunities z1sJ - insisted on
except those that constitute payment
to- manifest vruzEs done No read
.ustnsa- OF POKE must BE- made sx-
cept such as viIi lend TO secure the
future peace ot ;he World and the fu-
ture Welfare AM hzPqtness OF its peo-
pies
Free P-crI-s HGs. Combine
And then ths t-es peoples Of the
=o-it INST trz- together in some
coa5ol covenant s1zs genuine and
practical cc-ov<Tz;tG- that Eiu IN et-
fe-t combine tk=-- force TO secure
peace and 5EsI1ce Il the dealings o.
catio-S EE-h ocs another The broth
7 e-hoot ot Eznn5 must 10 longer BE-
far hc- @pt! phrase, Il uEsi be
Eys- : str-ctzre O. force and reality.
The a-lo-s DEsE realize their col-
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