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of the sinister forces that interrupt peac
and render it impossible, and they wis
| to know how closely our thought run
with theirs and what action we propose
They are impatient with those who de
sire peace by any sort of compromise
deeply and Indignantly impatient-bu
| they will be equally impatient with u
if we do not make it plain to them wha
our detectives are and what we are plan
ming for in seeking to make conquest o
peace by arms.
German Power Must Be Crushed.
believe that | speak for them whel
| say two things; First, that this intol
cradle thing of which the masters O
Germany have shown us the ugly face
this menace of combined intrigue anC
force, which we now see SO clearly as tn,
German power, thing without con
science or honor or capacity for cove
nanted peace, must be crushed and, if il
be not utterly brought to an end, at least
shut out from the friendly intercourse
of the nations; and
Second, that when this thing and its
power are indeed defeated and the time
comes that we can discuss peace when
the German people have spokesman
whose word we can believe and when
those German spokesman are ready in
the name of their people Co accept the
common judgment of the nations as to
what shall henceforth be the basis of
law and OF covenant for the life of the
world-we shall be willing and glad to
pay the full price for peace and pay it
ungrudgingly. We know what that price
will be. 1t will be full, impartial JUS.
tice--justice done at every point and to
every nation that the final settlement
must affect, our enemies as well as our
friends.
Russia Led Astray.
You catch, with me, the voices of hui
manity that are In the air. They grow
daily more audible, more articulate more
persuasive, and they come from the
hearts of men everywhere They insist
that the war shall not end In. vindictive
action of any kind; that no nation or
people shall be robbed nor punished be-
cause the irresponsible rulers of single
country have themselves done deep and
Rbominable wrong 1t is this thought
that has been expressed in the formula,
No annexations, no contributions, no
punitive inderhnities." just because this
crude formula expresses the instructive
Judgment as to right of plain men every
where it has been made diligent use of
by the masters of German intrigue to
cad the people of Russia astray--and
he people of every other country their
agents could reach--in order that pre-
nature peace might be brought about be
iore autoeracy has been taught its final
md convincing lesson and the people of
he world put In control of their own
lestinies.
But the fact that wrong use has been
made of just idea is no reason why a
light use should not be made OF it. II
,ught to be brought under the patronage
# its real friends. Let il be said again |
hat autocracy must first be shown the |
liter futility of its claims to power or
leadership in the modern world. II is |
impossible to apply any standard OF JUS
ice so long as such forces are unchecked |
nd undefeated as the present masters of |
Germany command. Not until that has |
een done can right be set up as arbiter
nd peacemaker among the nations. But |
'hen that has been done---as, God will.
ng. it assuredly will be-we shall at
lst be free to do an unprecedented thing.
nd this is the time to avow our purpose
0 do it, We shall be free to base peace
n generosity and justice. to the exclu-
ion of all selfish claims to advantage
ven on the part Of the victors.
German People Must Ask Peace.
Let there be no Misunderstanding. Our
resent and immediate task is to win
ne war, and nothing shall turn us aside
rom it until it is accomplished. Every
over and resource we possess, whether
men, of money or of materials, is be-
" devoted and will continue to be de-
Dted to that purpose until it is achieved
hose who desire TO bring peace about
efore that purpose is achieved, / coun-
j to carry their advice elsewhere. We
i'll not entertain it.
We shall regard the war only as won
hen the German people say to us,
rough properly accredited representa-
yes, that they are ready to agree to a p.
ttlement based upon justice and the
paration of the wrongs their rulers ,
I've done.
They have done a wrong to Belgium /,
hieh must be repaired. /,
They have established a power over :
her lands and peoples than their own :
over the great empire of Austria Hun =
ry, over hitherto free Balkan states, :
Ter Turkey, and within Asia--which :
ust be relinquished. :
Germanys success by skill, by indus
y, by knowledge, by enterprise, we did :
It grudge or oppose, but admired rath-
She had built up for herself real
the peace of the world. We were 9
nteHt to abide the rivalries Of manu- :
cture, science and commerce that were !,
volved for us in her success, and stand =
fall as we had or did not have the
aims and the initiative to surpass her.
It at the moment when she had CON :
ieuously won her triumphs of peace, :
e threw them away to establish in :
cir stead what the world will no long. !.
permit to be established, military and ).
litical domination by arms, by which y
Dust where she could not excel rivals "
2 most feared and hated. The peace
make must remedy that wrong. II
list deliver the once fair lands and 81
ppy peoples of Belgium and northern W
ance from the Prussian conquest and
: PTussian menace; but ii must also q
liver the peoples of Austria Hungary, Il