The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-02
THE LAST WORD

Are our prayers about to be m. swered? Can it be possible that a sincere desire for peace has taken possession of the hearts of all the peoples at war? Has President Will. sons clarion call to the raging ma. tiOns, to pause and consider the cost before the last bridges are burned awakened a responsive chord? Will his inspired appeal to the better ma. ture and sober judgment of mankind find favorable reply before the win ter's storms are settled and America strikes with all her pent-up might? The answer still lies across the Wa ters-behind the far-flung battle lines of the enemy-but every day the pros poets are growing printer for an early and earnest exchange of honest views that will pave the way for speedy set clement of the controversy.
 How and from whom these over lures will come is still a matter for speculation. The war lords are still a matter for speculation. The war lords are still as thirsty for blood as ever but their power over their peo- pies is on the wane. The truth of the treacheries to which they have un- willingly been made party is slowly beginning to dawn upon the befud- dled minds of the unfortunate masses comprising the population of the cen. tral empires, and they are sure to strike with a vengeance at those of 1helr own blood who betrayed them into the commission of their awful crime against civilization. There is limit to human endurance. There Is a limit to which even the most serviie and lowly-hearted will suffer them selves to be sujected Rumblings of the approaching upheavaI can be heard on every hand. It would seem that the fnour when these poor misguided peo- pie will arise and assert their rights is about to strike.
 That the. Presidents eloquent and ,stfaightfofwarf appeal will hasten the ,day of the self-emancipation of Ghackled Europe there can be no doubt. To argue otherwise is to hold that honest words are worthless and that all Europe is a madhouse from which reason has fled, never to return. We must hold to our faith in human ity. Americas declaration of good will and honorable resolve to all peo- pIes cannot fail to make a profound impression everywhere, even upon those who are now bearing arms against her
 America demands an enduring peace "a peace that will disarm militarism, redress the wrongs committed, re- store to the expatriated peoples their liberties and lands, remove all racial prejudices, level all commercial bar riers, safeguard the highways on the seas, and secure to every man his per sonal rights in every cline and under every condition. To this end she pro- poses a federation of the great na- riOns of the earth, such as will guar antee for all time the inviolability of this compact. It is a magnificent un- dertaking for mankind to contemplate.
 President Wilson's plain statement of the program for peace leaves nothing to be desired. It is the last word An whether this form of peace is obtained by friendly consultations, effected in good faith and without fur. ther bloodshed, or by heaping high upon the altars of it's righteous cause every sacrifice of life and treasure it has to offer, this plea to the nations will inure to the everlasting glory oi the Great Republic.
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