Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-16


ana attained with q sweeping c.n
pleteness which even now we n.
realize. Armed imperialism era,
/ the men coneeivNi who were }n. r
terday the masters Of Ger3garr
an end. its Illicit ambitions en.,t.',
in black disaster
who will now seek to revive frs
/ THE arbitrary power of The o,a,
tary caste Of Germany, which ors.
could secretly and of its o,-n ..,.,
choice disturb the peace Of rl.. ,u.-,s
is discredited and DESTROYED ,,5
more than that--much more Than ,...
has been accomplished.
League Of Nations.
The great nations which a~>aoi...s
themselves to destroy # bad u.er ase
nitely united in the common ng-rosa
to set up such q peace as uHs Ssrssv
the longing Of the whole world fir ne.
Interested Justice, enhodiee IA setro-
ments which are based uuus SOMA.
thing much better and mu,a mora
lasting than The Selfish competitive
terests of powerful states There e
no longer conjecture rs 10 .h. Officers
the victors have in mind They a,ra
a mind in the matter nor only. hn- q
heart also. Their avowcd and con.
certed purpose is To satisfy and nr,.
tect the weak as well as to accord ,}a'r
Just rights TO the strong.
To Feed StarVjoC Htnoe
"The humane temper and .ntanf@
Of the victorious governments las Al.
ready been manifested in a very rr9e.
teal way. Their Representatives IN
the supreme war council st Versailles
have b. unanimous resolution assured
! the peoples Of the central empires that
everything that IS possible in the cir.
! ctmstances viii he done to SUNNY
them with food and relieve the dis
/ tressing want that is in so many places
/ threatening their very lives aud stems
are To be taken Immediately 10 organ
lie these efforts at redief In the same
systematic manner that they were or.
ganized in The case of Belgium.
by the use of idle tonnage Of the
central empires it ought preSea-lr ia
be possible to lift the fear Of utter mis-.
cry from their oppressed populations
/ and set their minds and energies free
Z for the great and hazardous TASK, of no.
lltical reconstruction which now face
them on every hand.
New Peril OF Revolt.
governments which rested Hike an m
cubus upon the peoples of The central
empires has come political change not
merely bat revolution: ami r,yuIn.
+ ton which seems as vet 10 assume no
final and ordered form. dqr 70 rm
from enc tiuid change Ia another. nm
III thoughtful men are forced TO ass
themselves, with what governments
! and of what sort are we abou- -o dea,
in the making OF the covenants of
/ peace3
With what authority Will they meet
US, ard with what assurance that their
authority Will abide and sustain se-
! curely the international ARRANGEMENTS
into which We are about to enter:
( There is here matter for no SMALL
anxiety and misgiving When peace is
made upon whose promises and CIR
gagements beside our own is il To-
rest?
Says We Must Aid.
+ let us be perfectly frank With our-
selves and admit that these questions
+ cannot be satisfactorily answered now
or at once But the moral is nat thot
there is little hope OF an early aa-
! swer that viii suffice
1T is only that we must D. patient
ana helpful and mindful above all o.
the great hepe and confidence ttat JIG
at the heart OF what is taking place.
"ExcesSes accomplish nothing In
( happy Russia has furnished abundant
recent proof Of that. Disorder imme-
diately defeats itself If eZce>Nt>
should occur. if disorder should fer
time raise its head Il sober second
thought viii follow and a day of con
structiee action. if We help and ~
not hinder.
The present and all that it h0.as
belongs TO the nations and tAe peoples
who preserve their self-couuo and 'a7
orderly processes Of their govern
ments; the future TO those who prove
j themselves the true friends of man
kind. To conquer with arms is "
make only temporary conquest. "
conquer the world by earning rs IS
TEEN is to make permanent coagHe9.
I am confident that thu nations '",
have learned the discipline 81 freedom
and that have settled with sell-IaS~es
sion TO its ordered practice are H'
about 10 make conquest of fhr @..'l
by the sheer power OF example asa ''
friendly helpfuiness.
Patience Gu Task
"The peoples who have an' ll.'
come ont from under the yoke ri "'.
bitrary government and vha gre A45
coming at last into their reea"a
never find the treasures Of liberty .',.
are in search of if they look i'' ,'-'7
+ by the light of the torch.
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