Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-02-15

Items In the mnai accounting. lie cam
not ask the benefit Of common agree
ment In the one field without according
AZ In the other.
Il take II for granted that he sees
that sepS rate and selfish compacts with
regard to trade and the essential una
terials of manufacture would afford no
foundation for peace. Neither, he may
rest assured, will separate and selfish
eOmpacts wit hregard to provinces and
peoples.
Cxcrnin Sees Peace.
Count Cxernin seems to see the fun
damental elements of peace with clear
eyes and does not seek to obscure them.
He sees that an independent Poland,
made up Of all the indlsputable Polish
peoples who lie contiguous To one an
other, Is a matter of general concern,
and, OF course. must be conceded: that
Belgium must be evacuated and re-
stored, no matter what sacrifices and
concessions that may involve. and that
national aspirations must be sacrificed.
even within his own empire, in the
common interest OF Europe and man
kind. If he is silent about questions
which touch the interest and purpose
Of his allies more nearly than they
touch those of Austria only, it must,
Of course. be because he feels con-
strained. suppose. 20 defer to Ger
many and Turkey In the circumstances.
Seeing and concedlng. as he does, the
essential principles involved and the
necessity OF candIdly applying them,
he naturally feels that Austria can re-
spOnd to the purpose Of peace as eN.
pressed BY the United States with less
embarrassment than could Germany
He would probably have gone much
farther had Il not been for the embar-
easements OF Austrla's alliance and OF
her dependence upon Germany.
Here Are Principles.
after all, the test of whether II Is
possible for either government 10 go
any further In this comparison Of
views il simple and obvious. The prin-
ciples to be applied are these:
First, that each part Of the final set
Element must be based upon the es-
sential justice of that particular case
and upon such adjustments as are most
likely 10 bring peace that will be
permanent.
Second, thnt peoples and provinces
are not to be bartered about from SOW
ereignty to sovereignty as II they were
mere chattels and pawns in game.
even the great game, now forever dis
credited, OF the balance of power; but
that
Third. every territorial settlement
involved In this war must be made In
the interest and for the benefit Of the
populations concerned, and not as a
part of any mere adjustment or COM
PROMISE of claims amongst rival states;
ind
Fourth, that all well defined ma
ti0nai aspirations shall be accorded the
utmost satisfaction that can be ac-
corded them without introducing new
or interpreting old elements of discord
and antagonism that would be likely
in time to break the peace OF Europe
and consequently of the world.
It's Now Up 20 Germany.
"a general peace erected upon such
foundations can be discussed. Until
such a peace can be secured we have
no choice but to go on. SO far as
we can Judge. these principles that
we regard as fundamental are already
everywhere accepted as imperative ex-
cept among the spokesman of the mill
tary and annexatiOnIst party In Ger
lldIIIs II NAhSE HANE uAAA 0nNEE GlEG
been rejected, the directors have not
been sufficiently numerous or lnfl-
entail to make their voices audible.
The tragical circumstance is that this
one party in Germany II apparently
willing and able to send millions of
men to their death to prevent what all
the world now sees 70 be just.
81 would not be a true spokesman
-
| did not shy once more that We en-
tered their war upon no small Occa-
sion, and that we can never turn back
from q course chosen upon principle
Our resources are In part modified
now. and we shall not pnuse until
they are modified In their entirety
Our armies are rapidly going to the
fighting front and will 10 more and
more rapidly.
Our whole strength will be put into
this war of emancIpatiOn--emanicipa-
ton from the threat and attempted
mastery Of selfish groups Of autocrntie
rulers-whnteve the difficulties and
present partial delays. We are In
dOmifable in our power OF independent
action md can IN no circumstances
consent to live IN a world governed by
HNNtEMG EHth AWNANa - 0NAAENG hAAAk
,ur own desire for b new international
rider under which reason and justice
and the common interests of mankind
shall prevail IL the desire 81 enlight-
ened men everywhere. Without that
new order the world viii be without
peace and human life win lack toiern-
BILE conditions OF existenc and devel-
opment. Having vet our hand To tine
task Of achieving II, we shall not turn
back.
Not intended 10 Threat.
81 hope that It is not necessary for
me TO add that no word Of what ]
have said liz intended as a threat. That
Is not the temper Of our people. /
have spoken thus only that the whole
world may know the true spirit of
Amerlca-that men everywhere may
know that our passion for justice and
for self-g0yeFnment Is no mere passion
of words, but q passion which. once
set In action, must be satisfied. The
power OF the United States Is d men
ace to no nation or people. It win
ssosFas. hss ssaesd n a WagFeQafnu far this