Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-09
A COMPARISON OF OBJECTS


comparison between the presidents address before
congress yesterday and the statement credited to General
Won Lieb in speech the day before the conseva
tive congress- should make interesting reading for those
whose svmnathies are with Prussanism. While the
former stated terms Of peace which any falr mndeo
nation could honoraby subscribe to and which 1t should
be willing to abide by the German general announced
that Germany must have Belgium and northern France
The curse of God is the French Portuguese posses
sions must disappear. France must be bled white.
This the Prussian idea Of peace This is the marsts
plan Of no annexation and no ndemnties This is what
Germany was after while telling the Russians she would
respect the rights of her people and of those whose ter
ritory she had invaded.
Compare this with the things the United States asks
of Germany and at the same time of the balance OF the
world Measure it up by side Of the last demand made
by the president "A league OF nations to enforce specc
covenants" And after his specific statement ne says
O release this embodiment OF justice to all peoples ana
natonaties that they may live on equal terms OF liberty
and safety with one another whether they be strong
weak the American people will devote their lives ana
their honor" There is but thing among the four
teen laid down by the president that Germany has not
pretended to DESIRE and that is the ghng of the wrong
done France in 1871 which means the restoration OF
Alsace-Lorrane The United States asks nothing Tor
herself that she does not concede to Germany and TO
every other nation and peoples Germany according TO
General Won Lieb comedies nothing but insists such
peace as would permit her to retain Belgium and north
ern France She wants to be let alone with her stolen
punder and also to be permitted to grab more as con-
sideraon for her consenng to allow the world to have
peace Such peace would be but makeshift, and the
whole conflict would have to be fought over again when
ever the Prussan nkers concluded there something
else Germany wanted There be peace made with
burglar while he retains his punder and there can be
no world peace until it is made along the lines pointed out
by the president No "made in Germany and for Ger
many" peace can be considered for a moment.
The supreme court yesterday decided the lands secured
by F. A. Hyde from the state Of Oregon were obtained
fraudunty 1t says Hyde secured these lands through
the aid of dummy entrymen and in violation of law These
cases were commenced during the West administration
but were not prosecuted until Attorney General Brown
assumed charge of the attorney generals office He has
prosecuted them vigorously being ably assisted by Assist
ant Attorney General Bailey to whom assigned much
of the work of preparing the cases for trial 1t is
notable victory for the state and brilliant achievement
for the attorney general and his office, 1t will require
still further proceedings before the title will be revested
in the state but this is only question of time The
state will get only this $4,000 but others secured
by other parties from the state by like methods are pref
ty certain to also revert eventually to it, The lands are
estimated to be worth at least quarter of million dol
lars and by placed at more than double that
sum-
Ex-President Taft put the situation in nutshell
in an address at Brooklyn Sunday when he said peace
oor oo,no eveYNy nation convinced that all