Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-20
IMMEDIATE Peace iNCoNCLu>I,E.
AND WAR MIST 60 on

Lest should he lnisundcrs TODD. an.
l:st my words should nc distorted ~
p:"ala with whom profoundly ass
agree, ] must ;lau my opinion ihat
an! i.lmcd!atc peace would &c inc"n-
elusive. !; would be incOnc!us!~r be-
cause by nothing except - military
triumph Can the German military au-
tocracy be ovcrthrcwn. y the German
military autocracy were ovcrthrowu
b.! an other means. ] would welcome
IN avin!aticc or tl.c morrow Of its fall
whatever the state OF BATHS. FOR tne
sole Important obstacle TO - SUCCESS
ful league o. nations is the German
mi!iisr? autocIacy, and ones. il is de-
throntd the minor obstacles. such US
our own mi!it2riStS. can be ,iethroued.
too. Until ths German military au-
tocracy : either Killed or nlortal lily
Tounnsd am in favor @: the most
arden; prosecution. OF the war IN COM
mon WITH the majority or Britoas.
fnel IN M bones chat Russia or no
!.Iss!2. We can UPSET the German niii-
tag "utccTncv. and | think We Owe
IL /" the Cnited states 10 slac.cr IL
no enacavoI. The Omitted States mus,
have its chance in tho field. ana it
will hav". Bot conceive thai our
poh,ical d"tT * quite rs important as
our military duty. ana that neither
Shonii impede Tho other. our nrst ne.
Utica duty il TO ha,p in digging ~.
ground for tiIc establishment ri rhn
.taSu" OF nations (Lcludine ;he Ger.
man ns'ion). Ii we can hay, {. rrt-
WOW OF committees 10 prepare for
nationa! reconstruction sur,Iv y.n
ought 70 have Committees TO orsnur.
:or u" Infinitely more ur@nr. recon
5truc;ion OF tho world. And. uralIv
;'n convinced that the eovern,,G.,t.
which pers!s, in SHINING asains, The
iSht-as. tor example. OURS does-ar,
hcadin. for disaster
To make
!atS' 10 oar honor. and wou,d hr,nd
VITA ins!ncerity the whole of orr n,r.
IN the S':u3Glc. feel that at tbi:
moment We owe large and still mn
.qnida'"l debt to these small coun-
. rich--i'clEiuIn. who suffered In the
( carry w"sEs of "'ar uncxampied out
RACES ard horrors, and large par. q.
whose population a,-c living in :; sta;c
OF tnin!y disguised scrvi;udc under
their German roaGucrc.s aud opor,s-
"o'S: serbia. whose people after their
heroic struSSie. which Will always be
/ remembered in history have bee:
driven from the!" native land and de-
rled' noi only 9cc"ss - their bor1os.
but all possibility Tor the time being
OF an independent exj.tcncc: Rou-
mania. who fnGs herself now deserted
=" Russia. in an untcnnhln military.
position and a prey 10 German devas-
, tations and q source Of supply and
strength ana wealth 30 both Germany
. and Austria
I SACRED OHIIGtTInSs
no SMALLER NATIONS
I These arc the countries to whom our
! obligations arc primal. they must not
. be- forgotten.
! These obligations mus: not he left
ndischarscd and We cannot. anG ought
not to. consent 10 any peace which does
! not provide for these small countries
| to have, roj only restitution. but the
/. power of acknowledgment and self
! extension, which is needed for 1hcir ma
| iionaI life
, II is difficult 10 believe that so-ca!lcd
civilized nations at this time OK day,
| at this stage OF human development
should ignore such rights and obiiSa-
| tiona. For our part, we have nothing