Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
of the pence will he honored and fulfilled

That prl~s ~ iuIpartAl justice ~
ever, item OF the SET Element. no matter
whose interest ~ crossed; and not oni,
: impartial Justice, but also the satisfaction
of the several peoples whose fortunes
are dealt with That indispensable
lnstrumentalitv is a league oi nations
fol med under covenants that VIII bf
etiicacious Without such an instrument
ahtv. hv which the peace ot the "orio
can Inc guaranteed. peace Will r'si u
, part unon the word of outlaws and
/ only upon that word. For Germany
will have 10 redeem her character, not
bN what happens at the peace table
but hy what follows.
> And, as | see It. the constitution
of that league Of nations and The clear
definition Of its objects must be part
IS IN srnsc ;hc most essential part
OF the I~acc settlement itself II cannot
hc formed now. If formed now II would
he merely y row alliance confined e
thc nations associated against common
enemy
1T is not likely TINT u could I've formed
after the settlement II IS necessary
tn guarantee the pcacc. and the peace
cannot he guaranteed as an aitcrthoughi
The reason, tu speak ~ plan icrm-
AGAIN. why il must hc guaranteed 7.
that there will be parties to the pCacc
whose promises have proved mirus
worthy. and means must fc found N
connection with tho lWacC settlement
itself to remove that source oi Insecurity
II would he folly 10 leave tho guarantee
to the subsequent voluntary action oi
fh,, governments wc have seen destroy
Russia nud 3CccIvC Rumaula
"leut these rcncral terms ~ not
disclose tho whole matter Some dctalis
arc needed to make thcm sound less
like a thesis 3ud more hike Q praCucal
program These thcn, aIr Some ~ thC
particulars. and ! state thcm With tEr
greater confidence because ! can state
them au,houtatlvcly rs representing
this government Interpretation of rs
owp duty with regard A. peace
No ECONOMIC pnrcuIr.
'.firpt. the impartial IustIce mcted
out must involve no discrimination
between these to whom We wish "a be uiSt
and tu hose 10 whom we 10 not wish
to bc plei I, must 10 q Justice that
plays no iavorlte and Knows No standard
but ;hc equal rights ot tho several peoples
concerned.
'.Socord no special or separate inter
nations can hc made the basis If any
part of he settlement which not con
4Istrut with the ccmmou interest oi All
m Ih,rd. there can hc 10 leagues 90
alliances ~ spcclsl covenants and under
standings with the general and common
family of the league of nations
Fourth, and more specifically there
can To no SPECIAL selfish cConotnic com-
binatIors within The league and no en-
plo1ment of any form oi economic boy
colt 81 exclusion o>rcpt a. the p0wcr of
economic penalty hv exclusion from tho
markets OF tho world maS pc ve~tCd ~
tho league of nations itself rs a means
of discipline and control
Fifth. all international agreements
and trcatlc> 81 cverv Kind must he made
known. lp their cntiro a. the rest 81 the
world
SpecJal alliances and economic rival
nc and hosthltIcs have hecn the prolific
source in the modern world of the plans
ami passions that produce war II would
bc an lnsincCrc as we'll As an insecure
pcacr hat did rot include thcm IN def
mite and binding terms.
roR GENERAL AIItANcE.
"Thc confidence with which venture
ta speak }or our people III these matters
does not Spnng from our traditions
merely and tho wollknoWn prlnciplc
81 international action which We have
always pro:cSscd and follow 81 In the
same sentence ~ whCi ! SAY that the
nited States will enter INTO no special
arrangements or understandings with
part iclIlar nations lei me say also that
the I njtcd States Is prepared Ia aSsumC
1s full share H responsibility lor the
maintenance of the common covenants
and understandings upon which peaCe
must hcnccforth res We will read
Washington immortal warning against
'entanglng alliances with lull' COM
vrchcnSion and an answering purpose
Bnt oniv special and limited alliances
entanCle, and We rccos nlge and accept
the duty Of new dav IN which We are
permitted to hope for general alliance
which viii avoId cntanelemcnts and
clear the az Of the world FOR common
understandings and the maintenance
Of common rights
"A have Inaut tins sualvsis al the inter
national situation winch the war has
created. not Of course necause doubted
whether the leaders al the great nations
and peoples with whom we are associated
were Of the same mind and entertained
d like purpose but because the air every
now and again gets darkeHcd by mIsts
and groundicss douhtings and nischlevous
pcrverSiouS oi counsel and il la necessary.
once and again. TO sweep all the irrcspoDsI-
lie talk about peace IntrIguer and weaken
ing morale and doubtful purpose on the
part Of those In authority utterly. and If
need be uucercmoniously aside and say
Z D. m, he s4ip hg4 ].
found, even when il is only to SAY over
again what has been Said before quite as
plainly Il in less uByaTIlshed terms
a. ] nave said neither nor any other
man in governmental authority created
Or gave form to the issues Qf this war |
have simply respond cd 20 them with such
vision as ] could command But ! have
gladly and with a resolution
that had grown warmer and more CON
hdent as the issues have grown clearer and
clearer 1t is now plain that they are
issues which no man can peryert unless
il bc wilfullv ! am bound to fight for
them, and happy to fight for them as
time and circumstances have revealed
them to me as to all the world Our en-
thusIasm for them grows more and more
irresistible as they stand out III more and
more vivid and unmistakatle outline
THE PEOPLE WAR.
And the fQ~es that fight for them
draw into closer and closer array organize
their millions into more ard more un-
might, as they become more
and more distinct TO the thought and pur-
pose Of the peoples engaged II is the
peculiarly Of this great war that while
statesmen have seemed 10 cast about for
definitions Of their purpose and have