The sun., 1918-11-12
The End Of War and the Beginning
Of the Problems OF Peace.


Our first thought should be of those
who have died for us. In this SUI
preme moment of victory won by
their measureless sacrifices, could
there be a truer expression Of the
sentiment underlying all the natural
exuberance Of the surface manifesto.
lions Of the nations Joy and relief
than is contained in these fine
stanzas from HENRY TIMRoD's "Car-
men Triumphale." written more than
half a century ago?
go forth and bid the land rejoice,
Yet not too gladly. o my song!
Breathe softly. as IL mirth would
wrong
f, The solemn rapture Of thy voice.
"Be nothing lightly done or said
This happy dayl Our JOY should now
Accordant with the lofty woe
That walls above the noble dead.
Let him whose brow and breast were
calm
While yet the battle lay with COP,
Look down upon the crimson sod
And gravely wear his mournful palm.
"And him whose heart, still weak from
fear,
Beats all too gayly for the time,
Know that Incorporate slee is crime
While one dead hero claims a tear"
The next thing is to thank GoD for
West Point and Annapolis These
establishments, created in peace by
the foresight of republic Of peace,
are the very fountainhead Of the
military and naval potency America
has exhibited during this year and
q half Of war, to the friendly sur
prise Of the nations associated with
us on the battle line, and to the utter
stupefaction of the expert Teuton
sneerers of eighteen months ago. In.
cidentally, during the period of joint
activity, nothing has been more graft
flying to legitimate American pride
than the cordial and generous recos-
milton by the most competent mill
tary critics of France and England
and Italy Of the professional and tech
nical up-to-date quality they have oh.
served in the leadership under which
our land and sea fighters have come
to their aid. sWe repeat, thank the Lord
of Battles for Annapolis and West
Point! The spirit, the morale, the
science Of those unsurpassed institu.
lions made Plattsburg possible. and
after Plattsburg, made possible all
the successive steps and stages of in.
tensive education and swift prepare
ton for unaccustomed duties; the
things which have transformed our
splendid millions of civilians into
our splendid millions of victory
makers. If there is a single practi.
cal lesson Of national policy which
stands out above all others as the re-
suit of this war experience, 1t is the
lesson enforcing the necessity Of the
creation, likewise in days Of peace
Of a great school Of air warfare
equivalent In standing and compare,
BILE In importance to the school on the
Hudson River and the school on Ches.
apeake Bay.
The conditions OF the armistice
granted to Germany by Marshal
FocH. accepted by Germany and com,
municated yesterday to Congress and
the country by President WILSON in
person. satisfy every requirement OF
Justice and precaution. They are Sc,
we're IN the extreme, but their severity
Is that of q righteous sentence i'm,
posed on guilt. They would make
BISMARCK (could he study them
marvel at his own moderation when
Prussia's iron heel was upon pros
trate France; but II the hard penalty
is now upon the German people, and
not wholly upon the overthrow and
Inundated autocracy, 1t Is because
the German people have abetted the
crimes and served the purposes OF
! that lg.''sF'''' Thee military con
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