The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-02-22
what shall be done with Poland.
Foe for Barter and Concession

what shall be done WIN folunu'
Foe for Barter and Concession.
"In the determination of all Ques-
tions affecting the Balkan states he
defers, as | understand him, to Austria
and Turkey; and with regard to the
agreements 10 be entered Into concern
ing the non-Turkish peoples OF the
present Ottoman empire to the Turk
ish authorities themselves. After
settlement all around, effected In thls
fashion, by individual barter ana con-
cession, he would have no objection
II correctly interpret his statement
TO league of nations which would uh-
dertake to hold the new balance OF
power steady against external disturb
unces.
ut must be evident TO everyone who
understands what this war mas
wrought in the opinion and temper OF
the world that no general peace no
peace worth the infinite sacrifices or
these years of trHgcal suffering, can
possibly be arrived at in any such
fashion.
Peace of World Is at Stake.
"The method the German chancellor
proposes is the method Of the congress
| of Vienna. We cannot and Will not
: return to that. What is at stake now
Is the peace of the world. What we
are striving for is a new international
order based upon broad and universal
principles of right and Justce-no
mere peace of shreds and patches. Is
! il possible that Count Won uertllng
does not see that, does not grasp II, Is,
in fact, living in his thought in world
dead and gone? Has lie utterly for
gotten the reichstag resolutions of the
/ 10Th of July, or does he deliberately
ignore them? They spoke of the coz
ditiOns of n general peace, not of ma
tiCnal nggrandizement or of arrange
ments between state and state. The
peace of the world depends upon the
Just settlement of each of the severai
problems to which l adverted in my re-
cent address to the congress. !, or
course, do not mean that the peace
of the world depends upon the accept
ance of any particular set Of sugges-
tions as TO the way in which those
problems are to be dealt with. | mean
only that these problems, each and all,
affect the whole world; that unless
they are dealt with in spirit of un-
selfish and unbiased justice, with a
view to the wishes, the natural con-
nections, the racial aspirations, the Sc
curlty and peace Of mind of the peo-
pies involved, no permanent peace will
have been attained.
"They cannot be discussed separate
ly or in corners. None of them con-
stitute a private or separate interest
from which the opinion of the world
may be shut cut. Whatever affects
the peace affects mankind, and moth
ing settled by military force, If settled
wrong, is settled at all. 1t will pres
emily have to be reOpened.
Refers to Reichstae Resolutions.
rs Count Won Hertling not aware
that he is speaking in the court OF
mankind, that all the awakened ma
tions of the world now sit in judgment
on what every public man Of whatever
nation may say on the issues of con
flict which has spread to every region
of the world? The reichstag resolu
tions Of July themselves frankly ac
cepted the decisions Of that court
There shall be no anneXations, no con
tributions, no punitive damages. Peo
ples are not to be handed about from
one sovereignty to another by an in
ternational conference or an under
standing between rivals and antagon
, lists National aspirations must be re
spected, peoples may now be dominat
, ed and governed only by their own con
sent.
"Self- Determination" Imperative.
"'Self-determination is not a mer,
phrase, it is an imperative principle
T of action, which statesmen will hence
forth ignore at their peril. All tn
4. parties to this war must join in tn
settlement of every issue anywhere in
: volved in it, because what we are seek
ing is a peace that we can all unite Il
guarantee and maintain and every iten
> of it must be submitted to the common
Judgment whether 1t be right or fair
y an act of Justice rather than a bargain
, between soverelgns.
"The United States has no desir
to interfere in European affairs or t.
- act as arbiter in European territoria
= disputes. She would disdain to tax
:. advantage of any internal weakness 0
disorder to impose her own will upol
o another people. She is quite ready t.
be shown that the settlements she ha
i suggested are not the best or the mos
n enduring. They are only her own pro
. visionaI sketch Of principles and of tn
4 way in which they should be applied
? "But she entered this war becaus
9 she was made a partner, whether sh
q would or not, in the sufferings and in
: dignittes inflicted by the military mas
n ters of Germany, against the peace an
+ security of mankind, and the cond
: tions of peace will touch her as nearl
# as they will touch any other nation t
= which is entrusted q leading part i
d the maintenance of civilization. Sh
h cannot see her way to peace until tn
: causes of this war are removed, its RI
# newal rendered as nearly as may b
C impossible.
v "The war had its roots in the di'
!" regard Of the rights Of small nation
e and of nationalities which lacked tn
a union and the force to make good the
II and the organization for enrolment
complete. The board wants men vii