Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-02-15

may involve, an that national aspira-
tons must be satisfied, even within his
own empire, in the common e,nteresta Of
Europe and mankind.
Feels Restraint.
II he is silent about questions which
touch the interest and purpose OF his.
allies more nearly than they touch those
OF Austria's only, 1T must, of course. be
because he feels constrained / suppose,
to defer to Germany and Turkey in the
he does. the essential principles involved
and the necessity OF candidly applying
them, he naturally feels that Austria can
pressed by the tinted States with less
embarrassment than could Germany He
would probably have gone much further
o 6ad Il n0t oafb sa rr Sepsnd
ence upon Germany.
After all, the test of whether 1t is pos
sible for. either government to go any
further in this comparison OF vie~H IL
simple and obvious. The principles, TO
be applied are ~lese:
First-That each part OF the final set
smgns ts justice %aS6 Of as sSs RsIR Hs sass sss
upon such adjustments as are most likely
to bring a peace that will be permanent.
not tc NJ sbout ol sSssSsss
to sovereignty, as II they were mere chat
tells and pawns in game. even the grent 8
% Balance o" of power; but tnat, Il -
Third-Every territorial settlement in
volved u this war must be rpade in the
ntsyss Ss s9s shs RsnsE The psSs
any mere Adj1s tmsht prs comp fbmfse of
claims amongst rival states; and
Fourth-That, al well defined national nal
satisfaction that can be accorded them
without Introducing new or lperpetuating
old elements of discord and antagonism
that would be likely in time to break the
peace of EHsps and consequently of the
world &A
ssnea pOn HSt sueh sueh
a pease can be seeuEed, we have n9'
chojee but to go on. SO far as we can
juds s these prtncipies mat we regard e.s aIi
aecep}ed as imperative cept among tho
spth eSIneh OF the military and annexa
ZIONIST party IN. Germaay II they have have
ors have not. been sufficiently numerous
or influential to make their voices audi
The fragical circumstances is that this
one party IN Germany Is apparently will
ing and able to send millions of men to
their death to prevent what all the world
now sees to be just.
II would not be true spokesman Of
the people of the United States If did
not say once more that we entered this
war upon no small occasion. and that
we can never turn back from course
chosen upon principle. .kt-.f
our resources are in part mobilized
now. and we shall rivt pause until they
are mobilized in their entirety, Our
armies are rapidly going to the fighting
front, and will go more and more rap
idlv,~ sts4 At-k =
Our whole strength win be put into
this war of ncipation-emancipat
from the threat aud, attempted mastery
OF selfish groups of autocratic rulers
Whatever the difficulties and present part
tiai delays we are indomitable in our
power of Independent action and can
fri no circumstances consent to live in
a world governed by intrigue and force
We believe that our own desire for
a new International order under which
reason and Justice and the common in
SIRE sfrss sSf 2 sItishteSed Men eTerywbsres
Wafhoussthat new dfder sthe world WILL
be Mlfhout neace kahd human life { Will
lack t0lefable conditions of existence and
development. Having set our hand to
the task of achieving it, we shall not
lfH S6pe tSsef ftisit nj Enot necessary for me
to add that no; word Of what l. have said
is, Intended as threat. That Is not the
tarf1p OIL cdr people ! have spoken
thus, loplsssi that the, whole (, world. may
Know The true spirit Of America-that
men everywtere may know that our pas
sion for justice and for self-government
islpo ,peps passion qf words but & pas vs.
satlsfiedta The power of the United Sta tes
rs q, menace to no nation or people. 1t
will hievergbd 3isedainl aggression and for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of any. selfish inter-
est of our own 1t springs out of freedom
d td iisf FIR the. shfvce tCf freedom. =