Arizona republican., 1918-09-29
A League of Nations

Probably the most important statement in the very excellent and clear address delivered by Presi dent Woodrow Wilson at the opening of the fourth Liberty loan drive in New York the relative to the formation of a league of nations to preserve the peace, just police force the peace in a city made up of diverse classes and interests President Wilson makes it clear that league of tons be formed prior to the meeting at the table because it is necessary have Germany in such league in order to control that bandit punderbund
 It to that the heart of the presidents statement is found in the two following paragraphs:
 That price of impartial justice in every item of the settlement matter whose interests is crossed and not only impartial justice but also the satisfac- ton of the several peoples whose fortunes dealt with. That indispensable nstrumentality is league of nations formed under that will be eff- oacious. Without such instrumentality by which the peace of the world be guaranteed peace will in part upon the word of outlaws and only upon that word. For Germany will have to redeem her character by what happens the peace table but by what follows.
 And. as I see it. the constitution of that league he part is in the most essential part of the peace settlement itself It cannot be formed now If formed now 1t would be merely alliance confined Co the ns tions associated against common enemy lt Is not likely that 1t could be formed after the clement It ia necessary to guarantee the peace; and the peace cannot be guaranteed as an afterthought The reason to speak Tn plain terms again. why it must be is that there will parties to the peace whose promises have proved untrustworthy and means must be found in connection with the peace settlement itself 10 that of insecurity It would be folly to leave the guarantee the subsequent volun tary action of the governments have destroy Russia and deceive Rumania."
 Tho address itself 1t appeared in full in The Arizona Republican yesterday morning should be read by every American It is easily one of the most important documents to come from the war and anless mistaken will be greatly discussed at home and abroad for it answers more than one moot question.
 With regard to peace, for instance, the president avs;
 Tt is also of capital importance that we should lso be explicitly agreed that peace shall be ob- t tained by any kind of compromise abatement of the principles we have avowed the principles for which we arc fighting"
 That should be clear enough to anyone, even the Hun. It no compromise with the powers of darkness which have actuated the Central Powers in their carnival of international crime and that is as it should be,
 AS President Wilson evidently sees 1t league et nations to enforce peace must be more than an international police with power to punish It must De founded upon justice to all, justice to the enemy, te endure. Most of us feel that the kind of justice should like to hand to Germany and her friends would contain remarks about boiling oil but it IS very evident that the President looks further than 70 immediate punishment of the foe for he hopes by sveH-haRded justice to make 1t impossible for the Central Powers again to toss such a weight of zee eHta happy world.