Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-02-16

III must be sident to everyone who
understands What this war has
wrought in tho opinion and temper OF
the world thst no general peace. no
peace worth me infinite sacrifices OF
these wears o tragicM suffering. can
possibly be iliriyed at in any such
fashion The method the German
Chancellor proposes Is the method 81
the Congress ~ Vienna We cannot
and will not return to that What Is
nj stake now Is tn peace 81 the world
What We are striving tor IL Il new in
tcrnational order based upon broad
and universal principle OF right and
justic,-no mere peace OF shrcds and
patches l., IL possible that Count Won
Hcriling does not see that. doesn' Z
grasp II. is. in fact living in his
thought IN world dead and gone?
liza, he utterly forgotten thu Rechstas
resolutions Of the 10th Of July 81 doe
he deliberately ignore them? They
SPOKE of the conditions OF a general
peace nof OF national ACKNOWLEDGMENT
or Of arrangements between state and
state
IN, peace of the world depends upon
the just settlement of each OF the set-
eral problems 10 which ! adyertcd in
ms recent address to Congress l. OF
course. do not mean that tn, peace OF
ne world depends upon IN" acceptance
OF any particular set OF suggestions AZ
10 the Was in which those problems az"
10 be dealt with / mean only that
ihosc problems each and all affect the
Who'll" world tha, unless they are deaf
with in spirit Of uns"lhsh and uu
biased justice, with view TO the
wishes. thc natural connections. the
racial aspirations the ecuutH and the
pcac. 81 mind ~ rhe p'op,c. involved.
no pcrman. peace viii have been at
tanned They cannot be discussed
separately or in cornera Non" u them
constitutes private or separate IN.
tercst from which the opinion 81 the
world ma, be shu, out Whatever at.
fleets the peace affects mankind and
nothing settled by military force il
settled wteng. is settled at al II Will
presently have, to b. rcopcned
Is Count Won Hcrtiing not awa:'
that Do, IS speaking in the court o.
mankind HAT All the awakened ma
tions OF Tho world now sit in judgment
on what every public man. o. what
ever nation may say on the issues OF
a conflict which has spread to cVcrl
region OF the world? The Reichstar
resolutions OF July themselves frank
~ accepted the decisions o. that court
Their. shall be no anncxationS no con.
tributions no punitive damages. PEG
pies are not To be handed about from
one sovereignty To another by an inter
national conference or an understand
ing between rivals and antagonists
National aspirations must be respect
I'd peoples may now be dominated
and governed only by their own con
sent
"'Sclf-determination' is not mer'
phrasc II - an imperaiiv. principle
OF action. which statesmen Will hence
forth ignore al their peril "" can.
not hav" general peace for he asking
or by the mere ARRANGEMENTS Of a
peac" conference l. canno' he pjeced
together oui Of individual understand
iug- between powerful states All m.
parties TO hi, war must JOIN in the
settlement Of every iS-u" anywhere
involved in II because what We are
seeking is peace that We can all
unto 20 guarantee and maintain and
ever, item of IL must be submitted 20
the common judgment whrthc, ' be
righ ana fair an ac' % pusrice rather
,han bargain between .ovcfcigns
The United States has no desire To
interfere In Eurouean affairs or 20
act as arbi'er in European territorial
disputes She would disdain 10 take
adsan'ae. OF any internal weakness o,
disorder 70 impose her own VII upon
anoih peopl" she &, quit y.ad, 10
be shown tha' the settlements she ha,
sus.~sted ale not 'hs best of 'h. most
endul.ng The, arc onl, h"r OWN pro
u-ioral -ketch ~ principles and 81
'hu was In which 'he, should 10 az
pliei fuf she entered his waf b.
raus' sine -. made par'ncr whr'he,
80 would % not iu The suiferinr- ana
irdignri, Inflicted D, Ae miil,ar,
masters - GERMANY against -. peac.
anal -"rurifi - mankind and the con