Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-12
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"pELENpA EsT BoRUssTAo

A member of the New York Tribune
editorial staff sends the following ap-
preciated commendation of an editor
ial in a recent issue or the Capital
Journal:
New York City, Jan. 2, 1918.
The Editor Of the Capital Journal:
The spirit moves me to thank you per-
sonally, for your editorial of Dee. 21--
= carthage must be destroyed from
which L am quoting in an article for
next Sundays Tribune. It's keynote is
one that L have been trying to en-
phasize in New York-the necessity
for the destruction of Prussia, as lit
orally and radically as may be posi-
BILE. 1t is still rather too strong meat
for the editorial page, / find; though
the Evening Sun used a long article of
mine, some time ago under the caption
/" Delenda est Borussia' - and l have
smuggled the same text into today s
Tribune in a letter, clipping of which
l enclose. | should like to see it smear
ed in black type at the head of every
editorial page" Prussia must be de-
stroyed." " L do not believe the great
mass OF our people realize the necessi-
ty of it; they need education in ex-
tremist doctrine. If | were the owner,
instead of a mere humble sub-editor,
/ should harp ON that one string like
a Cato.
Very truly yours,
II. L. PANGBORN.
''Delenda est Borussia"
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: beg to thank you for your out
spoken editorial discussion of German
peace terms. You have done very
great service in aid of clear thinking
and in stimulation of vigorous action.
The greatest menace to- the future OF
the world lies in the belief held by
manv well meaning but ill-informed
people, especially in the United States
that it is possible to reach some sort
OF lasting peace by negotiation with
the enemy. 1t finds varying express
sion, ranging from the anaemis intel
lectual perversion of "The Evening
POST which saw in Count Czernin S
terms IAN offer which the allies are
bound to entertain" down to open,
shameless German propaganda. 1t is
even implicit in some of the presi-
dent IS pronouncements in so far as he
implies the possibility or negotiations
with a "reorganized or democrat
lied" Germany, and tries to differ
entiate between Che German people
and their imperial rulers.
No peace that shall be safe can be
reached by any negotiations with a
Germany in arms. One does not debate
terms with red handed murderer. He
must first be disarmed, overpowered
completely. But even then one does
not negotiate" with him. If he is to
be allowed to survive at all it must
be on terms to be laid DOWN by his con
quercrs.
You say truly that the beginning
of peace is reparation, restoration, res
titution.'' But that is mot enough.
There remains-retribution If justice
is to be meted out punishment must
follow crime, in the Use of nations as
of individuals. If the court of nations
fails in this the crime will be repeated
and our children will have the prob
lem to solve.
Let there be no talk of any peace
before complete victory is won,
whether it takes two years or ten.
Rather there is need of cato to de-
mand insistently- elenda est Borus
sia. H. l.. 2.
New Yorh, Dee. 80, 1917.