The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02

WHICH tne peuce OF the world can De
guaranteed, peace will rest in part
upon the word of outlaws and only
UPON that word. For Germany will
have to redeem her character, not only
by what happens at the peace table
but what follows.
Of that league of nations and the
clear definition of Its objects must be
part, Is in sense the most essen
tial part. of the peace settlement It.
self. 1t cannot be formed now. IL
formed now, 1t would be merely new
alliance confined to the nations asso-
ciated against a common enemy. IL
is not likely that 1t could be formed
after that settlement.
ut Is necessary to guarantee the
peace, and the peace cannot be guar
anteed as an afterthought. The rea-
son, to speak in plain terms again,
why It must be guaranteed. is that
there will be parties to the peace
whose promises have proved untrust-
worthy, and means must be found In
connection with the peace settlement
itself to remove that source of inse-
curity.
1T would be folly to leave the guar
antee to the subsequent voluntary ac-
ton of the government we have seen
destroy Russia and deceive Roumania.
Particulars of Terms.
''These, then are some of the par
ticulars, and l state them with the
greater confidence because / can state
them authoritatively as representing
this governments Interpretation of
its own duty with regard to peace:
FIRST - The impartial justice
melted out must involve no discrimina-
ton between those to whom we wish
to be Just and those to whom we do
not wish to be just. 1t must be JUS
tice that plays no favorites and knows
no standard but the equal rights of
the several peoples.
"SECOND-No special or separate
interest of any single nation or any
group of nations can be made the
basis of any part of the settlement
which is not consistent with the COM
mon interest of all.
"THIRD-There can be no leagues
or alliances or special covenants and
understandings within the general and
common family of the league of ma
lions.
"FOURTH-And more specifically,
there can be no special, selfish, eco
IN In wit ln,ry
and no employment of any force or
economic boycott for exclusion except
as the power of economic penalty by
exclusion from the markets of the
world may be vested in the league of
nations itself as means of discipline
and control.
"FIETH-All international agree ,
ments and treaties of every kind must
be made known in their entirety to
the rest of the world.
Special alliances and economic riv-
alries and hostilities have been the
prolific sources in the modern world
of the plans and passions that pro-
duce war. 1t would be an inslncere
MS well as insecure peace that did not
exclude them in definite and binding
terms.
"We still read Washington's i'm
mortal warning against 'entangling al
liances' with full comprehension and
answering purpose. But only special
and limited alliances entangle and we
recognize and accept the duty of a
new day in which we are permitted to
hope for a general alliance which will
avoid entanglements and clear the air
of the world for common understand
ings and the maintenance of common
rights.
Answers GroundIess Doubling.
q" have made this analysis of the
international situation which the war
has created, not, of course, because
7 doubted whether the leaders of the
great nations and peoples with whom
we are associated were of the same
mind and entertained like purpose,
but because the air every now and
again gets darkened by mists and
groundless doubtings and mischievous
perversions of counsel and 1t Is neces-
sary once and again to sweep all the
irresponsible talk about peace in
trigues and weakening morale and
doubtful purpose on the part of those
In authority utterly, and, If need be.
unceremoniously aside and say things |
in the plainest words that can be
found, even when 1t is only to say |
over again what has been said before,
quite as plainly II in less unvarnished |
terms.
National purposes have fallen more
and more into the background and the
common purpose of enlightened man.
kind has taken their place.
"Plain workaday people have de-
handed almost every time they came
together, and are still demanding, that
the leaders Of their governments de-
clare to them plainly what 1t is-ex-
actly what 1t is-that they were seek
Ing I'm this war and what thew think