The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-20
THE MAKING oF PEACE.

permanent peace The dhculues Of the war are small
compared with the difficulties Of the peace that is sought
Much time must necessarily eapse before the desired
condition can be attained even if all the allied nations
rise to the noblest heights Of altruism and concord and
even if their representatives should be endowed with
wisdom similar to that exercised by the trainers Of the
Constitution of the United States.
The combination Of HOhenzolernism and militarsm
in Germany has been broken. That is step
toward universal democracy and peace But HOhenzol-
ernsm alone may not be utterly destroyed nor mill
tarsm alone 1t is quite possible that Of the Hohen
zoerns may head successful cOunterrevolution in Ger
many There will be assurance Of the harmlessness
of the Hohenzolerns until they corpses sevurey
isolated that they cannot communicate with the outside
world or the world with them AS for militarism that
army still la formidable force falling back upon Ger
SOIL where it may be capable of reorganization
der popular leader. The German instinct of organza
ton may operate with remarkable results in the rehabta
ton of the German military power 1t is likely to
work toward Capitalization and mitsrism than in the
other direction. In the revolutionary movement in Ger
many there is method that totally lacking in the
Russian convulsion
Is Germany liberazed free from HOhenzolernism and
mtarsm and responsible for any engagements that may
be made by its government? That is the question that
must be answered in the agrmatve before the allied
powers will be justified in relaxing their military vigilance
over Europe. If the German revolution is genuine, it
may be entirely too successful it may transform Ger
many into bowling anarchy, in which the allied
armies would be compelled occupy the country through
out its length and breadth If the revolution is
gust Of passion Hohenzolern subterfuge then Ger
many is not really Free and the engagements of its rep
resentatves in making peace would be worthless. No
doubt many months will elapse before the world will
know the true nature of Gemanys apparent reorganza
ton.
The adjustment of all relations with Germany is only
one of the tasks of the allied powers There are new
nations to be dealt with and old nations be fitted
new conditions and new boundaries Neutras are in
volved These neutras will try to take part the peace
deliberations but they should be admitted only as wit
nesses present their respective cases. They have no
right to sit the bench of judgment They did not win
this war; and therefore they must remain aoof in the
making of peace. The allied powers were the sole re-
lance of mankind in the time of stress They good
enough barriers against the universal enemy Of liberty
The neutras perfectly willing that the allies should
sacrifice themselves for the life of ALL neutras included
By making this sacrifice the allies became trustees Of
civilization and guardians of liberty They must now
make for all time the liberty which they fought
to preserve The work is Incomplete The trustees can
not honoraby quit their work until it is finished
they honorably shift the responsibility to others whose
devotion to liberty not sufficient to take them to the
battlefield. Liberty is too priceless jewel to be in
trusted to those who will shed their blood to guard
Thus the socalled peace conference will be in reality
council of the allied powers faithfully executing the
trust that they have assumed. Germany cannot be one
of the trustees, matter how thoroughly the people
may have reformed their government The wolf cannot
be made shepherd it sleeps clothing The
newly born nations will be heard but they prop
ery participate principals in council that is to de-
fine the boundaries of European nations They will not
be fullfedged nations in fact until the council has
perfected its work.
1t is the dream of exalted souls that the peace council
will develop into league of nations, open to all hon.
orabe free nations equal terms and powerful enough
to compel any nation group of nations to keep the
peace in spite of any quarrel that may arise mag
nifcent glorious dream! May it be realized; but if
the peace council should accomplish the drudgery that
actually confrOns it, by clearing away the rubbish heaps
Of tyranny and giving the peoples of Europe fair OPP
portuny to govern themselves permanently according to
their will, it will have done marvellous thing
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