The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-02
JUSTICE BEFORE
PEACE--BALFOUR
Tells ENGLISH
Wrongs Must Be Righted and
Occupied Land Freed Be-
fore League Can Be Formed

LONDON, October 1.-The wrongs
OF subordinated peoples must be
r1ghted and territories occupied by
Germany since the beginning of the
war must have complete freedom be-
fore a league OF nations can be pos
sible and peace secured to the world,
said Arthur j. Balfour, British foreign
secretary, at the Guildhall Monday.
He explained President Wilson's re-
cent speech in New York and gave his
support to the ideas outlined in it.
"Bonar Law has dealt with the
financial aspect Of the struggle" said
Mr.. Balfour. Let me deal with a point
OF future security. The full magni-
tude Of all the issues before mankind
Is thoroughly realized. America came
into the war fully conscious of what
those issues were and very wisely
named it's great financial effort after
the cause which 1t had at heart, for
that cause was liberty for the world
There is yet another cause, not en-
bodied in name, but as present to
the hearts and consciences of Ameri-
cans as to the hearts and consciences
of British, French and Italians, name
ly that il we failed in this crisis not
merely to win the war but to see
that such wars do not recur, our task
would be but half accomplished.
Il am confident you all have read
President Wilson's speech. It had all
those characteristics which make his
public uttennces unique in state
documents. 1t had eloquence, direct
ness and the magnificence of style to
which he has accustomed us. Weari-
some formalities were absent.
Foundation Of Peace.
His main theme was this: That il
the world would make sure that it is
going to have peace 1t must come to
some arrangement by which malefac-
tors or wouldbe malefactors are to be
kept In order by league of nations
"The second proposition was that if
you are to carry out this great ideal
the only time to do 1t effectually is
the moment when peace itself is being
forged by the labors Of the victorious
powers.
Personally. am very much of. the
presidents mind, that to allow this
occasion to sink into the past would
be to lose one of the great opportuni-
ties given mankind permanently to
put international relations upon
sound, lasting and moral footing and
II the work for your new information
al machinery for securing peace is
not to be greater than it can perform,
you must SO arrange the map of
Europe and the world that great oc-
casion for wars will not overwhelm
you.
IF you are going to render per-
manent German domination over Rus
sia. especially western Russia, and the
small peoples along the Baltic; if you
refuse to redress the wrongs of Po-
land; If the subordina ted peoples in
the Austrian empire are to be left
under the heel of the German and
Magyar minorities; IL the Balkans
again are to be the scene of bloody
wars and the occa sion Of hostilities
among their neighbors; if the Turk
Is to be allowed to resume his bloody
sway over the territories torn from
him; If Italy is not to have restored
to her and added to her those popu-
lations which really make her, indeed,
an Italy redeemed; if Greece is to be
threa tened. as in the past, by the
domination of the central powers; If
Servia is not to be restored after all
her APPALLING sacrifices and glorious
gallantry; il France is not to resume
her full place in western Europe, and
II Belgium Is not to be restored in full
mea sure, IL all those evils are not po-
tentially to recur, then you must do