Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

every re3p:c who fall under their DOVE
governments clothed with the strans
tralipings and the primitive authorit
Of all 6 that is altogether allen an
hostile to L own. The past and ~
present are in deadly grapple and tn
pcolles OF the world being don
To Geath between them.
Settlement Must Be Final.
There esn ba but ono Issue.
The settlement must be final.
There can be no compromise. No
halfway decision wouIc be toier-
aole. NO halfway decision is con-
which the associated PEOPLES Of
the world, are fighting and which,
must be conceded them before
ttere an be teace.
1.-The destruction Of every ar
h'trary power anywhere that can
separstely, secretly, and of its sim
gle choice disturb the Of the.
world; or, if il cannot be presently
destroyed, at the least its reduction
20 yirtNal impotence.
G-Vhe settlement Of every Q
ton. whether Of territory, Of SOW
ers'9ney. OF economic arrangement,
or OF political relationship, upon
the basis Of the free aoceptance Of
n a settlement by the people inn
mediatc'y concerned, and not upor
the bas'. of the material interest
Or advantage IF any other nation
CT people which may desire q diff
terent settlement for tho sake Of
its owl. exterior influence or mas.
se! Gs.7h .o....
% governed in their conduct to-
wares each other by tho same
principles OF honor and OF respect
tor the common law of civilized so.
c!ety that govern the individual
citizens Of all modern states in
their relations with onc another: to
the M that al! promises and cove
nants may be sacredly observed.
no private plots or co%nsriraciea
Matched, no selfish injuries wrouaht
with IMMUNITY, and a mutual trust
established upon the handsome
toundation Of a mutual respect of
right 2st
~ssnization Of peace which shall
make it certain that the combined
power Of free nations will check
evcry invasion Of right and serve
to make peace and justice the more
secure by ~affordino . definite tri-
bunal OF opinion to which all must
submit and by which every inter-
national readiAstment that can
not be amicably agreed upon BY
the peoples directly concerned shalt
be sanctioned.
Seek Reign Of Law.
These great objects can be put int
, single sentence. What we seek /
reign of law, based upon the con
tent of the governed and sustained b,
he organized opinion of mankind.
These great ends annot b
achieved by debating and seeking t
reconcile and accommodate wha
may wish with their project
for balances Of power and of nations
They can be realized onl
by the determination of what tn
thinking peoples Of the world desire
With their longing hope for justice an,
Tor social freedom ana opportunity.
Il can fancy that the air Of this plac
carries the accents OF such principle
With a peculiar kindness. Here wer
forces which the great z.atiol
against which they YER primarily di
rected at first regarded as a revol
its rightful authority, blu
which it has long since seen to hav
been a step in the liberation Of it's owl
peoples as well as of the people of tn
States. and 1 stand here no,
o speak-speak proudly and with con
Fident hope-of the spread of this re
volt. this liberation. to the great stag
Of The world itself! The blinded ruler
If Prussia have reused forces the,
Knew little ot--forces which, ono
'oused, can never be crushed to cart
again; for they have at their heart al
INSPIRATION and q purpose which ar
ieathlesa and of the very stuff o