The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-10-10

Ing SettlementS secure ana lasting
peace. 1t will be necessary that all
who sit down Mt the peace table shall
come ready and willing to pay the
price, the only price, that will pro-
cure It, and ready and willing also to
create In some virile fashion the Gully
instrumentality by which 1t can he
made certain that the agreements OF
the pence will be honored and fulfilled.
THAT price is impartial justice In
every item Of settlement. no matter
whose interest Is crossed; not only
impartial justice. but also the salts
faction of the several peoples whose
fortunes are dealt with. That in,iis-
pensable instrumentality Is league
of nations formed under covenants
that will be efticacicus.
without such instrumentality, by
which the peace Of the world can be
guaranteed. peace will rest in part
upon the word Of outlaws and only
have to redeem her character, not on'y
by what happens ut the peace table
but what follows.
"And, rs see 1t, the constitution
of that league of nations and the
clear definition of Its objects must be
II part, Is in sense the most essen
till part. OF the pence settlement It.
self. 1t cannot be formed now. II
formed now, 1t would be merely n new
alliance confined to the nations ass0-
ciatcd against u common enemy. 1t
Is not likely that 1t could be formed
after that settlement.
1T Is necessary to guarantee the
peace. and the peace cannot be guar.
anteed RS an afterthought. The rea.
son, to speak In plain terms again.
why It must be guaranteed is that
there will be parties to the pence
whose promises have proved untrust-
worthy, and means must be found 10
connection with the peace settlement
itself to remove that source Of inse-
curity.
ut would be folly to leave the guar
antee to the subsequent voluntary &c
ton Of the government we have seen
destroy Russia and deceive Roumania.
Particulars Of Terms.
These. then are some Of the par
ticulars. and state them with the
greater confidence because can state
them authoritatively ~ representing
this governments Interpretation Of
Its own duty with regard to peace:
FIRST impartial justice
melted out must involve no discrimina-
tion between those to whom We wish
to be Just and those to whom we do
not wish to be Just. It must be jus
tics 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 10 not consistent with the COM
mon interest Of all.
'THIRD1There can be no leagues
or alliances or special covenants and
Understandings within the general and
common family Of the league Of M.
/ lions.
"COURTH-And more specifically,
there can bs no special, selfish. eco
nomic combination within the league
and no employment Of any force Of
economic boycott for exclusion except
a. the power Of economic penalty BY
exclusion from the markets Of the
world may be vested In the league Of
nations itself ~ Q means Of discipline
and control.
"FIFTH-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 econmic rlv-
alries and hostilities have been the
prolific sources 10 the modern world
Of the plans and passions that pro-
duee war. II would be an insineers
a. we'll % Insecure peace thas did not
exclude them In definite and binding
terms.
National purposes have fallen more
and more Into the background and the
common purpose Of enlightened man
kind has taken their place.
sP1ain w0rksday people have Dc.
handed almost every time they came
together. and are still demanding. that
the leaders Of their governments Dc.
clare to them plainly what II is-ex.
actly what II is-that they are seek.
Ing 10 this war and what they think
the items Of the Anal settlement should
bs.
'They are not yet satisfied With
what they have been told. They still
seem TO fear That they are getting
what they ask for only In stat~srnen's
terma--only In the terms Of territorial
arrangements md the divisions II
power and not In terms ~ brOnd vtaion,
justice and mercy nnd peace and the
ALtisfnction Of those deep-seatrd Ions.
'ngs Of oppressed and distracted m-a
md women and ensiaved peoples That
scem 10 them the only things worth
lighting . war for that rnguIfs the
world.
"But I. for one. am glad to attempt
In. answer aEnin and again In tho