The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-09
LOOKED BAD FOR A TIME.

A Fargo attorney tells a good
story illustrating the even balance
of Justice and Observation-Disclosures fire.
duently found in the justice courts
of the state, the story being much
enjoyed by the teller becase things
Happened to come his way in this in
stance.
He had a case before a country
Justice of the peace in the northern
part of the state. and many motions
were made by both attorneys before
the court, which were invariably de-
scided in favor Of the Fargo man, who
eventually won the final decision.
AFTER the case was over and the sue
cessful lawyer was bidding boodbye
to the court, the latter confidentially
said: THAT was mighty close
shave. Damned If I didn't think for
"a time the case would go against us"
NO EASY PEACE FOR GERMANY.
considerable difference in views
have been expressed, here as else
where, as to the propriety, and even
the possibility, of Furnishing the Ger
man commanders most directly re-
sponsible for the atrocities which
Ifave marked German occupancy of
conquered lands, and while some will
differ, we believe the larger number
OF Americans will agree with the
Viewpoint of Sir George Cave, the
British home secretary, and with the
approval of that view as expressed
by the Kansas City Times, as fol-
lows:
s'sir George Cave, the English
home secretary, gives assurance that
German army officers known to have
been concerned in the atrocities
which have put a stain upon the
whole German nation in the war will
be tried and punished by the allies.
There can be no voice of dissent any
where to this just and salutary pro-
ceeding. Those responsible for the
acts which have disgraced civiliZa-
afo1l, no matter how high their stat
ion, must be called to answer for
them.
THE sense Of justice that dictates
this course ought not to be violated
in any of the dealings which the
world must nave Win ISTIldA4y WiSIl
peace comes. Americans in paru-
cular should be on guard against the
persuasion of those so-called idealtsts
and liberals who seek to give Ger
many an easy peace on the ground
that such an accommodation would
place international relationships up
on a high moral plane. -.
"The exact opposite is true. Any
thing like conformation of Germany S
crimes would lower the character of
the nations granting such peace
rather than raise that Of Germany.
III would be to break down all the
safeguards that international law
and the public conscience Of Chris
tan nations have sought during
slow centuries to throw around the
neutral the noncombatant the
wounded soldiers upon the field and
Tflt women and children in civilian
populations.
'iThis is case in which the high
court of civilization must find way
10 indtct a whole people. 1t must do
that or admit Prussianism to foot
SIlg on plane with the moralities
fire world has been fighting to pre-
serve Germany must not have an
easy peace. Germany must not have
"a neace that will Immediately re-
adrlit her to the society OF law keep
frs nations with a certificate of
character to go about trading and
living upon equal terms with thenn
Germany must be made to know thai
flae way OF the transgressor is f1ard
She must show fruits meet Tor re-