The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-27

security for nations and peoples, small
anu great alike: We stand for adjust
ment and government OF territories in
view nf the interests and rights OF
their own populations.
The attainment Of all these ends
however. is impossible on thu. old order
OF wholly independent, completely self
determining nations. each II law entirely
TO Itself. each competing with all other
rivals for place in the world. and for
such safety and for such Justice as IL
can command by its own bare might.
This is The system that the world in
hcri;s from the past. This pagan con-
ception Of nations and races is the pro-
duct OF past conditions. The world bn-
gins Ia rccOgniz" its defects. It's con-
tinuance will lead only to increasing,
tyranny OF the strong and willful over
the small and the weak Injustice will
grow 10 untmagined extern.
The world has reached that degree
Of development when security and jus
ticc can be- had only by t:ic largest
amount Of cooperation Of nations--in
word by the establishment Of IL
league II nations. This should b. duuo
at once by those nations that helcv"
! III the moral ideal for nations and viii
unite their forces TO maintain that
ideal.
The moral aims Of the war. there
| fore. do not stop with a bare dcclura-
! tlon OF those aims in the abstract. but
/ include specific program for their
! achievement. Only in the co-opcrati lon
OF the nations can the moral ideal OF
; the rights and the dulles of nations
| begin TO be realized.
The League OF Nations.
| And the concrete practical problem
! for you and for me is this: will wc
; supper, this war with all our strength!
and will We unite our heads. our hearts
| and our hands 10 bring 10 pass III"
league OF nations?
will We do our part to get our pep
! pie 10 understand what the issue is III
| order that we may unite so sOlidly for
! the practical issue. that when lhc var
| is won and Germany IL on her knees
| begging for our terms Of pc;Lc" We can
! tell her clearly and rmphatically that
she mus, agree TO disarmament and To
! enter into Il league Of law abiding
! peacc-loring nations.
lis it nccdful to add that in putting
| forward COR utmost strength To vim
,hr var WI must do il US Christians
with the Christian ain and the Christ
! ian spirit. We must l"v" even our en-
cmic$. OUR struggle aui our suffering
! Is in fact for their tina! welfare am! re-
drnption. They arr indeed intcr!la-
! th,nal sinners. but they ar" DIR broth
! ern Wall" We batll" with them ana.
) ,dup. every .mcHns for stopping their
mad course :,nd d"prIving them ur Ihv.r
! power "" must have Tia" spirit Of jesus
who rv,.n while IL" d"n"uuc"d III tn;
! most I"rrlL1. Language Of History Tia.
! moral turpituH" ur those immoral I!hr-
J iScra urrI SnduC""H nevertheless level
! them and wha ready To forgive ihm n''
/ ~.,un IN They should stand r"icntaH
J before them.
| ",mI hell. ua I" irrht valInutly nn'l
J ealinutly and abby" all ~ Christi n:'.
: for TN" establishment or Il moral w"rIl-
: order. In II word. for the kingdom ~
/ God In international rrlat"ns.'
!. Or. Sloeum's Address.
/ Following Or. Gullck The choir gave
! several numbers. which were fnllOw' Il
: by Dr SlOCuIu, whn spuk" AT length.
! telling of the war from Tho religious
standpoint. and warning against tn"
! offers Of German petC" anu The dan
gers OF other German propaganda.
! The speaker "nphaSiz''d Tin" import
! unrn Of winning th" l"'inrr anv
, just and Stahl" pcac" can l." rnad'. 'If
I there. ara 20 b. no NOR" wars this rn.'
; must b" fought tn II finish III. said.
| This the greatest war If all time.
! cannot I've understood unless il * '..''r-
| sl,l-r.rl from Il wild, pnint q: view. TIL"
! killing IF the crown prime" of Nu~irr'-
I hungary. Iun" II. i?l4. was not tn"
! cauS,, OF III" present struggle: that wni
| the match which lighted Il Er"aI con
: flaEratiun which has bcru b"Iu. pr
| pared FOR many years"
What Caused the Conflict.
| DR. Slocuin then traced som" or IN"
historic conditions which led TO Ia"
| conflict, showing how TWO opposing
thcnrtc. If government wrr" hound TO
| DO ,cstcd ny an appeal To arms under
! tho unfortunate rrnditInnH which "r-
! listed T. is tn" conflict If IN" falls"