Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
By .4ssoeia.cd Press

/ logical seminary, when lie Salu
The hour of triumph is near.
The day Of the war lords is
almost over"
If another world war is to pre-
vented, strict justice and the
common good must be the un-
DERIVING motives OF those who
are charged with the respon-
sibility OF drafting the peace
treaty after Prussian militarism
is crushed, the Secretary said.
/ Auburn. y. Y, Oct 11-A storm
/ OF applause swept the state armory,
| where Secretary of State Lansing de-
/ livered an address last night on the
| occasion of the hundredth anniver-
sary of the founding of Auburn
/ Theological Seminary.
| II another world war is to be pre-
! vented. strict justice and the COM
mon good must be the underlying
! motives of those who are charged
/ with the responsibility of drafting
the peace treaty after Prussian
/ militarism is crushed. the Secretary
-
While stern justice must be tenn
| pered with mercy. Mr.. Lansing said,
when the time cimes to balance the
! account the authors of the fright
full wrongs committed against man.
kind should not be forgotten" He
urged. however. that the American
people discriminate between the
! ignorant and the intelligent. between
/ the responsible and the irrespon-
sible, between the master and the
serf.
Terms Clearly Stated
J. The principles upon which a gen.
eral peace will be made between
the warning nations" said Mr..
Lansing. have been clearly stated
by President Wilson. These prin-
ciples of justice must guide those
Fcharged with the negotiation of the
great treaty of peace, and must find
expression in that momentous docu-
ment which will lay the foundation
for a world transformed.
"Thoughtful men must know that
the peace which is TO come will
not be a lasting peace II its terms
are written in anger or If revenge
rather than the desire for strict JUS
tice and the common good is the
underlying motive OF those who are
charged with the grave responsible
ity of drafting the greatest Treaty
which this world has ever known.
II think that it is sufficient in
these days of toll and struggle,
while the beast controlling the peo-
ples of the Central Powers is still
at large. 10 assert that the peace
which will come when the world is
safe will be a peace founded on JUS
tice and righteousness. Let us not
-t.sN e-sr IfaCN TK~fTl n
our mercy is un-Christian, mercy
which destroys justice is equally un-
Christian. When the times comes to
balance the account-and IL seems
to be drawing near as the vassals
of Germany seek refuge from the
day of wrath-the authors of the
II frightful wrongs committed against
mankind should not be forgotten.
Will Tax Human Wisdom
THE period of readjustnient and
restoration, which will follow the
disorga nization and destruction
caused by the war will tax human
wisdom to the uttermost. In con-
hict so universal as to involve the
whole earth new impulses of human
action have been set in motion, no'
only in the political. industrial and
commercial spheres, but IN the
structure of society and in the
i sniritusl life of mankind. Many o.
j The fundamental principles of the
J nresent social order will be threat
ened. Some will be changed. some
! discarded, while novel and p0ssibl!
extravagant and dangerous doc
tries will find earnest and honest ad
Vocates. with all TINS we mus
reckon.
THE American people ought not
after the war is won. cherish pitt
( less hate for all those who have
served the military dictators of Cen
trail Europe. We should discrimi
nate between the ignorant and the
intelligent, between the responsible
and the irresponsible, between the
master and the serf.
All Men Must Be Free
The new era born in blood and
fire on the battle fields of Europe
must be a Christian era in reality
and not alone in name. The years
to como must be years of fraternity
and common purpose. international
injustice must cease. All men must
be free from the oppression of arbi.
trary power Unreasoning class
hatreds and class tyrannies must
come to an end. Society must be or
ganized on principles of justice and
I liberty. The world must be ruled by
the dominant will to do that which
There is no time to be lost II
this nation is to be made ready to
enter with the right spirit and the
right principles upon the task of re-
adjustfent and reconstruction. There
is no time to be lost because the
day is drawing near when the spirit
of liberty will stand triumphant
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