The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-01

WRONGS MUST BE
RICHTED, FIRST
Secretary BaIfour Outlines Ba-
sis of Peace and League
of Nations.
CONCURS WITH Will SON
Crush Germany as Tyrant or
World Loses Opportunity
of History.
CONCURS WITH WILSON

London, Oct. 1.-The wrongs of sub
ordinated peoples must be rishted and
| territories occupied by Germany since
| the beginning of the war must have
complete freedom before league OF
nations can be possible and peace
secured to the world. said Arthur
j. Balfour. British foreign sec
retary, at the Guild hall yesterday. He
explained President Wilson's recent
speech in New York. and gave his
support to the ideas outlined in it.
"Mr Bonar Law has dealt with the
financial aspect of the struggle" said
Mr. Balfour Let me deal with a point
, of future security The full magnitude
of all the issues before mankind Is
thoroughly realized. America came
into the war fully conscious Of what
those issues were and very wisely
named its great financial effort after
the cause which 1t had at heart. for
that cause was liberty for the world.
"There Is yet another cause. not em-
bodied In a name. but as present to
the hearts and eorsciences of Amer
leans as to the hearts and consciences
of British. French and Italians. namely
that II we failed in this crisis not
merely TO win the war. but to see that
such wars do not recur our task would
be but half accomplished.
Agrees With President.
II am confident YOU all have read
President Wilson's speech. 1t had all
those characteristics which make his
public utterances unique, In state docu-
ments. II had eloquence, directness
md the nagnificience OF style to which
he has accustomed us. Wcarisome
formalities were absent. His main
theme was this: That If the yworld
would make sure that 1t Is going to
have peace 1t must. comesto some ar
by %hicf riIlefactor Or
would-be malefactors are to he kept
in order by n league of nations. The
second proposition was that IL you are
to carry out this great ideal the only
time to do it effectually is the moment
when peace itself Is being forged by
the labors of the victorious powers.
'Personaly. l am very much of the
presidents mind, that to allow this oc-
casion to sink into the past would be
to lose one of the great opportunities
given mankind permanently to put in
ternational relations upon sound.
la sting and moral footing, and If the
work for your new international ma
be greater than it can perform you
must so arrange the map of Europe
and the world that great occasion for
wars will not overwhelm you.
"You Must Do Something More.
"If you are going to render perma-
nent German domination over Russia,
western Russia and the
small peoples along the Baltic; IL you
refuse to redress the wrongs of Poland,
IL the subordinated peoples in the Aus
tiian empire are to be left under the
heel of the German and Magyar minor
tiles; IL the Balkans again are to be
the scene of bloody wars and the oc-
casion of hostilities among their neigh a.,
fors; II the Turk is to be allowed to
resume his bloody sway over the ter
ritories torn from him; " Italy is not |
10 have restored TO her and added to
her those populations which really |
make her indeed an Italy redeemed: If |
Greece is to be threatened. as in the |
past. by the domination of the central |
powers: II Serbia is not to be restored |
after all her appalling sacrifices and |
glorious gallantry; If France Is not to |
resume her full place in western Eu
rope. and IL Belgium Is not to be re-
stored in full measure, II all those |
evils are not potentially to recur, then
you must do something more than
establish a league of nations.
You must put these wrongs right
before league of nations can set to
work. You must give 1t a clean slate
to work upon. Then and then only
will your league of nations work.
Until Germany Changes.
Therefore. in order to make league
81 nations possible. complete victory
Is absolutely necessary. Germany can
only be member of a league of ma
ions when the international system
has been reformed by a great. wise and
al embracing peace, and that can
never take place until Germany not
merely has been obliged to change her
profession OF faith. but until Germany
ands herself in position where all
her dreams Of world. domination are
torn to pieces before her eyes and she
s left powerful. indeed she will be
eft powerful. doubtless prosperous and
doubtless wealthy, but no longer
vrant who can use the nations which
she Is IN a position to influence to
serve her own dreams of world em-
oire. Therefore, ask you to remem-
,cr how far the financial efforts we
low are calling upon you to make
,xtend bcvond any merely financial
operation"