Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-01
RIGHT WRONGS FIRST;
. THEN NATIONS PACT
Old World Injustices Must be Set
Straight While Sword is Yet in
Hand, Balfour Insists.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Monday, Sept 30.~Ihe
wrongs of subordinated peoples must
be rghted and territories occupied by
Germany since the beginning OF The war
must have complete freedom before
league Of nations can he possible and
peace secured to the world, said Arthur
J. Balfour, British foreign secretary,
at the G,ildhall today. He gave bls
support to the ideas outlined IN Pnesi-
dent Wilson $ recent speech IN New ork
PREVENT RECURRENCE or wAHs.
"The full magnitude of all the issues
before mankind is thoroughly realize
said Mr. Balfour IF we failed in this
crisis not merely TO win the war, but To
see that such wars do not recurr, our
task would be but half accomplished.
President Wilson's main theme was
this: If the world would make sure
that it is going to have peace, IT must
come to some arrangement 10y which
maicfaCtors or would-hc nalefaCtOrs are
To be kept in order by league Of nations.
The second proposition was that II You
are To carry ont this great ideal the only
time to do IL eifectuallv is the moment
when peace itself is being forged by the
labnrs 0f the victorious powers.
PERSONALLY am very much of the
Presidents mind
ALI. WRONGS MUST RE RrGHTED.
III YOU arc going to render permanent
German domination over Russia, cs-
pecialv western Russia, and the small
peoples along the Baltic; If you refuse
To redress the wrongs Of Poland; If the
subordinatcd peoples III the Austrian
empire are not to he left under the heel
Of the Germans and Magyar minorltics;
If the Balkans again arc to be the scene
Of bloody wars and tho occasion OF hos
tilitlcs among their ncighbors, If the
Turk IS 20 he allowed to resume his bloody
SWAY over the territories torn from him.
If Italy IS not to have restored To her and
added 10 her those populations which
really make her indeed an Italy redeemed;
II Greece ~ To be threatened as IN he
past, by the domination OF central powers
II Serbia Is ot to be restored after I'll her,
appalling sacrifices and glorious gallantrt
II France is not to resume her full place
IN western Europe. and # Belgium IS
not TO be restored IN full measure, II all
those evils arc not potentially To recur
then YOU must 10 something more than
merely establish a league VI nations
You must put these wrongs right
before league Of nations can set TO
work You must give Il n clean slate
to work upon Then and there only
will your league Of nations work.
sEEs GERMANY POW FRFrL. RICu.
Therefore. in order 10 make league
Of nations possible complete victory IS
absolutely necessary. Germany can
only hc 4 member Of league Of nations
whom the international system has hcen
reformed by a grcat-wIsc and all-cm-
hracing peace and that can never take
place until Germany. not merely has
been Obliged To change her profession
Of faith hui until Germany finds her
self IN position where All her dreams
Of world domination arc torn 10 pieces
before hcr ewes and she is left powerful,
indeed as she doubtless will b. left power
iul. prosperous, and wealthy, but no
longer - tNrant who can use the nations
which she is IN position 10 ntiucncc TO
serve her own dreams ~ world empire.
Therefore. ask Won 10 remember how
far tho financial efforts NC now are call
ing upon YOU TO make extend beyond
any merely financial operation