Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-02-16
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led in the same way as items in N,
final accounting.
lie cannot ask the benefit OF com
mon agrccmcnt in the one field WITH
out according in the other | take u
Tor granted that he sees thai separate
and selfish compacts with regard 10
trade and the essential materials o.
manufacture would afford no founda
lion for peace Neither he may rest
assured. will separate and selfish CON
pacts with regard TO provinces an.
peoples
Count Czrrnin seems 10 So" The
fundamental elements OF peace with
clear cyc, and does not seek 10 OBJ
sour. them lie sees that an indcpcnc
ent Poland. made up OF all the indis
putabll Polish peoples who lie ron
tiguous to one another. is matter -
European concern and must. OF cnu 'e
he conceded that Belgium mus
be- evacuated and restored. no matter
wha, sacrifices and concessions that
may involve. and that national aspira
mons must be satisfied. even within ms
own empire in the common interest oi
Europe and mankind
II he Is silent about questions which
touch the interest and purpose OF MS
allies more nearly than they touch
hos, OF Austria only. II must III
course. b. because he feels constiain
ed. suppose. 30 defer to Germany
and Turkes in The circumstances. See
ing and conc,dine. a he does. the -
sential principles involved and III.
necessity OF candidly applyin" them
ne naturally feels that Austria can re-.
~pond to thu purpose of peace as ex
pressed BY The United States with less
embarrassment than could Germany
H. would probably have gone much
farther had il not been Tor the embat
ra>.m,nt OF AuStrias alliances and OF
her dependence upon Germany
"Afrcr all. the test Of whether II Is
possible for either government 20 go
any further in this eomrarison Of views
is simple and obvious The principles
10 ~. dIIlltN 'i ltt'f-
"First. ,har eaca part Of the iinai
settlement must b, based upon tn IS
sen'ial Justice OF that particular cas-
and upon such adjustments as are
mos, likely 10 bring a p,ac" that Will
be permanent
Second. thai peoples and provinces
are not 10 be bartered about from SOY.
ereignty to sovereignty AS il they We're
mor. cha,tels and pawns in game.
even the great game. now forever dis
credited. Of the balance OF power; but
that
Third. every territorial settlement
involved in this war must b" made in
the interest and for The benefit OF the
populations concerned. and not as q
par 81 any mere adjustment OF com
promise OF claims among rival states.
and
Fourth that all well.deiincG IA.
iional aspirations shall be accorded IN"
utmos' satisfaction that can T." accord.
ed them without introduciu new or
perpetuatins old elements Of discord
and antagonlsm that would b" likely
in tim. to break the peace of Europe
and consequently Of The world
"a general peace erected upon such
foundations can be discussed Iniil
such "a pcac. can be secured We have
no choice bur TO 20 on So far n W.
can judge these principles that we re
gard az Fundamental are ALREADY every
whore accepted as imperative. except
among tho spoke-men OF the military
and anneNationist party in Germany
II they have anywher" else been re.
iected The objector, have not been
sufficiently numerous or influential 10
make 'h,ir voices audible
"Th, 'ragical circumstance is that
this one party in Germany is apparent
!, willing and able "a send million, Of
men 10 their dca'h 10 prevent what all
ne world now secs 10 be just.
II would not be true spokesman
~ the people Of 'ho United States il |
I'D not az once NOR" that We entered
that va can never turn back from 3
course chosen upon principle Our re.
-ources are IN part mobilizcd now, and
We shall not pau-, until they are
modified IN 'hei entirety
Our armies ar" rapidly going &c
'Ae lighting front and will 20 more
and more apdly our whole strength
vii d. ru .nto ti- war 81 emancipa
lion emancipation from tho threat
Ini attempted mastery Of selfish
uur. ~ au'ocra'!r ruler, whatever
fhr dintulf.,- ana present partial dc
ats W. are inanmiiablc To our DOW
a. adspeude0t action and can in
no rclm-taucc- consent 40 i've in q
aofld governed BY n'rgur and force
IS, believe thW on own desire for 4
aea ua'iort. order under which
felsnn and iur!'. and tho common in
est. ~ mankind shall prevail .s th,
fn-ife ~ enlrh'-nea men everywhere