The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
KNOX OUTLINES NEW
DOCTRINE OF PEACE
Continued from First Page.

under which the United States is to
face the future; certain questions, but
not all questions. We must guard
against too great application Just
here.
Restitution becomes an accom-
plished fact with the evacuation of in
vaded territories and the definite re-
turn to France Of Alsace-Lorraine.
The principle Of restitution applied to
Germany's enforced REIMBURSEMENT Of
political and economic means Of ag-
grandizement in Russia, Rumania,
Turkey and elsewhere extends into the
field of measures to guarantee the
world against revival OF the menace
of Teutonic dominion.
Question of Rsparation.
Preparation is a matter of arithme-
tic, of law and Of equitable justice.
In other aspects 1t also extends into
the conception OF practical, in con-
tradistinction to paper, guarantees for
the future. In this view It is not i'm
proper to consider whether the i'm
position OF excessively onerous money
payments might not have the effect Of
either a desperation favorable to
anarchy or else a necessity to allow
Germany great foreign trade facili-
| ties (lf indeed she can find customers
| for her goods) in order that she might
produce the wealth required for vast
indemnities.
LAS to guarantees the condition of
relative impotence in the face of the
preponderant power OF the Allies TO
which Germany has been reduced by
the terms OF the armiStice is. of course,
the first OF our real guarantees. The
maintenance of that condition during
long period of repentance. proba-
ton and expiation = for the years Of
horror into which the Teutonic peoples
plunged the world Is the first Of real
guarantees against the recrudescence
OF any similar German menace"
| Senator Knox held that whether
the former German colonies were par
celled out to the victors or held
! Jointly by the nations for the safe
guarding Of the rights Of their peo-
pies they must not be returned to
German domination.
New Buffer states.
As to the new buffer States, which
have set themselves up in Jugo-
Slavia. Czecho- Slovakia and Poland as
a barrier to the realization of the Teu-
tonic dreams OF eastern aggrandize-
ment. Senator Knox said:
THE effectiveness OF this last named
form OF guarantee against the Ger
manic menace may we'll call from time
to time not only for measures to Sc
cure the external durability of those
newly created States as against a pow
erful nation such as Germany. but also
for measures to maintain safe condi-
tons within and as between the new
States in question. Thus it is true
that even while we confine ourselves
to what is broadly but no less really
germane TO our war aims we are car.
ried far afield and we look for limits
to the obligations which America coult
wisely share with Europe"
Senator Knox reviewed the cours,
of developments which had impelleC
Americas entry into the world war. i
had become imperative that the ma
tons should participate in the sup.
preston in Europe OF the menace o.
militaristic imperialism. Out OF thi!
Senator Knox thought a new Ameri
can doctrine must arise. He said:
Can we not perceive emerginI
from these facts new American doc
trine? l will state this great new doc
trine in these words: II a situation
should arise in which any Power o.
combination of Powers should directI,
or indirectly menace the freedom ant
| H,nFnnn nj
, would regard such situation with gray,
. concern as a menace to its own free
. dom and peace and would consult Will
, other Powers affected with a view t,
concerted action for the removal O
such menace.
Principle Already Perceived,
"lr this had been the avowed AM
/ understood policy OF the United State
| before July, 1914, ii is. in my judg
/, ment, very improbable that the wa
would have occurredc When at lengtl
I the United States had perceived ant
D lac acted upon this policy with might,
effect the war entered on its last an
= victorious phase. America has nos
perceived and manifested its percep
e ton Of the principle of this policy. !
/ has put this policy to successful test
"Avowed by public official declara
ticn it might prove worthy. | believe
e &c serve with the Monroe Doctrine a
q IA fundamental doctrine OF America
$ diplomacy 1t entangles us in no way
( hut it makes US the potential ally c
the defenders of liberty whenever
great menace shall arise
When the British statesman Can
!, ming saw that the AGGRESSIVE design