Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01
CITES WRONGS THAT
WAR MUST RIGHT
Arthur J. BaIfour Says Com
pIete Victory Over Germany
Must Precede Peace.
AGREES WITH Mr.. WILSON
By the Associated Press,

AONDON, MONDAY september SV.-
The wrongs Of subordinated peoples
must be righted and territories oc.
cupied by Germany since the begin
ming of the war must have complete
freedom before a league Of nations
can be possible and peace secured tc
the world. said Arthur ]. Balfour
British foreign secretary. at the Guild
hall today. He explained President
Wilson's recent speech in New Yorl
and gave his support to the ideas out
lined in it.
"Mr. Bonar Law has dealt with the
financial aspect of the struggle" sale
Mr.. Balfour. Let me deal with 8
point of future security. The full
| magnitude of all the issues before
, mankind is thoroughly realized
America came into the war fully con
scious of what these issues were ane
very wisely named it's great financia
effort after the cause which it hac
at heart, for that cause was liberty
for the world.
There is yet another cause. not
embodied in a name, but as presen,
| 10 the hearts and consciences Of
Americans as to the hearts and con.
sciences OF British, French and Ital'
ians; namely, that, il we failed IN
this crisis not merely to win the war
but to see that such wars do not re.
cur. our task would be but half &C.
complished.
Praises Presidents Speech.
Il am confident you all have reat
President Wilson's speech. 1t had al
those characteristics which make hi.
public utterances unique in state docu.
ments. 1t had eloquence, directness anc
the magnificence of style to which he
has accustomed US. Wear1some formal,
tiles were absent.
Ellis main theme was this: That il
the world would make sure that, it is
going to have peace it must come tt
some arrangement by which malefactors
or would-be malefactors are to be kept
iE order by league Of nations.
1.-THE second proposition was that il
YOU are to carry out this great idea
the only time to do it effectually is the
moment when peace itself is beng forg-
ed by the labors OF the victorious pow
ers.
PRESUMABLY, d1H very Oi Inc
Presidents mind. that to allow mis- DC
casion to sink into the past wouil be tc
lose one Of the great opportunities giver
mankind permanently to put interna-
tional relations upon a sound, lasting
and moral footing and if the work fcl
securing peace is not to be greater than
it can perform you must SO arrange
the map OF Europe and the world that
great occasion for wars will not over
whelu you.
Cites Wrongs to Be Righted.
IF you are going to render permanent
German domination over Russia. espe.
cially western Russia, and the small
peoples along the Baltic; II you refuse
to redress the wrongs of Poland; If the
subordinated peoples in the Austrian
empire are to be left under the heel o1
the German and Magyar minorities; il
the Balkans again are to be the scene OF
tilities among their neighbors; if the
Turk is to be allowed to resume his
bloody sway over the territories TORI
from him; if Italy is not to have re-
stored to her and added to her those
populations which really make her in.
deed an Italy redeemed; If Greece is tt
be threatened. as in the past, by the
domination Of the central powers; II
Serbia is not to be restored after al
her appalling sacrifices and glorious gal.
lantry; if France is not to resume hel
full place in western Europe, and il
Belgium is not to be restored in full
measure-if all those evils are not po.
tentially to recur. then you must dc
something more than merely establish s
league of nations
you must put these wrongs righ
before a.ieague of nations can set tt
work. You must give 1t a clean Stat,
to work upon. Then, and then only
will your league of nations work.
Complete Victory Necessary.
Therefore, in order to make I
league of nations possible complet.
victory Is absolutely necessary. Ger
many can only be a member of :
league of nations when the interna
tional system has been reformed by {
great, wise and all-embracing peace
and that can never take place unit
Germany, not merely has been obliged
to change her profession of faith, bu
until Germany finds herself in Pc
sition where all her dreams of worlt