South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-20
By FRANK H. SIMONDS
News-TimeS and Associated Newspapers
War Expert.


programs, does a liberated and protected Armenia.
As 10 MesOpotamis and syria. the French and British
who have liberated them likely stay with the
full approval OF the inhabitants Palestine may be
internationalized state balance
districts already achieved independence under
their own sovereign.
Thsre is left the question or Poland and 10 is the
most difficult OF ali. n yoa give TO the new Poland.
which will Individually include Russian and Austrian
thus become a state or upward o
900 900 people those German rather Prussiau.
circles in which the poles are clearly majority YOU
will deprive Germany Of much OF Snesia an OF Posen
and a considerable fraction east and west
Prussia East Prussia Will DO isolated from che main
German by a strip OF territory extending down
the bank OF the Vstua TO the Baltic Danzig,
a hostile frontier VIII be carried almost 20 Frankfort
on-oder. and this within striking distance OF Berlin
itself
NEW POLAND INCOMPLETE
WITHOUT POSEN AND SILESIA.
But by contrast. without Posen and Siiesia so far
5 it is Polish. the Poland viii be incomplete.
and there will survive Polish question. And without
Danzig and a window the the Poland viii
De economically industrialy a mercy OF Ger
many, exactly Serbia al the mercy OF Austria
Hungary in the evil times before the present war
And the Serbian grievance was one the causes OF
the world conhagration. Finally. nowhere Europe
bas the persecution of a subject race been mora brta
than in the Polish circles OF Prussia
sian Poles back to the old slavery would thus be
do violence to all the spirit OF the presidents decara
ton.
such. briefly. is Mr. wilson's program OF peace
modified by which have occurred since his
January declaration. 1t divides itself the redress
ing or the immediate wrongs or the present conflict
expressed the conquest devastation
abolition
certain wrongs surviving from 1866 and 1871. In the
OF Italy and France which belong actually the
category Of the recent crimes. and finally the lilo
Grafton of subject and fractions Of all
Europe and Asia Minor, and thus the removal ali
the familiar causes for all these
things have written into a treaty Of peace then
Wilson has formulated a program organiza-
OF the already reorganized world OF
league Of peace But all prograns for such an or
SANITATION derive their authority the league
of nations when constituted are not details in
the restoration OF peace at the present moment.
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ment to the discussion OF the more immediate ques
ton, that of peace. Does Germany what
is she conducting and even daring and
gigantic peace offensive designed do things
create dscord among the nations lighting her and
the leaders Of these nations support
Of their own pubcs. while Tallyng her people 20
JUSTIFIED refusing 20
slider the possibility that Germany acting in good
faith but who can believe It. who can trust the Ger
man, until actual guarantees have been given?
GOOD FAITH TURNS
ON EVACUATION.
In all human probability the question OF peace or
will Germany's willingness 10 e,acuate
AsaceLOrraine. If she is in acting good
faith, then she Will the surrender
Strassburg precisely as she demanded in july. 1914
that France should evacuate Verdun and Epinai as
a guarantee Of neutrality She will consent because
other possibility of gaining arTnistce
Foch and Hag and Pershing going sur
render the advantages dearly purchased recent
weeks and permit Germany reorganize her beaten
armies and renew the night in good condition neat
spring at the line selected Py her.
But Germany acting in bad faith sh
refuse surrender Metz and Strassburg viii
to the people or America, Britain
by arguing that they are kept in the tight because OK
French ambitions. she viii seek discord amons
her enemies, she will gamble a possible willingness
the president her advocate, she viii cal
cuate that rather than surrender Asace and Lorraine
her people will consent 10 proong the that
viii rise to the threat OF what will be neld by
be mutilaton. France
Of Louis XIV and again in 1892.
Our greatest peril lies in thinking Of
accepting the words Of the German when these
words translated into corresponding deeds
The German is talking peace in Acceptable words bur
he is spreading ruin and the richest and
tarest fields Of Europe. Would ne continue This
If he expected TO make peace presently
would compel him to indemnify his victims FOR his
current crimes? Would ne Cambria on Monday
if he expected on saturday TO make peace with the
guaranteed ndemnihcatiOn OF the people Cambria.
AT least it does not seem likely.
We have 10 the critical Do more
than four years Of struggle. We have the wan
have beaten the German. but have yet reached
the point where safely accept verbal as-
surances that ne desires make peace terms
Short Of the acceptance by the German Of the
defeat, short Of his consent TO the expression
Of victory. cannot safely or WISELY
consent armistice permit ourselves 90 believe
labors end.
CANNOT FORGET
DEFIANCE OF PLEDGES
We cannot forget that the German attacked the
written and spoken pledges We cannot forget that
years he has continued disregard al pledges
until the moment when his armies beaten and all
chance yictor's peace escaped him we must alL
with this knowledge IN mind. must demand
mediate guarantees which will prevent "a resumption
OF the contest under conditions favorable German
next spring Above al else must our srmIstce
translate victory IN positive terms.
These terms the surrender of Alsace Lorraine
Irredenta the temporary occupation of the
Of the Rhine from Holland 90 switzerland
and the prompt rehabilitation Of the German ARM
and navy. Anything else would b. mockerl mega
all that the world has
venture and aggression. do not see how can me-
gotiate with Germany in arms. I do not how