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determine?
'The press has teemed with inter-
views and opinions on both sides Of the
Atlantic. Out Of the multitude OF those
interviews three facts appear in clear,
distinct outline.
First, IL must be a JUST peace.
"Next, II must be a RIGHTEOUS
peace, and,
FINALLY, it must be a permanent
peace. Upon these points all agree,
even our former enemies are loud In
their asseyerations that this is the sort
OF a peace which they desire
'Well. since none question that IL
must be a just peace, even those whs
so lately devastated the fields of Bel
gium and France and 'uncapped hell
I'm their deeds offrightfulness, ~ is wise
% inquire as TO the ingredients that
constitute a just peacel What are the
elements that enter into such a peace2 ?
"Well, for one thing, there must be
IN II no element Of revenge. But there
will be strong temptation TO do just
that. To make our enemies feel the
iron entering their own soul. AS a
mother who lost two noble boys re-
Gently said, it is pity that the war
ended so suddenly. Think OF u, II you
can. Not even a flower bed In Germany
disturbed, while we saw our sons mai
treated and abused and reyiled and
killed. Aud then she naturally eX-
pressed the regret that the American
army was denied the opportunity TO
give the Huns a taste Of their own
medicine
"Now all this is very human, and
very natural. But we must not lose
sight Of the fact that revenge Is saw
age trait, IL Is unworthy a civilized
people. Not only so. II that peace
proceed on the principle Of the lex
talienis.' &C will bear bitter fruit. we
have seen enough Of the fruit borne by
that upas tree, we cannot AFFORD TO
repeat the awful experiment.
Then. too, there must be no undue
bitterness such as would drive Hs TO
take advantage Of a fallen foe and make
him suffer because he has made others
suffer, and make him suffer for sur
ferings sake.
There arc shining examples Of a dir
ferent spirit, when dealing With a con-
quered foe. II time permitted we could
instance The attitude Of England to-
ward the conquered Beers. And we can
never forget that, when the beast or
potsdam sought TO seduce that little
nation, now a colony Of the British
Crown. his efforb failed and lt was the
military genius Of the great Boer lead
er that smoto the Hun with defeat and
dlsmay and wrested from his blood
grasp his South African possessions.
"But what are the elements Of just
peace? They are neither obscure nor
hard TO discover.
zone thing lt must include, 4 1t Is
20 be a Just peace, a peace worthy the
name, instead Of a mOckcry and an in
suit to civilization, and that IS repara-
tion FOR wrongs committed against hu-
manity and The law Of nations.
'The violation Of Belgian neutrality
was not only a crime against a smaller
nation, but SC was a brutal and ruth
less violation Of Germany's own solemn
past That act was wholly insincere as
IS evidenced by the explanations offered
&c was consummated I'm reckless DIS
regard Of all decencys and was attended
with outrages that Will damn the Ger
man nation for a century, for as a peo-
pie must bear the odium Of the in
famous conduct Of her war machine
And be that repmatlon what II may
Sc cannot be adequate. The devastated
Geld may IN a measure be restored 10
fertility; the ruined churches and shat
tered works Of art may be partially re-
placed; tho treasures looted may be
reimbursed-all this may bP done, but
who Will mend the broken hearts Who
will wipe from the face Of outraged
Nvomanhood the crimson blush Of an
undylng shame? Who will compensate
~ the suffering caused to women and
children by wholesale depOrtations Of
Belgian labor? The reparaiion, how
ever ample, must remain insufficient.
ut must include adequate punishment
as far as punishment can be made 70
Mt the crimes committed. 10 Is need
less TO seek TO rehearse those crimes,
the grewsOme and s0rdid story taxes
Language 10 its utmost hmits, In fact
speech breaks down under any attempt
20 translate into words the horrors OF
that story. Its details Will live
noisome memory.
"The ruthless sinking OF the Lusl-
tanla; the murder OF gentle, sweet
spirited Edith Cavell; the crucihxion OF
lads from whose cheeks death was
snatching the peach bloom OF youth;
the sending into lives Of shame un-
speakable innocent maids (; the maim-
ing Of little children-these are some
Of tho horrid chapters In a story too
revolving for complete recital.
"And when we speak Of punishment
we must distinguish between revenge
and punishment. What Is law. devoid
OF penalty? Or law, when penalty is
ignored? 10 IS worse than a mockery,
IL is a crime in the name and order OF
the sanction Of law.
1T will not do, however, in the vista
ton Of those penalties for US TO make
women and children suffer as their
fathers aud brothers made other women
aud children suffer. But the ends OF
Justice will never be reached until the
leaders who opened the bloody flood
gabs Of that world war, and who in
oted, nay, commanded the commission
of acts Of infamy that make the blood
run cold in ones veins, are haled into
an international court and made TO suf-
fer just penalty for the evil wrought
To do less than this would be q stain
on the fair name Of justice and re-
proach forever Why should the tinsel
and brOcade Of dishonored royalty pro-
tect from punishment criminals who
would hide behind the trappings Of a
royalty thus dishonored2 Monsters who
debauched and debased their own peo-
pie IN order TO gratify a mad desire for
world dominion merit neither Glenn
ency or mercy. Let them stand sibbet-
ed before the world, objects Of Uniyer-
sal scorn and condemnation.
And, Of course, It must be a right
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