South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-12


object upon which all free men had
set their hearts; and attained with
a sweeping completeness which even
now We do not realize.
Armed imperialism such as the
men conceive who were but yester-
day the masters of Germany is at
an end, its Illicit ambitions engulf-
ed in black disaster. Who Will now
seek 10 revive it? The arbitrary pow
er OF the military caste of Germany
which once could secretly and of it's
own single choice disturb the peace
of the world is discredited and de
stroyed. And more than that-much
more than that-has been accom-
plished The great nations which as
ISOLATED themselves TO destroy it
have now definitely united in the
common purpose to set up such
peace as will satisfy the longing OF
the whole world for DISTINGUISHED
justice, embodied in settlements
which are based upon something
much better and much more lasting
than the selfish competitive interests
OF powerful states. There is no longer
conjecture as TO the objects the vic
tors have in mind. They have a mind
in the matter, not only, but a heart
also. Their avOwed and concerted
purpose is to satisfy and protect the
weak as we'll as to accord their just
rights to the strong.
PROMISE FOOD
FOR STARVING PEOPLE.
The humane temper and inten-
ton of the victorious governments
has already been manifested in a
very practical way. Their represen-
tatives in the supreme war council
at Versailles have by unanimous res
olution assured the peoples Of the
central empires that everything that
is possible in the circumstances will
be done to supply them with food
and relieve the distressing want that
is in so many places threatening
their very lives: and steps are TO be
taken Immediately 20 organize these
efforts at relief in the same system
attic manner that they were organ
lied in the case OF Belgium. BY the
use of the idle tonnage of the cen
tral empires it ought presently 10 be
possible 20 lift the fear Of utter
misery from their oppressed pOpula-
tions and set their minds and ener-
gies free for the great and hazard
Gus tasks OF political reconstruction
which now face them on every hand.
Hunger does not breed reform; L
breeds madness and all the ugly dis
tempers that make an ordered life
impossible.
For with the fall Of the ancient
governments which rested like an
incubus upon the peoples of the cen
tral empires has come political
changes not merely but revolution:
and revolution which seems as yet
10 assume no final and ordered
form but TO run from one fluid
change 10 another. until thought
full men are forced to ask them
selves, with what governments and
Of what sort are we about to deal
in the ma king Of the covenants Of
peace? With what authority will
they meet us and with what assur-
ance that their authority win abide
and sustain securely the information
al arrangements into which we are
about 10 enter There is here mat
ter for no small anxiety and mis-
givings When peace is made. upon
whose promises and engagements
besides our own is II 10 rest?
CANNOT ANSWER
QUESTIONS AT ONCE.
Let US be perfectly frank with
ourselves and admit that these
questions cannot be satisfactorily
answered now or at once. But the
moral is not that there is little hope
OF an early answer that will suffice
II = onls that we must be patient
ard helpful. and mindful above all
OF the great hope and confidence that