South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-05
NOVEMBER 5, 1913.
THE ARMIsTICE AND LASTING PEACE.

F1E ARnlC lIO~E AMI Las lNAJ HEAO-E.
TIE allied armistiee terms unfolding Prest Wilson
peace terms. they given world by
the allied council must he raEer sckening to the
wise propounders theory because it is
they, but someone else who is the helm of things
sH the fruits about 10 be lost Parrotlike
these wise ones, 10 have been unable find any
words In which the idea unconditional
surrender" but the war council of less limited vocabu-
larry, has at least shown originality.
Demanding a surrender as complete as the term ~un-
conditional would make it, the council has gone on
and set forth the terms which Germany enjoy
cessation of hostities, delivering over all mill
tary equipment, pending settlement European
reorganization. Germany is be disarmed and her
people prisoners allowed 90 on parole while
the work at the peace tables proceeds proceeding
which. when its work finished Danish for
all time to come or its purpose will have failed.
These events Of which the shadows have been
cast before AS the end of the grows near people
who have followed it the light of something other
than their private greed and envy selfish design
md renewed interest in the prophetic of
sn who whether through reason or inspiration seem
long ago, era that mankind is
now entering
Most readers are no doubt familiar with the oft
quoted lines TennysOns 'Locksey Hail." in which
the poet
Heard the heavens filled with shouting and
there a CHASTITY dew
From the nations airy navies graphing in
the central blue;
It'll the war-drum throbbed no longer, and
the battle flags furled
I'm the parliament of man, the Federation
OF the World"
Not so well known. hat no less remarkable for its
this utterance of Victor Hugo made in 1S4s
before Paris peace congress:
"A day viii when you. France you
Russia you Italy, you England. you. Germany,
all you nations of the continent, SHALL without
losing your distinctive qualities and your glori-
individuality. blend in a higher unity. and
form a European fraternity, even as Norman
dy. Brittany, Burgundy, Lorraine, AIsace. all
the French provinces. blended into France.
"A day will when will seem as
impossible between Paris and London, between
Petersburg Berlin. as between Rouen and
Amens, between Boston and Philadelphia
a day viii when bullets and bombs
shall be replaced by ballots 10y the universal
sufrages OF the people. by the sacred arbitra-
ment of a great sovereign senate, which shall
he 10 Europe what the parliament Eng
land, what the diet is TO Germany, what the
legislative assembly to France.
~ day will come when a cannon shall be
exhibited in instrument of
torture is now, and men shall marvel that such
things could
immense groups, the United states OF Amer-
and the United states Of europe in face Of
each other. extending hand over the
ocean, exchanging their products. their com
merce, their industry their art; their genius
clearing the colonzing deserts. and ameliorat-
ing creation under the eye of the Creator.
and TO you I appeal. French. English Ger
mans, Russians, Slavs. Europeans, Americans.
what have We TO do TO hasten the coming of
that great day? Love another To love one
another. in this immense work OF pacidcation.
is the best way aiding God For God wills
that this sublime viii should be accomplished
We should rejoice that what these great mind
Soresaw only as a dream the distant future nov
seems the verge Of accomplishment. remains
however, TO do the actual practical making tn
dream a reality. The federation OF the world IN
suppression and perpetuation of peace eve
now of itself. any than the Ameri
can union came of itself As the war draws TO a sue
cessful close, the working of peace-league pre-
gram will important task facing this or an
other nation.
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