The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-09

col among Tho advcrsariss Of the Central
mowers no uncertainty Of rrin"lpl": no
vauunu.sS Of detail. Tn" only secrecy
of counsel, tho only lack nT fearless
rrankn"Ss. tho only fatlur" t" make DEL
uitc statement of the objects "f ;h:
,nr IIca with Germany and her Rl'ls-
Tho issues nr l;rr and death hang upon
,hcsc drrinit ions. No statesman whh mas
least conception nf his responsibility
uurh, for a moment tn permit himself
TO continue this traGi"al AMI npraillE%
authorizing uf blood AMI treasure uh''S9
he ie sure beyond a r"rnd%cntur" lh"'
tho Objects If III" vital sacrifice mr." r"rt
and Parcel If tho very I!rr "f society and
th,t IN. ncnrle for wh"n he speaks
think them right and imrrrati'" rs ne
does.
There Is. moreover. \"ic" 'aH'he
for definitions Of principle ami "i nuT-
pose which il. il seems I" us. NOR"
Thrilling aud more compelling man my
rr the many moving voices Win "I''i'
he trnublcd air of I'll" world is titlcn. II
thu, voice of the russian people. hcA
arc IrnStratc and all hui hclhtcS9'
womb seem. before the grim power 81
.t;.rrany, which has hitherto" known h''
rrI"nltng and no pity. Their power az
uarnnlly is shattered And Yet thh'[ SOU!
is not suhScrvicnt. They Viii n"' YIN"
;,b.r in rrIncIrlr or in action Ihclr
,.nur.niion of VIVA; is right. a.! what ~
humane aud lruorahle for them L" hr-
cont has been stated with Il frahkf'SE'
- 1orrrrrss rf view. a generosity oi spur
!, and q universal human sympathy
which must rhall.ngc the admiration VI
every friend Of mankind; ami thcF h"N
refused Ia compound their Ideals OF W"
srrl others TINT they themselves h'"H no
safe. They call 10 MS to shy Whnt ~ -
that We desire. III what. II III 'tl'S ''''''H
our rrrpnS" and our spirit "'ti''
,Lnirc. and bclicv" that the people 81
Tic 'nilcd States would wish 'n' l"
srund with utter simplicity ana ''",."
ness Whether their present Ir"u''H
I;a,,, II mr. NOT. il is our heartfelt desire
and hope that some way ma! nv ~,
,L whereby we may be privileged |" as
49,, ,I,,. pcoplc " Russia to obtain their
almost hope Of liberty and oro''c''
fr"aC". ,1,,
"It ,,tll lc our wish and Turp"s" 'iI"|
,bc nr,rrrSsrS Of peace. when thrF wv"
h.puu, shall bc absolutely open ana ''"N
they shall involve and permit NJ"
forth no secret understandings I'll M!
kind, The day uf conquest anu he-
,,rauIi2nmrnt is gone by: so IS ALSO Inv
dav of secret covenant" entered l''t' :"
Inc int rest IF particular EhNEIh''''''
mud likely ut sonln unlnnked-for mpmeli
20 upsal the peace Of tn" world. IL -
his harry fact nov clear 10 every pun,
II., man whose thoughts do not sun
hngrr N axe that is dead ana 6onc'
which makes II possible for every ma
zion whose purposes nre consistent WIN
Justice and tn" peace Of the Wort" ="
:rrnw now ur AT amy other TIM" 'he
,SinCt, il has in view.
We entered this war because Ei"'h-
ions ~ right had occurred which l"u"a
rd u4 IL the quick ana mad" III" iie
ur our own p"npl" impuSSIhl" uhicHS
,hcv we're corrected and the world So
cured once for all against their Fc'uF-
renee. What we demand In TINS war
,Lrrrfora is nothing peculiar |" our
selves It iS that the world b" iilaur
Il, md safe Ia live in: and pnrilGulhfI!
;h,t II l." made safe for every peace
towing nation. which. like our own
v,shcs 10 live its own life. d"t"rfnlh'
IT,, own institutions. ne assured IT JUS
tIrn md fair dealings ~ tn" other poo
t.lr:: uf tho world Us against fore" ana
%"irisli aggression. All thu peoples "i
he. world arc IN effect partners in lhiS
interest and fnr our own par We sec
very ,i"Hrii that unless JuSti''' hN d"ne