Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-28

wrong weak nations ana MAKO tn'Ul
subject to their purpose and intent?
shall peoples be ruled and domi-
mated, even In their own Internal af-
fairs by arbitrary and irresponsible
force, or by their own will and
choice?
shall there be common stand
ard OF right and privilege for all ma
lions or shall the wrong do as they
will and the weak suffer without re-
dress
Shall tho assertion Of right he
haphazArd and by casual alliance or
shall there by common concert 10
ohlIge the observance of common
rights?
no man, no group Of men, chose
| these TO be the issues OF the struggle.
They arc the issues OF IT; and they
must bc settled--by no arrangement
! or compromise or adjustment Of in
terests but definitely and once for all
and with a full and unequivocal &C
ceptanCe OF tho principle that the in
terest OF the weakest As az sacred as
the interest Of the strongest.
This In what we mean when we
speak OF q permanent peace, II we
speak sincerely. lntelligently and
with a real knowledge and compre-
hension Of the matter we deal with
No Peace by Bargain.
I'VE arc all agreed that there can
be no peace obtained by any kind
Of bargain or compromise with the
governments OF tho central empires
because We have dealt with them al
| rAady and have seen them deal with
| other governments that were parties
10 this struggle. at Brest- Lltovsk and
| bucharest. They have convinced us
that they arc without honor and do
not intend justice. They observe no
covenants, accept no principle but
/ force and their interest We can not
come to terms with them. They
| have made II impossible. The Ger
man people must by this time be fully
aware that we can not accept the
word of those who forced this war
upon vs.. We do not think the same
thoughts or speak the same language
| OF agreement.
at is OF capital Importance that we
should also be explicitly agreed that
no peace shall be obtained by any
Kind OF compromise or abatement OF
: the principles we have avowed as the
| principles for which we are fighting
| There should exist no doubt about
that. | am. therefore, going to take
the liberty OF speaking with the ut
| most frankness about the practical
| implications that are involved in It,
Must Pay Price.
| III II be In deed as in truth the
| common subject OF the governments
allied against Germany and OF the
| nations whom they govern, as l be-
| lieve 1t TO be, to achieve by the COM
ing settlements a secure and lasting
| peace, II will bo necessary that all
! who sit down at the peace table shall
come ready and willing to pay the
] price, the only price that will pro-
cure 1t; and ready and willing, also.
to create in some virile fashion the
only instrumentality by which 1t can
be made certain that the agreements
OF the peace will be honored and full
| filled.
That price is impartial justice in
every item OF the settlement, no mat
! ter whose interests are crossed; and
not only impartial Justice. but also
tho satisfaction OF the several peo-
| pies whose fortunes are dealt with.
That Indispensable instrumentality Is
a league of nations formed under
covenants that will be efficacious.
Without such an instrumentAlity. by
| which the peace OF the world can be
guaranteed. peace will rest in part
upon the word OF outlaws and only
upon that word. For Germany will
have to redeem her character, not
by what happens at the peace table,
but by what follows.
And. as ] see it, the constitution
of that league OF nations and the
clear definition OF its object must be
a part, is in u sense the most essen
tial part Of the peace settlement IT.
self. 1t cannot be formed now. II
formed now, II would be merely a
new alliance confined to the nations
associated against a common enemy
II IL not likely that IL could be
formed after the settlement. 1t is
necessary to guarantee the peace;
and the peace can not be guaranteed
AS an attertaOught. The reason, ia
speak in plain terms again why II
must be guaranteed is that there will
be parties TO the peace whose prom
iseS have proven untrustworthy, and
means must be found in connection
with the peace settlement itself 70
remove that source OF insecurity II
will he folly to leave the German to
the subsequent voluntary action OF
the governments we have seen de-
stroy Russia and deceive Rumania.
Enumeration OF Details.
But these general terms do not
disclose the whole matter. Some de-
tails are needed to make them sound
less like thesis and more like a
practical program. These. then, are
some Of the particulars and | state
them with greater confidence be-
cause | can state them authoritative
ly az representing this governments
Interpretation of Its own duty with
regard to peace:
First, the impartial justice meted
out must involve no discrimination
| between those to whom we wish TO
be just and those to whom we do
not wish to be just. 1t must be a
! Justice that plays no favorites and
| knows no standard but the equal
! rights of the several peoples con-
| cerned:
Second, no special or separate in
| terest OF any single nation or any
| group OF nations can be made the
| basis of any part of the settlement
which is not consistent with the COM
mon interests of all:
Third, there can be no leagues or
alliances or special covenants and
understandings within the general
and common family OF the league of
nations;
No Selfish Combination.
Fourth, and more specifically,
there can be no special. selfish eco