Arizona republican., 1918-01-24

the invasion of Belgium he had di- rectly in view.
 The honest people of all countries will rejoice with the Belgian gov ernment that the injustice of which Belgium was the victim and the nec- essity for reparation have been pro- claimed and that the highest moral authority of christendom remains watchful admidst the passion and conflicts of men.
 felt on this occasion, which was aug mented by the numerous charitable acts of the holy father in favor of so many Belgians, victims of the violence of the enemy, that the royal government has examined into the possibility of contributing in the measures depending upon it toward the realizing of the double desire which inspires the pontifical message to hasten the end of the present war and render return of similar catastrophes impossible by the adopt tion of guarantees destined to assure the supremacy of every force.
 In Accord With Allies
 At the beginning of September the royal government informed his holi- ness that it must reserve decision re- garding it's action on the propositions contained in the message until the powers at war with Belgium had clearly made known their war aims It added that in any case Belgium would make no pronouncement on general peace conditions and the re- organization of international relations except in full accord with the powers guaranteeing its independence, that have done honor to their obligations toward her and whose arms flight with hers for the cause of right. Nothing has modified the situation that existed at the moment the roya government made known that point of view to his holiness. However Belgium seizes eagerly the occasion furnished it by his holiness to repeat before the civilized world what i wrote nearly a year ago to President Wilson:
 Before the German ultimatun Belgium aspired only to live on goot | terms with all it's neighbors. Sh, practiced with scrupulous loyalty to, ward each of them the duties i'm. posed by this neutrality.
 How was she recompensed by 1 Germany for the confidence sh, 1 showed in her? If there is a country that has the right to say it took III arms to defend its existence it as suredly is Belgium. She desires pas sionately that an end be brought |, 1 the unheard sufferings of its popu 1 lation, but she would have kept onl, Q peace that would assure her at tn, same time equitable reparation an, security and guarantees for the flu | ture.'
 "The integrity of Belgium, the ter ritory Of the mother country ant colonies, political, economic and mili tary independence without condition or restriction, reparation for damag suffered and the guarantee against l renewal of the aggression of 1914- such remain the indispensable condi tions of just peace so far as con cerns Belgium. Any settlement tha
 would not recognize them woul
 shake the very foundations of justice
 since it would forever more be es
 tablished that international domain the violation of right creates clair
 for its author and may become
 source of profit.
 Since the royal government a yea
 ago formulated it's conditions, it per
 mits itself to recall that the reichsta
 voted resolutions called peace resoiu
 tions. The chancellors and minister
 of foreign affairs have followed eac other in the German empire, an
 more recently in the central empires and have published notes in reply the message of his holiness but neve a word has been pronounced an never a line written clearly recogniz , ing the indisputable rights of Belgiul that his holiness has not ceased 1 recognize and proclaim