The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
DAY OF WAR LORD
 IS ALMOST OVER,
 SAYS MIR. LANSING
Justice and Common Good Must Be Underlying Mo-
 tives of Peace Treaty
FRIGHTFUL WRONGS
 NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN
Secretary of State Urges, However, That America Discriminate Be tween Ignorant and Intelligent,
 as Master and Serf

Auburn, N. Y, October 10. If another world war IS to be prevented, strict justice and the common good must be the underlying motives of those who are charged with the re- sponsibility of drafting the peace treaty after Prussian milita1ism is crushed, Secre- tary of State Lansing said to- night in an address here. He was speaking at the celebration of the tooth anniversary of the founding of Auburn Theologi- cal seminary.
 While stern justice must be tempered with mercy, MT. Lansing said, when the time comes to balance the account, the authors of the .frightful wrongs com nitted against mankind should not be forgotten" He urged, however. that the American people discriminate between the ignorant and the intelligent, between the responsible and the irresponsible. be- tween the master and the serf.
 PRINCIPLES CLEAR
 .arhe principles upon which a general peace will be made between the warning nations said MT. Lansing, have been clearly stated by President Wilson. These principles of justice must guide those charged with the negotiation of the great treaty of peace, and must find expression in that momentous document which will lay the foundation for a world transformed.
 Thoughtful men must know that the peace which is to come will not be lasting peace If its terms are written in anger or if revenge rather than the desire for strict justice and the common good Is the underlying motive of those who are charged with the grave respon- sibility of drafting the greatest treaty which this world has ever known.
 ..I think that it is sufficient in these days of toll and struggle, while the beast controlling the peoples of the cen tral powers is still at large. to assert that the peace which will come when the world is safe will be a peace found ed on justice and righteousness. Let us not forget that justice without mercy is un-C Christian; mercy which destroys justice is equally un-Christian- When the time comes to balance the account and it seems to be drawing near. as the yassals of Germany seek refuge from the day of wrath-the authors of the fright full wrongs against mankind should not be forgotten.
 WILL TAX HUMAN WISDOM
 .~rhe period of readjustment and res toration, which will follow the disor- ganization and destruction caused by the war, will tax human wisdom to the ut termost. In a conflict so universal as to involve the whole earth. new inn pulses of human action have been set in motion. Not only in political, indus trial and commercial spheres. but in the structure of society and in the spiritual life of mankind. Many of the funda- mental principles of the present social order will be threatened: some will be changed; some discarded, while novel and possibly extravagant and dangerous doctrines will find earnest and honest ad- yocates. With all<this we must reckon.
 
 the war is won, cherish a pitiless hate for all those who have served the miii- tary dictates of central Europe We should discriminate between the ignorant and the intelligent, between the respon- sible and the irresponsible, between the master and the serf.
 MUST BE CHRISTIAN ERA
 "The new era born in blood and fire on the battlefields of Europe must be a Christian era in reality and not alone in name The years to come must be wears of Fraternity and common purpose. international injustice must cease. All men must be free from the oppression of arbitrary power. Unreasoning class hatred and class tyrannies must come to an end. Society must be organized on principles of justice and liberty. The world must Ee ruled by the dominant will to do that which is right
 There is no time to be lost II tnls nation is to be made ready to enter with inc right spirit and the right princi- nles upon the task of readjustment ana reconstruction. There is no tune 10 De lost because the day is drawing near when the spirit of liberty will stand triumphant above the spirit or mi!i- tarism with which the central empires are possessed. The hour Of tHufnph IS drawing near The day of the war lords IS almost over
 "rro those noble Americans our friends ana hrothers to those who have made fine supreme sacrifice and to those who have dedicated their lives to the cause of their country, to the brave men or the allied nations who have so saiiantiy died that liberty might live we owe a debt which imposes on us the opilga,ion of making certain that tnelr seryicr ,r,. anu sacrifice have not been in vain They roupbt and are fighting for a better world. it lies with us to do our part to make it better"
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