The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-02
Unb0und-A War of Liberal

these liberated races, our victory, how
ever complete on the battlefield, VIII
have no permanent value. Germany.
foiled, will return, no matter what bur-
den be placed. upon her and no matter
what form Of league of nations be
demnify France as well as Belgium for
her wanton devastations, just as she
must restore Alsace- Lorraine and lib-
crate her Poles and the 200, 600 Danes
OF Northern Sehleswig; certainly she.
must pay the bill for Illegal submarine
depreciation, whether tongue for tongue
or by money payment. Enthusiastically
the demand for an unconditional sur
render of her military and naval es-
adjustment must be made good upon
the battlefield. II the surrender is re-
fused now. But not all OF these things
Will permanently shackle a nation Of
70, 900, 900.
AS to partitioninE these $4,000, 900
Germans, Stacking them by economic
or political chains imposed by the. vic
tors, this is a combination of madness
and nonsense. The thing Is impossible
it is also immoral But In a free Eu-
rope the 10000 900 Germans viii not be
too feeble to Yield to the temptations
of tho past. To make the world safe
for democracy we have first to make
II free, Having made 1t free, there is
no race among all the races which can
hope to dominate the rest Of mankind.
It IL not the territorial aspect, how
ever which | wish to emphasize in this
statement, covering ground already dts
cussed frequently In these articles, To
me this war IS before all else q war Of
liberation. The fact that 4 Just and
honorable settlement will set free some
80, ZOO, geo Of. human beings from q
has endured over centuries, that it will
bestow unity upon other races, that 1t
win draw a map based not upon the
ambitions of kings nor the appetities OF
imperiaiistie nations, Is for me the
supreme fact, which goes far to jus
tify all the great suffering OF the last
four years.
Must Free World.
II we are TO have q federation Of
ali the NeF'S world IS sAa rec ee'' Il we y are s"J ts
have an end Of the practical menace
of the superior race the dream OF
world power" we can only have II
when In place OF half a score OF help
less and enslayed nationaities between
the German frontier and the colder
horn, we have as many independent
natiops. The whole German ambition
was founded upon the notion OF con
querinE by the aid of subject races. o.
defeating Russia and dominating Flu
rope by using 10000, 900 subject Slavs
The liberation Of the smaller races VII
tunity automatically.
And whatever the possibilities of
league OF nations, and after the pres.
enf terrible world tragedy all men will
eagerly hope that II may succeed ant
advocate the most loyal and earnes
s pesin q t"e IwRh ,Hs' II" T results q ihbefa
erty 70 4 race ts to give Il mstantl.
n promise OF material. prosperity, FOL
lowing moral health, One has. only 7
see In what fashion. even the little Bal
kan ,. states hsvs Ssgs,op e1s E NV o np
10 recall. the miracle OF modern italy. Z
grasp what a new Europe is to con,
When go 900, 900 OF people are set free
The league Of nations Is a great an
noble inspiration; 1t may be translate,
into the most splendid fact in huma'
chance 10 succeed II II brushes. be
meath its foundations the unhappy bod
az some little. people. II we do nc
make the world safe for all dernocra
cies, for all races, for all peonles;
we don't see to IT that the Pole; "
bohemian Slav each is assured HI
rightful place In the sun, then on
whole edifice is built upon an untrut
and Is a substantial denial OF tn
truth il pretends to express
II is not {. little thing 10 llberate so
900. 900 people. II IL not a minor tat
TO see the world at last on the poiir
: OF redressing wrongs centuries ol,
each wrong against a people hs
brought its punishment fol. Europ,
The nations which were guilty, OF IN
, crime, the nations which permitted
: hy allowing Il to go by without prs
! tssf, ali have to suffer, nut now, 9
| Inc morrow OF the defeat OF the srea'
esf menace since the end OF the day
/, Of tie other barbarian inroads, y
. have the opportunity to undo wrong
: almost without number,
! Libefate Millions.
The Ink OF the signatures TO the fin
document OF the congress OF Nienr
V was hardly dry before the struggle v
gan to undo Its miquities. The sirul
sie has continued to the present hou
Ne are al no distant date to frame, ~
other document Of even greater morpe''
: 10 mankind. Today the whole tende'
3 ~ In the American public 8 n2t
Il hut The tmpalpable consequences, v
+ ere talking in terms OF Utopia AT y
/ mon,ent when II is nossihle to assn
. tha liberation OF millions OF men o.
wonen who must be set free bero
ANYTHING else becomes even a reno
We have fought and are winning
new wal OF liberation, We have COZ
r q the point WHERE We esn nse sSsySv
Il Oh to us, thar tate Is in . measure