The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03
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Even n they DO not 80 declare. most
people believe in retrfbutive justice.
Especially DO they believe that sucn
justice should be meted out to those
: whose transgrezions have injured IN
noeent people
II q were not possible 60 believe IN
such justice one would be prone to BE-
iieve that this old world Is not prop
erly ordered; that the directinE force
IN the universe had placed a premium
on injustice rather than on justice:
that the trausgressor could. II he de-
Eired. escape without paying the pea
atty for his crimes But the world AL
not 80 ordered. Violations Of the Law
are followed BY penalties Justice Is
given and the guilty are marked
This law of nature Is actual IN It's
application TO individuals and likewise
should b. potent toward nations. Il
cannot be otherwise for nations are
but individuals in the aggregate. The
citizen Of a country can not escape the
responsibility for the acts of their rui-
ers Be they chosen. a. 10 a democracy.
or merely permitted % accepted. as In
an au,ocrscyThe responsibility IN the
last resort rests with the people. and 4
they mus, suffer the penalties.
That being true there are many in
this country Who must deseen, from
the position taken by President W.T.
500 In that one Of his fourteen points
essential to peace with the German
nAtion. That point is the respccsing
indemnities.
We believe that the conscience Of
the American people demands that
there must be indeunities for tse
wroaEs committed b. the Huas. 'Tacy
can act and must not he permitted 20
escape from paying the fun penalty
that .us,ice demands o. the trsn.-
gresscrs % the laws q God snd risa.
The indemaities sAouid bs ieviei
not 10 satisfy ana selfish prrpo-e ~
ans of tae allied nAi.oas ~ ~aer
pnrps e exis.. but a. Ssnalsy Tor a.,
crimes o. ,heir rulers aad thei- sfu.y.
s.s - wsrsiaE % future Eeaerstioni.
Iusticc ros,G b. mockea u Ccrmsay
D, rot us6s 70 paw for the raht-u.
needless And eseiess tsstrueg.on thst
her trccps have committed Belgium
must ~ restored. Tis milicns q
jSllars worth 90 Fren n prupestT ihs.
nas oeen destroyed -11 stolen iur'a-
the forr r~ars q oceuration rru9 -
returned % paid tor The Seib,an
ptopie ncrt ~ Eisea .sssice - tae
hands of thsir defiiers
The ildrrlnities NV not iaclues
- has tcen the enstan, Ia p1ks w-rs
B u woaid b. N this u Germany ~c-e !
10 -in. ths coSt 70 the vicsors % &C.
roafiiet: hut iastice vouid ~ serred
Il Cermsny b forced 70 return %
f'rAncs thc nonsy inaemaity exiorted
!. 1871 Likeuise every forced ioaa
sver fiae Imposed ca tire occupied ci'-
.ss 81 nslgiau. Frsnce. Poiaat and
siAer coaatries that have been over-
raa By the modern VantAls An IN
iennity rhoaid - aenandee for ss- !
,ry vessel ~hich German submarines :
ave sank outside the paie % later
,atioaai aw and ne usuases 81 eis-
lite warfare
The vast teal cf thk anorni vfi
srec % briur hoac 10 ne Cern-n :
,sopls the fsci i,4i they arr ousla~s
= the eycs cf martiad. aad vith ths :
sar 1ebts iatsrrsiiy ooatractec win
.e<p TIE reutsa horts - busy Tor
one tine thai taeg efli nof 500 -
Ne 10 launch On a carver % hlocd :
80 s1eA as they % ioose On TIE
rorld ir 1910
Ne b~iieye thai a ual0ri,y q Ar II
rtc4ns. possessilE fsuh ta ne 49,
cn aua iussics 81 fhe Press1c.t feel
.at ae has exseeisi these a1mlr4l
ualitiss. ~ he co1ssars % deal uiih =
.srmkz 7eorie ana nakes peacs
,At permits then 90 escape re pe1-
~ fcr their trA-aes 90 lGrte- anl
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