The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-03
WHEN IS A WAR INON?!
When Will We Have Reached the Point Where We Can
Saw That We Have Definitely Defeated Germany
viii Peace Be Agreed to in the Council Room or Die
tated In the Field?
By J. B. ". GARDINER.

When Leo asked Grant what terms
c,,uld b. obtained the reply was uncon-
ditinnal surrender" this being the at
titnd, of 4 soldier whu recognized out
one certain wa: Of terminating war.
Now however. We lind number OF lnlEF
pre,ations. ranging from the view OK
General Grant AZ one cNtrct;le. to inc
view OF tho pacitiSl. who holds that VIC
tory consists in making peace rHEaruleSs
OF forms ~ the other. Between theSe
TWO extremes ar" many gVadallohS A"es
differences. but all OF them compromises
leaning in one direction or IN" otner.
TIL. principle OF 4 paciiiSt peace Is
vAheace without vic;ory--that is. conciu-
sion o: ;he war On tn" basis OF IN"
boundaries Of August !. i2lf. AS 'N-
pressed tx ;hs Russians il lacanS no
innovations and no ind.nriil"S. II &c
SlarsS IN effect tina; non" OF the nations
AT war car come int" court Win cream
hands: all arc "uu4lly guilty. belgium
as much at fault as Bulgaria. Serbia AS
Austria, and England. France. Italy and
America as Germany and Turkey. H."
ing equally guilty there is no question Oh
equity between them. Therefore th"rn
can be no question ot !nd"nnlh''ali"h as
between any twn Of them. either II
siors Of territory.
- Without going into any discussion ri
i;ermany'ss claim I" international r'Sht'-
cusness in the matter. II IS sufhcient %
saw that Lisrmany can r" r"c"aclicl I"
This point Of view. There is i"ud Talk
of self defence. Of the conspiracy rt tue
world against :hr t:ithsr'and. our th'r"
IS reason :" believe that 'ierfnanE ""ulE
forget all about th.ss claims II ;"''''"
1er. offered on thr basis Of IN" status
quo ante. In facl. Germany Knows 'hat
Nher enemies do not intend Sn" S5ast nav"
Inch p p.acc and hat tn" longer ny"
car lasts H. greater IN" probability %
her can,pl.,., defeat; Therefore Ger
many. too, wants peace on III" basis at
70 r'"tor".
TT gha. ,.o@s ,h;s lead to" simply
- RESTORATION -; n" situation "a' '''
which grow the 7r"$en. war. And ="
would TO 4 sentimental 'f";i'iSt WIZ
would deny tina; tn" Sar>le rals''"T STATUS
would again prr'!u%'. ">a"ti! -. H'''''
result Th"cstorS As FAR - t''' 49, -"
world is concerned land this docs i!"' IN
..,ule Germany IT,. ;,nplir:;i'"n q; IN"
no aunexatio,S. no iud"nUitt"S formula
will not bring peA"a and homo" WILL NOT
bring victory. w., may ;he.; discard tn"
pnlsnevik method AZ being irnIractichn1H
,.i,bc,;t result and completely IN Ger
uanv'S interest.
The value Of Corquests.
W. frequently. hear tn statement ihh'
up % the present tim" '"rnahE haH
won the war. Tn" conclusion * naS'i
on Tho position Of the BATH lines on IN"
war map. and is not altogether in"H'cai'
1t is undcniably ;ru" that II mo Warrins
.p.,wcrS should go into Il psf.c" ""nt'r-
sncc with 4 previous agreement I" apply
y 81 tf, - al
s;ons, thar is. I" begin IL" deliberations
on tho basis Of VIVA, each group or pow
ers then possessed. Germany would thHr
cr,crye tho victor. In such q caSe. Ter
many. holding ell the tUr"pe;Ln powers
could exchange pieces IN such 4 wa!
k.hlt tho Allied dcf",,; would b" complete
st this iuuc:ure w. may consider Tor Il
moment tho relation that HNiSiS between
the occupa ton of territory and ultimate
.,,rcssS When tho Russian line along
,hc Dunajec was broken n th' sprung OF
1915 and TIM Germans p"ur'! thr"uS'I
Russian Poland. capturing hundr'uS g!
thousands Of PRISONERS And thouSi''HN -,
guns th. German press IN .\iH"rt'h ''"'
IN Berlin confidently asserted mat u VIZ
rho beginning Of tho end of tho war. Eu;
the Russian lines held tast along ih
Dwira and ~" Strypa rivers. and even
.
|!ranjz"d ,hrouS', tha tong retreat ami al
h n,ost Ill ~ industrial RUSSIA had. Da-s'"
.l,p,o ~, -rnor hands ;n,. .rd az tho. VAR
Ind not .o..it hrnugh; aprr"ci;tbly n"itr'!.
1,,.r S.rhi. Was attaci>"d. "ycrrun ana
o,rnIc,cly crushed. and "nr'. again ~
WIS confidently predicted thhf IN" mo-
-nnnt nf tn. downfall q: tho Mites "AS
y, nand. bur once again. also. nothing
= Fellow I'd tn. only Ti"a '"r p';tr" '"h'lnS
[-cr, t:,r.n,ry Again still another
Balkan state was all but destroyed. !.u-
mania. and one Of the foremost An"r'-
can critics. uracuiarly asserted that IN"
Allies had lost their last rhaEc'' OF VIZ
tory. But tho battle of III" S"rntn". '"l-
lowed BY IN German retreat Tr"Ncn an
.Ionunn. denial ;,td showed tha shallow
mss of this conclusion. The result -
hat Germany hold AL az Belgium. all o.
Northeastern franrn-whirh includes al
mos, III. ,.n,ir. French deposits Of coal
and iron-ali Of Russian Poland. '"ur-
land ard i.i,huantl. All Of Serbia. and
alt ,.s III. gr;,in-iieits and oil wells at
Eumaria tn. latter h.,inS Of special NIL
,tary. Importance: and yet ''orfnHnE.
with all tciS advantage. ~ nearer defeat
TODAY than ut any tim" sine IN" hat;l"
% the M+Lrn".
Tho Army and the Offensive.
What IS III. relation. 'h"n. between
thrH vast conquest and the defeat 81;
~shn allies?
Thor" is III :art n" noe SSary rrlt-
ton. The object ii H:"r: army IN I'll"
tielcl IS ttis arm: or the enemy ard not
the line i, holds nor tn. ground Il o.
rupieS. AS long this :">til" arm:
remains intact. rs numb'rS sufflrt"n''f
great us organization sufficient" CO.,
hcsiyr and It's Sw2i,li,S :'drGuat" I" ny
nit cffcctivr resistance: ;ic'":&. a. 4
purely military C"n':' rtivn h"S not h"'u
attained. Fog such army - always
Il potentially "ft"u*iv" fore" and - -
offensive action which brings su;'''"Ss
Neutral Food for Germany.
Their: are rumhiinSS which ""uiH
to indicat" that ~" E"lshevrk doc
are eating their "a" n'" the
Fftals Of Austrian labor. and III" prop
randa Of the allies is working I" assist
-sn1ess. Su. German domination or,
nspietn and il * imprnb-