The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-11


come ready and willing 10 pay the
price, the only price. that VIII pro-
cure 1t. and ready and willing also TO
create IN some yiriie fashion the only
fundamentally by which Il can be
made certain that the agreements OF
the peace viii be honored and FULFILLED.
-Tbat price Is impartial justice In
every item OF settlement, no matter
whose Interest is crossed: not only
Impartial Justice, but also the salts
faction 81 the several peoples whose
fortunes are dealt with. That indis'
pVnsabIe fundamentally - d league
ef nations formed under eoyensnts
that will be etiicaeious.
swithout such fundamentally, by
which the peace 81 the world car be
guaranteed. peace win rest IN part
upon the word Of outlaws and only
upon that word. For Germany VIII
have 10 redeem her character, not only
by what happens at the peace table
but what follows.
eAnd, as | aee Il, the constitution
OF that league OF nations aud the
clear definition Of It's objects must be
n part. IL Ia a sense the most essen
tial part. Of the peace settlement IT.
self. II cannot be formed now.
formed now. Il would be merely q new
alliance confined TO the nations Assoc
ciated against common enemy Il
Is not likely that 1t could be formed
after that settlement.
I'll IA necessary TO guarantee the
peace, and the peace cannot be guar
Anteed as an afterthought. The rea-
son, TO speak In plain terms again,
I why II must be guaranteed Is that
there viii be parties to the peace
whose promises have proved untrust-
worthy, and means must be found IN
connection with the peace settlement
itself to remove that source OF inse-
curity.
III would be folly 10 leave the guar
antee 10 the subsequent voluntary ac-
ton OF the government we have seen
destroy Russia and deceive Roumania.
Particulars Of Terms.
These, then are some OF the par
tleGlars. aud | state them with the
greater confidence because ! can state
them authoritatiyely as representing
this governments Interpretation or
It's own duty with regard 70 peace:
First The impartial justice
meted out must involve no discrmina-
ton between those 10 whom we wish
10 be Just and those to whom ~e do
not wish TO be just. 1t must be a JUS
tlee that plays no favorites and knows
no standard but the equal rights OF
the several peoples.
sSECOND-N special or separate
interest OF any single Nation or any
group OF nations can be made the
basis OF any part Of the settlement
which IL not consistent with the COM
mon Interest OF all.
THIRD There can be no leagues
or alliances or special covenants and
understandings within the general and
common family Of the league Of ma
tions
"EOuRTH--And more specifically,
there can be no special, selfish, eco
nomlc combination within the league
and no employment of any force OF
economic boycott for exclusion except
rs the power OF economic penalty by
| exclusion from the markets OF the
world may be vested In the league OF
nations itself as means Of discipline
and control.
| "FIFrH-All international agree
ments and treaties of every kind must
be made known IN their entirety 10
the rest Of the world.
Special alliances aud econmic riv'
airies and hOstilities have been thG
prolific sources In the modern worlt
81 the plans and passions that pro
duce war. Il would be an insincer'
as well as insecure peace that did mo-
exclude them In definite and bindinI
! terms.
National purposes have fallen more
! and more into the background and thu
I common purpose o. enlightened man
J kind has taken their place.
"Plain workaday people have de
manded almost every time they CAM
together. aud are still demanding. tina
! the leaders Of their governments de
! clare 10 them plainly what Il is--e1
/ actly what Il is-thRt they are seek
! Tag 10 this war and Whist they thinl
The items Of the anal settlement shouh
. he
|, "Thsy are not yet satisfied witt
] what they have been told. They stil
!. seem 70 fear that they are Esttin
! what they ask for emily In statesmen
d terms emily in the terms OF territcris
: arrangements and the divisions J
I power aud net IL terms OF broad visioI
justice aud mercy aud peace ana IN
4 satisfsction Of those deep.seated Ions
I inEs 81 oppressed and distracted nae
. aud women and enslaved peoples this
4 seem to them the only things vert
nKhting a war for that engulfs III
world
But |. fer one, am glad to attemI
the answer again and again In ii
= hone that ! may make Il clearer ths