Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-04
No Compromise Pc ssible Right
Must Triumph.

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No Compromise Pc ssible Right
Must Triumph.
The price of peace will be impartial
justice to all nations; the instrumentality
indispensable to secure il is league Of
nations formed not before or after, but at
the peace conference; and Germany, as a
member, will have to redeem her charac-
ter not by what happens at the peace
table, but by what follows"
This was President Wilson's answer
given last Friday night before an audi
ence Of fourth liberty-loan workers in New
York city, to the recent peace talk from
the central powers, although he did not
refer specifically to the utterances of enemy
leaders.
Peace was not question, declared the
President, Of coming to terms" for I'VE
cannot come to terms with them" as
they have made it impossible" Peace
must be guaranteed, for there will be
parties to the peace whose promises have
proved untrustworthy and means must be
found In connection with the peace settle
ment to remove that source Of insecurity"
1T would be folly to leave the guarantee
to the subsequent voluntary action of the
governments we have seen destroy Russia
and deceive Roumania." continued the
President
The President emphasized that the JUS
tice to be obtained by the league must
involve no discrimination toward any peo-
pie. This he set forth explicitly in a set
of five principles which he enumerated as
the practical program" Of Americas peace
terms, and for the maintenance of which
the United States is prepared to assume
Its full share Of responsibility"
Shortly before the President started
speaking, news Of the further success Of
American, British and French offensives
on the western front reached the meeting
at the Metropolitan Opera House, and this
gave dramatic point to Mr.. Wilson's perora-
tion-that peace drives" can be effectively |
neutralized and silenced only by showing
that every victory Of the nations associated
against Germany brings the nations nearer
the sort Of peace which will bring security |
and reinsurance to all peoples and make |
the recurrence Of another such struggle of
pitiless force and bloodshed forever i'm
possible and that nothing else can.
Germany is constantly intimating the |
terms she will accept and always finds
that the world does not want terms, de-
clared the President. ut wishes the final |
triumph Of justice and fair dealing"
Five thousand persons who filled the |
Opera House to capacity |
heard the President speak. Five minutes
before his arrival guard Of soldiers, sail |
ors.and marines seated at the rear Of the |
platform was suddenly ordered to atten-
ton. They arose with smart click of
rifles, the national colors were advanced
and the Great audience became silent.
This dramatic quiet was maintained with
out interruption until the President, with
out other warning Of his coming, walked
on the stage, escorted by Benjamin Strong.
governor Of the Federal reserve bank of
New York. Then tremendous burst OF
cheering broke loose which caused the
President. after taking his seat, to rise
three times in acknowledgment.
A sailor band played America" the
President joining with the audience in
singing it.
Mr.. Strong read to the audience sum
mary of late reports, showing American
troops advances during the day In France.
'Our boys In France do not learn readily
when to stop fighting" he added. THAT
is the spirit in which we must raise the
liberty Ioan."
Cheers greeted the news Of the Ameri-
can successes. particularly when Mr.. Strong
said the Yankee troops in their drive had
reclaimed 100 square miles Of territory for
France
Patriotic fervOr seemed to reach its eli
max when the President arose to begin
his address, the audience rising and again
ShCCiiuB iOI bONClui hlllutCb' WI WHbOH
read from printed text.
For ten minutes after the President
started speaking the audience made not
a sound and his voice carried to all parts
Of the TERED opera house. When he de-
clared that the issues of the war must
be settled by no arrangement by compro-
mise" applause broke out spontaneously.
Again when he said I'VE cannot come to
terms with them" was another 0utburst
and again when he declared that Ger
many will have to redeem her character,
not by what happens at the peace table,
but by what follows.
Throughout the demonstrations Of ap-
prevail punctuated his speech so that at
times he was Obliged to pause almost at
the end Of each sentence.