Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17

[ posing this war wcrc>to be waScd for
two years longer In addition TO all
! these things. is il not our duty 10 con-
slider what delay of two years means
/ If YOU measure IL in tho addition which
must necessarily take place to the al
! ready vast load of human sorrow AMI
/ suffering tho civilized world has To
, bear?
This is load. remember which, is
borne by blamclcss people. women and
children. suffering all over the world.
We soc. not in ono country, Du; in
many parts OF tho world, that scarcity
is passing into famine, and famine is
passing into pcstilcnce. and we can
! draw for ourselves the kind OF picture
, .: what tho condition OF the world will
be two or three years hence If We can
not obtain peace before that time.
And II is no consolation believe, 10
any Of US to reflect that all these
things arc Detailing not only ourselves,
but our enemies also.
submit that il is not either un.
patriotic or unchristian 10 think OF
these things. | say. then let us en-
ueaNor Tor all VIC are worth to get
our clean peace i'll good time. BY I
clean peace. mean a peace which
shall he honorable. and which shall be
durable.
How arc we going to get a dura bio
peace.
To my mind there Is only one way OF
getting il. and that is by bringing
about combination OF the great DOW
cfS-t do not mean coalition Of one
group OF pwcrs; mean q combination
OF all the powers--under which they
viii hold themselves bound to rcfc,
international disputes TO some kind OF
international tribunal. and UNDER which
they will bind themselves, as MIR Bal
Tour put IL the other day. TO use co.
crcion against any criminal or unruly
iucmbers Of the combination. 1t seems
To mo full OF hope that the idea OF
pact OF this kind has been in prin-
cipl" accepted both by neutra!s and
heil!gerents. And would it not DO
true TO add that il We could obtain
the adhesion OF Germany 10 such Il
pact it would mean the ncgation OF
Frussian miltarism'
! Thern would he no room for Prus-
san militarism inside Of such a com
/ binatiou. Tho world would bs FIRE.
! from the incubus under which it has
/ suffered SO much during recent years.
, And there would be what think Cen
! erai Smuts called the other day an
! irrcvoca bio break with militarism. y
peace Of this Kind would mean much.
| hut il would not be, 10y itself. sui-
! Cicnt.
1t viii want something besides.
y rcacc Of this kind prcSupposcs as
a Preliminary that there has heen n
reasonable adjustment OF the main
territorial difficulties 10y which the
great powers AFRO divided. 1t means
th:nk, certainty this. that an agree
! ncnl has been arrived at as 10 tho
[ Principle upon which those difficulties
/ i'losc Questions shall be- adjusted We
must, IS Mr.. Balfour put il Very well
] At l.Ginhureh. who must start with an
/ o:runS emcn, which shall not grossly
"iulatn equity and freedom. The in
I tcrnational system must be in con-
diticn OF mcutrai stability to begin
/ With >Now we cannot. We could not,
! desire 10 discuss in detail the manner
! in which theSa territorial questions
might bn settled between the powers
concerned.
PEACE CONFERENCES AFTER
WAt HELD ONLY HOPE
And here again ! turn to the Prime
Minister. and / say that accepted
whole hearted!y his suggestion that
they should he settled the basis
of national elf-detcrmination; or. in
other words. 10 govern by the consent
I OF the governed.
night even better the phrase in
. which President Wilson expressed
! what seemed 10 me the ''.me idea
/ which runs thus: He suggested that we
/ should proceed on the doubl" lines of
allegiance and nationality. venture
! 10 think that 4 peace conference--and
7 Lloyd George tells us there is TO he ~
/ peace conference at the end or the war
assembled for the purpose OF dealing
with these outstanding questions upon
/ those principles, would be peace
/ conference which We might regard with
/ the high possible hopes.
! But may he told that am crying
for the moon. and thai all these things
are a long way beyond our reach /
! may be referred 10 Il speech delivered
/ the other day by Count lIcrtling the
! German Chancellor. J graE freely that
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