Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-29

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enough to serve not only as a barrier
10 German advance to the East. but
also q protection and help 10 Russia.
II must be Poland with access 10
the sea. SO vigorous that it will be able
in Central Europe to rcpel all assaults
upon freedom and civilization as in
the bygUnc centuries ii flung back the
invasion of the Turks.
we must have a free and indcpcnd-
ont CZeCho- Slovak state and n free
and independent JuSo- o-Slav state. They
are. entitled to il as distinct nationali-
ties and they will form an absolute
east. There ar. 26,00O.000 Slavs in
Austria, more than the Hungarians and
Germans combined. They hate and
loathc Germany and yet that vast
body of population has been used and
killed off as soldiers to promote Ger
many's purposes.
"Shc must never have the oppor-
tunity so to use them again. They
must he lifted up TO position where
they can stand not only as freemcn
governing themselves, but as pro-
lection against German ambitions ana
IN" dcsolation which those ambitions
have brought upon the world.
Bulgaria must share the fate OF
her German owner: and Turkey not
only in order to thwart Germany. but
"n account of her own crimes. must
hr expelled from Europe. CONSTANT
NOBLE must he made an international
.itv under the control of the Allies so
that the Straits and Dardanclles shall
ever hc open To the commerce OF the
world.
The oppressed people of Asia MIN
or, the Armcnians and Syrians, must
hc protected and Palestine must never
again turn to Turkish rule, but, by
general accord with the announced
British policy. must bc turned over TO
the Jewish people TO protect the holy
nIaccs of both the Jewish and the
Christian religions. The independent
Arab kingdom OF Mecca nuSI pc IT,
cognized and sustained.
"Russia must bc entirely redeemed
from German control. No part of Rus
sin must bc allowed TO remain in Ger
many's hands. We cannot permit that
y,st country to be used 10y Germany
,s a source of supplies which would
enable her again TO enter into war. IL
will b. the duty of the Allies 10 see 10
il that the rights and freedom oil the
Iithuanians. the Let's. the Estho-
pi,ns and the Firms are guarded ana
cared for, not only because justice de-
monds it, but because we must see lo
i, that Germany has no control oil the
Baltic.
AT the same time We shall be able
10 exact not full compensation not
o1cuuatc redress-that is Impossible
lint some measures of compensation ior
rho wrongs Germany has done ana
tho crimes she has committed al sea
and in the lands which her armies
have ovcrrun.
so far as possible the thlhSs "hi'"
Germany has taken. like works OF art
and articles Of value, e,-mast-oe~~re re-"
stored. This work can never he COM
plcte, for Germany combines in happE
proportion the methods of the lowest
CITY thief with those of barparia'
conuucror and the pccuniarE COM
pcnsation which must hc made TO BEL
rium and the other countries cursed
hv III, German presence must De
sought not only in money. but IN her
colonies.
"Thcsc colonies should he taken from
h,,r b,c,usc they would aid her in de-
veloping a navy and commerce whlch
misht again threaten the peace OF the
world"