The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10

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sacrifice should never again be eX-
acted. 1t was manifest why 1t had been
exacted, 1t had been eNaCted because
one nation desired dominion and other
nations had known no means Of de-
Tense except armamentS and alliances
War had lain at the heart of every ar
rangement OF the Europe-of every ar
rangement Of the world--that preceded
the war. RestiVe peoples had been told
that fleets and armies, which they
totled to sustain, meant peace; ann
they now knew that they had been lied
to; that fleets and armies had been
maintained to promote national ambi-
tions and meant war. They knew that
no old policy meant anything else but
force, force--always force, And they
knew that II was intolerable.
every true heart in the world, and
every enlightened judgment demanded
that, at whatever cost OF independent
action, every government that took
thought for its people or for justice or
for ordered freedom should lend itself
to new purpose and utterly destroy
the old order of International politics,
Statesmen might see difficulties, but
the people could see none and could
brook no denial A war In every bal
anee OF power must not end In q mere
victory of arms and new balance, The
monster that had resorted to arms
must be put in chains that could not
be broken.
The united power of free nations
must put stop to aggression, and the
world must be given peace. III there
was not the viii or the intelligence to
accomplish that now, there must be
another and final war and the world
must be swept clean of every power
~ hA tAr a la DtrtI
of nations was not merely an instru-
ment TO adjust and remedy old wrongs
under a new treaty Of peace; 1t was the
only hope for mankind Again and
again had the demon Of war began cast
out OF the house OF the peoples and
the house swept clean by a treaty OF
peace; only to prepare a time when he
would enter In again with spirits worse
than himself The house must now he
given tenant who could hold It against
all such.
Convenient, indeed, indispensable as
statesmen found the newly planned
league Of nations to be for the e&eou.
reparation, they saw II IN new aspect
before the work was finished. They
saw 1t as the main object OF the peace,
as the only thing that could complete
II or make II worth while,
War had lain at the heart OF every
arrangement Of the Europe--of every
arrangement of the world--that pre-
oeded the war. Restive peoples had
been told that fleets and armies, which
they toiled to sustain, meant peace
and they now knew that they had
been lied to; that fleets and armies
had been maintained to promote ma
tional ambitions and meant war. They
thing else but force, force--always
force, And then knew that II was
intolerable. Every true heart in the
world, and every enlightened judg-
ment demanded that, at whatever cost
Of independent action, every govern
or for justice or for ordered freedom
should lend Itself to new purpose
and utterly destroy tho old order of
International politics Statesmen might
see difficulties, but tho people could
see none and could brook no denial
ALI Bled White.
"A war in which they had been bed
white to beat the terror that lay con
cealed In every balance of power must
not end In u mere victory OF arms and
new balance The monster that had
that could not be broken The united
power OF free nations must put stop
to aggression, and the world must be
given peace II there was not the Will
or the intelligence to accomplish that
now, there must be another and a final
war and the world must be swept clean
of every power that could renew the
terror The league of nations was not
merely an instrument to adjust and
remedy old wrongs under a new treaty
Of peace; 1t WAS the only hope for
mankind. Again and again had the
demon Of war been cast out OF the
house OF the peoples and the house
Nf NIL hRE 80 r.,1.
TO prepare a time when he would enter
in again with spirits worse than him
self. Tho house must now be given a
tenant who could hold 1t against all
such. Convenient, indeed indspensa bic,
as statesmen found the newly planned
league OF nations TO be for the execu-
ton OF present plans OF peace and
reparation, they saw it in a new aspect
before their work was finished They
saw 1t as the main object of the peace.
as the only thing that could complete
1t or make 1t worth while, They saw
1t as the hope Of the world, and that
hope they did not dare to dsappoint.
Shall we or any other free people hest
tate to accept this great duty?
Dare we reject It ana break, the
heart of the world2
And 30 the result Of the conference
OF peace, 30 far as Germany Is con-
cerner, stands complete. The diff
v,
Some times they seemed insuperable. 1t
was impossible to accommodate the In
terests OF so great body of nations
interests which directly or indirectly
affected almost every nation In the
world-without many minor compro-
misses.
Principles Intact.
The treaty, as result, Ia not exact
la 10 kn,t l..
probably not what any one of the ma =
tional delegations would have written
But results were worked out which on
the whole bear test | think that it
which werewill be found that the
compromises which we're accepted as In
evitabie nowhere cut to the heart Of
any principle. The work OF the con-
ference squares, as a whole, with the
principles agreed upon as the basis Of
the peace as well as with the practl-
cal possibilities Of the international sit
uations which had to be faced and dealt
with as facts.
Il shall presently have occasion TO
lay before you a special treaty with
France, whose object is tho temporary
protection OF France fro munprovoked
aggression by the power with whom this
treaty of peace has been negotiated
Its terms link 1t with this treaty. | take
the liberty, however, OF reserVing 1t for
special eXpllcation on another accos-
ion.
"The role which America was to play
In the conference seemd determined. as
have said, before my colleagues and
| got to Pars--determined by the uni
versal expectations OF the nations whose
representatives, drown from all quarters
OF the glove, we were to deal with.
1T was universally recognized that
America had entered the war to pro-
mote no private or peculiar interest OF
her own. but only as the champion OF
rights which she was glad to share
with free men and lovers Of justice
everywhere We had formulated the
principles upon which the settlement
was to be rnade-the principles upon
which the armistice had been agreed to
and the parleys OF peace undertaken
and no one doubted that our desire was
TO see the treaty OF peace formulated
eng the actual lines OF those princi-
pies -and desired nothing else We were