El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-10

{ themselves and through policy or otn-
erwise, subscribing to the presidents
formula
II may be that a league OF ma
tons was always impossible. was
totally impossible In the circuui-
stances existing after fhe German
defeat but there has never been
any alternative offered and those
who most bitterly perceive the
Limitations OF the presidents
! scheme, still confess to see In II
the single present hope Of escape
from the vicious circle OF conflict
] breeding wars and settlements.
] IN 2 sense every one Of the larger
Paris have proven themselves insol-
uble through centuries Of European
I history. The congress OF Vienna
nearly broke up as a consequence OF
disputes over Poland In the same
] assembly the Saar basin, now the OBJ
! ject Of world discussion, was. in lar
ger part assigned to France once and
Withdrawn on second thought, after
I Napoleon had come and gone. The
I Balkan riValFies were bitterer 500
years ago. before the Turk came and
. temporarily abolished them than at
D this moment, while even the Romans
were unable TO manage the lllyrlan
difficulties, which are the Adriatic
Z disputes OF the present hour.
A year ago the hope that war max
f ANA 4IaNAAEE from AllG 1aalaaAA 10 us
Beresina could be solved az the peace
conference was general, but neither
the hope nor the isapnointment
which has followed its disappearance,
seem 20 me 10 have been fulfilled
Similarly the hope that an exhausted
world could Immediately perform the
gigantic tasks necessary to reestab-
ishing order, politically or econoni-
cally, VIII undoubtedly appear TO the
future to have been mirage rather
than a wen founded conception.
Defeat Of Germany Important.
BY contrast IL seems TO me that a
year after the armistice we have per-
haps touched and even passed the
lowest point in the inevitable pessi-
mism. The real results Of the war
may heuceforth become clearer and
clearer until IL becomes undeniable
as some men and women momentarily
hoped, open the short way 70 estab-
lirhing heaven on earth, it no less
contributed 20 making the earth more
tolera5le for human beings
The defeat Of the German must IN
cues liona5ly seem 70 the future as
great dellTerance as the defeat o.
Spains when that nation sought TO
1asten its equally fatal system. po-
litical and otherwise, upon Europe.
The Independence OF the several tribes
and races Of Europe and OF the world
as res a-AAAaAla4 anu 10 lla IRE. Nel-
pies millions were added. The most
obvious and unmlstakabIe evil the
most monstrous peril which had
threatened mankind In half a thou
sand years was broEen-perhaps per-
manently, At least In such fashion as
70 insure that the fight to preserve
human liberty VIII not only continue,
but continue with the added strength
due 70 a shining victory.
Actual Victory ForEutteu.
The world went TO war 70 save st.
self from German tyranny and Ger
man domination IN this u was sue
cesstuL although the struggle was
long and the issue in doubt until the
end Germany beaten. the world for
a moment dreamed that the victory
could be stretched 20 cover Insurance Z
against al future perils. a guarantee
Of peace. a protection against future
war. 50 lar as one can now see, this
later and supplementary purpose has I
not been measurably achieved. Dis I
appointment at this has brought with I
i torge1ulness OF the actual victory !
IL the main struggle.
A year after the armlstice e Is /
plain tlaI many questions out Of /
which wars may arise, win survive I
the settlement OF Paris. IL IS possible /
that certain circumstances In the set !
tlemenr, ITSELF may provide the occa-
sions OF later wars The German de- /
feat carried with i no automatic ad- /
Justment or the rivalry OF the Slar 1
and the Latin on the east shore OF the /
Adriatic- It did not affect in the /
smallest degree the civil strife OF DO
lticai and economic suicide OF Russia /
There are stin millions OF men and !
women ln Europe who would rather I
engage IN new war than accept that /
alien nationality which the Paris con- /
ference established for them.
Human Nature Not Modified.
nor Is it less true that the British /
and French, who died IN loyal and /
generous rivalry in stopping German 4
attacks in Plcardy 20 months ago, are
today quarreliuE over the frontiers
OF syria. while the same italians who /
cheered Mr. wilson in Rome as a /
saviour Of the world, not a year ago,
are today denounciug him with a 4
frenzy at least as mad The Euro
pean police, who had TO rescue Ameri-
cans from embraces which threatened
srrangulation on armistice day, at
least in certain corners Of Europe. are
equally busy guarding Americans from
assassination Defeating the Ger
mans has not In men or nations ris-
lbly modified human nature. abolished
lealousles. Anglers aislikes- Even
worse, all the splendor Of national
unity and mutual sacrifice for a COM
mon cause has not made Frenchmen
permanently lay aside domestic feuds
or Americans forget old political ami
mosities.
Wherefore Il IS plain that the
coming Of the first anniversary
Of the armisfiee viii be n slcunI
for such bitterness and not a lit
tie recrimination. But by con-
trast II seems to me that euch
succeeding anniversary may well
prove to bring, with a broader
nerceutiFes q better appreciation
Of the actual achievement OF the
war. Muck that the contemporary
world m1mentarlly expected will
be dismissed as a natural conse-
Guence OF the Etruil- OF the years,
then recentlyf for the rest. I be-
heTe each decade viii demon
Etrate more clearly how great was
the danger from which We All e.
capped when ut last Germany sur
rendered on November II, 1918. |.
The real measure OF the victory fs
% be found. not IN reading the terms
o. the treaty OF Versailles. but those
Of the treaties o. Brest-Litovsk and
Bucharest, documents which were 70
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