The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-09
NO PEACE WHILE WAR IS RAGING.

NO PEACE WHILE WAR IS RAGING.
1.-THE treatment accorded Russia by her sister nations
in the months to come viii be the acid test Of their good
w of their interests and Of their intelligent and unset
fish sympathy"
These words part Of the sixth clause Of President
Wilson's worldfamous fourteen points Of peace. The
President at Mount Vernon supplemented the fourteen
points by outlining he ends for which the associated
peoples of the world are fighting and which must be con-
ceded them before there can be peace The first Of these
demands was thus formulated by President Wilson.
The destruction of every arbitrary power any
where that can separately secretly and of its single
choice disturb the peace Of the world, or if it cannot
be presently desryode, at the least its reduction to
virtual Importance.
Russia one Of the great allies whose people have
betrayed the allied cause at the mercy Of an arbitrary
power that is separately both secretly and openly and
Of its single choice disturbing the peace of the world
And yet there talk of peace conference at Paris within
fe wdays to deal with the world situation though the
allies had trumphed everywhere and had nothing to
do than dictate terms to PROSTATE enemies
What knw of sanity is that which can shu. out dis
agreeable facts and deal only with imaginary situations?
1t is not similar to the POSSESSIONS of the boshevk them
selves who think the only ament of the world is that
certain men have an education and some money?
Do the allied governments really believe that they
sit down in Paris and by agreeing upon certain words
transform piece of paper into actual peace throughout
Germany and Russia and the rest Of the world? Or
they unmndfu of Russia's part in the war and willing
that she should perish?
1t does not matter The allies and the United States
will not have peace in any event if they ignore and aban
don Russia. Peace is not formula Of language 1t is
condition affecting the lives Of millions of men.
Gloss it over, equivocate dodge msrepresent it
they will the allies cannot escape the fact that has them in
its grasp-the fact that peace is not here,
One phase of the ended when Germany to her
knees Another phase began at once The allies are still
at they cannot escape war; they must have until
they conquer the arbitrary power that separately and
of its single choice disturbs the peace of the world
Put aside the plea that Russia was and is an ally Ig-
the claim of gratitude for Russias magnificent part
in the war against Germany. Deny that the world
anything to Russia. There would still be the imperative
unacceptable duty of the allies in dealing with the bolsh
against the bolshevi and conquer or be conquered If
not for Russia sake then for their own sake for the
sake of the civilization that has just been snatched from
the grasp Of the Hohenzoerns the allies must say this
other enemy.
Some men favor the Of soft words and deceitful
phrases of beating the boshevik One or two
speeches recently delivered by word-famous men have
squinted in that direction Others believe that the only
path to safety and victory open and vigorous war;
open and extensive the operation against Germany
if necessary to accomplish the will of civilization There
is disagreement this subject-such disagreement as
make the forthcoming peace conference at Paris farce
and travesty on peace.
The great allies should indefinitely postpone the peace
conference They should resume the sttngs of the
preme council. They should Immediately organize
supreme political council, council nearly SUI
preme may be possible Then they should resume mil
tary operations by the occupation of such parts of Ger
many may best control the country and suppress the
bolshevk Having separated Germany from Russia they
should and destroy the bOshevh to the last
long there is resistance to the sword Of civilization
Then, having enabled Russia to organize free ant
stable government and having actually put Germany un
der foot the allies call the peace conference and
frame effective peace treaty.--Washington Post
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