South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-25

soldiers and statesmen we may "a
well pull out also with our CONNER
cial travellers. Orders viii follow
the flag in Europe and out OF II. or
course commerce is By no means
the most important thing in the
world, but after all commerce does
carry the PHILOSOPHERS Of the world
TO distant places. just as the pollen
of flowers IS carried on the wings
Of birds through wide areas. and we
cannot put a Chinese wall about
ourselves and make the world safe
for democracy. II we influence the
world we must live an the world.
and IL not-we must cease to grow.
Has a Long Hard Task.
Responsibilities for the War: The
committee on responsibilities for the
war has a long hard task before it.
II Is a lawyers Job 1t means the
assembling OF evidence, the conduct
OF trial after trial. the execution of
punishments. and more important
than all-the catching of the par
ties under indictment. Most of them
are IN neutral countries: there is a
serious question about the way Ia
get these persons.
II the league of nations is strong
enough TO blun II out with the neu
trails. they will surrender their fu-
eitives law or no law. But if the
leagle of nations fails, if we do not
hold the whip hand over the world
in the next 10 months. it will be
hard 20 punish the Germans who
did the dirty work Of the war.
Probably before this reaches type
the world VIII know that America
would not consent TO the trial OF
the kaiser. indeed that America will
not consent TO the trial Of any heads
of states for official acts. This
/ probably releases the most respon
sible criminals from justice. But il
seems TO be international law. and
something in these days of anarchy
must be said for law even when 1t
{ obstructs justice, But at all events
this committee on responsibilities
for the war will have work for the
next two or three years anj then
may continue as the prosecuting at
I torney for the league of nations, Or
I of such an alliance as may grow oct
Of the war.
Has Much Work Ahead.
/ Oversight of the Terms of Peace.
/ The committee appointed to execute
/ the terms of peaCe-eYen if Ger
many should refuse 10 sign the terms
viii have much work that the IL
naneial and economic committees
cannot do. The military side will
have much TO do, and this COM
mittee will probably be largely mil
itary.
II is hardly likely that American
troops Wal be kept in Europe as d
part of the military force of occu-
/ patton, though doubtless on the
committee we shall have military
aides and advisors. and some troops
in the army of occupation, and this
/ committee also may easily become
a permanent organ of a future per-
manent league or alliance-the po-
/ lice force of the brotherhood of
mani"
Committee of Long Standing.
Manufactures: But the one com
! mittee which will be operating when
, this generation has been gathered
/ 10 its fathers is the committee on
/ manufactures. The world-at least
the allied world-has entered upon
the greatest communist adventure
which the world ever has seen-a
/ common ownership of colonies! II
! is international socialism raised TO
/ its highest power. These manda-
/ tories are really trusteeships. or bet
! ter. receiverships of colonies
America, for instance probably
/ will hold the Armenian republic.
/ Our job will be TO put it on its feet
about as we put Cuba on her feet,
and 10 be responsible for the acts
and debts of the republic, until such
/ time as education shall develop a
citizenship III Armenia and in its
! neighborboring states. wise enough
TO keep the peace and keep out of
prodisality and bankruptcy. We
have done it in cuba; gradually we
are working ii out in the PHILIPPINES.
and we have any number of just
such jobs in the West midas, They
are under our own control; the Ar
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