The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-10

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fcfn4l adjustment Of the worlds af-
fAirs advanced frlW dax 10 day. from
y Stage Of c0nIffC1ct 10 another
fAhf u became evident 70 them that
NNat they we're ncclanH wppld be
little more than n0methiur written
kppiitd 81 nch meisoin AZ Ike
chances ~ politics might make avail
able q they dld rot provide a means
~ common colnarf which al wers
ptHftd to accept, q cofhmop author
lltr whose decisIona would be fecos-
nixcd a. decisions which Al must re-
spsst Aoq - the most practical tho
most nkeptical among them turned
more and more to the league a. the
authofity through which information.
al nriiou ERs 10 be secured. the an-
thof;ty without which. g. thcy had
come e see Il, n would be difficult
- NiTe assured effect either TO thin
hpd4eAndinr urcn which they were
10 depend Tor the maintenance Of
peace. The fact that the costnant OF
the league Was the first substantive
Fart Of tho treaty 10 be worked out
and aHrecd upon, while AL else was
~ solution. helped 70 make the form
platter OF Die tsss easier; The eon-
hemeral. The concert Of nations was
20 contlniio Under a definite covenant
yhlrn had been agreed upon and
which AL were convinced was work.
able. They could go forsard with
confidence 10 make Arrangements in
tended 70 be Permanent. The moat
practical Of thft eonfefees were at
last the most ready TO refer to the
league OF nations the superlntendence
Of An interests which did not admit
OF immediate liberalization Of all
administrative problems which wcro
~ require n continuing oversight
What q seemed a counsel OF per-
fection had come TO seem a plain
counsel Of necessity. The league OF
hope Of success n mnny Of he most
difficult things he WIS attempting.
Proved ITS Own Case.
And II had validated itself. Ia the
thought Of every member Of the con-
ference a. something much bigger,
much greater every way than u mere
Instrument FOR carrying out the pro-
visions OF a particular treaty.
IL was universally recognized that
all the peoples Of the weird demand
ed Of the conference that 10 should
create such a contipuing concert OF
frce Dations as would make wars og
aggression and spoilation such as that
just ended. forever impossible. a
CRY q gone out from eVery home an
every stricken land from which sons
and brothers. fathers had gone forth
10 the great sacrifice that such a sac
rifice should never again be executed.
II Was manifest why II had been ex-
acted. II had bceu exacted because
one nation desired dominion an1
other nations had known no means
OF defense except armamcnts and al
iiances. We had lain at the heart OF
every arrangement OF the Europe
OF every arrangement Of the world
that preceded the war. Rcstive peo-
pies a been told tina fleets and
armies. which they failed TO sustain.
meant peace; and they now know
tha' they had been lied TO; hat fleets
and armies had been maintained 10
promote national ambitions and
meant var. They knew that no OLD
policy meant anything else but force.
force-alwayB force. And they know
that Il was intoieraDle. Every true
heart In the world. and every en-
nehtened Judgment demanded that.
= whatever cost Of independent az
uon. every government thar too
thought FOR is people or FOR justice
or for ordered freedom should lend
Itself 10 a new purpose and utterly
destroy the old order OF International
politics Statesmen might see diffi-
culties. but the people could see none
and could break no denial. A war IN
NAAAAA AntN nIu DNtn Ult1 WnlEt 10
beat he terror that lay concealed in
every balance OF power must not end
IN a mere victory OF arms and a LEI
balance The monster that had re-
sorted 10 arms must be put In chains
That could not be- broken. THE united
power OF free nations must put a stop
TO aggression. n $ , world must be
given peace. II there was not the Will
or the intelligence accomplish thrt
now, there must he another and a
final war aud the world must be
swept clean OF every power that could
renew tho terror. The league OF ma
lions was not merely an insrumcn.
"a adjust and remedy old wronRs I'M
der a new treaty Of peace; u was u
only hope Tor mankind Again aud
again had the demon Of wac becn G -
out OF the house OF the peoples and
thc house swept BY u treaty OF peace;
onls 10 prepare a time when he would
enter In again with spirits wolgs than
himself. The house must now be Civ
en- a tenant who could hold = against
all such. Convenient. indeed india-
pensable as statesmen found The now
~ planned league OF nations. 10 be
for the execution OF present plans 90
peace N relaration. they saw u Do
a new aspect before their work wns
finished. They Jaw Il as she main
object OF The pcace. as the only thing
that could complete u or make % /
worth while. They saw Il as the
hope Of the world and that hope the"
did not dare to disappoint Shall ~
or any other free people h~es.iate 10
accept this great duty rtTe ~. 20.
feet II and break the hl.ut 81 the
world?
The Completed WORK.
AND so the result OF the conference
OF peace 30 far as Germany is con
cerncd. stends complete. The DIM
cniues encountered were y.y npny.
they seemed insuperabio.
IL was impossible 10 accommodate
The interests Of 80 great "a body of
nations-interests which directly or
indirectly affected every nation In the
world-without many minor core-
monies. The treaty 49, a result. Is not
what We would have written.
IL Is probably not ~whatNany one OF tho
delegations would have
II h probably not what anN
ono OF the national delegations would
written. But the results wer,
out which on the whole bear
test. 1 think that Il Will be found that
the compromises Nhict we're agent
cd as inevitable nowh-f. cut - tel
heart OF an principle. The work Of
tho conference squares. as a whole.
with the principles agreed upon an
the basis Of the peace as we'll as with
practical ~p0eaiblliticH Of the iu-