El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-05-15

They that Mar Must Mend.n
The future peace and happiness OF
the world could not be assured were
Germany to 80 unpublished for her
crimes.
Germany stands convicted at the
bar or Civilization OF having forced
upon the world the most dreadful war
that history has ever seen, more
dreadful than men could dream OF. a
war that trampled down every decent
honorable human impulse OF mankind.
that sneered at Christianity. made a
mockery OF the Golden Rule. that
frankly abrogated all rules OF civilized
warfare, all respect for non-combas-
ants, women, old men and children,
that set out to destroy everything in
its path, to wipe out nations, root
and branch, to tear down the hoblest
monuments of history, to destroy
mans faith In right and Justice, 10
exterminate honor anon men and
chastity among women to bring an
END to human liberty of action, gov
ernment or conscience and reduce the
lciyilized world TO a state OF abject
and frightful slavery.
Az uNtOtApAAbA lAlbnb JAAAuH6 Tie Acf-l
man empire, the German nation and
the German people, q homogeneous,
unified whole, brought about the deauh
In most terrible forms Of millions OF
men, women and children; bodies
bursting in the depths Of ocean, men
suffering the fortunes Of the damned
on -gas-scourged b~attlefields, women
impaled and crucified after being out
ragged by dozens OF German soldiers,
thousands driven into exile, dying Of
starvation and broken hearts, girls
carried into nameless captivity. chill
dren made idiots by suffering and
MANNED for life, beautiful cities re-
duced to stark ruins and smoking
ashes, the most sacred rights of home
and property violated and the world
turned into a he'll.
The property damage done to the
world by this international mailman
Is far beyond computation. Il can
never be repaid, The loss Of brave
men and heroic women, the sacrifice
of life and hope and happiness, OF
home and fireside, the torrents OF
blood can never be atoned for in a
thousand years. Meanwhile for cen-
turtles the nations whose lives have
been blasted by this Saturnalia Of
must still carry the burden It'll
mas imposed upon them.
Germany, her kaiser, her rulers, her
people, as a unit prepared for this
war for fifty years; crouched ready
and eager to launch this %inundation
Of woe upon the world, q world whose
anpreparedness made the POTTER con-
Lident his victims would be defense
less, easy prey. I
After a frightful, hopeless struggle
he assailiant was finally beaten down
and crushed. Now the civilized world
has sat in Judgment upon Germany
and pronounced the sentence: a pun.
ishment which in the interest Of JUS
ice and world peace has been made
is nearly as possible to fit the crime. )
The murderer is not Imprisoned for !
ffe nor hanged as a means Of revenge 1
on the death o. The murdered. He Ia |
punished to discourage murder, to pro- !
ject society, to insure faith in Justice,
d preserve order and safeguard the |
and state. 1t Is inconceivable {
hat the murderer should sit with the q
Judge and Jury as equals and have an I
squal share in Hadjudicating7 the mat J
er OF his crime and say; Here, this 6
S all past, let us sit IN council and Q
orange that everything shall be pleas. t
mt for everybody in the future; let =
is call 1t square and start all over 4
gain, as it win arouse my hatred II ?
am punished for my crime, and we I
must have nc hard feelings a
AS a cold matter OF fact, it matters \
lot whether or not Germany can pay Q
What she owes; it does not reduce her v
Iebt. The feelings or the German I
Iation are no more to be taken into G
.cccount than the feelings OF a con E
assaiIant of q little girl In the r
curtis. The kind Of Christianity that
sacrifice justice to maudlin pity Il
or the criminal who has outraged II Z
) not Christianity. u
This peace Is supposed 10 be for K
he purpose OF making International 4
such as Prussia committed i'm p
Of repetition in the world b
ID make the punishment light would4p
e to put a premium on baby killing d
nd violation Of women. 10 let the r
hug go free is to invite thuggery o
Without Justice, stern justice, no mat p
err how abject the plight Of the crims a
nal, world peace il D mockery and i
be millions Of dead who fought for G
and freedom against treachery d
nd lust and destruction have died IN 9
ain. y
Germany cannot wash her bloody +
ands, throw a white garment over t
coat Of mail and get away with It. 8
he has made her bed and she must q
e in it, She has defied law and jns !,
Ice and must pay The penalty; she
~profaned everything that is holy
nd she must atone in sackcloth and
shes. she has robbed the world 7of
and she mlist ~repaysthe loot
} the uttermost faFthing.