The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-21

Although the final results Of tho war
cannot yet be fully seen. we are aireaoS
IN a position TO say that in the future
we must follow approximately the op-
posite policy TO tho one we folio~co
before and that we shall adopt that pol
Icv under FAR less promising conditions
Than would have existed had We es-
poused II earlier. Al that time we were
The leading military and commercial
power OF the continent and all other po-
litical governments desired to i've III
harmony and good relations win US
Everywhere statesmen were WAlihs W
mako ns extensive concessions, II they
might thus inspire Us to rellnoulsn our
policy Of tests Of strentgh. Illuminating
our neighborS, Threatening them anu
challenging them. Now we nave NJ
oowcr uhafeyer when other govern
ments need take into consideration Ma
,ions that desired to DO our friends have
been converted into enemies. and nations
that never will love rs have been maze
politically independent by the war.
But let US assume. none the less that
a nation Of the cultural and material I'M
portance Of The German nation win
"a. OOo. 900 or II VIC include German-Aus-
tria, possibly 90.000.000 people aIthousn
~ BE- weakened and set back Tor CecaoSS'
cannot be permanently dismissed from
consideration in the worlds affairs and
that tn, general foreign policy OF 'he
civilized nations will have TO take in'o
account the German government la'er as
II will have 10 take into account also 'Nc
Russian government.
Russia has suffered immcasuraoly
more than We have by tho war. but II
would PC a miStak" 10 suppose thal
Russia could DC disregarded as po!'tl-
cal and economic factor in the future.
Ita fragments will probably unite OH
some new federal democratic basis aIter
Bolshevism has been swept aside. Inc
Russian people. in spite Of all tair the-
cries OF self determination and lnterna-
tional leagues Will extend It's influence
In Asia. acquire new territories ana re-
main for all time great power WIZ" d
scmi-ASiatIc complexion.
Has not the American union accomp-
lishc5 tho same thing with IN" Indians
French. Span!ardS. negroes and even
s,,rb RUSSIANS as were in Alaska
Had u not developed from primitive
errlcultural settlement 20 the leaolhs
capitals: power Of IN" world?
Have not the AnGlo-SaXon colonlsts
rontinueI 10 press father and farther
towards tho west and south and carried
tho starry banner with them
Has not the Linen aid ITS hands upon
the Philippines. Honolulu. Cuba ana
Fayttc
q republican Russia Will not do the
Same in Persia. Crntroll Asa and Mon
rorie. countries where III" Russian
sn,tlcr and trader with a few SoldierS al
+be,r hack meet but weak resistance'
World policy VIII HAY" TO reckon
with rs in the future aS II WI! with
Russia. although VIZ may not be ao'e
n mako the Same impression and |"
tnsplrc the same respect. that We u'u
between 1871 and 1914. and although
We have been deprived Ot every chan'H
OF floating our flaG Over foreign terri
torres.
VIC need not anticipate a permanent
rnlI,lcal and economic boycott. because
such measure presu5pos"s the COM
rIete unanInitr Of all other countries
and II Is a matter OF cxp"rienc" that
such unanimity never survives the c"u'-
mon enemy that creates Il. Hatred ana
ind, rnation alone will not be sutfcleh'
n inspire such a policy for ali tilnH u
core no matter how powerful these
continents may mo"ientarily b" m th'
hearts Of all our enemies. Gradually
other COnSluFFal lDHS t''i ''''N
moss 30 the front and will destroy the
unity ~ our opponents. which Is com
ented solely by common dangers anu
+brrot=. Ry policy. the inhT't"d
burdens OF which will never cease 10 BE-
a source Of complaint. promoted by
regular succession 81 imbccIle or patho-
logical officials and by vicious mcthoc
Of conducting business only compar-
ehls with that Of the pr'nccly houses
themselves. We succeeded in 'crHatlnS
situation whore all the other grea'
movers buried their differences arc
urjtcd 20 defend themselves against us
They formed n cooperative "rTanl'
z,t;on for mutual insurance against OUT
agr-cSS on and they gradually cNtend"t
II 70 cover the whole face or IN" car'h
after our las. tHSt Of strength ms
carried and hrought the world war OF
our heads. Our defeat has removed tn
former danger.
Now pcriI is facing mankind today
6ut i. Is Bolshevism rather than mill
t,r;sm Even tho now holy alliance
z,;r ind it's bonds loosening AS tim
,oes on although We may have u
r.ckon with II under the American hon
o-ary president and tho English prcSi
Amt Men and nations will find It a
tmrossible to support life on aostrac
theories and raXirs as It Is 10 10 $
IN hate and lust. The League or Ma
tions g no moro likely TO inaugural
an entirely new system OF intcrnatlona
-orations than is social democracy ike
" 70 inauguratr an entirely ne" SES
t.r, or social and economic relations
Tho outcome OF the war will ultimate
-, moan nothing moro in either OF theS
two directions than an acce'eralon
-, nroccsScs OF development
,,,roh forward toward a goal for whtc
+hs world has long been headed, m
that Is the goal whatever form II ma
assume 70 settle international cohtro
verSies. All the states paru@lpat''
,r,u ob,irote themselves 10 submit thei
disputes to the judgment or an inter
national court instead OF a DECISION
arms. -,
Entente.
7, - a transformation OF the preV,ou
military alliance into a protective All
encr, With which "" may DC lhcorpo'
ated hut which will b" primarily 10
tho purpose Of preventing our s'arlin
something new. For only poHhca
child will fail TO soc that the i-'agu
cf Nations IS not designed TO prot"C
the world from American. Ehgisf
French or ITALIAN aggression ou
merely from German aggression
For instance. will the United States
1unposinz the life and property
North American citizens in some spar
Aah-American country. or the interest,"
~ great business cororations In tina
country are imperiled by anarchy