South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-24
BIZ WINSTON CHURCHILL.
British War Minister; First Lord o.
Admiralty During the War

British War Minister; First Lord of
Admiralty During the War.
The worst thing in the world is
10 lose a great war The next
worst thing Is 20 win great war.
The victors forget The vanquish-
ed remember. The victors are con-
tent with their position. To the
VanQuished IL may be uncomfortable.
France did not forget after 1870.
che was a nation OF less than 40
millions. and her population was
increasing rapidly Then there are
the Russiana OF whom there are
nearly 1sO.OOO.OOO. who before the
war were increasing at a rate
greater than all the other countries
IN Europe put together.
we may be quite sure that
neither Of these two great branches
81 the human family, the TeutOns
and the Slavs. are ever going to
forget what happened in the great
war. or be content with the position
in which they ind themselves at its
close.
German Desperation.
One OF these great nations was
our foe; the other was our ally.
Both are plunged in misery; tn
one through It's crimes. the other
through it's misfortunes and weak
ness. II seems very likely that
great many Russians will be say
ing TO themselves: This would
never have happened 10 US If we
had only kept friends with Ger
many" II Is certain that all Ger
mans say TO themselves: This
would never have happened 10 VI
IL we had only kept friends with
Russia" Even IN the great city o.
Vienna. which is on the verge Of
starvation. this thought must FIRE
quently occur.
The policy OF building up ram
part along the Rhine. like the grea
wall OF China, leaving all the peO
pie on the other side OF il to stew
in their own Juice" would never bS
itself be sufficient 10 ensure our fu-
ture safety Besides. where are tn,
Americans? VIII they help us e..
fNFLtnu TINS HdAA " III AAAEN ktA
sre in time? Force is needed
and great force. in the present tur
bulence of human airs; but force
slone is no solution, and force
wrongly applied is the worst OF a
evils and would aggravate the dan
ser.
lt would seem that the British
people have "A deep interest in see
ing a toIerabIe condition OF life and
Iabor secured for the people Of Ger
many. II should certainly not be
their policy to drive the German
people 70 desperation and leave
tnem no hope but in a further ap-
peal TO the sword.
Not Good Policy.
10 would certainly not De good
policy for US TO cut Germany off
from all trade with the west and
leave her no means Of development
nd recovery except in the east
~ or IL Germany turns 10 Russia she
cam find everything in Russia that
she requires. not only for recovery
90 economic strength but for world
rower
In Russia Germany would find
foundless raw material of almost
every conceivable kind. In Russian
armies her military men and non
commissioned officers now out Of
work could find a ready employ
q cut. In Russia she could develop
zee from any treaty stipulation
those great arsenals. ammunition
factories and aviation centers which
are forbidden her I'm her own coun-
try.
In Russia she could obtain sup.
plies Of man power. which. prOperl
organized. would be irresistible.
Russia. on the other hand.
abandoned by the allies. can lool
nowhere else but to Germany
There alone can she find the scien
fists. the engineers. the organizers
and business men whom she needs
To recreate her economic life. There
alone could she find large numbers
of competent foreigners who speak
Russian
The process would no doubt be a
slow one. but so were the processes
that brought about the great war.
And IL we allow them 10 work un-
needed year after year we shall