Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-04

majority of the people of America
rather than those of the governing
body OF England.
The people Of Canada are essentially
a freedom loving people, aside from
what is pleased TO call itself the gov
crninS class. which seeks for special
privileges like the same class in Eng
land. Canadians desire liberty for
themselves and would like TO see the
blessings of liberty given to every
pcoiie.
More than that; if there be anything
In the repeated declarations OF Joseph
chamberlain in his attempts to justify
the rubbing out of the two little re-
Dubiics Of South Africa that republic
can institutions adjoining British ter
Tltory were a menace 10 Britain. the
governing class in England can look
upon the continued existence of the
american republic only as a menace To
England and we have now the right
70 ask Of her. having saved Eng
land, that as an evidence of her good
iaith in saying that she is Il friend
OF liberty. tina, she withdraw her flag
from this continent and leave il 20 be
entirely dedicated to liberty and free
dom.
Man in Signing for Pence.
The late war aroused mankind 70
realization of the fact that wi.hou,
regard TO the boundaries Of a country
or the lines OF race. war is curse to
mankind; that it takes not only mil
lions of generation TO death and
leaves other millions subject to sick
ness and disease as an aftermath. but
IL imposes on the future generations
back breaking burden Of taxation
which means countless hardships and
privations. while IL brings only to the
specially privileged peoples in every
country Immense fortunes, which break
down the foundations OF liberty and
sap the principles on which freedom
exists.
Without regard to race or religion.
man Is signing for peace. He realizes
mat war Is an abnormal condition.
that peace is the normal condition. and
men are seek as they have never
sought before, to insure peace that
VIII prevent and destroy war.
Hopes Vanish Like n Dream.
Mankind lived in the hope that the
peace conference was 10 be setting
Tor the ending OF ali wars. Peoples
| we're 10 be taken from the thralldom
Of their aggressors. ma tural boundaries
/ were TO be established between states
aTinaments We're 10 be destroyed. can
/ non were 20 be made into plowshares,
ana the fourteen points of President
! Wilson We're 10 be made the basis of
/ an enduring peace
! The peace conference has practically
adjourned. and ali the hopes that were
! naScd upon II are passing into oblivion
/ Ike the illusions OF dreams. But the
mass OF mankind is more than ever
| inSistcnt that there must be an end
+ 10 human destruction and to the awful
butchery and suffering that modern
war spells for humanity. 1t has been
y
/ freedom TO the oppressed OF all ma
/ tions can peace come, putting an end
TO the rule Of the few and by bring
ing about government by the many.
bringing at once liberty TO man and an
end 10 all war.
There may be for a short time
brief respite for those who remain in
power, though they have deceived the
! people who have seen promises solemn
~ made, lightly broken. But no JUST
! or permanent peace can be made until
n W hif,b hn
people set their hands when thew en-
tered the war ave been attained, until
autocracy in all its forms has heen
destroyed. until not alone the mlitar-
/ Ism that was breaking the back OF
Europe but the navalisin which is OPP
I pressing and controlling the whole
/ world shall be destroyed. and the right
OF self discrimination shall be given,
/ hot alone TO some, but TO all the peo-
pies of the earth.
Court OF Nations.
! \ Court OF Nations will come in its
own due time that Will embrace all the
people OF the earth, that will see TO it
that ali peoples are free and that will
see to it that the world war viii ac,n!
ally bring permanent peace. Such
court VII! eNalt justice and will des-
roy tyranny. hnt 1t Will be zeal
unreal league which is only another
name for an Ang!o-American Alliance,
Secil-Smuts plan TO exalt autocracy
ana cnslave mankind.
Every red blooded man favors such
a court of nations as he favors the
brotherhood OF man and the counsel
or perfection. but the more intensely
objects TO and abhorS the hypocrisy
which would steal the ideal in order
to cover treaty of alliance THAI would
all the world. copyrighted 1918, OTIS
T. Wood.)