The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-21
League to Enforce Peace.

League to Enforce Peace.
The great gathering Of ~'represen-
tative citizens Of the northwest to
further the league Of nations to en-
force peace, held at Minneapolis
last week adopted the following
resolutions:
We. the Delegates from the States
of Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Montana. composing
the Northern Congress of the League
to Enforce Peace. held at Minneap-
oils February 1918, 1919, adopt the
following statement Of principles:
To America has come a supreme
opportunity in the reconstruction Of
a world. order. She must rise to
the high demands of the hour. She
must not forget that the war cannot
be kept won until the free nations
are organized to safeguard the
peace won at such sacrifice of blood
and treasure.
The ~sanctity of international and
moral law must be completely re-
established. To that end Germany
must be made to pay the full penal
ty for every offense that she has
committed. She and all other ma
tions must be made to understand
that violation both Of moral and Of
international law will be followed
by swift and memorable punish
ment. We believe the only guaran-
ty that international relations will
hereafter rest upon the basis Of law
and justice is the creation Of q
League Of Free Nations to maintain
peace with all the moral, economic
and physical forces they possess.
The great free nations-France.
Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the
United States-have been working
together for great ends. This is
the strategic hour. VIZ call upon
all those in authority to use their
utmost endeavor to prevent the OPP
portunity from being lost.
The League of Free Nations
should be composed Of self govern
ed and law abiding peoples. No
unrepentant. no unregenerate Ger
many, should be admitted to fellow
ship in such a League. Germany
must be on probation until she has
proved to the satisfaction of the
League her right to communion
with free nations.
Our fathers were wise in that
they looked the facts Of their day
in the face. We should follow
their example by doing the same in
our day. The time has come for
their sons to take part in a League
Of Nations to maintain an enduring
peace, to promote the liberty, prog
ress and orderly development of the
world.
We believe the overwhelming
public opinion Of the United States
is in favor of such a League, and
will sustain the President and the
Senate of the United States in as
Stunning for this country any burden
it may involve.
With faith in her purpose. with
constancy in effort, with sagacity in
action. America should finish the
work she has begun, and thus help
build a structure that, SO far az hu-
man wisdom can reach. will Danish
the scourge of war from among
men.
To this constructive plan of
craftsmanship we pledge our fullest
effort, and we dedicate ourselves to
carry the program to the people Of
the four states here represented, to
secure for it their thoughtful con-
sideration and an opportunity to
record their earnest support.
The platform is signed by four
members Of the committee from the
four states above named. Those
signing for South Dakota were
Robt. ]. Gamble Of Sioux Falls.
who was chairman Of the commit
tee: p. F. Wickem, Alexandra;
J. E. Nc Dougal. Britton: E. D..
Woodruff. Sioux Falls.