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It IS hardy surprising to be informed that the German.
the peace treaty offered BY the Allied and associated victorious
powers, fgr at although Y h. 2 n NUMBER, 1f indications ID staea o have pointed absa
all the protesting gestures Of the Germans merely meant that
they did i'd mot mot like nsd ta aSo Rsi te et teims t e. aM WOULD ,Dnf ssaas M because sns
III all reason, there could be nothing else to do. J,
while some changes We're made in the original draft, they do
not appear to be essential enough to change the impression e so
a goo good s aPPSaes. In this, the vanqushed nation naturally dis
agrees aahaaAsseuld not be expected pet fsa to G DO anything {5st else i ! At ! 5 bms
peace, an unjust peace-a peace that means strangulaton OF
'e Butsomeday even Germans will realize that when Clemen-
ceau used the adjective, good in this connection ne meant me nGd also
that tit it was s:sh a ! Just j. !nE Rsass: Ismp p9 the spirit Gdtn expressing Naa Itself sse
in the pages of that neat little volume wnlcn contains ug
ter wor 9t that as o omg q stsrn peace could e'u b good and just.
In, the discussion of the war and the beginning Of the
i%Re ds s esafliss siS T;th sa snd e. aas e shs so ra :. but 51f that hat she s5s' also :
opposed every attempt to avert vert, It. 1t snou TO- . e f canfarenc e.
tn TINS .e ader the nex Au ss dispute in the last days q ny,
1914, met with an absolute rejection on the part part Of i, me perm IS =
e eSanreE views sr on the matter before it became too late; We
still have the evidence Of Prince Lichno ssk - 20 r snGM f; =
Of war-but Germanytdid not want to stay the tlde-Germany
wanted war. o.,
and undoubtedly it has weighed as heavily Is. atrocities and
treachery in the considerations Of the statesmen m whose M4ha m N y ion
it was to outline the terms upon winch the 1no ~ ue
world war might obtain peace. ~
twas necessary, therefore, that . good and Just peace,
a a plae ee e of ab; : xa humiliation initiation that : the : example would carry AIRY
its tremendous lessons to the nations Of the, earthfor centuries
to come in other words, it was imperatively necessary that a
peace without compromise was agreed upon. That has been
accomplished in spite of protests and dissatisfaction, and 1t
is possible that. the signatures required will nav. lpeen2am3Req
to the peace treaty when these lines are read.
The. return of peace will mean resumption of normal con-
diions friendly relations will be, at least, officially restored be-
tween Germany and the nations on the Allied side commercial
transactions will once more be entered into between Germany
and other countries, and economic life in general will benefit
from the change for which everyone has been waiting for
years-for long: and sorrowful years. -.4s.. z%#sAx@
But even though the worlds life soon will go on much
as before the summer Of 1914, much bitterness will be left,
much WEAKNESS and many, many regrets. It will not be quite
the same world as before, and humanity will think more of
its ideals, Of the spirituality Of life, than it has done before;
elapse before the smile that died can be :revived.-Grand
Forks Herald.