Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
FRIDAY. APR. IS, 1919
A New Thirty Years War.

Europe will enter complicated condition as the
result Of the being determined than it in
before the war; In complications there is insecurity.
The peace terms upon which the big four said to
be agreeing effective compromises calculating
make unrest the condition of Europe for thirty
Germany is to pay $50 10000 within the next two
years. and thereafter alien collectors estimate
her ability tc pay, and are assess accordingly.
France is to take the Saar valley and have it worked
for her benefit until it decided that she has received
for damage done her coal and mineral fields by
tile Germans
What is this but continuing striker What can it be
but against people by another? The military vic
tory over the Germans the Allies and the United
States the to dictate terms They are debating
them.
These terms need many years for their fulflment
They must be They will continue to bear down
upon Germans who, being children will grow be
They have had anything to do with German
policies which led to They will find that they have
obey the commands of a commission which assesses
upon their earnings.
right that they should. The of the fathers
descend the next generation But here right must
be backed with might. We may impose conditions
How about ten years from nowq Who will bring the
world of the Rhine to the moment that the
world of the Rhine baks at terms.
Who will be the bill collector? Who will shut off the
gas if the gas bill is not paid? Who will shut off the
if the rate is paid? Who will move out
the furniture if the property taxes not paid9
Who will sell the place for taxes if the realty taxes are
not paid?
What is be machinery of enforcement and col
lection under this treaty OF peace? Who will supply the
strength to tile league of nations the league
of nations attempts to be policeman east of the Rhine9
Is the United States be bill collector and police
man? Is the United States that it will that
Germany mark assessed against herr Is the
United States say that France shall take the output
from the German mines until full reparation has been
made? United States say that again shall
Germans fortfy the banks of the Rhine?
Probably join in just such endeavor and
unite in just such promise. But let's then concede
that it is peace ard disarmament Let's be fair and
frank with ourselves and concede that never in our
history did undertake such responsibility
which SO much demanded strong nation, capable in
stant of putting its strength into effective form and de-
liyerng with it the effective punch.
A weak nation which undertook to do everything
may undertake do under this treaty. it
outlined, would be lunatic nation.
This is peace 1t is continuing state of conflict.
1t the great peoples of the world in conflict for gen.
erations 1t has aspect of peace.
+ W sit on the neck Of Germany. We to sit
there with France Great Britain and Italy Japan does
want to sit there having nothing gain from the
posture and the expense Japan fought the without
der in Europe presumably But we did not and
if agree to enforce against Germany which
will require thirty years to meet. /.
II the Germans bak must be part of the force to
make them agree. To make them agree might mean
other What else than another would make them
agree?
This is not peace It is SUSIE nded hostility 1t
threat Perpetual peace? The scheme is
disclosed the widest dream. to end WARP
Better think of it to make others.
We do not say that the wrong. We merely
to Americans that they had better study them and
think of them candidy And hen if they really want to
avoid war; they had better make themselves strong
that . nation would invite with them
They do this by giving their young men military
training. If they do not they give them military
graves Six months year in barracks may be better,
generally accepted human philosophy than eternity
in grase.-CHICAGo TRIBUNE