Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-02
JAPANE:sE PIE |ER
URGES MODE RATION
Harsh Treatment of Defeated
Germans Would Not Be
Wise, Hara
Deserts.

rrb'ie ledsef Co.,, Ia ire Sioux CTS Tribrna,
TOXIC, r. ~. 10 eby maiD-TAat JUS
ticc, canine and moderation VIII pre-
vail at t3- +. lss4illes Peace Congress IS
the opi ~ Of i%ienrier liara. Of JaDan.
Tho hc..Gul prints an interview with
she new prime minister. in which he
,,ivcs his frs; %uttoranee on questions of
iorpi&ia war policy, He says:
This i.uropssn war has revolutions
lied the thoaehts of civilized maol<ind
marking the birth OF Il ncw spirit.
IT The 1Sapoiecaic wars wrought great
eEoohal chang in Europe it VIII not
be surprising IL tais war effects a
phenomenal change upon the face of the
civilized world such as was never
dreamed of before. l. has hitherto been
believed b. most people that what is
true of the moral law governing tne
conduct oil Individuals docs not or can
not told good in the case OF nations.
Atat since tlc outbreak Of the war this
old tlnae belief has been well niall de
stroyed. Germany has become the OBJ
ject of iIiversal Opposition as The
energy or iEaariad and of civilization.
The spiiit % helping one another in
the cause &c righteousness and human
lily has been born. and il has been the
moving force and inspiration of the
allies e%ndeavors.
III IS still fresh in our that
n righteous Indignation against the
German brutali.ies and atrocities per-
pes.ated against Belgium and the Bel
gtan people was one of the most pow
erful causes which made England and
france draw their swords. What
France has done in the time of her
great peril--how the French people
nave fought. suffered and endured for
tho sake of the noble cause for which
they have risen--is known to the whole
world. Tire hearts of the world 20 out
In true sympathy and admiration FOR
The wonderful patriotism and loyalty
with which the French people have
behaved under the brutal pressure of
German invaders. Russia has also
aroused the great sympathy CT the
civilized mankind. The rising uf the
C.echo- Slovaks under the banner of
liberty n independence has met
with the enthusiastic approval OF the
who'll world. We Japanese, who had
not even heard of the existence of
such a race. have now sent troops to
Serbia in order to help these ALTAR
CxechO-Slovak in their fight for lib
crty.
In one. sense this war has been
of wanton cruelties, but II has it's
brighter side in this that 1t has hwak-
ened and cemented tho sympathies Of
various races n nations in the com.
mon cause. Among h allies you see
one nation doing everything IL can
to help another-to supplement mu-
tual wants and shortcomings. Here
you soc the British helping the 13el-
.ian refugees. and there the Americans
giving aid to the French peasants and
children at the sacrifice of their own
comforts. The Japanese government
and people have also done their share
TO further the allied cause. We arc
now doing u level best. to aid the
Russians.
'.Tnis 10. I believe. the new spirit to
which the war has given birth. Ma.
lions must help one another In the
aus Of righteousness and humanity.
The narrow. provincial spirit Of seek
In cones wi benefit at the opens Of
others IL out OF date. Such old ideas
must die put from the world. The
moral Law which guides the conduct Of
individuals should also guide nations.
This II the fundamental spirit of the
new idea. Some Of our troops are now
In Siberia. and I sincerely hope ana
trust they are guided and inspired by
shis International spirit.
Germany long labored under the de.
fusion that h was justified In doing
anything for h sake Of her own glory
and prestige. no matter how much other
nations suffered. The ~predicament h
now finds herself In IL the rightful re-
suit of her ros dslusion. and should
prove an instructive object lesson to
nll nations 10 q position to be similarly
tempted.
what results the coming peace con.
terences may bring I cannot predict.
hut thN spirit OF International mutual.
heipfulness / have refersd to WIN
solve man Of the difficult problems
which, . bound to arise Ct tho con.
tercnces. Judging from the point Of
View Of this new spirit. Icannot believe
the allies win impose upon Germany
ssvsre conditions which the German
people cannot fulhli."
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