El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-06-05

The statement has been made tina
the final guarantee bx England ant
America. placed la the peace treaty
that the two nations will Immediately
mobilize to defend France in case she
is again attacked by Germany, Is the
keystone OF the arch OF future world
Ipeace.
This guarantee means that Ger
many, which II Is pointed out still con.
sists Of sixty millions OF people, in
case she should attempt to come
back across the French border, the
frontier OF civilization, will know
without useless speculation, from the
jump-off, that she Is attacking France.
Britain and the United States. This
should be sufficient deterrent to make
1T fairly certain that Germany will
never repeat her practice, followed
since the dawn Of history, of ~pouncing
periodically upon her hereditary vic.
ltim.a
The statement is again being heard.
In certain quarters that the United.
States has no business mixing In the
affairs Of Europe and that her boys
are not going to be sent across the
ocean to fight Europe's battles. The
same sentiments were frequently
voiced before America entered the
German war. However. the United
States did enter the European war
for some reason, by practically unan-
imous vote. It seems reasonable to
hold that If America was willing to
cross the ocean when it was necessary,
was willing TO fight for her own lib
erty and the liberty OF France on
French soil; II she approves the job
she did now that it is done and be-
lieYes that her own emergency and
that Of her sister republic jnstified
the act. that 1t is not stretching
point 10 promise that she will do the
same thing again under similar cir
cumstances.
The world is dealing with the same
Germany, the same sixty millions ot
Germane with the same genius for 4
national ACKNOWLEDGMENT and the max
ing Of war. Far reaching measures
have been worked out at Paris for
Che elimination Of the most ~far-reach
ing peril the world has ever known.
In the present era there has been but
one real menace to civilization and the
peace and freedom OF the world. The
gigantic growth OF this menace q.
yided the world into two camps; Ger
many on the one hand and a defen
sive alliance Of the rest Of the world
tho other. The unprecedented war
waged by the Prussians at one stroke
demonstrated that no nation on the
Globe can ever isolate itself from
tie affairs of the rest.
The REIMBURSEMENT of affairs must
be rounded on the assumption that
Germany still be regarded as the Pc
threat to civilization The
worlds business now is to abolish this
danger and erect a wall along the
weakest frontier Of peace-the French
In joining in a guarantees !
10 preserve France from another Fun
Eruption the United States and Great
Britain are looking to thcir own de-
and taking the most important
step to insure the world against an
ether world war. If this be an en-
angling alliance with France, ii isn't I
aalf so e~ntangling as the, alliance with
France which became necessary to-
make when America entered the war.
And IL this be interfering in the af
OF Europe, 1t Is rather mild IN.
reference compared to that which the
United States has just completed. 4
Guarantee to France Is merely a re-
lffirining Of the position America took
4 the war; and a promise backed By /,
his previous performance will be en- !
convincing to the Germans. {