The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-10
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
Their Guilt Is General.
A Bearable Wrench.
The Great Honors the o,eat.


difficult problem for the
wise men who make up the peace
'ouncil II Is easy 30 fix terms. but
Il is not easy TO fix them 80 that
they will meet the approval of the
historians Of the future. And the
broader visioned members Of the
conference are desirous oi drafting
u peace treaty thar will conform TO
such standards.
There Is little danger that the
associated powers will hx condi
lions that are too harsh. The real
peril lies in the other extreme.
In the FIRST place, who is 20 be-
punishedi j. the wrath of the
righteous 10 fall only upon the mil.
itary clique Of Germany-thc Hin.
denhurgs, the Ludendorffs, the Ito.
henzollerns' There il a growing
feeling IN some quarters that sub.
stAniial justice will br done II q
few of the warlords are taken out
aud hanged.
II is here that the greatest pit
fall turks, To allow the rank aud
file of the soldicry. and the mass of
the civilians ~ escape without
ohastisrmcnt would be- a muckery
of justice.
The reason for this is clrnr.
Noilsng but united Germany
could have held out against the al
lies for four long years The non-
combatant population Of Germany
whole-heartcdly supported the
government IN all Us barharou,
measures
Let us not forget that IL was
,chool.childrcn aud not l.andwchr
that pnraded when the Lusiiania
was sunk LET ms not forget that
when the women of France and
Belgium pleaded with their sister,
IA Germany 10 use their gentle iu
flucnce 10 secure better condition,
for prisoners of war and for IN,
civilians OF the occupied terri
tories. their plea ai first was re
ceivcd with a cool snub aud later
with an emphatic refusal II the
women of Germany had shown
that spark Of dcccucy that ",
Americans have learned to cXpcc
from womanhnod everywhere
Edith Cayell would not have bccl
murdered aud Captain Fryat
would have been spared l.ouyaii
would not have been RACED. and m,
girls of Lille would not have bcci
outraged
VI we forget all else about th'
great war, let us remember this
the civilians Of Germany are 10
pari dclictu with their soldiers. fo
~ their silence, nay. 10y their yocii
crous approval. they acquicsccd il
the crimes that militarism commit
ted. Had they spoken, mmislak
ably and In unison, not even kuls
crism would have dared be- deaf.
Let the punishment that i, visit
ed upon Germany be- such thn
postcriiy can say Athens wa
luxurious, aud she fell Rome wa
greedy aud immoral, aud she fell
icrmany was hostial, aud she fcl!
America will find easily bolrahl
the wrench ~ separation from M
ffty- four Industrial Workers OF IA
World who are today being sped Z
the Atlantic port tnr deportation.
u II true that there may hc som
who will regard the prospective cN,
duH as distinct loss to the Commsr
wealth. There may be some whn Vi
mourn the departure ut brothers
HolsheNism who Will weep Tor m
loss of the ffty-four disciples ot th
two. hour day at trn- hour pny.
But YOU and ! ana the rest of IN
hvuiEhted huurreuisie VIII u ls safe
predict be quite ronsolhhlv,
As masterpiece Of euioFistic W
erature, We recommend the address Z
Senator Lodge on Roosevelt Nhic
appears In another column
Eulogics are at best difficult form
~ expression. There are certain ch
montary things that all must contai
even at the risk OF being tritc. an
there IL certain restraint that al mu
observe.
because his tribute proceeded fro
deep admiration. and because h
technique as speaker aud writer
fauitlesa. senator Lodge has delivers
an address which is a masterpiece
students Of style will do well to sea
u carefully,