El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-06

lions oil. people. living in a condition
Of political and intellectual slavery
Among these we're l0,O00.UUQ OF Jugo-
Slavs 1000. 900 Rumanians- 1900 600
Alsace- Lorrainers. and 100000 OF
Italians in the Trentino and Iriest
districts
Rnces LoaEed for Freedom.
Without exception these 40,OOO,000,
a population much greater than thar
OF the north and south IN the ClNn
war louged for liberation. had striv-
en- Vainly against military and nu-
reaucratlc tyranny. IN the case OF
the Poles had fought against such
oppression and never, In century
and a half given up the hope Of fu-
ture deliverance- The last century,
which saw the liberation Of Italy, the
unfficatfon of Germany. the partial
deliverance OF the Balkans, had given
a vital impulse TO the race conscious
ness Of the tribes and peoples still
held in political slavery.
The world war, itself. was an inevi-
"a bic consequence Of this stirring or
subject races The success OF the
Balkan states in their war against
Turkey had carried with Il a fatal
menace to the Hapsburg Empire
within whose frontiers 25,0o0,0oO OF
enslaVed Slavs lived.
The sole hope for the survival for
the Hspsburg empire was successful
attack upon the Serbs. which might
when Austrian and Hungarian Slavs
would seek liberty end seek 1t with
strength beyond the power OF Ger
man and Magyar in the dual mon
archy TO coustrain-
Unstable ia Enhancement
Looking back over two generations
OF European history from the Crtmean
TO the world war. il is manifest thar
the condition which existed as a con-
sequence TO the enslavement OF vari-
Gus races was an unsta Die one The
Italian people demonstrated this In
their noble struggle for liberty ana
union. The little Balkan states
proved il again in a series Of wars,
which only narrowly missed setting
all Europe on fire The concert OF
Europe. the great powers. selfishly
anxious 20 nreserve their own peace
and prosperity, whatever Il cost the
subject races, were never able to com
I pei the subject races 70 submit con-
seemingly to their condition Of servi-
tude.
One may assume il 70 be automatic
that peace in Europe, in the world.
was not possible so long as It was
I predicated upon injustice. upon the
I sacrifice OF the right OF millions OF
men and women 10 liberty. the use
[ Of their own tongues and the obserV-
ance OF their own customs The prooI
OF all this is 70 be found. alike in the
/
/ the coming Of the world war. and in
the circumstances Of its arrival.
Now the treaty OF Versailles, Of ST.
{ German and the associated docu-
ments have liberated these forty ODD
millions. There is a Polish state by
virtue OF the treaty which includes
most, If not all Of the Poles. there IS
a Czecho-Sl0vak state. which includes
most Of the Czechs and SloVaks. the
Sloveuians. the Croats and the Haps-
burg serbs have been set free and
have Joined hands with their Serb
brethren beyond the Danube and the
save. A1sace-Lorraine is French
Roughly speaking, we have set
free some 4000o.0O Of u-en and
women. we have created new ma
liens and we have aided in the
extension Of the frontiers Of old
states 70 include their brothers.
lately held In serEifude-
To me this Is the great human fact
about the peace settlement the en-
during fact But IL IS at once ar
gued that this liberation has not re-
suited in peace and does not promise
immediate peace. Possibly this may