The sun., 1919-06-17

saw nj to crafty her lust for tyranny
by resort to war.
The allied and associated Powers be-
lievt that they win be false to those who
have given their all to save the freedom
OF the world II they consent to treat war
on any other basis than as n crime
against humanity and right.
Quotes Wilson'S Words.
This attitude OF allied and associated
Powers was made perfectly tomissionl 70
Germany during the war by their prin-
cipal statesmen. II was defined by
President Wilson in his speech Of April
8, 1918. and explicitly and categorically
accepted by the German people as =
principle governing the peace: Every.
thing that we say. my fellow country
men, everything that we henceforth plan
and accomplish. ring true to this re-
Spouse the will, the majesty and might
OF our concerted power shall I'LL the
thoughts and utterly defeat the force
of these who fout and misprize what we
honor and hold dear. Germany has once
more said that force. and force alone.
shall decide whether Justice and peace
shalt reign in the AFFAIRS OF men, whether
right as America conceives II or domin-
ion as she conceives II shall determine
the destinies of mankind. There Ia.
therefore, but one response possible
from us: Force, force to the utmost
force without stint or limit, the right
eous and triumphant force which shall
make right the law of the world. and
cast every selfish dominion down in the
dust
at was set forth clearly in a speech
of the Prime Minister of Great Britain
dated the 14th Of December. 1917:
There is no security in any Land with
out certainty Of punishment. There is
no protection for life. property or money
| In State where the criminal il more
powerful than the law. The law of ma
\ tions is no exception, and until It has
i been indicated, the peace OF the world
will always be at the mercy of any ma
ton whose professors have assiduousy
taught 1t to believe that no crime is
wrong so long as II leads to the ag-
grandizement and enrichment OF the
country to which they owe allegiance.
There have been many times In the his
| tory of the world criminal States We
are dealing with one OF them now. There
will always be criminal States until the
reward OF International crime becomes
too -precar,ous to make 1T profitabis and
| the punishment OF international crime
becomes too sure to make II attractive
| III was made clear also In an address
what do they 1.-THE French soldiers1
wantf What do we ourselves wants To
fight. to fight victorlously and unceas-
ingly. until the hour when the enemy
shall understand that no compromise Is
possible between such crime and Jus
tice."
Similarly Signor Orlando. speaking
on the Sd OF October. 1918. declared
1--WE shall obtain peace when our
no h,,xxe MI n hn
right and duty TO safeguard itseli
against a continuance Of such causes a.
have brought about this terrible slaugh-
ter; and that the blood of millions OF
men calls not for vengeance. but for thu
realization OF those high ideals fol
which it has been so generously shed
Nobody thinks of employing-even BY
way OF legitimate retaliation--methods
of brutal violence or of overbearins
dom OF amy people-methods and poll
cies which made the whole world rise
against the Central Powers.
but nobody will contend that the
moral order can be restored simply be-
cause he who awaits in his iniquitous en-
deavor declares that he has renowned
his aim. Questions intimately ehectins
the peaceful life OF nations o.ice raised
must obtain the solution wnich justice
requires
e"Justice, therefore. is the only possf
BILE basis for the settlement of the &C
counts OF this terrible war. Justice Il
what the German delegation asks for
and says that Germany has been prom
Used. But it must be Justice for all
There must be justice for the dead anC
wounded and for those who have beef
orphaned and bereaved. that Europ
might be freed from Prussian despotism
There must be justice for the people
. who now stagger under war debts whicl
exceed $1,000, OOo. 900 that liberty nigh
: be saved. There must be justice 70
those millions whose homes and lands
I ships and property German sayagery ha
spoliated and destroyed
, This Is why the allied and associates
: Powers have insisted as cardinal fea
lure OF the treaty that Germany mus
: undertake to make reparation to tn
: very uttermost of her power. for repara
: ton for wrongs inflicted is OF the es
sence of justice. That is why they in
sist that those individuals who are mos
, clearly responsible for German aggres
D sion and for those acts of barbarism an
5 inhumanity which have disgraced tn
s German conduct OF the war must b
: handed over to justice which has nc
: been melted out to them at home. Tha
: too. is why Germany must submit for
Z few years to certain special disabilite
4 and arrangements.
Germany has ruined the industries
0 the mines and the machinery of neigh
n boring countries. not during battle, BIT
with the deliberate and calculated pull
b pose of enabling her own industries I
seize their markets before their indu,
tries could recover from the devastatio
thus wantonly inflicted upon them. Gel
many has despoiled her neighbors {
!, everything she could make use OF c
! carry away. Germany has destroye
the shipping of all nations in the hig
A seas. where there was no chance of re:
a cue for their passengers and crews.
a 1T is only Justice that restitution shoul
! he made, and that these wronged people
I should be safeguarded for a time froi
2 the competition OF a nation whose indu,
v tries are intact and have even been fort
h fed by machinery stolen from occupie
n territories. II these things are harc
d ships for Germany. they are hardship
: which Germany has brought upon he
d self. Somebody must suffer for the cor
d sequences OF the war Is 1t to be Gel
e many or the peoples she has wronged?
d Not to do justice TO all concerne
would only leave the world open to fires
g calamities. If the German people them
d selves, or any other nation. are to b
! deferred from following the footsteps {
i I Prussia: If mankind Is TO be lifted OF
h of the belief that war for selfish ends
Il legitimate TO any State: II the old er
d is to be left behind and nations as We
o as individuals are to be brought beneat
!. the reign OF law. even II there is to
y early reconciliation and appeasement
S Will be because those responsible for cor