Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-17

new border states into our sphere of
Influence and form2a league that will
coNtrol both central and eastern Eur
ope. How much then shall we ave
How much shall we gain by attacking
then? Can they enforce the guaran-
ties that the peace treaty has put
upon US and, stop our military prepar-
atoms? Can they prevent us from
marshaling, the@fghting forces that
lie to the east of us, and hold US in
our place as merely a. single great
league stronger than the one that we
are already beginning to create. If
they can do this, it is possible that
the peace may be lasting and, in the
long run, when our wrath has sub
sided, we ourselves may even wish to
uphold 1t.
Successful industry may give us
us peaceful citizenspof5 the world. It
will go hard, however. with any
weak western ailiancefif We can beat
1t before we have learned to content
ourselves with the peaceful conquests.
In a weak league Of nations or one
whatever lies our present hope of
quicker and cheaper gains. Let us
aca on the principle! that Tacitus at
tributes to the Germans of his day,
l SNA SSAAS4EANH =" I
gain by labor what can more easily
be gained by the sword"
II this view Of h German atti-
tude and purpose is true or half true,
! it leans the necessity for a tvery
strong league of. western nations as
the sole hope for peace with freedom.
Does it mean, however, hat crude
the chief one?t An essential guaranty
it certainly is today and it will con
tinue to be 80 for som years to. come
but, II. there is anything in the hui
ma race that gives it the title to
own and enjoy this planet at all, force
will be very far from furnishing the
sole basis Of peace. There is some
than a neck and meek rivalry Of two
leagues leading to3a final struggle be-
tween them. The Gimmeasurable
blessings from international union
and friendship are the largest factors
In the situation. A community of ma
tons has value moral and material,
for every state that is a member of
It. As q single state. Organization has
Unreasonable value for individual
citizens, enabling them to enjoy life,
liberty and. the pi.rsuit OF happiness.
so a world Organization, imperfect as
1t may be,Ymay confersa like blessing
on its constituent states. The very
rudimentarv world community which
existed through t1e last century did
much. nStiis direction for its several
members. and g league more def
lnitely organized can do more. 1t Il
not to be supposed that three great
countries. of western Europe will. in
economic ways isolate Themselves
from the S1esser states and from their
late enemies. Paramount above all
military problems viii be III eco.
nomfc mes which every such STATE
viii Its economic life be. best de.
veloped.? How WillsFthessscEushing bur.
l,dens which the war d left behind. Il
be most readily boIne?. How. In the
case OF each country, VIII commerclal
land financial access 10 tho world a
large be- most readily 5cecured? Thu
western countries of Europe have q
vast ar1oupt.to soNerSto their smaller
the east Germany,.h has an sadyantagy
oyer rivals IA trade within Raasiar
and sHAlkqn territories andssher com.
mercosWith them may be expecfedste
Erow accordingly but that 81 as TAI
. possible from meaniHg 4a;that 1.-THE
JhAw states VIII Willingly surrender
their independence5snd The adYant.
sfys them aThsy SiirsIisf int -,
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sEthat56 9SdeinOcr4cyNsOf nations rather
thanEsa Gfoup Sof yaMai-1tke states tin
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