Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
Our 0U.N TORIES AND TROTzKYs.

Extreme conservatism and extreme violence
meet on common ground in frantic opposition to
the achievements OF the Paris Peace Conference.
In this stringe fraternzatior we have convincing
evidence that a great work is going forward.
The conference has already accepted the
principle of League of Nations. and one of its
committees Is in practical agreement as to the
details.
II is recent warning TO warning factions in
various countries that force would not be recog-
nized by it, the conference in fact acted as a
League Of Nations as it did also when it author
itatlvely settled the boundary dispute between
Serbia and Rumania and arranged provisional
agreement between the Czechs and the Poles.
BY its conclusion IS to the disposition of the
German colonies. now supplemented by fixed
plan for the government Of Armenia, Syria, Mes
8p9tamia Palestine and Arabia by mandate, the
conference formally disavoWs the idea OF loot IN
its peas 1enaking, while at the same time guaran-
ceeing to conquered colonies and countries such
sell de termination as may be in their capacity.
With its invitation to all factions in Russia
to meet its representatives for free discussion
Of grievances and the consideration Of helpful
measures of stability and progress, the confer
nee once again proved that its controlling spir
is were no more reluctant to confront liberty
in It's widest form than red handed autocracy.
+. These are al proQigi0us strides toward d
lust and enduring peace. When they were pro
posed. r2acti0na1tas, IS we'll as revoutiOnaries
Tories 10 less t5.an Anarchists, the mOuTnerS OF
dead and ta-clul past, ii chorus with the
31arhets OF future of disorder and plumber,
said Haat such ii .0narE things could never be.
NoTF that trey are.facJs, there are shouts of an
1sr and predictions Of disaster from imperial
ISIS. conservatives, radicals and Bosheysts
a alike.
} L was to have been expected, perhaps, that
. some Eritsa Icr1s would see n these enlight-
eaez movements menace to the empire; that
Prussian Junke~s and militants not yet thor
oggsIy subdued would begin to threaten new
wars and that tie desperad0es in license in Rus
-la and elsewhere would regard IN insOlently
! IS uo.hing more than compromises with capital
. @~2. C-t EcU are we to account for the same
: scncrac4@ IL t.ie United States, where crusted
s-1 cTe s~a-s ard eE1ie2Cle Dr0gTcssives join in
! passionate denunciation and doleful forebod-
ings?
In this crisis, as in many another the mid
Ole OF the road is the safest and surest part of
the highavy. Most people have learned the sor-
TowEul lessons OF war. Even in the enemy coun-
tries those who age are comparatively few. The
men at Paris speak truly for the great mass of
mankind, and in them are epitomized the noblest
aspirations Of q world that has its face set as
firmly against lhe despotism Of the throne as
against The yrarny Of laWlessness.
II the peace is to be true it must be reared
upon the everlasting foundations Of right. That
is precisely what is going on and that evidently
is what all extremists fear In such an emer-
-ncT, with civilization itself at stake, the Door
est place for Tories and TrOtzky that we car
think Of barring only the Peace Conference, i;
the Senate Of the United States.