The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19

The audacious aims of German meea,o-
mania that the United States eouipped
: meets and created immense armies but
also. ana above all. to defend an ideal
oi noerty over which Il saw the huge
SHADOW OF the Imperial Eagle encroach-
ing further every day. America. the
uaushter OF Europe, crossed the ocean
10 rescue her mother from the hun1,lia-
ton OF thraldom and to save civilization.
Ended Worlds Greatest Scandal.
The American people wished to put
an END TO tho greatest scandal that has
ever suilled the annals of mankind
Autocrauc Governments, having pre-
pared In the secrecy of the chancelleries
ana me general STATS a mad programme
OF universal dominion. let loose their
PACKS at the time fxet by their genius
ior intrigue and sounded the horns for
the chase. ordering science Cat the very
time 1t was beginning to abolish dis
tahces to bring men closer together and
make life sweeter) to leave tho bright
SKY toward which It was soaring and to
place. itself submissively at the service
or violence, debasing the religious idea
10 the extent OF making God the COM
piacent auxiliary of their passions and
the accomplish OF their cfimes-in short,
counting rs nought the traditions and
wills OF peoples, the lives Of citizens the
, honor OF women and all those principles
or public and private morality which we
Tor our part have endeavorad to keep
unaltered throughout the war and which
neither nations nor individuals can re-
pudiate or disregard with impunity.
While the conflict was gradually ex-
tending over the entire surface Of the
O. n al r,ly H.
here and there and captive nationalities
from the depths OF their age long jails
cried out to us for help. res, more,
they escaped to come to our aid Poland
came to life again and sent us troops
Inc Czecho-Slovaks won their right TO
independence in Siberia, in France and
IN Italy. The Jugo-Slavs, the Armenians
the Syrlans ard Levantines, the Arabs
all the victims. long helpless or re-
signed, OF the historic deeds Of injustice
all the martyrs OF the past, all the out
ragged In conscience. all the strangled in
liberty. viewed the clash of arms and
turned to us as their natural defenders
The war gradually attained the full
ness Of Its firstseignificance and became
in the full sense OF the term a crusade
OF humanity for right, and II anything
can console us in part at least for the
losses We have suffered II is assuredly
the thought that our victory Is also the
victory Of right. This victory is COM
plete. for the enemy only asked for the
armistice to escape from an irretrievable
military disaster.
Must Reap Full Fruits.
TN the interest OF justice and peace It
now rests with you to reap from this VIC
tory its full fruits. In order to carry
out this immense task YOU have decided
to admit at first only the allied or asso-
ciated Powers. and in so far as their
interests are involved In the debates the
nations which renamed neutral. You
have thought that the terms of peace
ought TO be settled among ourselves
before they are communicated to those
against whom we have fought the good
fight
The solidarity which has united us
during the war and has enabled Us to
win military success ought to remain
unlmpaired during the negotiations for
End after the signing OF the treaty. 1t
% not only the Governments but free
peoples who are represented here. To
he test OF danger they have learned TO
kHow and help one another. They want
their intimacy OF Yesterday TO assure
the peace OF tomorrow.
''Nainly would our enemies seek to d.
fe us. If they have not yet renounced
cir customary mannuvres they will
on find that they are meeting to-day.
during the hostilities. homogeneous
'0ciS which nothing will be able to
TIntegrate. Even before the armistice
on reached that necessary unit under
. aid OF the lofty moral and political
lths OF which President Wilson has
bly, made himself the interpreter, and
the light of these truths you intend
accomplish your mission.
You will. therefore. seek nothing but
"st!ce justice that has no favorites. Jus.
q in territorial problems, justice IN
'0arcial problems, Justice In economic
'rohleTs. But justice Is not inert IT
does not submit to injustice. What il
demands first when II has been violated
are restitution ard reparation for the
peoples and individuals who have been
dAspoiled or maltreated. In formulating
his lawful claim 1t obeys neither hatred
nor an instructive or thoushtfess desire
'or reprisals It pursues a twofold oh
iect-to render to each his due and not
70 encourage crime through leaving It
unpublished
yTus On Lob