The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-02

assure the world of peace; that is:
by making it so dangerous to break
the peace that no other nation will,
have the audacity to attempt it. We
should not be deceived into suppos-
ing that imperialistic schemes ended.
with the defeat of Germany, or tina
Germany is the only nation that en-
tertained such schemes or was moved
by sinister ambitions and long stand
ing jealousies to attack the yer!
structure of civilization. There are
other nations which are likely to be
powerfully moved or are .alread;
moved by commercial jealousy by the
desire to dominate and to have their
own way in politics and in enterprise
and it is necessary to check them
and to apprise them that the worle;
will be united against them as it wa
against Germany, if they attemp
any similar thing. : ...
Sacrifice of War.
The mothers and sisters and
wives of the country know the sac
.ifice of war. They will feel that we
have misled them and compelled
them to make an entirely unneces-
sary sacrifice of their beloved ones If
we do not make It as certain as it can
be made. that no similar sacrifice will
be demanded of mothers, sisters and
wives in the future. This duty is
50 plain that it seems to me to con-
stitute a primary demand upon the
conscience of every one Of US. It is
inconceivable to most of US that any
men should have been SO false or so
heartless as to declare that the wo-
men of the country would again have
to suffer the intolerable burden and
privation Of war if the league, Of ma
tions we're adopted. The league of
nations is the well considered effort
of the whole group of nations who
were opposed to Germany to secure
themselves and the rest of mankind
against a repetition Of the war: 1t
will have back of it the watchful-
ness and material force of all these
nations, and is such a guarantee OF
a peaceful future as no well inform
ed man can question who does not
doubt the whole spirit with which the
war was conducted against Germany.
The great moral influence of the
United States. will be absolutely
thrown away if we do not complete
the task which our soldiers and sail
ors so heroically undertook to e%-
ecute: x.s~.
One thing ought to be said, and
said very clearly, about Article 10 of
the covenant of the league Of ma
tons. 1t is the specific pledge CT the
members of the league that they will
unite to resist exactly the things
which Germany attempted, no matter
who attempts them in the future. 1t
is as exact definition as could be
given in general terms CT the out
rage which Germany would have
committed if it could. Germany vio-
lated the territorial integrity Of her
neighbors and houted their political
independence in order to aggrandlze
herself, and almost every war of his
tory has originated in such designs.
It is significant that the nations OF
the world should have at last COM
bined to define the general cause OF
war and to exercise such concert as
may be necessary to prevent such
methods. Article 10 therefore, is the
specific redemption OF the pledge
which the free governments Of the
world gave to their people when they
entered the war. They promised their
people not only that Germany would
be prevented from carrying out her
plot, but that the world would be
in the future from SINH
lar designs. We have now to choose
whether we will make good or quit.
We have joined issue, and the issue
is between the spirit and purpose OF
the United States and the spirit and
purpose of imperialism, no matter
where it shows itself. The spirit OF
imperialism is absolutely opposed to
free government, to the safe life
of free nations, to the development
of peaceful industry and to the COM
pletion of the righteous processes OF
civilization. 1t seems to me, AID
think it will seem to you, that 1t IS
our duty to show the indomi.able
will and irresistible majesty OF he
high purpose Of the United States SO
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