Show t Victory Brings Peace tD p out ont that not on only arc are there no peace negotiations before the world but hut no basis for them Root warns the American people against the lan dan gers of overconfidence o lie reveals re one of our weaknesses weak weak- nesses as' as he lIe points to the tendency of oC the American p people to discount the proportions proportion of th the task ahead During the tile past few weeks there has been entirely too talk of peace menacing menacing- our cause as it served to lull hur our people into a false sense of security 2 Peace talk is dangerous serving to disarm us an ana and a ly extending new ad advantages to the enemy Mr h Root Roots Root's 5 words begging the American people not to JO swayed from their purpose not to forget the great task t k ahead of them command the e earnest consideration of oC every citizen If t there cre were any other road rond to wc C Co o ld not nol be he at peace war ar so that 1 5 1 n CO r i every de deviation from u UL J AZ a me the road react and a trans transgression of liberty As Mr Root has forcibly stated staled there are nrc no I c cace cp ne negotiations ot before lefore the tile world The Allie AIlis have made thc their r war aims clear and the thc central powers powers have replied with indefinite statements The aims of the thc Allies per per- mit liL of no comp compromise e and hence there is no basis for even en if the central powers were ready rendy to accept some of our pro provisions ions A pence peace overture from central which docs does powers not acknowledge th the justic of all nil of claims our does docs n not t constitute a satis satis- factory basis of peace Wc We have c made our solemn declaration before the world and we wc must either cither l live c or perish with it If it be bc fulfil fulfilled in its entirety then we as a people have failed Life devoid of the thc ideals of a righteous people tople is not worth the thc living Any ny peace which comes rom J from fro a n. compromise with the tile powers of not i-not iol leave a satisfactory can cnn existence because it leaves J i people subservient to the a principles of J. J cace must be made on the basis of rig right t laid wrong dorin do down nn rin our war aims nims or not at all That brand of I 1 hot ot call for peace does loes negotiations but surrender to right Until central powers are arc ready to surrender to the tile of of If ri right ht there can can be no ito peace peace lie no negotiations powers 1 JJ We wre arc are brought face to face with a fact which I 4 American merican citizens overlook o We Ye must have many fore victor victory bc- bc we have can peace Victor Victory is not achieved cd through p psychology or argument Germany must yield eld to to rig lt war Val can cease and she cannot bow to right with with- I J acknowledging defeat N Negotiations e can lead 1 t to compromise o which condones crime only in in- some form The t J f pence which comes come from this war must be right light in every c end emI if if it i is is part detail If it fails to accomplish this thi right part t wron wrong thie tho war nl i in ill a German victory Pence i killed Russia s1 JQ |