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Show tion. France is not without sympathy, Americans have not forgotten what Germany did. If we let our minds dwell on the war between 1914 and 1918 we can saturate ourselves with sympathy but it will not help France. This; country will not assist her to collect her reparations repara-tions at the point of the bayonet. bayo-net. It isn't characteristic of the U. S. A. to destroy a fallen foe. The destruction of Germany Ger-many would not bring peace to the world, and world peace is what we needj No good can come out of an evil. The invasion in-vasion of Germany is the biggest big-gest blow that has been struck against peace since the armistice armis-tice was signed. Lloyd George says "When French troops marched into Essen they begun a movement the most far reaching reach-ing and probably the most sinister sin-ister in consequences that has been witnessed for many centuries cen-turies in Europe." Every nation na-tion is going to get hurt thru France's adventure. We are going go-ing to feel it in this country. We'll get into it in a way. There is going to be added distress in Europe and of course this country coun-try will be expected to relieve it. We always do, we should, and will, it will be the Christian thing to do. There is more satisfaction sat-isfaction in feeding an empty stomach than to stick a bayonet into it. Military madness is a terrible disease and disarmment is the only cure Editorial EVERBODY GETS HURT A passion for killing an age-old age-old enemy may be the human impulse that seemed to have moved France to take advantage of Germany's failure to meet her obligations. Many distressful things may come out of France's occupation occupa-tion of the Ruhr Valley, and anything good that may come out of it is too remote for consideration. consid-eration. The French people are almost solidly behind their leaders. lead-ers. They seemed to be governed gov-erned by one impluse, to revenge themselves. We might expect something better from civiliza- |