For the Allies to make any other sort of peace
than is contem- plated in those words would be both cynicism and material failure. It would be cynicism because we should be false to our principles ; it would be material failure because we should leave Germany free to develop the enormous resources in wealth and man-power of the fallen Russian Empire. We could expect nothing but either German domination, or a fresh war in order to prevent that domination. A League of Nations--the sheet-anchor of many in this stormy sea— will help us not at all till Germany's heart be clanged. The mole complicated the League, the more temptations it would provide for German intrigue. President Wilson sees the prospect clearly and simply. We must fight on, however long the war lasts. These are unpleasant facts, but we must all face them, and we are truly grateful to President Wilson for himself setting the example.
