The literary digest . ident every day, she will be able to takethe next step and get what she demands in the peace , say the French, figliting would be resumed, not in a fewweeks or months, but in a few years. But the French do not wish to risk serious discontent athome by ceasing to demobilize because of danger across theRhine. They prefer to get the same results by reversing theprocess and putting into the new terms of the armistice a rigidprovision that Germany shall demobilize. When fighting ceased, on November 11, Germany had 121divisions fighting. She is now supposed to have a
The literary digest . ident every day, she will be able to takethe next step and get what she demands in the peace , say the French, figliting would be resumed, not in a fewweeks or months, but in a few years. But the French do not wish to risk serious discontent athome by ceasing to demobilize because of danger across theRhine. They prefer to get the same results by reversing theprocess and putting into the new terms of the armistice a rigidprovision that Germany shall demobilize. When fighting ceased, on November 11, Germany had 121divisions fighting. She is now supposed to have about a hundredunder arms. The French would feel safe if Germany could becompelled to reduce these to twenty-five divisions. The New York World argues that whether there is to bepeace or a lull in the storm will depend largely upon the Ameri-can people. Says this strong Administration paper: If, in spite of their bitter and costly experience, they persistin believing that what happens in Europe is no concern of theirs,. SAYS HE TO HIMSELF. —Orr in the Chicago Tribune. the armistice that was signed on November 11 is merely a truceof indefinite and uncertain length. The political and social foundations of Europe were neverbefore so unstable. The masses of the people who bore theburdens and sacrifices of this war can not be satisfied with aconventional peace. Unless this was a war to end war and bringa sense of security to them and their children, they will feel thatthey have been cheated out of the victory that they are not likely to be cheated unless the United States cheatsthem by refusing to recognize the moral obligations that it hasincurred. If that happens, there wiU be httle confidence leftin American good faith, and much reluctance ever to depend onit again. Unless the terras of peace can be guaranteed nobody can fore-see what the next ten years will bring forth in a Europe that isalready economically desperate. There can be no League ofNations unless the Uni
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