New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-10
SHOULD WE REMAIN NEUTRAL:
Hale of Chicago University Argues That Our Treaty Rights
Have Been Violated Urges with the Allies Once

two countries thereafter according 20
the arbitrament OF war. was enough.
When precious historical monuments,
which are in a very true sense the
property of all mankind, began 20 be
destroyed or 20 he gravely injured
there was again enough. When am UNI
fortified and unGefended town Wa
three times bombardci there was again
enough. When the peaceful vessels OF
neutrals, as we'll as vessels OF wal. be-
gan 70 be blown up by floating mines
there was once more enough. And, even
II we did not make war, il was our duty
at the very least TO address temper
ate protest 10 Germany. We did not
protest. The love Of fair play is IN
herent in the Anglo-SaXon race. as
well as in most others. Even crowd
az a prizefght or q game viii not toll
crate repeated and deliberate foul play
and wait 70 the end in the nope or
adjudication. II will promptly drag
the offending party out Of the ring.
But we DO nothing.
What We Could Accomplish.
We are not a military nation and
are not prepared. But our navy could
at once have patrolled the seas and
given security in the Atlantic. We
could have kept the communications
between France and England open. Ne
could have guarded the English har-
bors. We could have set the English
fleet entirely free TO do its most m
portant work. if il is in any way pos
sible to do il namely, 70 destroy the
Germany navy. That once gone, Ger
many could never have built another
until after peace was declared. she
would have been heavily crippled.
declaration OF war from US would also
have at once shut off all American tood
from reaching Germany by any chan
mel. We could also have sent at once
q small army 70 the field. There was
a time when small additional force
would have made a difference. We
could have asked for volunteers. Hun
dreds Of thousands would have offered
themselves. We were not prepared,
but Germany would have known that
VIC were preparing. She would have
seen that her cause was hopeless.
The Issue.
What do we Americans pray for As
the issue Of this great struggle? Rus
STA is autocratic, but she has album
dainty produced men who eagerly SUI
fered martyrdom for freedom Ger
many did once. bat has stopped. Nor
does German America seem any longer
70 raise up citizens Of the Carl Schurz
kind. who rebelled against this very
bureaucratic mliitarism that has pro
duced the war. England. France aud
Belgium are democratic countries.
MunSterberg page POS, speaks OF the
tremendous increase Of the monarch
cal conviction" Won Bulow, for twelve
years German Minister for Foreign
Affairs, quotes with approval IN his
just published Imperial Germany
the statement, German parliaments,
in a comparatively short space of time,
mostly sink to the level of a district
council" and expresses his own con-
ceptions in such sentences as: In his
tory strong military states have always
required monarchical guidance aad
in foreign as well a home politics
! considered it my noblest task to the
best of my understanding and ability
TO strengthen, protect and support the
crown. not only on account OF deep
loyalty and personal affection Tor the
wearer, but also because ? see in the
crown the cornerstone OF Prussia and
the keystone OF the empire As ior
Austria. il was against this very Fran
els Joseph thai CavOur planned. and
Garibaldi fought. for Italian liberty.
Which type o. IDEAS DO we want TO see
succeed?
The victory Of the Allies would mean
an English England, a French France,
an Italian Italy, a Russian Russia, a
German Germany. 1t would mean a
Europe of free nations. each develop
ing its own characteristics and ideals.