The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-14
SAYS RELIEF WORK
FEEDS WAR FIRES
Peace Advocate Declares Car
ing for Women and Children
Gives Sanction to Conflict.
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not an obligation for individuals in the
sreat chaos, it is for nations.
The only duty we have toward the
nations warning n Europe is that we
bring about some means by which peace
may be permanently established.
This can be done only through per-
manont disarmament. II the United
states goes ahead and arms what will
happen?
Just consider for a moment. Sup
pose this country does nothing TO stop
the war; suppose it merely goes on Civ
ing it its moral sanction, and by aiding
The sick and wounded, by shouldering
the responsibility OF the worthless
lighters, it makes the war continue
end the slaughter come TO be some
thing which none can stop:
Some nation comes out victorious.
but at what cost? An impoverished
Europe will look TO America for sup
port. degenerate race of Weddings,
unable to find support in Europe, Will
seek its way over to the UnitCd States
This country will be burdened with the
remnants of the war. the war when
they kept going by relief. 3nd which
they would not stop when they could.
Then. We have the victorious nation;
Inbred in the hearts Of the hordes Of
queror.
Foresees Another War.
suddenly. you people will realize
that in your nation there are the Seeds
OF hatred. Of war, for the nation which
has conquered IN Europe. You arc
armed, your very armament is the sug-
zestion for war, and the next rifty years
after the present war will see another
one-more vast, more horrible, and more
unjust than the present war IN Europe.
Think fifty years ahead, before you
relieve Europe Of A trouble which she
mas brought on herself. She will never
ucalize what peace means unless she
Is left to see what has come Of the war.
Surely if you have the right to aid, you
should have the right to say that you
viii not stand for any more of this war.
There will be another war in Europe
II this one is not stopped. Are you Amer
leans going to 90 into the business OF
supporting Europe for her wars
Are you going into the business of
fostering a WARRIOR remember every
penny that you give for relief, makes
possible the expenditure Of just one pen
ny fer war-until some one nation is
big and victorious enough to fight You?
Il will show you the clipplngs-of
papers which have printed letters de-
uouncing me for making these state
ments against relief-these United
states do not know what they are
doing.
And now / come down to the WON
an end of it. If women had had the
cote in Europe today there would
have been no war. II women hal the
vote in the United States today, and
had had il long enough to know its
power and work out their ideas in
accordance with that knowledge,
there would be today in the United
States Senate and House of Represen-
tatives men who would be willing 10
;ske the dramatic means necessary
for stopping this conflict.
Women Could Have Saved
One country of Europe has already
made statement to the effect that
women could have saved Europe If
they had had the vote for years pre-
vious. In Hungary. there are only
the old men left. the wise old profess
sors, the thinkers, and the aged. They
had A meeting and have bemoaned
the fact that we could have stopped
the war.
I'VE can DO much even now. We
an work for peace. Aid? Now? II
IS too late. Peace is what is needed,
md II is the duty of the United States
10 ask IL Every country involved has
sent emissaries TO this country They
viii come and say, We did not do it
The United States has been openly ap-
pasled to as a court; why do sou Amer
cans take advantage Of that appeal and
20 TO Europe with a ruling?
How? Just 20. Only a dramatic
movement, different from anything that
has ever been done before, different
IS Is this horrible war is different, Will
sl1iCe.
But don't keep on giving and giving
fhe men the coUra ge to keep on fight
.uE safe in the knowledge that the
good old United States viii take care
Of its starving peoples.
do Europe real favor. not merely
stand On and bind up the wounds. II
YOU don't believe in the fight. stop n.
You give il yoUr moral sanction by
material aid and relief