Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-10

ihat the tonSt was without precedent.
but. he added, I'VE are living in times
that are also without preccndent,
when the whole world Is either IN
arms or In anxious expectation"
Japan's Dramatic Answer.
Japan. continued MIR Rnlfour. had
made one of the most dramatic an.
swers. by the capture OF Tslng-tau to
the most insolent message ever sent
by one sovereign TO another--that
which seventeen years ago compelled
Japan TO give up Port Arthur which
she had taken from the Chinese The
former premier spoke In glowing
terms Of the gallantry Of the Russian
army, the powers of organization dis
played by Grand Duke Nicholas and
the remorselcss speed with which
Russia had carried out her move
ment Here one success after an
other might be looked for and as for
+ the west the memory OF the days
when the French and the British
fought side by side against the enemy
of civilization would never be forgot
ten.
Tragedy OF Small Countries.
Mr.. Balfour also spoke OF Servla,
which was prepared to give up every
thing short of national existence to
keep peace. and OF Belgium, whose
history was even more tragic. Bel
gium had been overrun by the Ger
mans for no cause except expediency
of war. he said. Cynicism. he added,
could go no further In politics and he
denounced "the reckless and brutal
unitarian inflicted upon civil pop
ulation.'
Belgium. he declared, would be re-
stored to all and more of her ancient
prosperity by the allies. who were
bound together by the pursuit of one
great object, and there was no dan
ger of disagreement. for no mean or
petty motives actuated any Of them.
we are five nations. said the for
mer premier in conclusion. "and we
fight not for ourselves alone but for
civilization and for all small states
who seek to follow their own ideals
without interference from any unau-
thorized and insolent aggressor."
French Minister Speaks.
= The French minister. Paul Cambon
said
I'VE are allied for the defense oil
liberty. OF empire and for the pro.
lection of oppressed nationallties. W.
have never had any other end In view
than the maintenance of peace and
in spite of all the snares which hav,
been laid for us we have never eeas
cd TO work for IL. II ~ therefore II.
bel TO assert that at any moment W,
cherished warIike mental rcserva.
tions.
when history seeks out the re.
sponsiblc authors OF so much blood.
shed; of so much ruin and the misery
of those mourning; OF those method.
zeal massacres and OF that mourning
which Is OF every family from on,
end of Europe to the other: Of that
systematic destruction of monuments
the sublime expression Of Christian
thoueht--we can remain impertnrb-
able--the responsibility will not llt
with u.s.
W. ult ftt htttttht We ultth ~
self-defense We do not seek TO slake
the lusts of dominion; we simply wish
to save European civilization. We
know that this war has been long
prepared; that the most powerful In
, struments of destruction have been
created; that there has been inculeat-
ed In whole people the cult OF force
and disdaln of right and there has
been persistent endeavor to Danish
all feeling of humanity from it,
henrt: that a once orderly nation has
been turned into a house of barba
rains
Had Not Seen Everything.
These professors Of brutality
thought they had foreseen everything.
They had not freseen that they
would come into conflict with the
conscience of civilized world in this
murderous war--the most terrible the
world has ever seen.
I'VE remain true to our ideal Of
humanity and liberty. In this ideal
we have q source OF moral energy
which VIII enable us TO master the
material forces massed against us, We
do not, like others. lay claim to have
Providence at our disposal but we
believe In eternal justice and await
is decrees with unshakable confi-
dence.'
Replying to the toast 10 the navy,
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
OF the admiralty, said:
Eighty miles away the greatest
battle in the world Is going on. Our
countrymen with our allies are strlv-
ing to break the cruel tide of Ger
man devastation. and here we sit, In
this old hall, as we have done before.
This is due TO the navy.
while we do not shrink from the
rigors Of the war" continued the first
lord, eve, thanks to the navy happily
are free from most OF them"
People Must BE Patient.
There was a natural impatience on
the part of the navy, said the first
lord, to strike a blow, but the people
must be patient; the conditions of na-
val warfare were curious and novel.
Great Britain was endeavorlng to
maintain all the seas and secure all
the highways across the ocean
against methods never before adopt
ed. The navy was protecting the
transport OF forces to the theater OF
war. This great task compelled II TO
offer target incomparably greater
than the enemy offered to the British
sailors
Business as usual. pending alter