The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
TELL HOW U. s. GAN BEST HELP
 WORLD AT WAR

New York, Dec. s1.-Representa7 tives of four countries engaged in the European war contribute to a | current issue of Worlds Work views on how the United States, as a neu- | tra1 nation. can be of the most ser vice to humanity. The statements, views of Sir Edward Grey. secretary of state for foreign affairs of Great Britain; Count Okuma, premier of Japan, and Dr. Vons Bethmann-Holl- weg, chancellor of the German em-' 1 pire, and the official Austrian view, submitted by pr. Constanin Theodor Dumba. the ambassador of Austria Hungary to- the United States. Sir Edward Grey=.sIf the Worlds I Work wants contribution to it's cen tral idea of enquiring how the. United States may best serve the interests or civilization at this period of change and re-definition; how best their inn munity may be used; and what is their opportunity, not only selfishly; but enthusiastically; the only thing sl can say is that a great nation stand Ing outside this European conflict 1 should use what influence it. can on ! the side of right and against wrong. Perhaps may explain how 1npos-s Isible it is for a member of govern ment who believe that they are fight ling for the independence of their | country, and that all. they care for | and believe is at stake, to do any thing except plead the cause Of that country and to ask at least for sym pathy.''
 l Count Okuma-tsWhiIe it would be I both unwise and premature to ex-= l press at this time any opinion as to
 where and how the present war 1 should be or will be terminated and I peace restored, feel certain and, I therefore. safe to say that the ex- periences of this titanic struggle will bring most forcibly home to us all a sense of the weighty burdens and the 1 horrible waste of war. There and lthen will be an opportunity for an impartial wise counsel to prevail. ! l mean the counsel for reduction of | armament and for the cultivation of 1 the spirit of mutual toleratlons and esteem among peoples of different l races and creeds, with consequent adherence on the part of all nations to the principle of reciprocal free dom and equality in their intercourse ] with each other. As long as nations I of the world live in armed peace and I as long as they permit their peoples I to be ruled by social animosities or | national prejudiees there can be no real peace and the world will have to I suffer forever
 .sBut who is to be the one that sI shall give such an impartial counsel j and have it listened to? To me it Hooks as if by Providence the United
 States is kept apart from the pres \ ent rnomentous struggle. I sincerely hope she will remain so throughout Iit"
 Dr. Won Bethmann-Hollweg-
 have been asked by the editor of the | Worlds Work to give an answer Nto the question: how the United States II could best make it's neutrality ser
 viceabIe for the purpose of helping | raf 11if n a
 present terrible war. The answer
 seems obvious.
 ssThe people of the United States I will best serve tfle cause of peace tral according to the letter of Presi- 'l dent wilson's proclamation, but also Impartial in the spirit of his further utteranees. This is the only way to gain the confidence of the whole
 world and without this confidence the United States cannot hope to render the important services to the ! cause of humanity which it wishes to render
 'Germany hopes that peace will come soon. After the great. sacri- , fices which the German nation has , brought. with an unaninity and de- lvotion without parallel in history, no peace can, however, be acceptable which does not guarantee Germany l. | against a second attack from its
 
 wish to dominate the world, or like l British navaIisn. to rule the waves All its wants is equal opportunity 1. open door politics, and open com : meree thrpughout the world. Least l of all does Germany desire to seek
 expansion on the American Conti- v nent. This, however, has been said . so often officially by the imperia. 5 government, that need hardly re, peat it here ,,
 T l. erx6yI, :. ., . after the dreadful slaughter of hun 7 dreds of thousands, doubtless sign:
 of 11assitude, a slackening of the
 fiery Warlike spirit amongst .the nations in arms will be perceptible
 the moment will have come for
 President Wilson to propose once
 more his mediation to the beligeren1
 powers He is then warranted in the
 name of all neutral powers suffering
 severely through the war to exer. governments of the powers at war
 which might be more ambitious and
 determined to pro1ong the struggle
 than the people themselves.
 "On which side ought this pressure l to be brought to bear? I do not ? hesitate one mou1ent to state mosi enphaticaIly that the duty of the 1 United States will be to stand up y during, the mediation for the weaker 2 part, to prevent 4he effort of fIe
 victorious powers-whoeyer they may be-from entirely crushing the | opposed group, to strive strenuousls
 for the mathematics of the balance { of power For thus alone can be ob- : tained lasting. peace instead of ar [ armisice with the threat of a new : terrible nfIagration.'
 Confident that later it will be easiel ] to meet their obligations, many peopI, ) l-express the hopefuIness and optimism of