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and devotion without parallel in his
tory, no peace can, however, be ac-
sceptable which does not guarantee Ger
many against a second attack from It's
present enemies. Germany does. not.
wish to dominate the world or, like
British navalism, to rule the waves
All it wants is equal opportunity,
open door politics and open commerce
throughout the world. Least Of all
does Germany desire to seek expan-
sion on the American continent. This,
however, has been said so often off,
cially by the imperial government that
I need hardly repeat it here
DR.. Dumba.
"A severe defeat Of either the allies
or Germany and Austria Hungary
would infict great personal loss on the
business men of the United States.
This country depends on the now bel
ligerent powers for the sale Of it's raw
material. They are not only it's best
customers. but also it's debtors and
creditors. The crushing Of either Eu-
ropean group would result in economic
disaster for the United States, What
I consider as an unquestionable right
of the United States is the unhamper-
ed faculty to. transport its staple goods
on its own neutral ships to any neutral
mo hn In -
willing to pay a good price for them.
The ocean is the highroad of all sea
faring nations. But now this high
road Is patrolled by English and
French cruisers. which submit the le-
Ultimate neutral trade to the most vex.
atious treatment. The Declaration of
London Of 1909. agreed upon by all the
great maritime powers on the invita-
ton of Great Britain, has been quiet
ly dropped and replaced by arbitrary
rules. The claim to extend Indefinitely
the notion of contraband so as almost
to obliterate the distinction between
absolute and conditional contraband
is void and unfounded. In order to
starve Germany and her ally and to
cut off the supply Of raw material for
their industries Holland. Sweden and
Denmark are made to suffer severely
and to lack wheat and bread. A high
spirited nation like the American ought
to resist this tyranny and. by putting
herself at the head of all neutral ma
tons, defeat it. The present state of
things on the sea bids fair warning
to the federal government how few
rights would be left to the neutral sea-
faring nations should Great Britain
succeed in sweeping German trade and
shipping off the ocean and in destroy
ing the German fleet. The United
States would soon be confronted with
the overbearing demands of Great
Britain. who wishes to control single
handed the Atlantic and to share the
domination of the Pacific with JAPAN
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+, While it would be both unwise and
premature to express at this time any
opinion as to where and how the pres
ent war should be or will be termi-
mated and peace be restored, feel GER
tain and therefore safe to say that the
experiences of this titanic struggle will
bring most forcibly home to us all a
sense Of the weighty burdens and the
horrible waste of war. There and then
will be an opportunity for an impair
tia1, wise counsel to prevail. I mean
the counsel for reduction of arma-
ment and for the cultivation of the
spirit of mutual federation and esteem
among peoples Of different races and
creeds, with consequent adherence on
the part Of all nations to the principle
of reciprocal freedom and equality in
their intercourse with each other As
long as nations of the world live in
armed peace and as long as they per-
nit their peoples to be ruled by social
animosities or national prejudices there
can be no real peace and the world
will have to suffer forever But who
is to be the one that shall give such
an impartial counsel and have it listen
ed to? To me it looks as if by Provi-
dence the United States is kept apart
from the present momentous struggle.
I sincerely hope she will remain so
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