The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-01


be-. in case of war. a tower 81
strength So long as her army is AN
beaten. mo- one can take away from
her her factories. mines aud fields
Whoever may own them ON paper,
she owns them in reality. and viii
continue To- own thcm 80 Ions as she
ls from enough o. keep them,
|~upposiug now that she should
rcpudiatc inc whole debt which she
owes to other nations. should seize
the capital out of which he economic
de, clupmcnt was created. what thcn
Would she not actually possess her
ccouomi, development for nothing
could she ever be compelled Go pay
for 30 by anything short of actual
conquest q Is there lu the world
amy nation strong enough TO subduc
her upon her own SOLE
$50 long as peace prevails and She
continues Co recognize the validity
Of present nations of commercial
morality. she mus; continue Go pay
huge sums must continue yearly to
part with actual wealth 10 goods uu-
90 the debt is paid. The moment
war breaks out she need pay nuthius
n sh, is defeated she wlll merely Dee
compelled Co pay what she wts ul.
ready obligated 60 pay u victorious.
sic need mover pay interest or priu-
,ipal
"Oncc moro the Germans hear
around them outCrics against the
morality ct this procedure. once
again thc Germans insist that morals
' and ethics nave nothing go do with
this particular issue Tho noral code
ot the financial world, like the moral
code of the political world. is based
| upon the notions of England and
francc-un their ownership OF the
world and their desire Co continue 20
perpctuitN
The Germans refuse u1 recognize
49, moral anything which icopardizes
their national existence. They claim
| the right Go protect thCnsclycs hy
amy weapons which will secure the
desired result. "a they have no in
tcntiou ol foregoing the use OF these
terrible economic weapons. simply
from DO suUiuo acceptance O. so-Dlllci
ethical notions whose yer, presump-
tiuus initiate against them
tu those clear terms docs tbs writ
e. set forth the Justification which
hc SAYS is urged uy the promoters 90
PAN GcrWiui~m lie goes further.
citing tho methods hy wniyh other
countries have expanded their trir.'
tories and their trade. he sSys
II must h, admitted boz AN candul
that the impulses behind Pau-Gor.
manism exist 40 present in alI ma.
tons. and that mo- nation b. likely ar
present Co t0rczo the possibility col
future development bcraHHp of ever
the most plausible ethical rlca- Tn,
three nations tGcrmany Austria am,
ltalyl which have entered into ~,
promotion of Pan-Gcrmaui.m ur, ma
different from the others loo morals col
Boa aims
This writer. therefor, NOT
who'll, a~utasuuIsti. witness. and ni
testimony H. tn 'h, uuau.Ia. frlfur
Of P'n-icrmaulsm cannot n, Iigatl.
dismissed
N~o,crtn,lcs.. tH, American vl.
si'. the scheme i- too wildly iu.urur
able Hut D. u. What U.s. tno #u.
NcrsHl symbol uf financial obligation
of commercial credit a ".,.Ip o.
paper What is there boo 10 .,rt.ii
i''tr of s;,,r iu make 10 wur, sHDroI
than 70 solemn treats Wh. .huuI
Do bond tu repay @ money lutr be al
' lowed Geo ryrord the progress OF
nation whose purposes Will mot tur
aside for au international plo1g, ,
u@,utralta
The t7Ilh be- ,ht' this Jtutsst.
sgucW' of r@euudiauor whether aCtt
ally contemplated or not. would o.
e loeleal and Inevitable result pt m
. iuli development OF the uhtIo-upl
% upon which the German system q
world expansion Boz founded. WI
should % o, expected that statcsmc
= WI" VIII traWulc upuu % treat, an
% d'NHsittv the trrI;tuTy OF ID p,tD,fI
ID neighbour Whose neutrality ;h,y hs
guaranteed should hesitate jo srrik
y "a the u]ttlon'S foes by r,pudutru
her obligations Geo ihcu
after aN they mlpht say. o.. IA
forW OF rcprisal comparable in Goa
y ely foo the accepted methods az war
u takes mo- life. uuIy property. VA
should the Republication OF debts .
y condemned when tho -layinp ,
p tho iudH 90 hHmau hclnss g. lust
= hed Those who have defended On
Invasion 81 Belgium the burning
'N' 'H' NNNNfL'Na fI N
"a bombs upon sleeping Antwerp wouI
B not Dee embarrassed FOR arguments
q support This mild device OF seicutt
warfare.
We agree with Doctor fisher th.
iho project Of coufsnutiou .s uas,
9pon prepostorous m.sron,cpti.n
d lie SAYS
'it has ALWAYS been ira, tbat %
strong man could rob th, weak,
% The strong nation the smaller. ia
the experience of iht centuries seen
% io have demonstrated pretty cTc.
lively that. even when the thief
90 not punished hy the arm 81 iustlc
ICE there are economic laws which som.
"a how seem to prevent the attalumeI
% % tue degree of benrut mo- expect,
tu derive So radical "a ~disayuwaI
.- the iccltng 40 favor OF .ommcrci
'' and national honesty b. far rrmov,
from the geenral opinion 81 tho
%uauOlHl world % 10 srpms probnh
That the Germans have very ma,
underestimate The strength Of Il
moral obligation which binds A
commercial Wurid together"
u is % lsmeutabie thinF neycrth
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