Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.
United Press staff Correspondent.
Copyright. lsll, by IN United Press

Copyright. 1914, by tn United Press)
LONDON, Aug. 80. = Winston
Churchill, first lord OF the admiralty,
today granted me an interview on
the subject OF the European war. On
my asking him about the cause he
handed me The celebrated white
paper of Sir Edward Grey's negotia-
tions sayinGs
"Oh, there is our case--and all we
ask of the American people is that
they should study it 9th severe and
impartial attention.
| then asked him what was the I'M
DERIVING cause, apart from the actual
steps which Mad led 70 the rupture.
He replied. in effect. that the war was
started and was being maintained by
the Prussian military aristocracy,
which set no limits to .ts ambition of
worldwide predominance.
Tn a wordS he said, ut is the old
struggle OF q hundred years ago
against Napoleon. The grouping of
forces Is different; the circumstances
are different; the occasion is differ
ent; the man, above all, is different
happily; but the issue is the same.
We are at grips with Prussian mill
tarlsm. England stands right in the
path of this ever-growfng power.
Military Force will Crow
Our military force is, perhaps,
small. but il Is good and it will grow
our naval aud financial resources are
considerable and with these we stand
by the Belgian army"
| asked whether the end of the war
would see some abatement of the
struggle of armaments Mr.. Churchill
replied: THAI depends on. the result.
II we succeed and il, as result of
our victory Europe is rearranged as
far as possible with regard to the
principle OF nationality and in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the peo-
pies who dwell in the various dis
puted areas, we may look forward
with hope to great relaxation and
easement. But If Germany wins, 1t
viii not be a victory of the quiet.
sober commercial elements in Ger
many, nor OF the common people of
Germany with all their virtues, but
. the victory OF the blood and iron mill
tary school whose doctrines and prn-
ciples will have received supreme and
terrible vindication.n
II cannot understand. ne continued,
"why Germany has not been content
ed with her wonderful progress since
the battle or Waterloo. For the last
half century she has been the centre
of Europe; courted by many, feared
by many; treateea with Difference by
ALL No country ffs had such reign
of prosperity and splendor.
Yet all the time she has been dis
eontented, sollcitous of admiration.
careless of International law, wor-
shipping force and giving us all to un-
derstand that her tffumphs in the
past and her power in the present
were little compared to what she
sought in the future
Demoasacy VS.. Imperialism.
And now the great collision has
come, and il is we'll that the demo-
cratic nations of the world-the ma
tions, | mean, where the people own
the government and not the govern
rlent the people-should realize what
is at stake. The French, English and
American systems of governments by
popular election and parliamentary
debate with the kind of civilization
which flows from such institutions
are brought into direct contact with
the highly sfficient amperialist bu-
reaucracy and military organization
of Russia. That is the issue. No par
tisanship iS required to make it
plain"
| asked whether the democracy of
the United States apart from the
moral issues involved had any direct
interests in 1he result of the war.
aYou are judges of that" replied the
first lord. ''You do not require me
to talk to you of your interests. II
England we're to be reduced in this
war or any other to the position of
small country like Holland. then,
however far across the salt water
your country may lie, the burden