The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-09-17

German government has treated our
Monroe doctrine with contempt and
IL it had not been for England we
would have had to fight for it long
ago.
The acts of vandalism, rapine and
murder that constituted the treat
ment OF Belgian civilians by raiding
parties and some sub divisions of the
German army are revolving to degree
which staggers belief-but they will
all be substantiateJ with unerring
certainty-when the history of this
war shall have been written, and the
perpetrators of them will suffer the
whitening penalty of public opinion,
which, the writer believes, will go far
toward bringing about the partial dis
armament of all nations. Certainly
at least, the verdict will be that such
power as the German army has at
tained by reason of it's stupendous
armament must, If at all, be intrusted
to other and more humane people.
L remained in Belgium until the
24th of August and during those
twenty-four days l heard the cannon,
saw the raiding parties and some or.
ganized regiments of soldiers who
took part in the work of destruction
which turned Belgium into devasta-
ted and waste land out of one of the
most, If not the most prosperous agri-
cultural districts of the world abso.
lutte paralysis of all business-terror
in the hearts of all people and thou
sands Of fresh graves-where repose
men-boys-the very best and most
able In the widows and orphaned
children left desolate and in want and
all because the nation rose in defense
OF her outraged honor-wherein had
she failed she would have broken her
solemnly, plighted word and besides,
have, by refraining to defend her neu-
trality, perpetrated an act of war upon
France and suffered the just contempt
of all Justice and honor. loving people
throughout the world.
Seeing that there was no hope of
finishing my work, at present, l left
Ostend for London on the evening of
the 24th of August and on the morn
ing of the 25th German raiding party
entered the town and battle ensued
between them and the home guards,
w hinb rac1,ltod In N p,,robo. - lootIa
the details of which are already well
known.
On the voyage from Ostend in Bel
gium to Folkstone In England there
was no time during the four and a
half hours, which it required to cross,
that did not see from one to three
English war ships standing with
steam up, in solid phalanx stripped
and ready for action should any enemy
be so bold as to attempt to navigate
the sea.
The sense of security that all on the
great ship felt under the protection of
the English feet was the subject of
universal remark by the more than
fifteen hundred passengers on board,
and for one was made to feel, more
than ever in my life before, how for
tunate the world is that the domina
ting power of all the seas is in the
hands of people with traditions of
conservatism, humanity and JUS
tice.
1t has been said of the English that
they are terrorized to the point Of
abject submission at the very name of
Germany, but l say to you that they
are unafraid, and that every man
among them is determined to fight
this war to victory even though 1t
takes years and years to accomplish
1t.
There has been much speculation as
TO when this war will end and many
have opinionated most positively, but
/ think / am in position to impart
some definite information on that
point, after sounding the individual
sentiments and fully comprehending
the spirit of the common people Of
three of the belligerent nations. My
belief is that this war will end when
Germany is on her back and willing to
accede to any terms vouchsafed to her
by her enemies.
Those terms will largely be dictated
by England and will be something
like as follows, viz : Cession to France
of Alsace and. Lorraine; War indemni-
ty to Belgium Of enormous dimensions
An outlet TO the sea for Russia at
the expense OF Germany, the loss to
Germany Of all her over sea posses
sions-the signing OF treaty by Ger
many providing for perpetual reduc.
tion OF her army and navy to the mim-
imum limits required, In time of
DeaCe and a general limitation NJ