The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-11-27

MISS bI nv lE\ L. W Al.>H
SIN" gutfiulrr which | have given
Apu, w: that Ines. measures do not
"r1n var, and that Ne stall cont intIp
80 negotiate Tor the welfare uf the
too countries and thu universal p,are
Nhlrh l. - dear 10 our hearts. Win
itr All ui GJd II must br possible to
oar long tried friendship 10 prevent
the shedding ui blUuh
Already Across border.
This When his troops Mere already
w Germany Territory Thus Russia
b gtri war on Germany. 80 does tier.
mlIS sci forth How Russia aui her
iirr BETRAYED G.rmsnN'> confidence
ACT thereby made the European Mar
i,,,t en- 10y believing ilrmll Al the
tine Iliat England had been sincere
~ TIER I'll Ifis Tor peace.
TO this let me add tie opinion
given by Russian to one OF my
friends, Russia, ir said, Vas facing
a great revolution, one which threat
.iied her yer, existence. An external
var wound serve Ia unite her people
and 'worS or their zeal for blood.
shed. TIE upporl unity offered and
she grasped II eagerly, ~ much Tor
Russia
AT the same time that the ultima.
tum Nas sent TO Russia. France Nas
asked whether size would remain neu.
trai IN the itussu German war aud
given l. hours IN which To reply Her
answer ~as that size wuuid do that
~uich her Interests demanded and tht
mobilization Of the entire French
.ttI "a a.. f..A ~
such Mas 10 be expected,
Where England Entered.
believing that Eng land had sin
c.teii wished Tor peace, her entrance
into tie cOIiiict IN league with France
and Russia was a stunning surprise
Her terms were that Gtrnany should
p'rdg. herself Ia respect lie nrulra'i
- ui Holland and lieisium, GrIma'
nt : reply Was prompt and To the
point, 40 ruuivucaliun That lIol
ldui size bglirNvi 10 br sincere IN hui
declaration ui nrultanly aud ~ lunl
a. size preserved this neutrality II
would br ED inyiulahc bt Germany
Iuat size Na> not waging a
war ul conquest That from unim
prachable sources >iir tad received In
formation that Belgium had been ~
crelly cInuiNlug Win France aud had
agreed TO let lne French troops pass
through her territory into Germany
That such being the "ase II VAS a
matter Of lie and death with Grfma
nj thai she get there iifsi. That hei
Troops were already IN Re. ian terri
tory aud hat size had sent note Ia
the ielgian government pledging her
self 10 Withdraw entirely from the
country at the end ~ the war pruyid'
I'd her troops met with no resistance
80 u Was That Englan Joined In the
struggle,
Japan for Conquest.
"Japan's part IN the conflict can be
regarded merely as a war OF conquest
She had no grievance against Germa'
ny nor was she an ally Of any Of II I
powers already engaged IN Inc conflict
With Germany. II Is not considered
that size viii figure greatly in the wal
except In So Tar as taking the German
possessions In China, There Il some
rumor that Japane'e troops are TO be
brought into Europe Ia light, but Il Is
not credited 1t Is supposed that such
a move on the part II the powers
would meet with such universal dis.
prevail that IL will not he attempted
A Foreign View.
such I, Germany's explanation OF
the situation, or ] may rather say
was. AS evidence by the statements
in the White Book she had taken
England's attitude In good faith and
accordingly acted with her, With
gradual recovery from the shock OF
the hostility OF Great Britain came
the suspicion that perhaps England
too, had been merely PLAYING the
peacemaker as had the czar.
"a letter from Berlin published 10 .
Holland paper sets forth this belief
neatly. 1t reads: They see In Eng
land the land which has brought
about the outbreak Of the war by ine.
~ played intrigue, In order to let dan