Washington Journal., 1914-12-12


French ambassador at Washington,
were in Leige and Namur before the
thirtieth day of July. Certainly this
proof is only in private letters, but 1t
comes from absolutely unimpeach-
able people. OF course 1t is not in the
White Books, such as are held up as
evidence Of the purest water.
But do Americans believe all the
official news" that the Russians ire
sending continuously from the seat of
war as to their enormous successes,
the routing OF the Austrians, the de-
struction of their whole army, the
march on Vienna and Berlin, and so
forth? | do not think they do; but
why then place implicit faith on SO
called White Books, written by identi-
cally the same people? Such books
are written for the purpose of making
out a nations case, and they are the
diplomatic war weapons used in the
wal OF diplomatists that always pre-
cedes the war at arms.
There is a great deal of talk OF
crushing Germany, and the necessity
for it, because OF her military spirit
[ confess we are a manly people, and
want TO be strong and want TO be
secure. We want to live and to thrive,
and are ready TO pay for our civic
liberty and national independence
with our blood. And we should
despise a nation that did not feel the
same way.
Safety for the Monroe Doctrine.
The case OF England is different.
though she wants to be free and inde-
Jendent, she has always managed to
have her fighting done for her by 9th
ars from the time she traficked III
iessians, and that is why she has not
rad a standing army such as Lord
roberts and his friends have always
.emanded. Though there is a fighting
spirit in the English Army. il is
mostly Irish, and so are the leaders
Lord Roberts, Lord Beresford, Sir
John French, Admiral Jellicoe and
Lord Kitchener Of Khartum. The way
in which she cares for the little ma
tons whose interests she has so much
at heart is to allow her fighting TO be
done by the Belgians, of whom Sir
Edward Grey said that he expected
them to fight to the last man for tbs
independence Of the country. And
so she called in the Canadians, who
should have much better things to do;
and she made a treaty with Portugal
to help her-the Portuguese, who do
not know what the conflict is about.
She brings over ambitious Indian
princes and poor ignorant Indian sol
1iers to fight against the white men;
she relies on Japan and she gets the
Beers to attack the German posses
sions; she tries to persuade Italy to
10 some fighting for her. Most of
these are poor little states" who now
are expected to fight for the s0ver-
eighty and independence of Great
Britain. In this way she has time left
to talk at home and to force the un-
employed into a new army that Is go
ing to be created. That she too must
become militaristic she now finds out
o her surprise and grief.
The fact that Canada has taken part
n this struggle has opened up a new
prospective to Americans. 1t Is a Will
ul breach Of the Monroe Doctrine for
IN American se~lf-governing dominion
% go to war. thereby exposing the
American Continent to a counter-at-
sack from Europe and risking to dis
,rrange the present equilibrium. But
think America can set her mind at
est on that point. ! at least would
alphabetically say that no matter what
1anpens the Monroe Doctrine Will
not be violated by Germany either in
North America or in South America.
When she is victorious there will be
enough property Of her antagonists
living about over the four parts OF the
globe to keep Germany from the nee
essity OF looking any farther, ana
causing trouble where she Q
friendship and sympathy.
While England In the Venezuelan
case of 1895 most cody challenged the
Monroe Doctrine, ii was Germany in
1904. in q similar case. also with Ven
ezuela. who submitted her claim in
Washington and got the consent or the
limited States Government to prose
cute the collection. Moreover, am IN
the posit.on to state here that imme-
dlatelv after the outbreak c9 the war,
nv one Of the first mails that reached
the United States. the German G0v-
crnment SEM Of its own free Initiative
q solemn declaration to the Depart
ment OF State that whatever happened
she would fully respect the Monroe
Doctrine.
The Danoers Of Navyism.
wish also 10 make clear TO the
american people that Germany
neither wanted nor started this o
which had its origin in Russia's pre-
tensions to mix in Austrian affairs'
and that got it's size from TIE act
that England and France joined II
conflict. the latter from treaty oDliga-
lions. the former from selfinterest'
and that we have no ambitions Ok en-
lIargement in Europe or in Amerlca.
Modern democracies and especiany
the German one. which Is directed "
the most liberal ballot law tnat eA'ses'
even more liberal than the . IN use