The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-08-21
THE OBSERVATORY.


which gives lie an lnIeTVe1W with Ion /
gresham Barthold of St. Louis, who |
has been one of the leading World |
Peace Advocates for some years. |
His remarks show how our national
sympathies sway us and sometimes
overshadows theories.
Congressman Barthold does not look
upon Germany as a menace to peace
of the world as great victory for the
peace propaganda. To the contrary,
the St. Louisian, whom Congress en-
dorsed as a candidate for the NOBEL
prize, believes Germany is a victim
of world wide injustice
THE swift course of events has
justified militarism so far as Germany
is concerned he said Germany for
years has felt that the world was
against her. and everything that has
transpired shows that Germany was
right. Even in this country, where
the cause OF peace was believed to be
firmly intrenched, public sentiment
is with the enemies of the Kaiser and
his Government. If Germany had been
less we'll prepared she would now be
/ completely at the mercy of the nations
with whom she is at war.
Germany is not war making ma
ton" the peace delegate continued
warmly. She hasn't had war for
forty years, and during that period
| England, France, Russia, Japan and
Italy, all the so-called opponents Of
peace, have been at strife with other
nations"
Even in his capacity as peace dele
gate Representative Bartholdt refuses
to concede that Germany is respon-
sible for the conflict. Germany ap-
pealed to the Gar, to France and to
England, said he, I'm a dignified at
tempt to avert recourse to arms.
When her representations were spur
ned she struck in self-defense. The
horrors ahead, with millions of men
under arms, will bring permanent
peace to the world Civilization will
stand aghast when the fearful loss has
been computed. There will be no
more war, because the futility of arm
ed strife between nations will be ex-
emplified as it has never been demon
strated before"
The same newspaper gives another
view:
has received since the allies shattered
the power of Napoleon a century ago,
was predicted tonight by Colonel NJ
Richards Muckle, Philadelphia
who spent many years an Germany
following the Franco-German war
and personal friend of Bi,mar.&.
Colonel Muckle, who was treas
urer OF committee which raised more
than $4,000 in Philadelphia for wild
owS and orphans of German soldiers
more than forty years ago, and sub
sequently received the Order of the
Crown and the Order of the Red
Eagle from Emperor William, grand
father of the present Kaiser, declares
the drubbing will be well deserved.
The son of German parents and a
great admirer of the German Empire.
the aged Philadelphia declared the
present ruler of the Empire has made
blunder after blunder since he made
made his first greatest blunder in dis
missing the incompatible Bismark
from the service of the Empire.
i have only the kindest of feelings
toward Germany and its people," Col
Muckle said, but l fear that with all
its Wanted power the Kaiser's land is
going to get a drubbing that will be
glorious thing for the nations of the
earth which stand for reduced arma.
ments and arbitration. Germany ha:
: made the great mistake of deliberateIN
: antagonizing and arraying against hel
, nations whose power has been great
ly underestimated, | firmly believe. |,
is my opinion that England alone i!
capable of teaching Germany a lessor
Y It will never forget. France, | believ,
a with memories of what happened n
years ago still ranking, is capable O
las n
i attack. Combined these two nations
a IN my opinion, will whip the German
e armies on their own soil.
4 Germany had it in its power t
!, say that there would be no more war
II IN these enlightened times" Colone
o Muckle continued
n 1T has deliberately chosen t
' plunge Europe into the greatest con
: Hict of modern times. and | believ
the Kaiser is going to get the floggin
a he rightly deserves"
IS The Philadelphia characterize
r. the invasion of Belgium, which cour
try he is familiar, as an outrage, an
. predicted that before the end is reach
ed every nation in Europe will be il
volved, including the Balkan state
and Turkey He said that Unite
: States could account itself lucky TIL:
/ IT has an ocean on each side and e.
! pressed his confidence not only tn:
this country will not be dragged int
: the strife, but that all Americans
E Europe will be cared for through til
2 wise and efficient measures institute
: by President Wilson.
And Carnegie, who has given h
r millions advocating peace, is no
y quoted as saying England is justife
$ in fighting Germany, and throws h
t theories to the wind before til