Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-10-07

Luxembourg and Belgium were excellent
over a level country. Germany thereupon
asked permission to use those roads for
the invasion OF France. promising 10
make full compensation. Belgium re-
fused to permit such a violation OF her
neutrality, and invoked the aid OF Great
Britain in maintaining her neutrality as
guaranteed by Great Britain and the
other Powers. Great Britain felt she
must honor the call, and also that she
could not safely permit Germany to ae-
guire the Belgian ports so near her own
shores.
"Thus the war extended, until eight
nations, counting Montenegro. became In
volved. 1t is not, however, war OF
kings, kaisers and cxars merely. The
people OF each OF the counties are hot for
the war, and stand with their rulers. The
German socialists in the Reichstag voted
for war taxes to . man. 1t is verify
Armsgeddon.
"Each country feels justified in her con-
duct. Germany justifies her violation oil
the Belgian neutrality, which abe had
herself guaranteed, on the plea OF military
necessity, as being the only way to de-
fend herself.
In this blackness of war, however. is
one CLEAN Of light and hope. Both OF
the mighty contestants are seeking to
justify themselves before the opinion OF
the world, and especially that OF our
own country. Both seek our favorable
Judgment, not because OF our military
strength, but because of confidence in our
intelligence and reasonableness. The
President has issued his proclamation OF
the neutrality Of our government, and has
urged the people to similar neutrality in
conduct and utterance.
aOf course we all have sympathy-per-
haps intense sympathy-with one or the
other OF the combatants, but with the
greatest sympathy we can still be neutral
and impartial, can still hear the other
side. We should not be carried away by
stories OF atrocities on either side. The
people of Great Britain are like ourselves
in race and temperament. We shall be
| allow to believe atrocities by them. The
German people we know to be honest, in
dustrious, lsw-abiding, lovers OF their
wives and children; kind in heart and
conduct. As our President wisely said to
the Belgian deputies, we should pro-
nounce no Judgment until all the evil
dence is in and both sides have been
heard.
"This country should now, both in gov
! ernment and people, more than ever cul,i-
vate the virtues OF justice, OF full obser-
vance OF its international obligations
in letter and spirit, OF maguanimity
| and forbearance-towsrd all, and gener-
osity toward weaker nations; should
shine forth as an examplar for all
the nations OF the earth. We, in Els
worth, can do something toward that
end. The effect OF Tipping pebble
into Frenchman's bay will be felt on all
its shores. II we, the humblest OF us, will
discourage wild, Incorporate talk on so
mighty matter, will make known our
own stand for peace, honor and reason
ableness against the advocates of war, we
shall do something to bring about-not in
our day, nor our children's day, but some
day-that glorious millennium sung by the
poet Tennyson, when
The war-drum shall throb no longer and the
battle Gags be furied
In the Parliament of Man, the Federation of
the world"