The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
UNITED STATES
IN RELATION To
EUROPEAN WAR
STATEMENTS FROM REPREsEh.
TATivEs OF FOUR COUNTRIES
ENGAGED IN WARFARE AS TO
~ttY V. S. BE NEUTRAL.

the European war contribute 10 a
current issue Of Worlds Work views
on how the United States, as a neu-
! tral nation, can be OF the most ser.
vice 10 humanity. The statements,
which follow, embrace the personal
views Of Sir Edward Grey, sccre-
tary OF state for foreign affairs Of
! Great Britain; Count Okuma, prem
ier OF Japan, and Or Won Eethmann-
Hollweg, chancello' OF the German
empire, and the official Austrian view
submitted by DR.. Constantin TheOdor
pamba, the ambassador OF Austria
Hungary 10 the United States.
Sir Edward Grey-"If the Worlds
Work wants a contribution TO its
central idea Of enquirlng how the
United States may best serve the
interests OF civilization at this period
OF change and re-defnition; how best
their immunity may be used; and
what is their opportunity, not only
selhshly, but atru'.t " the only
thing can say is H., & great ma
ton standing outside ,. European
conflict should use wha, ,.'r1ce it
can on the side of right and against
wrong Perhaps | may explain how
impossible # Is for a member OF a
government who believe that they
are fighting for the independence Of
their country, and that all they care
for and believe is at stake, to do
anything except plead the cause OF
that country and to ask at least for
sympathy"
Count Okuma-"While it would be
both unwlse and premature to eX-
press at this time any opinion as to
where and how the present war
should be or will be terminated and
peace be restored, | feel certain and,
therefore, safe to say that the expert
cnces of this titanic struggle will
bring most forcibly home to us all
a sense of the weighty burdens and
the horrible waste of war. There
and then will be an opportunity for
an impartial wise council to prevail.
mean the counsel for a reduction OF
armament and for the cultivation OF
the spirit of mutual liberation and
rnn1lng nf 1iffnrnnt
races and creeds, with consequent ad-
herence on the part OF all nations to
the principle or reciprocal freedom
and equality in their intercourse with
each other. As long as nations of
the world live in armed peace and
as long as they permit their peoples
TO be ruled by social animosities or
national prejudices there can be no
real peace and the world will have
to suffer forever.
But who Is to be the one that
shall give such an impartial counsel
and have 1t listened to? To me it
looks as If by providence the United
States Is kept apart from the present
momentous struggle. sincerely
hop, she will remain so throughout
it"
DR. Van Bethmann- Hollweg
have been asked by the editor Of
the Worlds Work to give an answer
TO the question, how the United
States could best make its neutrality
servicoable for the purpose OF help
ing the cause of humanity during
the present terrible war. The an
swer seems obvious.
The people of the United States
will best serve the cause of peace
and humanity by being not only ncu-
trail, according to the letter of Pres
ident Wilson's proclamation, but also
impartial in the spirit of his further
utterances. This is the only way to
gain the confidence of the whole
world, and without this confidence
tne tnlleu states cannot HOps W
render the important services to the
cause of humanity which it wishes to
render.
Germany hopes that peace will
come soon. After the great sacri-
fees which the German nation has
brought, with an unanimity and de-
votion without parallel in history, no
peace can. however. be acceptable
which does not guarantee Germany
against a second attack from its
present enemies. Germany does not
wish TO dominate the world, or. like
British navalism, to rule the waves.
All it wants is equal opportunity.
open door politics, and open COM
merce throughout the world. Least
OF all does Germany desire 10 seek
expansion on the American CONT
nent This, however. has been said
so often officially by the imp> rial
that l need hardly re