The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

United States.
It is most likely that the war.
which has been waged for months
with extreme fury, With q f~erocity
which seemed no longer possible IN
our day., will end not in the decisive
victory of enc or the other belligerent
alliances. but in universal exhaustion.
The nations ~adjudged 10 be the vic.
| tors-and it is to be wished that they
may be the nations which did not
desire nor provoke war-Wil proha-
bly, not be strong enough 10 carry
out e faI too magnificent pro -am
summoned up by Mr.. Lloyd George
in the words: "A new Europe, a new
world"
1t IS absolutely necessary tina,
America come To the aid of Europe
not, as some wish, by sending over L.
us her formidable fleet or an army
OF volunteers, but by Selling the first
favorable opportunity for bringing u
bear her influence for peace on the
express condition hat Belgium and
Luxembourg be. first of all. restored T.
all their rights as independent aud
sovereign nations and that damages
be awarded them by the council that
may settle the terms Of peace Ter
whatever losses they may have suf-
fered. In this council the United
States, being the power least direct
ly interested, should occupy the
first place. The task OF the delegates
from the United States Will be rem
dered none the easier by this. but
nobody can repreach them with med
ding unduly in a question outside
their legitimate province.
This war, which has seriously hurt
the interest not only of the belliger.
ents but Of the entire world. has been
perhaps the one lesson still needed
for teaching people that q peace
guaranteeing legality and justice
= -, bannofnrYh he tho Draapp - no = -
ing interest OF all the nations Of the
world. There are no longer neutrale
enabled as before TO view wars. Wa6-
: ed on a PARKWAY continent, in the
suiSe Of passive spectators. or nations
that can contemplate proliting from
!, such wars commercially or indus
trially. Except Tor a very limited
number CT purveyors OF military sup
: veyors of military supplies, who
! have grown rich amid the general
misery by smuggling or delivering
: shoddy stun instead of merchandise
everybody, has been damaged Or
, ruined in his personal business hy
e this war, as futile as it is foolish. y"
matter what the cost. such wars.
which are alike crimes beyond atone
ment and colossal mistakes, must
never reCur. In future, whatever
power may seek to break the peace
Y Of the world by brutal violation Of
Y it's promises, must find itself not
merely pitted against this or that
nation or alliance, but must inn
n mediately be banned and boycotted
4 being called civilized.
n Surprising that the League o.
Y Neutrals is organized after the com
# ing Peace Conference, it will be
If sufficient in future that the different
IS nations composing it continue to
MAINTAIN Military forces anII9I IL
one-half, to one-third even, of then
present normal effective strength il
time Of peace, in order that The
league ma through these forces PLAY
its part perfectly we'll n guarantees
that the world police will be EN-.
ployed in a manner advantageous t
-, the confederation.
is Such an organization, which all @
Us must demand as a result Of tn
present war, is nothing more nor les:
II than the nucleus of the United State.
/ Of Europe. | see no reason why any
IA one should be frightened by tn,
+ greatness OF the task entailed upoi
the coming eace Conference, which
. will bring to realization the pro
-, gram mapped out by Italian think
= ers and patriots like Cattaneo, MAJ
20 zini, and Garib4ldi.
20 Moreover, this is not 8 question O
~ individual conceptions and opinions
IN All Europe needs to do is to look a
Is the glorious and practical example 0
America. That is the reason VII.
we Europeans, in the darkness
ne through which we now grope gu
" way, in the midst OF the horrors nov
n surrounding us, turn our eyes to tn
other shore of the Atlantic as to
I'd bright beacon of hope and justice.
We. the older brothers, must asi
al help from our young brethren. !
Is Tor you, Americans Of the Srea
IN and free Federation Of the North, t
in help US to form our Federation o
of Europe, for the sake Of the peace an
happiness Of the entire universe