Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-03
HE AIM OF rAE wAR

THE AIM OF THE WAR
 It is bootless to speculate longer on how the war started or who is responsible for t. The question now is how the war to end? What are ae objects to be attained? can good be brought forth out of this monstrous evil? Can the beHgereuts fight and work toward some conclusion that viii partly justify the pain blood and treasurer
 Both sides the controversy profess aim such an end Germany expresses desire to establish world peace somewhat as ancient Rome did--by making her self supreme through conquest then acting police the other nations If the present proves anything proves that other sefrespectng nations will punish such presumption at whatever cost The world has passed the age when one country could sway it.
 So powerful is this circle of foes raised by Germany ambition that seems impossible that she win, in spite of her enormous strength and courage Her pur- pose, whether for the worlds veal or woe win hardly be attained in this war. at least
 From the Allies have come clearer expressions of their aims Premier Asquith of Great Britain who evi- dently has more to do with shaping the Allies policy than any other statesman has just said:
 We shall not sheatbe the sword. which
 have not lightly drawn until Belgium has recovered
 more than she has sacrih,ed until France is ade-
 quatey secured against menace until the rights
 of the smaller nauonalites have been placed upon
 an unassa.able foundation. and mtH he military
 domination of Prussia is finally destroyed"
 This precise statement is worth remembering. M-. Asqum properly puts first the claims of Belgium When the German army invaded that rashly heroic country, Chancellor Won Bohmann HoIwes said in speech be- fore he Reicbstas. 'The wrong that inaict upon r.f The unexpected reaistence of the Begians has eu bittered Germany that, in case of final victory it s unlikely that promise would be kept
 If it falls to the Allies to impose terms Of peace a. though Belgium cannot possibly recover more than she has sacrificed" there may be money indemnity iare enough to rebuild ruined cities factories and rail roads with possibly little to care for the widows and orphans And if the Allies march into Berlin ss vcors may be taken for granted that first in the triumphant procession down Inter den Linden vii b. Eu4 Albert with the remnant his weary, tatterel troops
 "uutu France is adequately secured against menace doubtless means more anything else the extension of her eastern border again the Rhine through the restoration of the provinces of Alsaoe and Lorraine which Germany took from her after the last
 'rIacua the rights of the smaller natonalities upon an unassalabo foundation" is one the things tha. civilized powers should have attended to long age Countless wars have started with ageressions committed by powerful nations upon weak ones. If seryias rights mad been placed upon an unassaiabe foundation his war might not have been.
 The small nations must be permitted to live unmoest od And SO any system of rational adjustment will pro- vide for the permanent protection of autonomy in Bel qium. Holland Norway Sweden Denmark servia, Bu .aria Roumania Greece and Montenegro. Turkey we may assume win be driven back Asia where it be- lo0as.
 l-e boundaries Of these nations may well chehge Q little to make countries coincide with Thus Ser via might once more include Bosnia and Hezegoyna and might incorporate of the Serbs of Austria Hungary ltalys borders ought to enclose Trcst ano rreutue row part of Austria. The Hmgarians might be an independent nation an unnatural Dual Monarchy can hardly survive the war anyhow. And the Polish race of course should have autonomy whether under Russian suzaranty or not Germany might be extended southeast 10 take in the German part of dismembered Austria
 IT, then. their own anumilitarisuc professions arc sincere it win deyoye upon the conqucrois to disarm themselves except for such forces would be required for the proper policing of Europe suppressug any a. tempt of Germany to rebuild her military system and uniting to subdue any power that dared attack weaker nation.