The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-01
MUST BEAT TEUTONS,
HALDANE DECLARES
British EX-Srcrctary of War.
Accused Of PrO-GermaniSm,
Against Peace Now.
SAYS TIME ISN'T RIPE


LONDON Nov 3O-Niscoun' Iialdan'.
former Secretary Of War, who was omit
ted from the makeup ~ the coalition
Cabinet and who has been the subject
OF much attack ny his enemies. who oc-
cuse him of pro-Germanism. presided u
lecture delivered at Kings Hall 'o-
nigh, h, sidney Webb ON The Super
national Authority Which WI Prevent
War"
In his address Lord Haldare said
These are DAYS for both Thought and
work In cfrcvting our deliv"rnr" from
on. of the most tremendous p-rils tao
world has ever srci,
"One question is: 'Ou what terms
would We make peace" The other - :;
When peace is made what machinery
must ", provide 10 see that the world
| is insured so that no such situation Is
the present shall recur''
1T must he remembered that ON Al
lies are IN the same struggle and We are
all pledged not to make separate
peace, as the prospects OF such would ne
I "A fatal suuNe Of weakness. With whom,
| then, should We discuss terms of I''t'"! :!
| Not with that German nation winch
| gave to the world such men rs leasing,
| C;oethe. Schiller and Niebuhr, Those
| men have vanished and their places have
been taken by men whose aim Is con-
quest. The German DEMOCRACY has let
! power get into the hands of other peo-
pie and into the saddle have vaulted men
who, II they could get into a discussion
| with us now. wouln interpret II only us
| a sign OF weakness or AS an opportunity
| to go back IN order to leap again
"Ths only possible peace must b'
| pea.. for the entire world. not peace
! Of this moment, Peace like the former
! cannot he negotiated with the General
stan. When the people of Germany let
! the Emperor and the General stan leap
| into the saddle they made peaceful
communion with us impossible because
II was under IN. leadership of men who
| could not be sincere,
"The German General stan will only
make peace when beaten. our purpose
| is to beat them. Tn" only conditions
under which we will max, peace ar.
those of Asauiths Guildhall declaration
THE second question is one Of eudur.
| ing peace for the world combined with
general tranquility and relief from tho
| burden of arInaments and deliNerance
! from the menace OF militarism, The
, question Is how to secure II. l'ndoubt'
| eddy in the present war the German Cen
| eral Staff made the biggest hlunder r
| the WOTlN history Wntn II btsdh lnt
mad adventure of the present war. N"'
only did they begin II with inadequate
strength. hut also Understanding 'h'
| strength and preparedness of the Allies
| "The question il, do We want 10 keel
up great armaments, coupled with q
terrible financial burden upheld b,
ruined Germany and crippled England
The only thing able to prevent th''
state of AFFAIRS and hold off such CON
| sequences from the world for G'ner
atoms Is complete confidence of the eu'
tire universe that war Is and mus
necessarily he afar OF, And this con
diton must apply not merely to the ma
tions now warning, but to the n'utra
nat ions. for the benefit of TIA" whole
world. Tn. worlds mind must dc
liberata and mature upon this point. l
is a question whereon the collective wis
dom OF the nations must now be eXer
ciscd and the consensus Of thought o
the whole world mus, leave the worl,
much better than before the war began.