Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-01
VISC0UNT BRYCE
HOPES GOOD WILL
COME FROM WAR
Former Ambassador to United
States Talks Interestingly
of Problems Confronting
Nations of World,

tAssocirted Press Correspondence)
London, July 20-The noise of war
is all-pCrvading here and nothing hut
war is in the minds of people But
out of the blackness of war details
accounts Of battles, long casualty lists,
war loans, recruiting. and ammunition
supplies, the student habits OF Wis
count Bryce. i'm viewing the historical
values Of events permit him to detach
himself from the day-to-day turmoil
and take his bearings on some of the
larger results that may come OUT of
the struggle.
When seen in his study 10y rep
resentative of the Associated Press
terest i'm American affairs that has
made him an authority ON them since
his American Commonwealth APP
peared, and the same intimate ac-
Quaintance with American men and
affairs, political and party questions
and public issues. Gle is little changed
from his days as ambassador at
Washington the same alermcss and
intense keenness of manner, his shay
sy fun beard and heavy eyebrows now
quite white every movement having
the vigor of a man of middle life
Since he became member of the
house Of lords he gives much attens
ton to the pressing questions now
croWding on parliament. taking quar-
ters within easy reach OF the upper
chamber al Westminster where he
often joins in the serious and rather
heavy debates of that august body
And yet he finds time for his literary
work and for gauging some of The
historical results likely or possible -
survive the conflict.
The interest taken In America in
Lord BrNce's notable report on All
legged Atrocities Committed hy the
Germans in Belgium. was source Of
much satisfaction TO him The COM
mittee over which ! presided reached
conclusions very slowly and rouc-
tantlN' he said II personally have
many friends i'm Germany and ] could
hardly believe that such things could
be true or that they knew such things
were happening But beginning wi;h
an open mind. and even i'm doubt tae
truth of The charges was finally
forced upon all of the committee
by the accumulation Of evidence As
it u.s. l-cannot believe the German peo-
pie know uhat is going on. Th6y re-
ceiye only the military version and
the people arc not aware of the real
conditions, not only as to Belgium olt
in the whole range of events connect
cd with the war, The military party
with its Won Bernhard spirit Is still
completely dominant
Reference was made i'm the course
of the talk to Lord Bryce's pamphlet
on Neutral Nations and the War,
and to some interpretations drawn
from il on some of the larger results
which might come out of the war Al.
though these interpretations were not
intended at the time for publication,
Lord Bryce later approved their use
as expressing his view, as follows
Results Arc Uncertain.
1T is too soon to say what the war
will bring in good or evil But we
can at least hope and perhaps see
dimly, some Of the things to be
gained one Of the most desirable.
should say, will be the territorial in
tegrity of small states Belgium. Ser
bia, Switzerland Holland If this war
means anything il means that a group
of great states are banded together IN
protecting the small states against
absorption and annihilation The
small state has been as useful i'm its
way to worlds progress as the great
state, and Of incalculahle value as
pacific barrier between antagOnistic
races And yet the small state can
not exist under the rule of force and
the survival of the strongest. its very
existence depends upon the good faith
of the great and powerful states in
dealing with IT, So that either the
small state is going to disappear in
this conflict. or is to emerge with far
greater security than it had before,
and with lasting assurances of its ter
I1torial integrity and the good faith
of great states in dealing with H. II
do not doubt that the result will bs
in favor Of the small state, and that
II VIII be one Of the most beneficial
results TO come ont of the conflict"
Lord Bryce was asked if this would
not lead to some internationalizing of
treaties SO that it would become the
DUTY of the great states to uphold
treaty obligations toward the small
state
yes that liz what we all desire.
that is what the article referred 20
was meant to advocate: it is one Of
the larger results which we may fore /
see with some hope Of realization
said Lord Bryce This war has in
creasingly shown the need of an in
ternational code under which trca-
ties are not alone respected by states /
party to them, but are part Of AN IN
tenatlonal code Of honor which All (
states are bound to uphold Under
such a code any state disregardlng a /.
treaty obligation ID has solffnplA nm