The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-22
Sir Edward Grey Asserts in
Public Speech that Emper-
or Could have Secured Peace
at Any Time.
SAYS EVERY OFFER OF
SETTLEMENT REFUSED
Fourth Time Prussia has Made
War on Europe, He Says,
"and We are Determined it
Shall be the Last"

London. March ~. u;fs y. MI
"War might hayc been avoided by
an Earopcan conference when
and where Germany desired" for
cign Secretary Edward Grey todd
AN audience In London this nf-
ternOon.
At the time he was acting chair
man Of gathering which was listen
Ing to a lecture on the strategy of the
war. Continuing along this line the
foreign secretary said:
Germany. from her experience in
the Balkan conference, knew she
could count on our good will and tnat
We were ready to do last July what
We did before. But Germany refused
every suggestion, and on her rests for
all the time the appalling responsible
ity for the war. We now know that
Germany had prepared FOR the war.
and only those who have planned for
war can prepare for t..
Amid loud cheers sir Edward
added:
This Is the fourth time within
living memory that Prussia has made
war upon Europe. and we are deter
| mlncd It shall be the last.
The expenditures OF hundreds OF
millions of money and the loss OF
millions OF lives might have been
avoided by a conference OF the
European powers held IN Lonodn oi
al The Hague or wherever and ir
whatever form Germany would have
/ consented TO hold H.. II would hav,
| been TAR easier 10 have settled tn,
dispute between Austria Hungary and
| Serbia, which Germany made the oc,
| casion for the war than IL was 60 ge
| successfully through the Balkan crisil
of two years
In recent years" the foreign sec
| rotary went on TO say 1--WE have
/ given Germany every assurance ina
/ any aggressive movement upon he
would receive no support from US
/ We Withheld from her only one thinl
tho unconditional promise to stan'
aside. however aggressive Germanl
might be 10 her ueigh6ors.
Last July, before the outbreak o
| war France. Italy and Russia werl
ready To accept q conference. Ger
many refused every suggestion mad
Tor settling the dispute In this way
and on her must rest now and for al
time the appalling responsibility 10
having plunged Europe into this war.
Asking "what Is the issue for whicl
We are nghting?' Sir Edward pro
ceedcd as follows:
IN due time terms OF peace wi
ne put forward by the allies, one us
sontial condition must be the rcstoT
alton OF Belgium to her intependeu
national life aud free possession q
her territory. The great issue Is this
We wish the nations of Europe Ia b
free and 10 live their independer
lives, working out their own form q
govcrnmcnt and their own form Z
national development IN fun libert
whether thoy bee great states or sma
statcs. That Is our ldoai.
"Tho German ideal II that the Gel
mans are "a superior people, 20 Whoi
lam things are lawful and again
whom resistance h unlawful. an
must he put down; that they mu
establish domination Of the natioi
OF the continent and that an must
subscryicnt 10 Germany.
81 would rather perish or leave u
continent altogether than live IN
under such conditions After tn
war We and the other nations
Europe must be free TO live witho
the interference OF the superior vi
lord: without the clank of armor az
the sword contir Ially ratified ir q
scablard heaven continually inVo
cd aud without our policy being di
tntcd b, the miitar" domination
Prussia.
we claim tor ourselves and 1
gethor with our allies We VIII secu
that right 10 live and pursue ouy %
tlonal existence, not in the shadow
Prussian supremacy, ort In the ne
OF cqual liberty