The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-01-05
WARNING nations
ON NEUTRALITY
FOUR NATIONAL LEADERS WRITE
OF AID THIS COUNTRY MAY
RENDER TO EUROPE.
Expressions Given as TO How This
Neutral Country Can Aid the War
Torn Countries.

| European war contribute 10 current
issue Of W orld's Work views Oh how
the United States, as a neutral ma
ton, can be of the most service to
humanity. The statements, which fol
low. embrace the personal views of
| Sir Edward Grey. secretar, Of state
| for foreign affairs OF Great Britain,
| Count OlUma, premier of Japan, and
| Or Won Rethmann Holweg. chan
| cellor of The German eT,lEe, and the
| official \ strian view. 81 united by
DIR. ConsfIn'n Theod) Dan la, tn
ambassador of AustriA.HuHgary to the
United States.
Sir Edward Grey-"If the Worlds
( Work wants a contribution to its CEN
tra idea of inquiriag how the United
! States may best serve the interests
M civilization at this period of
! change and re-definition how best
! their immunity may be used; and
what is their opportunity, not only
; selfishly. but enthusiastically, the only
taiag | ca1 say is that great ma
| ton standing outside this European
| conflict si1ould use what influence il
can on tue s de of right and against
| wrong Perhaps may explain how
impossible it is for a member OF a
government who believe that they
are fighting for the independence OF
| their country, and that all they care
for and believe is at stake, to do any
| thing except plead the cause of that
country and to ask at least for sym
| pathy."
Count Okum9 -"Wllle II would be
both unwise and premature to ex-
press at this time any opinion as to
| where and how the present war
| should be or will be terminated and
| peace be restored, feel certain and.
| therefore, safe to say that the expe-
| riences of this titanic struggle will
bring most forcibly home to us all a
sense of the weighty burdens and
| The horrible waste of war. There
and then will be al opportunity for
an ii partial wise counsel to prevail
| mean the counsel for reduction
OF armament and for the cultivation
OF the spirit of mutual liberation and
esteem among peoples Of different
| races aud creeds, with consequent ad-
hCrence on the part of all nations to
| the principle of reciprocal freedom
and equality in tIeir Intercourse with
eac.. other. AS long as nations of
tie world lived in armed peace and
as long as they permit their peoples
10 be ruled by social animosites or
Material prejudices there can be no
real peace and the world will have to
| suffer forever.
Iut who Is to be the one that shall
give such an impartial counsel ald
| have il llstered to? To me il looks
as ii By Providence the United States
is kept apart from the present mo-
me:a us struggle | sincerely hope
She vii remain so throughout it"
Dir Won ,Bethmann+Hollweg- "I
have been asked by the editor Of the
| Worlds Work TO give an answer TO
the question, how the United States
could best make its neutrality sery-
iceable Tor the purpose of helping the
cause of humanity during the present
terrible war, The answer seems OBJ
vious
The people OF the United States
will lest serve the cause of peace and
humanity by being not only neutral
according to the letter of President
| Wilson's proclamation, but also inn
partial in the spirit OF his further ut
| terances. This is the only way to
gain the confidence of the whole
world, aad without this confidence
the United States cannot hope to
render the important services TO the
cause OF humanity which it wishes
TO render.
Germany hopes that peace will
come soon. After the great sacrifices
which the German nation has brought
with an uaanimity and devotion with
out parallel in history no peace can,
! however, pc acceptable which does
not guarantee Germany against
second attack from its present enc
mics. Germany does not wish to dom
mate the world. or, like British naval
ism, 20 10 q the waves. All it wants
| - equal opportunity, open door Doll
tics, and onen commerce throughout
the wo:ld Least OF all does Germany
desire 20 seek e:Itnsion on the Amer
ican continent. This. however. has
been so often officially by the Impe.
rial government, that need hardly
repeat it here"
official Austrian When,
after the dreadful slaughter of hun
dreds of thousands. doubtless signs
OF lassitude, a slacNening o. the
fiery warlike spirit amongst the ma.
tions in arms will be perceptible. the
moment viii have come for President
Wilson TO propose once more his me-
diation to the belligereat powers. He
Is then warranted in the name of all
neutral powers suffering severely
through the war 10 exercise strong
moral pressure upon the govern
ments of the powers at war. which
might he more ambitious and deter.
mined TO prolong the struggle than
the people themselves.
on which side ought this pressure