Evening star., 1915-11-21

dav in Washington homes.
Three main themes touched upon by
DR.. Jordan in his address were:
Il. Keep America out of this war
80. Stop this killing in Europe.
''3. Provide that this sort of thing
(the European war; shall not happen
again..
Considers Ways and Means.
In his consideration of ways and
means toward the realization of these
objects DIR. Jordan touched upon many
phases of the present international sit
uation. ranging from the grave to the
gay, in a way which has made him one
of the leading exponents of world
peace. He was particularly merciless
last night in his denunciation of the
kings and lords of the European ma
tions. crediting them with the respon-
sibility for the great war
There is no reason by which the
United States could honorably engage
in this war;. declared DR.. Jordan.
Germany has not made any attacks on
Americans because they are Americans.
When We get diplomatic letter from
Germany, whether it be brusque or
gentle, what do we care what it con-
tains? If savage, it merely indicates
that the extreme group in Germany
has control of the pen If more gen
tie. then that the more conservative
group are in power. Should we make
war for any kind of letter We may get
from any group of men? 1t is already
too late to talk about making war,
any way. because we have already de-
cided thas we won't go mall but
two
Who the t-So were Dr. jordan left his
auditors to decide for themselves.
Knew War Meant Ruin, He Says.
1T is net true that this war is due
to economic rivalry" the speaker said
ut is not due to English envy of Ger
many-when did an Englishman ever
envy anybody anything? Men in En-
gland and Germany engaged in com.
merce knew that the war meant ruin
And those who imagine rampan,
Germany after the war. coming to the
United States to rip up our bloateo
bondholders. have poor idea of Ger
many. Germany is as badly off as
Belgium-the only difference is that
Belgium has lost a liberty which Ger.
many never had If German arms were
victorious from now on she would still
be bleeding to death.
The one great center of American
ideals, DIR. Jordan asserted. is the elimi-
nation of the idea of hatred. So close
are we to our country that we do not
often notice the glory of our DEM
ocracy, the worst phases of which
are better than the best in Europe
This is a land where hatred dies, .
he said.
Tribute to '1German-Americans.
If the United States went into the
war, DR.. Jordan declared. all our at
tempts at reform would vanish to-
gether with all the other forward
movements in education. etc. The
speaker paid tribute to the German
american, saying that he could not
think of the Germans as people we
want to hsht. or the Gernan-A Amer
leans. either.
Considering his second theme. "stop
this war DR.. Jordan declared that
II Germany were out of it. and If the
war was stopped. it would not be
started again.
i do not know how to stop it,
frankly admitted the speaker I'VE
haven't got the key to the combina-
ton
The permanent peace commission of
the international peace conference
which recently met in San Francisco
was lauded by DIR. Jordan, who said
that II such a commission were in Eu-
rope now IL would be used by the war
ring nations even if the credit were
given to themselves.
In one of the digressions which form
ed much of the charm of his address
Chancellor Jordan paid his respects to
European kings
much more competent than the kings
Then ne smiled. The queens are usual
~ hand-picked b. the prime ministers
but the kings are chosen by the Lord" "
Reduction of Arrnaments.
The reduction of arnaments after the
war Is something which is bound to
come. Dr. Jordan declared, for the sim
pie reason that the present warning
nations could not keep up their old
military establishments.
As helps 70 the solution OF the third
proposition in his theme, that such a
catastrophe as the great war should
never happen again, the speaker men,
toned the dropping of all armarnents
ana making u harder 10 declare war.
ine bringing ON Of the present wal
was in the nature of a plot against the
German people, said DIR. Jordan. The
basis OF II was the idea that a foreign
patriotism. The German kings alway.
have been intent on keeping the people
back from the privileges of the aris
tocracy. Half Of Germany, at the be.
ginning of the war, was opposed to the
imperial government and the imperia
government knew it,"
By grapevine intelligence" he sait
he had IL. DIR. Jordan told how certain
conspirators in Germany brought OIL
the war and forced the kaiser to sipI
the declaration.
Once begun, the German people ar.
simply doing the natural thing Fl
thinking that they are fighting fol
their existence"
To make IL as hard TO declare war al