The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-24
Rep. Fess Predicts German
Success in Poland and Rus
sian Opening to Sea
! Through Dardanelles.
WILSON COMMENDED
President Makes Every Dip
lomatic Move Possible to
Prevent Conflict From En-
quilting America.

Germany will drive the Russians
out Of Poland and will establish her.
self at Odessa, the most important
port on the Black Sea- Then she will
make peace overatures to the Car,
Offering his country the Dardanelles
a. an outlet to the South sea, prob
ably involving Constantinople, IN re-
turn for Russia's help to Germany In
annihilating England. Turkey will be
given Egypt to satisfy her for the loss
Of Constantinople."
This prediction, which included a
possible break in the political and
physical life of Great Britain, was
made yesterday afternoon by Congress-
man s. D. Tess, of Ohio, in discuss
ing the European war before chau-
tauaua audience OF Ave hundred per-
sons.
Every country involved In the con-
flict, with the exception of Belgium,
was blamed for the war by the speaker
who discussed the causes which led
to It. He referred to the war as
"Russia's fretfulness," in being denied
a port either in the north, east or
south Of Europe.
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It was Kaiser Williams impetuosity
which precipitated the war, he said,
when Germany's emperor refused to
heed the advice Of Sir Edward Grey,
foreign secretary Of England, to seek
a conference with its object, arbitra'
ton of the difficulties. The speaker
said that the Kaiser should not have
been so hasty in seeking the cause
Of the Cars mobilization notwith.
standing Russia's wrongful act in
mobilizing on Germany's border.
1.-The Balkans are the key to the
situation" said Congressman Tess.
and I predict the entrance Of each
of the states into the war. The quarrel
between Austria and Servia was not
the cause OF the war, neither was the
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
This war Is a racial, political, indus
trial and religious war.
Russia at the close Of the Japanese
Russian war wa swithout a port fol
her commerce and 1t has been the
dreams of her greatest statesmen and
her whole ambition to have an outlet
for her commerce. She will never
agree to any Of the Balkan states be
d
enemies because that will thwart hel
whole design in this war.
Austria Without Right.
Austria had no right to make hel
requirement of Servia which woulc
have involved Servia's yielding hel
independence. Russia cannot be
blamed for wanting to prevent Servis
becoming a province OF Austria wher
Servia's people are Slavs and friends
of Russia and the Austrians are ira
ditional enemies.
But in mobilizing her army to pre-
vent this move. why did Russia mobi
lie on Germany's border? Unfor
tunately, the Kaiser dispatched an ul
timatum to the Car ordering tn.
mobilization stopped. The Gar re
fused.
France was a member Of the Triple
Entente. She also sought Alsace-Lor
raine, which was taken from her mor'
than a decade ago by Germany.
What right had England to ente
the war? She claims her desire t.
maintain and uphold the neutrality o
Belgium. Why didn't England main
tain the neutrality OF China whel
Japan tread upon that country
Where will England be If dificultie
should arise between the Unite'
States and Japan"
Congressman Fess discussed tn
failure of the Allies in their attemp
to starve Germany into submission. HI
doubted the efforts Of the Allies evel
ultimately to quell the Germans, bu
thought the financial strain on all o
the countries involved in the wa
would have something to do with it
outcome
He paid a tribute to President Wi
son, saying that the chief executive
had made every diplomatic NOV
known to international law and If
was possible would prevent the Unite
States becoming involved in the war.