Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
ROLE The UNITED
STATES MUST PLAY
Views of -Four Nations on
Best Service u. s. Can
Render.
Should Remain Impartial in
Order to Be Able to
Settle the War.

NEW YORK. Dec. Sl.-Represen-
tatives Of four countries engaged in
the European war contribute TO a
current issue OF Worlds Work views
on how the United States. as a neu-
trail nation. can be Of the most SER
vice to humanity The statements,
which follow. embrace the personal
views of SIR Edward Grey, secretary
Of state for foreign affairs of Great
Britain; Count Okuma, premier Of
Japan, and DR.. Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg, chancellor o fthe German EN-
pire, and the Official Austrian view,
submitted by DIR. Constanin Theodor
Dumba, the ambassador of Austria
Hungary to the United States.
And the Right Side.
SIR Edward Grey-"If the World S
Work wants q contribution to its CEN
tral idea Of enquiring how the United
States may best serve the interests Of
civilization at this period Of change
and redefinition; how best their i'm.
nunity may be used; and what Is
their opportunity, not only selfishly
but altrutstically; the only thing
can say Is that great nation stand
ing outside this European conflict
should use what influence 1t can on
the side of right and ag linst wrong.
Perhaps l may explain how impos-
s'ble It Is for a member Of a govern
ment who believe that they are fight
ing 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."
United States to Lead Way.
Count Okuma-"While 1t would be
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,
thei efore, safe to say that the expert
ences 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 an opportunity for an
Impartial wise counsel to prevail. l
mean the counsel for a reduction OF
armament and for the cultivation OF
the spirit Of mutual liberation ana es-
TEEN among peoples Of different races
and creeds, with consequent adher-
ence on the part of all nations to the
principle of reciprocal freedom and
equality in their intercourse with
each other. As long as nations OF
the world live in armed peace and
as long as they permit their peoples
to be ruled by social animOsltie3 or
national prejudices there can De no
real peace and the world will have
to suffer forever
But who is to be the one that shall
give such an impartial counsel and
have II listened to? To me 1t looks
as II by providence the United States
is kept apart from the present mo-
mentous struggle. / sincerely hore
she will remain so throughout it"
Remain Impartial.
DIR. Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg-"1
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 SER
viceable for the purpose of helping
the cause Of humanity during the
present terrible war. The answer
seems obvious.
THE people of the United States
will best serve the cause of peace
and humanity by being not only neil
trail according to the letter OF Pres
ident Wilson's proclamation, but also
impartial in the spirit Of his fur
ther utterances. This Is the only
way to gain the confidence OF the
whole world, ana without this con-
fidence the United States cannot hope
TO render the important services TO
the cause OF humanity which II
wishes to render.
Germany hopes that peace will
come soon. After the great sacri-
fices which the German nation has
brought, with an unanimity and de-
Vot;on without parallel in history, no
peace can, however, be acceptable
which does not guarantee Germany
against q second attack from its pres
ent enemies. Germany does not wish
to dominate the world, or, like Brit
ish navalism, to rule the waves. All
it wants is equal opportunity, open