The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
Race Is Ono Of the Hardlest In the
World and Has No Intention
Of Being Carved to
PisceA
IN WAR TO THE FINISH
VIII Never Surrender, bvt wit Bottle
on Until Honorable Peace 10
Secured for All ths
AlIleo.

[By Alice Robe. Omitted Prsss staR
Correspondent
ROME, Nov. Icy mau.)-What
Serbia needs at present is physical.
not moral support; shrapnel, not suar
sion: bombs. not bromides-
These were not exactly the words
of his excellency NJ. Gavrtlovitch. Ser
bian minister to the holy see, but It
piled.
'@The European conflict has demon
strated that questions OF morality and
of humanity have been brushed aside
by the Germans and Austrians. They
make no pretenss Of regarding the
laws OF modern warfare. Ethics seems
something entirely foreign to their
understanding.
1T Ia q splendid thing for Serbia
to feel that the moral support OF the
civilized world is behind her uncon-
querable struggle for self preserve
ton. but David did not STAY Goliath
with moral suasion."
Minister Gavrilovftch'S remarks
were called forth BY . query AZ to
the material advantages gained by
Serbia In establishing for the drst
time in history q plenipotsntiAry 1t
the vatican.
Tho interest Of the holy SEQ b es-
tablishing peace and the various sym
path1es attributed at different times
to the holy father In regard to bel
ligerent countries, naturally caused
some conjecture AZ to what attitude
he would assume toward orthodox
Serbia.
The position Of NJ. Gavrilovitch.
Roman Catholic emfssary from an
orthodox Greek country. II unique at
Rome.
The Serbian minister says hs has
never once presented Serbia's ma
terial demands to the holy father.
1--WE Serbains. while ared by m.
tonal love and pride, are capable Of
pushing aside all personal thoughts.
For that reason have never talked
to the holy father Of Serbia alone. I
have not asked him to intercede for
Serbia. How could when his atti-
tude toward peace and humanity Is
one which embraces all countries and
when the vatican's neutrality n above
nations?''
But Serbia win never surrender.
Serbia will never make peace until an
honorable peace for all the allies u
secured"
The tragic picture Of bleeding Ser
bia with wounds agape the third time
in three years, Serbia 80 desp0iled
as to win for it the name. the Bek
GUM Of the Balkans. brought forth
no lamentations from this minister
whose brothers are lighting at the
front, whose relatives have fallen on
the battlefield. whose family has been
scattered and whose property has
been ruined.
Indeed, the words Of The vatican
minister seem symbolic Of an almost
supernatural tenacity and fortftude In
this afflicted country's peoplA The
resurgent strength Of this hardy POO
pie Is more than astonishing.
Il am not pessimistio about Sen.
bia," be continued, FOR I understand
the Serbian nature. The enemy may
kill us, ruin US, but they never can
conquer us. There Is an indomftable
quality in Serbia and though she DO
beaten to earth, she will rise again.
1.-THE Serbian race is one OF tho
hardest in the world and her bitter
struggles through three wars and her
rebounding spirit In the present dih-
culties prove it beyond all doubt"
With Serbia now It is war to the
finish. But it is the triumph Of physi-
cal, not moral power, which the vatt-
can minister recognizes despite his
standing, as he does, for spiritual and
religious diplomacy; despite his adj
mission of the help1essness OF all
fneness, of all ethical and moral eff
forts.
Most assuredly we feel the uplfft
of moral force" he continued. I'VE
Serbians who are Of the Roman Cath
| olic faith look toward the holy father
| for such support, but we do not ex-
pect the impossible. We realize that
! in this world struggle against the Teu-
! ton all spirituality, all morality has
been submerged in the so-called dark
age abyss by our common enemy. 1t
is unfortunately no time for Serbia to
talk Of moral suasion. What America
has done for Serbia has been one of
the big things in the history OF hui
manity. The splendid and successful
fight against typhus is something Ser
bia can never forget.
What more do we Serbians ask
of Americans in this dark hour? We
ask only what the universal voice or
humanity demands. Germany and Aus
tria's contemptuous disregard OF
moral protests is definitely establish
ed. Today we allies have to think
only of crushing brute force by force
with the allies sending US rein
force1n ents. with Americas already
wonderful material help in Red Cross
work. we Serbians are relying upon