The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

pOsSih.e. NJ other intention ~ to he eN-
pectrd.
she cannot he asked. after Belgium,
Ia place her faith i'm Germauy's sigma
ture to a treaty. She cannot be asked,
lying next door to an armed Germany
to believe that in future she may so
about her work without any fear II his
tory repeating Itself
40; France is an essentially logical
nation. and having got her hand on the
throat OF Prussan militarism she VIII
never let go--neVer--until that menace
Is throttled for good and all. SO. you
see, the end of the war means 10 France
more than the driving OF the Germans
beyond the Rhine
And England is with France, and an
is Russia. The Allies want peace that
will he safe from the disturber Of the
world for good nifty or hundred
years. Nobody is safe till Germany II
! disarmed'
This conversation has revived in my
mind a very grave and extremely aim
/ cult matter about which | have heard
responsible men in England express
anxious opinions | refer b. peace pro-
/ posals likely to emanate from neutral
! countries.
1t is not an easy thing TO write upon
! this subject, but cannot see that harm
! is likely TO arise from laying before
/ American readers a least some notion
! Of the questions which are gradually
/ framing themselves in the mind or far
Z seeing and cautious men on the other
side OF the Atlantic as they look from
the field Of battle to the field OF dlplo-
macy. And for myself ] am persuaded
that the Allies have everything 10 gain
from making IL clear to neutral coun-
| tries that their deliberate and unalter-
able purpose is the destruction Of Prus-
sian mlitarism mot the wounding OF
the Gripping Of that appalling threat
to democratic civilization but Its abso'
lutte destruction.
Men are asking themselves: III Ger
many sues for peace, what will America
say to the Allies? or, II Germany per
SHADES America to intervene, what vii
America say when the Allies, however
politely decline her intervention" And
they ask this further question: III It Il
difficult in England to realize what thi'
war means TO France, Is IL possible FOL
distant and prosperous America To un
derstand the life and death nature o
that struggle? Can America visualize
such a condition Of things as tn,
French official report ON outrages dis
closed to our Mortified imagination
rillage, arson, rape and murder are th'
usual practice of the enemy
Rumors are ahoat to the effect tha
. Germany intends to play two trumI
cards early ia the ,prius. one ~ thss
cards is America. The other, Rome.
We are todd that The German vote II
{ the United States IS strong enough Il
1 influence American politicians and tina
, American politicians viii not mud II
. d.tiicult matter 20 persuade Mr.. BrNal
: to make a bid for peace. And If TIA
Allies refuse to believe in any German
promise u they decline the good OF
! fees of America and II they annouNc
. their intention to tight Tor the d,'tatio
d of peace terms, which shall not rel
n ! ru! their sdnctIty on any scrap 81 paper
10 Germany, we are told Will bring sue
p pressure 10 bear upon American poll
ticians as must end in very dangerou
. relations between England and III
70 United states "a consummat lion, by In
= way, which Germans desire only seCon
70 10 a world victory
;, As regards Rome, Germany intend
=. to make all possible use Of the Pope
very natural desire to save the Aus
d trian Empire. Rome has always re
: saraei Austria with particular fl1aT