The St. Joseph observer., 1915-06-12
AmtelcA no u.t Foa VAN

The uBited States and Germany. the
question now presented is shall our
differences hs settled By arbitration
and eontIIlation bJ sn appeal 10 rea.
Hon and conscience. fortified bT a fea
sohabiH lapse of time foT sober ssc
ond thought and judgment 10 assert
ilssif~ 81 by 40 sppeAi 20 ioTcef
n 30 ansver a. through past his
tory, u you'd. of course. b. torce, for
that was the only thought ~ methDd
IN medieval dAys Bat the United
Flaiva, ,ho spast enlightened nation on
the face VI The earth. stands IN . az
feren' attitude. fos As the greatest
paslnc and non military nAiion u has
upheld higher. nobler IDEAL THIS
American sentiment haA reached its
nOssr in the arbitration treaties of
the trsssnt Democratic admlnistrA
tlon. which afe fondly believed 10 rep
roscut the tlchest and most nearly
endunhE sehietsmeui of one of Amer
ics's gfeat man
These treaties biBd the CONTRACTING
pOWets 10 submit any pnsaiblr dispute
60 Joint commission Df iny"stlgation
aad tonrliiatiun Thsy obligaiu The
slgnefs 10 not make any move toward
var until the commission has been
allowed fun year ~ which 10 pro
pose On amlcablo settlement 1hcy
cover an differences over matters az
i,ciina vital Interests and national
huuof. sud We ave bound by such
treaty puh Nuasis France. EHFlaud
Rnd twenty other povrrs but ai thc
breaking out of bosliluics Gefuany
having accepted IN principle. had not
entered into formal agreement
Theae TREATIES are huW up fur test
aud al within the lifetime uf ibo sec
rotary who dtpv them tbn president
who sanctioned tb.m and the senate
that approved them, aud nos that our
Yustfument has clearly within rs iaa'
firh,s ~ the iaw VI natiuns. has made
demand upon GrTmany. ~htrh that
government spparenlis Is unwilling 90
grant. pleadiRg national nerchHi'y
changed conditions, aud She wrongs
innictrd upou tt BY other governments
90 ns excuse /, astv Tor dlsenssiun
and insvaiiratlun before conclusion
which win mean peace or war i'
reached
Tho situation h. IN a mrssurc. anal
osous 90 thaj which Wr,ipitat'd tbs
war m Europe The Austrian h"if ap
parrnt vAs murdered as Austria D.
nrysd q, thy nsiissliuD and Nlih 'h'
ni,Anca ul Serbia IN" Austrian
ensrumoui made pcrrmgto1S de-
man,,s upon tbs government Of Serhia
Ncrhia stadrd the tssu". pleaded io
time. Austria charged serbia Will
tuaing witt stvAt issues sad a'rlefr'
war Russia promptly came 60 'h
asnistan,r Of serbia U,tiuapF :" IN
aastAtanc. 0f Austria, and in The mG
court pI Mata the mvFits ct these COZ
utetinE rausSa are bo~ ~ litigation
with practically the whole OF EHtoP
and laske portions ot The rest OF Oh
Mu,ld drawn IN a. cpunael fpt ~
prpaecutiou OF Tor the defense, ]
this cour, shrapnyl and shot efr 'h
only loglc, blood and destruction an
death the ony material facts Th" vi
dict eocs 90 tho side that IA the mof
determined. the more ruihlcss. an
that has At Hs diaposel the most An
mun,tlon and a,sllsbl" resources
Man proposes but uod d,eposc
There is pcntiny which shspcs ot
end roush hew ,hcm as We may.
Iss,my a rsset og the reasoned pro
eases and ethirs " anur minds, or
Il sonirthtuR beyond the reach ~ GO
snn and the human WIZ " thv'
within the conscious self Of n,ap
sub conscious other sclt that dom
mates. and that In response 90 "
puises from unknewahle sources d
termines human action when the cfis
romssq hoes IL sweep aside for !
own mysterious purposes. a. me-
rhaa. all the Tvssoncd conclusions th
have taken form Ia theories aud lsea
10 which men. in their weakness ~
Ignorance and folly have Paid hon'AI
ss TO Immaculate and hisluh
Euides'
Prcs,aent Wilson and hts cabins
,he American people In every far
house and hamie, aud city, have No
under consideration . specific pro
hem. their nnal answer 20 which MI
40 far to provide ths answer to 9
broadly EcnssS, Rrobscias lust ~
e~stcd. They harV denounced q
wiekcdness Of war and sS,elled q
righteousness Of peace, H is no NE
up service they have raid TO Psa'
II was 20, nshlb and caFelesssy ID
they took their stand On the ideals =
nryan ircAtles smhoay They ae.
with drliberAti0a and With the ass'