Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-25


Judgment.
Not one Of the patIopF nov "a war
Icnn AFFORD 10 look with contempt
upon any sincere suggestion Of peace,
Nvs ono Of them Is 10 spffieientiy
sirong economic md industrial and
innuential condition u look for bcnc-
nis from o prolonged war 9y The exr
bsvstlop Of any enemy, ~
| The objections TO an early peace
appoar 10 be. concentrated IL the fear
that Il might not be permanent, 1t
would haze had terrible conse-
quencc upon the past history and suf-
feripg Of manklnd II al wars had
been kept up indefinitely upon tbe
theory that the armies might get 70
lighting agaln after breathing
spell.
one Of the really Fad and serious
phases Of this war Is that neither
side knows precisely what end II de-
tlrcs to achieve. England claims 10
hc lighting for the extinction of Mill
tariam. Germany claims 10 be night
INK for a place in the sun, The great
danger IN modern times Is the Quar-
rel over phrases that are rhetorical
bit which, upon analysis become
vague and fptllc This Is as true In
times Of peace as In times OF war.
Many well-meaning people In this
country say they are fighting for
social jnstice," but ask them 10 de-
fine what they mean by social justice
and no two Of them agree. Chairman
Walsh thinks IL would be social jIs-
tlce for the government to confiscato
all the lands and 70 abolish absentee
iandlordisn. ....,.. ..t,...
stripped Of high-flown ycrbiage.
what does the extinction Of milltarism
mean? DOCS II mean that the war is
10 continue until every German gun
II spiked or thrown into the sea? IN
like manner. what Is meant by Ger
Inanys place In the sun? Does It
mean thar Germany will not consent
10 peace until the British navy is OBJ
Iiterated. and the British colonial
empire dismcmbered?
It is pride that stands in the way
" peace autocratic pride on both
.ldes, the pride OF one set of rulers
holding off until complete prosira-
lion falls upon their lands rather
han ask another set OF rulers TO stop !
hostilities In the interest OF an early
peace parlcy.
This obstinate vanity Is seen in the
nIlitary and official statements en-
from both sides Both Ger
many and ENGLAND send out weary
,easts that their supplies and re-
oufces and men are inexbaustible
But the neutral world knows better
md II also sees that after six months
4 incredible sufferlngs, crucllies,
waste aud slaughter, the armies and
iavles of these ten nations have ae-
nothing more than q stale
nate,
The lghtng In Poland and East
,ruAsla Is about the same as II was |
our months ago For the third time
he Russian armies are now overrun-
ling Dukowina and are crossing the
'arpathians. The Germans are with
Il a few hundred yards az farthest
rom The positions taken By them af- |
err the retreat from near Paris.
A number OF British warships have
zen sunk and u number of German |
Parships have been destroyed--the
osses OF little consequence to either
Idle, when we consider the magnitude
I the war The Germans have made
9th sea and air raids against the
snElish coast, without appreclable ef-
cot, and the British fleet has raided
he German base at Cuxhaven and
.nglish aud French airmen have
ropped bombs on German cities.
unspcakable sufferngs are being ex-
oricnccd In Belgium, in Poland and i
a seryia as results OF the war. The
orrors have fallen heaviest upon
gomen and children and upon the
ged aud the infirm
over the universe, there is a Just God
Who rules and relgns, and there will
,e terrible reckoning for the men
esponsble for this war,