The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-02
THE MEANS OF PEACE.
Stop Selling War Material and Let
Germany Conquer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: DC
not we Americans. as a humane and
neutral nation. desire to end this fearful
war DO we not wish to stop the delugt
OF blood on the battleaelds of Europe
the loss OF life in the English Channel
the Dardanelles and the valley of the
Euphrates? Think Of the daily horrors
not only to those who perish in the hail
of %shrapnel or by the lightning stroke
Of bayonet or amid the sitting fumes OF
gas or the strangling OF impetuous
waters. but to the living. those waiting
for word Of loved ones on shore or
battleship or suspected or marked o u
merchantmen those hearing the fatal
news at last. Does not humanity,
Christianity demand that we Ameri.
can people do what we a to end this
awful sacrifce7
Now consider that II W. annot END
this European war at once We can as
sure a comparatively early ending Of It.
How7 Stop the sale OF all war NUM-
lions and all articles possibly available
for use in hostilities to the nations
fighting the German-Austro-H Hungarian
Turkish alliance. / will show you how
this would accomplish what all peace
loving humanitarian Americans should
desire for the sake II peace and comfort
alone. Forget the money profits In the
traffic think of what commercial ad-
vantages we might by and by derive
from the friendliness of the three great
Powers whose territories range from
Cuxhaven to the Bosporus.
Germany cannot be conquered the
Germans themselves say 40. And II
Germany cannot be conquered neither
can the Habsburgs nor the Ottomans.
Corpnuny hao nnaI IN tuva nv fhraa
years supply OF ammunition and raw
material for several more years OF
manufacture, In anticipation of n ruth
less attack by half prepared. deficient
enemies. and she has occupied already
French md Belgian territory which. II
she were undisturbed, could be utilized
for the production and manufacture of
much more raw material. A gentleman.
In behalf OF tho German Industrial In
terests In this country. has published
In the columns of one OF your con-
tomporaries this estimate OF the pot
centage Of Frances iron, steel and coal
industry under German control: Coal.
SIS coke. 7s.S: iron ore. 90; pig iron.
s5.7: puddle iron and puddle steel. ga
steel billetA 7e; rails and sleepers, 70
girders, SIS; sheets, $50; wire, 100
steel castings. 76.9.
L tnereIOre repeat tnht tne pcTItidrn
say that they cannot be conquered.
What follows7 II tho Allies are cut on
from the supplies created by our 'mur-
der traffic" Germany will a n mo-
nopoly OF the production of murder
Instruments. In addition 10 the great
stock she treated beforehand In antici-
patton of attack by ruthless. u~nprepared
enemies. Gradually the Franco-English
armies now in the field would be de-
feated and dispersed or exterminated
and much larger portions OF France
would be made tributary TO German
efficiency in the manufacture OF new
murder" supplies. Russia's "hordes'
would he overwhelmed. and Russia, II
no, conquered. would he rendered Inn
potent. Land army and gun reinforce
ments woull enable Turkey TO beat back
the anti-German Christian Invaders and
the Franco-British fleets would be com
PEELED 10 leave the Dardanelles.
within a comparatively short time
the only nation prolong!ng this cruel.
bloody val would be Great Britain.
So In order TO stop the war. the British
navy would have q be crushed. Can
We doubt that Germany. with the big
supplies of war material accumulated In
expectation OF an attack by ruthless,
unprepared enemies. with the produc-
tive forces Of France IN her control and
with the French ports along tho Eng
lish Chanpal and the Russian ports
along the Baltic In German hands. would
he able In n year or two TO add 10 her
present locked up fleet a naval force,
submarine and oversee, which. coupled
with her reinforced aerial equipment.
would reduce the British navy TO ruin
and destroy British commerce. Peace.
then. would he inevitable a peace, nat
urally. dictated by the German,c-Turk-
ish combination and v~indlcating Teu-
tonic culture and efficiency. Teutonic
ideals and aims, Teutonic methods OF
diplomacy and war conduct.
Blu II would he peace. and that Ii
what we are tod humane and neutral
America wants above all things else.
To summarize Germany canno be
conquered the Germans tell us SO.
Therefore II we continue TO sell war
munitions TO the nations opposed to the
Turp-Germanic alliance we shall make
The wal everlasting. But II we stop
selling war material 10 these unpre-
pared enemies OF Germany. Austria
Hungary and Turkey. those thrcn
Powers will he able to be victorious IN
n few years over even Great Britain,
and so we shall have peace. Can a
lover Of peace fail 10 admit the logic?
NEW York. May 81. @. T.. n.
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