The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-06

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Adolphe Carnot. president OF the Re-
publican-Democratic Alliance. grandson
of the Organizer Of Victory" of the
French Revolution. member OF the
Academy OF Sciences. based his opposi-
tion to peace now on the belief that
French organization has proved superior
to the much Wanted organization OF the
Germans.
There are" ne said. several rea-
sons for believing that the war may
come to an end soon. but II IL impos-
sible to give even an approximate date
for the peace preliminaries. Every
thing now points to victory for us.
The coordination OF the allied forces
gives us an assurance OF fnal triumph
and we shall h be in a position to
dictate peace. 1t is not for us to talk
about peace until then"
Hates War, Against Peace.
Prot. Charles Itichet. member OF the
Academy OF Sciences. is An ardent apos-
tie OF peace. He makes no attempt to
hide his horror of war. The advan-
tages OF even a victorious peace" he
explained. seem to me mediocre in
comparison with the blood which has
been shed and the sacrifices made. I
would have given up all the treaties
in the world to have kept France and
Europ" peaceful"
Nevertheless. now that the conflict
is In progress. NJ. Richet believes II
should be waged TO the end.
THE direction OF affairs in the new
Europe. even II Il he a ruined Europe.
must not be left i'm the hands OF Ger
many he said. The question is for
me as follows: on which nation will
the task of rebuilding Europe rest?
What nation will be able to place Eu-
rope again on the path toward prog
ress? What nation will guide a lost
civilization and a worn out world to-
ward the rebirth? For the well being
Of all that nation must be France.
That Is the decisive reason for fighting
tn the end so az to prepare for the
resurrection. probably a long way OF.
of human intelligence.
AS for the real advantages of peace
Il will be very long before the world
can enjoy them. War Ia a milestone
on the neck of intellectual develop
ment. The nations which are vanquished
will think only of revenge. No nation
will want TO be exposed again to the
danger of attack and preparation for
the new war will he the universal pre-
occupation.
Il do not doubt for "a single instant
that humanity will in the long run
reawaken and take UP again its march
toward IN, light. But even the great
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see that day. II is. however. 10 hasten
that day that France must fight ener-
getically and spare no effort to gain "A
complete victory. The triurnph of her
arms will be the prelude 10 the tri-
umph of her generous ideas, II she. like
other nations. has to feel the counter
shock OF this terrific conflict, il must
he expected OF her that she will pre-
pare civilization for prosperous NOR
rows. The liberty of peoples and In
div!duals will enable us TO reach this
result. Perhaps, also. We shall be aided
In this task by a German revolution
perhaps"
"Quarter of an Hour" Needed.
Joseph Relnach, former Deputy and
one of the editors of lie Figaro, in which,
under the pseudonym OF Polybe he has
written several articles on the progress
OF the war. said
W have entered into the period of
the war where the decisive factor l.
patience. ~tenacity. obstinacy. Victory
says a Japanese proverb. belongs 10
the nation which has a quarter of an
hour more OF patience We are now
In that quarter of an hour I have
aeen a letter from a German Intellectual
in which he says the world of letters,
law. medicine In Germany, is suffering
from a feeling of pessimism. But.
he adds, we shall he saved by the ner-
vous exhaustion OF France He is
counting on the idea that the reserve
force Of moral courage. patience and
tenacity of France is inferior 10 that
OF Germany.
There If an example Of the lack
Of Judgment OF the Germans. The CIV
ilian population of France will hold out
to the end, all the more since they are
warned thar IL IL on their nervous en-
haustion' that Germany is basing hopes
OF victory
Paul Adam. novelist and writer on
political and social questions. said
calculations based on indisputable
facts indicate that the economic situa-
ton of the Central Empires will begin
to be very serious during or at the end
Of the present winter. II must not,
however. be deduced from this that
peace will then be in sight. Even
though our enemies may be i'm sore
straits financially they can continue to
fight. facing as best they may the con-
stant diminution Of their moral and
physical resistance.
w must win a definite victory which
Will reduce Germany to impotence for
an unlimited time. which will permit w.
to make her Industries work for III to
give us the fifty or sixty milliards of
francs due IA indemnity for the war and
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of this aim we must never allow "A weak
ening Of the courage, the patience, The
moral strength necessary to victory.
Logically we can think OF peace only as
"A distant dream. We must first drive
the out Of France and then
pursue them into their own territory,
where 1t may be expected that they will
struggle on with grim determination to
guard their independence. Each of
these operations will take at least II
year.
Wants No Lame" Peace.
IF the course OF events induced US
to accept a lame peace I believe that
Of wars. The years to come would
see nothing hut the preparations for
new conflicts until one OF the opposing
sides was entirely vanQuished. ] see
no sign hat such a state of things will
come to pass"
NJ. David-Mennet. president of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Paris, speak
ing in the name ~ the business interests
of the French capital. laid stress on the
economic disadvantages which would he
an Inevitable result of a hasty peace.
MEN are constantly returning on leave
from the front he said. who before
tho war were employed by commercial
firms In Paris. When they aye asked
about the hard life in the trenches. about
the prospects OF n long campaign. they
reply: III We yield to the Germans
we'll be eaten up These familiar words