Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-25
LONDON BREATHES
WAR IN BUSINESS
AND SOCIAL CIRCLES

LONDON, Aug 24-The noise Of
war is all-pervading here and little.
but war is in the minds Of the people.
But out OF the blackness OF war de
/ tails accounts of battles, long casu-
atty lists. war loans. recruiting, and
ammunition supplies, the student hab-
| its Of Viscount Bryce, in viewing the
/ historical values of events, permit
him to detach himself from the day
to-day turmoil and take his bearings
on some Of the larger results that
may come out of the struggle.
When seen in his study by a rep
. resentative of The Associated Press,
Lord Bryce showed the same keen
interest in American affairs that has
made him an authority on them since
/ his American Commonwealth appear
/ ed, and the same intimate acquain-
lance with American men and affairs,
/ political and party questions and pub
lie issues. He is little changed from
/ his days as ambassador at Washing
| ton; the same alertness and intense
/ keenness Of manner; his shaggy full
{ beard and heavy eyebrows now quite
white; every movement having the
vigor of a man of middle life. Since
/ he became member of the House of
/ Lords he gives much attention to the
I pressing questions now crowding on
/ Parliament, taking quarters within
easy reach of the upper chamber at
/ Westminster, where he often joins in
the serious and rather heavy debates
of that august body And yet he finds
time for the literary work and for
guaging some Of the historical results
likely or possible to survive the con
dict
The interest taken in America in
Lord Bryce's notable report on "Al-
legged Atrocities Committed by the
I Germans i'm Belgium" was a source Of
much satisfaction to him 1.-THE Com
mittee over which I presided reached
/ conclusions very slowly and reiuc-
family" he said Il personally have
many friends I'm Germany and I could
hardly believe that such things could
/ he true OF that they knew such things
/ were happening But, beginning with
an open mind, and even in doubt, the
truth Of the charges was finally forced
upon all the committee by the accum-
ulation of evidence AS it is. I cannot
believe the German people know what
is going on They receive only the
military version and the people are
not aware of the real conditions, not
only as to Belgium but in the whole
range Of events connected with the
war. The military party with its Won
Bernhard spirit, is still completely
dominant"
Reference was made i'm the course
Of the talk to Lord Bryce's pamphlet
on Neutral Nations and the War"
and to some interpretations drawn
from it ON some of the larger results
which might come out of the war.
Although these interpretations were
not intended at the time for publica-
tion, Lord Bryce later approved their
use as expressing his view. as fol-
lows
ut is too soon to say what the war
viii bring in good or evil But we
can at least hope, and perhaps see
- dimly, some of the things to be gain
ed. One of the most desirable. !
should say viii be the territorial in
tegrity of small states-Belgium, Ser.
bia, Switzerland Holland. If this war
means anything it means that a group
Of great states are banded together
in protecting the small states against
absorption and annihilation. The
small state has been as useful, in its
way to the worlds progress as the
great state, and of incalcuable value
] as a pacific barrier between antago
, nistic races. And yet the small state
cannot exist under the rule of force
and the survival Of the strongest. as
it has not the resources for vast milf
tary establishments; it's very exist
ence depends on the good faith of the
the great and powerful states I'm deal
Z ing With IT, So that either the small
p state is going to disappear in this cor
fiict, or is to emerge with far greater
security than it had before, and with
z lasting assurances of IT'S territorial
integrity and the good faith of grea
states in dealing with it. / do mo-
doubt that the result will be i'm favoi
D. of the small state, and that it win b'
e one Of the most beneficial results e
come out of the conflict"
Lord Bryce was asked if this woul,
not lead to some iuternationalizing o
treaties So that it would become the
duty Of the great states to uphol,
treaty obligations toward the small
states
f. Yes that is what we an desire
K that is what the article referred Z,
was meant to advocate Il is one o
y the larger results which we may for
Is see with some hope of realization,
II said Lord Bryce "This war has In
creasingly shown the need of an in
ternational code under which treatie
n- are not alone respected by states pan
Is ty 10 them, but are part of an interns
tional code OF honor which all state
are bound to uphold Under such
H. code any state disregarding a treat
q OBLIGATION IL has sOlemnlv undertaken