The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-22
SAYS WILSON IS
ASSET OF Peace
DR.. Jordan Asserts People Of
Europe Did Not Want
Present War.
"NOBLEMEN CAUSED IT"
A1vor,t. Savs Peace Will Re Assured
"NOBLEMEN CAUSED IT.
Advocate Says Peace Will Be Assured
When German People Take Com
mand Away from Royalty.

President Wilson Is the most precious
asset that the cause Of peace has In the
world today" This was a compliment
from DR.. David Starr Jordan, Of Leland
stanford Junior University, which
brought prolonged applause from an in
terested audience IN the First Congre-
gational Church, where he talked Sun
day afternoon DR.. Jordan said he had
conferred with the President, but what
passed between them he would not say
I'm the first place, 1 promised not &c
tell you, and In the second 1 do not re-
member" said the peace advocate.
Credit In Europe Destroyed.
DR.. Jordan's talk carried many Of the
points made In his other speeches. and
he gave special attention to the peace
at-any-price' propagandists by asking
What would not peace be worth to Eu-
rope today?" DR.. Jordan was introduced
by Senator John D. Works. Of California
This war means the destruction oil
credit In Europe, and It will result In
making New York the worlds financial
center, not because II Is richer. but be-
cause the English firms win be bank
rupt," said DIR. Jordan
''Conscription of men for military duty
Is the greatest curse on earth II
making young men serve for men whom
the Lord appointed as ruler. men who
never would have risen to any position
because of any merit Of their own. Eng
land has never had, up to this time. moro
than three rulers with the intelligence
of the average man OF the street.
Not 1000 citizens in Germany wanted
war with anybody. At a meeting l at
tended In Nuremburg, I heard German
speaker ask his countrymen to be more
friendly to England and France. 'Cul'
tured races do not hate one another. be
said.
War Must End I'm Glory.
Then who is it that wanted to fight?
II was the noblemen, who knew not how
to do anything else. and SO to divert
the attention of the people from in
ternal affairs. war was declared. Presl-
dent Wilson offered mediation. but they
were not ready for It then. They hadn't
awed the people enough. They had made
uD their minds that the war must end
in glory. not in collapse.
There Is no dispute that cannot be
settled IL the disputants want 10 do the
right thing. The best thing Secretary
Bryan ever said was, There Is no
ultimatum among friends
'Peace-at-any-price? Sometimes peace
is not offered at any price. Serbia was
offered the alternative of being swallowed
or chewed up overnight Did Serbia de-
serve peace? No nation deserves murder
Peace was not offered to Belgium or
France. France must pay. was the
so!gan. Was peace offered to Germany
Yes. Was il all wool and yard wide
and guaranteed not to SHRINK? Yes
Was peace offered to Great Britain :
Yes. Was it the right kind OF article:
Not exactly. I am going to leave these
questions for you 10 consider.
THE worlds peace will be assured
when the German people take possession
of Germany And when they do take
hold. We shall have the greatest era of
progress IN history. She won't have but
half so many clear-headed. whole
Drained men to do 1t with. but she will
do II. Franklin once said: War is not
paid for in war time; the bill comes
later"