Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-18

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before. The great Industrial and ner-
camille nations Great britain and
Germany. would not engage 10 nor per
nit a wnr which would destroy their
comtnfrce but they are IN fact the
chief beiilserents
Two other illusions were cherished
concerning the war ns q whole. cine
wa that fhe great powers would never
permit themselves - DO plunged iato a
general European wnf over the affAira
- any ~ the smaller states yet This
anniversary reminds uH that o. vas
over Serbia that the war was beprn
Use other vas that n wnf did occur
% would ~ Necessity boz very brief
probably confined 90 only one 90 t~o
great battles iiut this war has last
ed Tor Yenr without seeming now a.
he any nearer ifH close thnu ~ was Of
thehegiuninF. and ~ methods - onm-
She beginning ana ifs methods - cam
STRUGGLE 90 exhaustion
The beillscrents have been surplus
81. Germany expected HeiHinm 90
yield either ~ temptation or % menace.
and tu permit an Instantaneous md
unupposed attack upon an undefon6ed
French frontier She expected thna fo
crush France before Hu-eia cmid
move ihon co. snniter iin-aln before
Great Britain could acf effectively. o..
ceff it son. and finally fu dispose ~
Great Britain af her Ieisurc. Hut nei
Tium hrpnfhi disappointment to cvprg
one ~ those expectations The allies
90 ne other hand expected o. bring
Germany tn her knees Boo n short time
bot after year ~ strenuous sirur-
ricH Germany. fHr from being beaten 9r
even pui upon No defensive ia ain the
aFeressor ana tho invader
The ueutrni nations have been sur
pfiaod snd disappointed They had
counted lnOu sumo practical and pn.
tent results from Tho Hague conafess
nnd conventions and from wears ~
irenlr ana judicial effort Thry ~
pocfoa ftni TREATIES would he kept
That the prescriptions ~ international
law would hr observed ana chat iila
wnr would hn conducted on moro hu.
man principle and with more regard
fnr the rights - uruffnls Ina non
Duinhatuuta thnn over before uui
treaty has been fiouted with r. wnntun
cfnlciHm mud contempt unmatched Boz
history the rules M lnirrna tuual lnw
iHrt hrrn innursA md tho WI L.
ihfH,is ptpn tunnuntta ei -
lcHfucsH and q iawicss Hpvagery such
aa the wofid bad NOT seen Tor more
than n hundred Yenrs
Tho tniiod states has bad iiH own
special nnd peculiar AwHkruius ftHW
dreams of peace o. bad expected thtt
its remote situation aud its benevolent
ucutrniiti would nssutr lt exemption
from tho uBinH aud pon1itira of what
ever var tho European Powers mishf
wage llut 90 mH discovered thht De-
enjoys nn such Immunity hut that DO
olu not escape aftFr concern. even 60
the menace uf actual rmbrYllucnt iu
the WAL
SOME Of thlH dsllluaIpnmrnt mas Doc
permanent Or mai uo well fHr % tn
N, $50. Tho world may never nRbu
Imagine That Wsu hAH crhHed 300 become
~ fighting aulmsi and that wars have.
therefore. become impossible Tho
United states mas 80 certainly shouid
abandon Tie foolish notion unt
weakness 81 a source uf security. nua
may turn hack Go exc spnirf ideals of
he founders uf thr rcpuhro D., deVci
opiug suitable dcaroo of prepared
uTas. rot fui the wantun wuriuE of
ngsrcasive Waf. bui Con tbe sttoug prr
servntun Uf poace thruush tho mliu
teuHucD uf those rights aud thDse
principiea uf Justice which would FROM
tho only posslhle hpsis uf euduriue
peace
iiai ihrrr are other surpriaes uf the
wnr winch thr world viii mot accept
hs irrrVocahlr N VIII NOT adopt fH n
precedent Che 'srnp pf paper ostim
ste uf "a sacred treaty ID Will mot nH.