The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-01

stroy Servia or perish by dissolution
by races flying apart, forever stimulated
by Russian intrigue, by Slay sympathy
If the diplomacy and craftsmanship
of the world failId TO prepare us foI
this struggle, II is not longer possible
TO doubt that they saw il coming Even
now the official papers of the various
governments indicate that nowhere save
in London was there ever hope that war
could be avoided. Even in London it is
lnow to be suspected that the statesmen
foresaw what the politicians would not
admit and British government labor
cd to avoid what il we'll knew was in.
Ieluctable.
Looking back at the last week in July
there il now something almost grotesque
about the industry, the ceaseless, ner-
yous, tireless efforts OF various states
men TO avert a storm which for years
bad been rising, approaching, moving
slowly on. Perhaps, TO the future, Eu.
ropean statesmen will resemble the Afri-
can chiefs who, BY incantations, charms
and prayers, endeavoT to prevent an
eclipse or avert cyclone.
From all this tangle of diplomacy
intrigue, OVERLAPPING the gradual coming
\ into collision OF nations, the German
| declaration of war upon Russia on Au
| gust ! energies as. a clear fact, a definite,
decisive incident From that time TO
this the record of events lies clear and
open, a word drama passing from stage
TO stage with incredible rapdity.
Thus in mid.August comes the con-
quest of Belgium, the resistless sweep
Of the German army from the Rhine TO
the Meuse Out OF il all energies the
concrete picture Of a little people, brave
possessed OF unoonquerahle spirit. giving
to mankind one more memorable exam
pie Of that nobility and grandeur which
other generations have found in the story
of Thermopylse OF Marathon
Then in September comes the revela
ton OF France, Of a new France as old
as the history Of the race. Along the
Marine, on the fields where Roman civ
ilization turned back Attila, France, the
decadent, dying France OF the last years
Of the nineteenth century, discloses itself
as the France OF 1889. OF the French rev
olution On that battlefield there is de- !
cided not the issue of the great war, but
the question OF whether there shall be a
France
Eastward. too, arises a new fact, Rus
STA. beaten by Japan. fallen low in mill. 1
taTy estate. stands forth as the Russia /
Of 1912. the Russia that conquered Ma.
poleon. and along the Galician marches /
the Austro- Hungarian military fabric /
begins 20 crumblo into dust. 20 yield 20
the first OF an intermnable series Of de-
feats not vet ended
Not less wonderful was the German 1
Where men talked Of a
machine" an army driven BY mechanics,
made up Of mere instruments, they now
began to behold nation OF human be-
ings, united by an intense patriotism.
courage and confidence.
Forty-four years Of unity, Of common
life and aspiration. had now patiently
welded together separate states into
German fatherland and the gallantry
and devotion OF tne Bavarians claimed
equal praise with the endurance Of the
Prussiaus
In the same time England showed
again with her gallant little army and
her tremendous feet The same qualities,
me same characteristics that have given
her world empire. on land the little
army Of Sir John French. from Mons 10
he Marine. disclosed their inheritance Of
,recisely the qualities that won Water
90 and made the peninsula the grave Of
armies.
Thus Il has been that little by little /
ne world has learned u discard the no
ion. the idea. that Waterloo. a sedan,
Jena VAS 20 h. expected. Rather II
,ecame plain 10 an observers that what
sas beginning was one OF those long
erribie struggles. fortunately infrequent ?
n an human history. IN which ail the
dement's 81 chaos Of unrest. Of revolu
ion, Of struggle, attain temporary su-
.remarv. and the result i q conflict, IN
hich the details and causes are equally z
l,seure and compler and only eHhaus
ion esn bring peacs e
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etts. On the one side the world sees 9
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lives men. women and children Heeinr o
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