Arizona republican., 1915-01-02

The first outcome of the Europe
condition precedent to u permanent pcace-wc do
not mean that within many years within early
generations there will be perfect peace, but tina,
peace which shall prevent wide, destructive and
world disturbing wars-there must be disarmament.
We believe that that will begin It the end the
present war.
There appeared in The Republican yesterday
morning extracts symposium contributed to
by representatives four nations the subject of
the part the United States play in the restora-
ton of universal and permanent peace These
various views were submitted in response to a re-
quest by the Worlds Work. All of these replies
or less academic and notwithstanding and
none of them are quite fair. Sir Edwin Grey, for
Great Britain that his country is fighting for
its independence and even its existence.
Count Okuma of Japan touches the real solu-
ton in the words: AS long as nations of the world
live in armed peace and long they permit their
peoples to be ruled by social anmosities national
prejudice there be real peace and the world
will have to suffer forever" Count Okuma evidently
had in mind German militarism.
DR.. Won Bethman- 1olweg presents at greater
length the German view. which is a defense of his
countrys naval and military expansion, and
learn from him without surprise that there is such
a
have thought of it before, but generations
ago English song-wrter wrote Britannia Rules
the Wave That has been sung by British sailors
everywhere, and the supremacy of Great Britain
the has everywhere been unquestioned. England
Was so situated that it must have a commanding
position on the sea. In the earlier periods of its
Wide-flung colonies. they needed the assistance Of
the mother country, and later she neede, the
they afforded Otherwise, the tight little
Isle" could have survived
Germany complains that of late years the great
British navy has not been employed FOR the protec
of British commerce. but for the obstruction IF
German commerce. Hence the expansion of the Ger
navy second in the world. and whose
pansion is regarded by many outsiders the chief
conuhbutory of the war; not the assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand not Austrias unreasonable de-
mand upon Servia and not the mobilization of Rus
sian troops along the Austrian border
1t is conended with reason that Great Britain
and France were not bound by unwritten accord.
with the of which Engshman in
thousand acquainted to precipate themselves
into a trouble which in way affected them. Ger
many and Russia likewise have to offer
for their part in the precipitation of conflict which
has engulfed all Europe But their sins could not
Justify the later sins England and France. There
could be excuse for involving all Europe in
slaughter Servia But back of it all the
rapidly growing German navy; the increasing
to England of Helgoland
Not long Premier Asquith in public
speech, asserting that Great Britain WAS fighting
for its existence, declared that the war could not
end until militarism had been crushed Mitarsm
in Germany he meant. of Until then there
could be peace. Germany the dominant mill
may ask, there he any peace long as
Britannia rules the sea? Must not navalism as
well militarism he crushed?