The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-26

the German pc, will realize that
they are not suffering and dying for
their mere existance, as they have
been told
"If it were put to vote of the men
at the front whether-provided we
could obtain guarantees that our hon
orable obligations would be fulfilled
we should then make a serious eff
fort to get the parties together then
| am certain such proposition would
be carried by virtual unanimity.
81 am not prepared to face the pros
poets of a military decision which
means a war of attrition, unless | am
convinced there is no other way out.
believe in the security scheme by
which the nations agree together each
to guarantee all and all guarantee
each. An attempt to hold the central
empires down by military decision,
followed by economic strangulation,
| Nbhih mean vail ms lbl W anu llND
peace all hostilities and hatreds of
the war 1t would divide Europe into
two hostile camps and would make war
more inevitable and deadly than ever,
! and would fasten conscription and
miltarism forever on all nations"
Law Opposes Sentiment.
Bonar Law said:
"lf the spirit of the speech to
which we have just listened where to
permeate the country / believe that all
the blood and treasure which have
been spent in the war would have been
spent in vain. 1t is all very
well to say. Let us get their terms
of peace. Yes but can you get any
terms more binding than the treaty
for the protection of Belgium? Can
you come to any conclusions on
paper or by promises that will give us
greater security than we had before
this war?
"Not this nation alone. but the
neutral nations will, hope. under.
stand the position at which we have |
now arrived. Germany has made /
peace proposals On what basis? On |
the basis of her victorious armies. Is |
there a man who. considering the con |
ditions under which this war was |
forced on us and the conditions under |
which the war has been carried on. |
honestly believe that the dangers and !
insecurities from which we have sur !
fered can be cured in any way than
by making the Germans realize that
does not pay: that mill.
tarism is not going to rule the world
Fighting for Security. j.
What are we fighting for? Not
territory; not greater strength as a
nation. We are fighting for two
peace now and for Sc
curity Of peace in time to come. Let
the house remember that what has
happened in this war-outrages in
Belgium, outrages by sea and land.
massacres in Armenia, which Ger
many could have stopped by word
then realize this: The war will {
have been fought in vain. utterly in 7
'ain. unless We can make sure that it '
will never again he in the power Of
my state to do what Germany has [
lone. c
"Is peace to come in this war on
he basis that the greatest crime in =
he worlds history is to go absolutely r
Inpunished? 1t is my firm belief that d
Inless all nations in the world can {
'e made to realize that these moral ,
orces must be vindicated. there never e
an he an enduring peace. n
Il am not afraid am sure our q
roops will fight to the end. II the d
eople at home. who up to now have
lade few sacrifices. except the sac.
ifice Of those dear to them. are de- 81
ermined in this matter and if they b
elieve that the objects for which IL
hey are fighting can be secured. then t'
here is no sacrifice We are not pre- d.
ared TO make" Ia