The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
BRITISH TOLD TO
REPRESS HATE
Former Ambassador Bryce
Makes Statement in England.
WOULD FORCE ARBITRATION
Tells Congregational Union That He
Would Bar Talk of Lasting Trade
War With Teutons-U. S. to
Make Peace Move.

Birmingham, England, Oct. 4.-Vis-
fount Bryce of Dechmont, former am
bassador at Washington, addressing
the Congregational union here, decried
the spirit of hate against the Germans
and the talk of lasting trade war.
In conclusion he advocated a league to
restrain aggression and compel arbi-
ration.
IF there is to be recurrence of
wars, becoming more terrible with the
unceasing advance of science" he
said, 1--WE may well despair of the fu-
ture."
Lord Bryce recalled that Premier
Asquiih, Sir Edward Grey and Mr..
Balfour had expressed energetically
and sincerely the need of such ma
chiDery, and said that several groups
OF thinkers were working out the
plans.
40 establish any machinery for pre-
serving peace" continued Lord Bryce,
would sbe impossible without the CO.
operation of the neutral states, and es-
pecially the greatest of all the neutral
states We have been waiting and
watching TO see whether America
would in view of the immense inter-
ests at stake, depart from her old
policy of complete isolation, and bear
her part in the effort for securing
permanent alliance FOL peace. An in
fiuential league for that purpose has
already been formed there, and now
two momentous events have happened,
ON which l dwell because they have !
been little noticed here.
Refers to Wilson's Speech.
Nsident Wilson delivered four
mo- ago a powerful and luminous
spee.H In which he announced that the
United States could not stand aloof
from movement in which the highest
interests of manhood were concerned, |
and that he felt sure the people of the |
United States were prepared TO join |
in any feasible scheme for the proven
tion of future wars.
sTwo months ago Mr.. Charles K. !
Hughes, in accepting the nomination as .
candidate for the presidency by the
Republican party, declared with no less
force and no less sincerity that he was
convinced the time had come for
America to unite with European coun-
tries In a well-considered scheme for
applying methods of arbitration and
Cancellation to securing general and ,
permanent peace in the world.
"Thus, the heads of the two great |
American parties, distinguished men
md the official opponents of American
opinion. have promised the co-opera-
tion of their nation in this project
one of great difficulty, no doubt, but
also of supreme importance. :
sour people and the statesmen who
lead our people could have no greater
encouragement to address themselves,
when the time comes, to this enter ,
prise, which they have already pro-
nounced to be necessary. ! ask your
help to bring this matter before the |
people and to show them how much !
we and every nation have to gain by
removing the terror and the danger of
war, which so long has hung like
black cloud over Europe. The churches !
could do no more truly Christian work. !
Would End seourge to Mankind.
Let not this war have been fought /
In vain! Let us search for and try to !
put into practice some scheme for re-
ducing. and, If possible, at last for |
ending this oldest and most terrible |
scourge of mankind"
Lord Bryce said the country was vir- !
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war must be pursued to victory so
complete as to open the prospect of an
enduring peace, and added:
''On the terms of that treaty the |
people win insist and ought to insist
on expressing their opinion, and the
churches must do their part in helping
to form it,"
He declared that the precepts of
Christianity coincide with those of po-
litical wisdom and that the churches
should work for national unity and
good feeling between the classes.
''Let us avoid, let us repress the !
spirit of hatred" he said. "We are
justly indignant at the war the enemy
powers have waged. We trust that our
victory will warn the world that such
methods must never be resorted TO
again and that those guilty of them
will be punished. ButNis 1t wise to-
talk of banning whole people for all
time TO conner The German people
are under a harsh and tyrannous rule,
which has not only deceived and mis-
led them, but silences any protest.
and there are those who wish 10 pro.
test against its crimes. Some day we
hope they viii overthrow 1t. when they
have learned the truth"