The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

an implication Of any security for the
future that this outrage on ciTillzation
would not again be perpetrated at the
first profitable opportunity?
A Demand Of Peace.
THE very substance and style OF the
speech constitutes e. denial OF peace
on the only terms on which peace u,
possible. He is not even conscious now
that Germany has committed any OF
tense against the rights Of free nations.
Listen to this from the note:
mot for an instant have they cine
Central Powers) swerred from thS con
other nations is not in any degree IN
compatible with their own rights ana le-
ultimate interests. $500
When did they discover TINS: mere
was respect for the rights of other ma
! tons in Belgium and Serbia: That was
self defence, menaced l suppose. by inc
overwhelming armies of belgium !
suppose. the Germans had been MUM
dated into invading Belgium ana burn
| ing Belgian cities and villages. into
m9ssacreing thousands Of the inhaoi.
tants, old and young. into carrying OH
the survivors in bondage. Yea, and they
we're carrying them into the slavery al
! The very moment when TINS note was
being written about their answering
conviction as to the respect due the
rights OF other nations.
Are these outrageS the legitimate
! interest of Germany We must know;
| That is not moment for peace or
rHcuscs.of this kind for nalpablG crimes
can be nut forward two and u half
wears after exposure by the grim facts,
| is there any guarantee that similar SUD
terfuges will not be used In the future
| 10 overthrow any treaty "f peace you
| may enter into with Prussian militar-
| ism?
The note and speech proves that they
have not yet learned the alphabet Of re-
srect for the rights of others.
without rcparation peace is lmpos.
siblc. Are all these outragcs against
| humanity on land and sea to he liQuldal-
ed by few pIous phrases about human
| ily" Germany leaves us TO exact tho
damage for all future violence COM
miltcd after the war. We must exact
it now, 50 as not 10 leave such grim
| in heritancC to our children.
Much as we al long for peace. deep
! ~ as we arc Mortified with war. this
| note and speech. which heraldcd it do
war.
1T is true that in multitude Of
counscllors there is wisdom. That was
do not say that this new craft Is best
! adapted for parliamentary navigation.
! but l am convinced that II Is best Tor
! rot afford us much rncnurng cement I"
hope for an honorable and lasting peace.
Close Of Speech.
! The following are few Of tho most
striking sentences I'6m the latter part
! of Mr. Lloyd Georges speech:
An absolutely new army; the old had
done lis duty and spent itself in the
! achievement Of that great task. This Is
! a new army. \ year ago II WIS ore IN
| the earth Of Rrtuin--yca. and Of Ire
land. 1t became iron. 1t has passed
| through the fiery furnace and the enemy
knows that it is. now fine steel.
An absolutely new army: new mon,
new officers taken from schools, imys
! from. schools. from colleges, from count
! ing houses, never trained 10 war. never
| thought of war: many perhaps never
| handled II weapon Of war; GrncralS
never given an opportunity "f handling
great masses of men.
The have faced the greatest army
| in. the world. the greatest army the
world has ever seen. the best equipped.
| the best trained and they hay" beaten
them hcatrn them. beaten them.
Battle after balIlc. day after day.
week after week. in the strongest on
! trcnrhmrnts ever devised ny human
skill. they have driven them out by
vnlor. vnlor which is Incredible when
YOU read tho story uf it.
IL have no doubt !rat the old cab-
nets were better adhptGd In nuvisat"
the parliamentary river. win ITS shoals
and shifting sands. anu nrrhars tor a
, cruise in home waters. Rut capinrt
Of - WAS rather toph"avy for gale.
! do not say thai this new craft Is best
adapted for parliamentary navlEatfnn'
! but / am convinced that II is best Tor
war. 49,,
| ruuuscllnrs there is wisdom. That was
written for oriental countries in pcnrn
! times Yuu can't ran war with
: Suuhcdri. That is tn" meaning 81 our
r;,hinet Of fly. and is members doing
srntry duty outside manning the ways
| and defending III" ru'Inrtl chamber
AKA inst attack while We arc trying I"
J ,lu our work inside. -
{ You can't hay" absolute equality IN
hat * q.
. But YOU can have equal readiness %
s;tcriicc from all. r.,
! The rrrmirr's rcrorHii"n WAS as l"'-
IuWS:
: IF IN this, Wal. have paid s"ant heed To-
, tho call Of pHrty. II is h""hus" rcallH:d
! rrun, the ,inu1cut the F:usSian cannon
hurled death mt a l"n""ahlr and ln"i
. trusive lit;lr country ti'at 'haIfHt'
had bern SAINT To civilization to dttlu'.
: an issue higher than party. deeper than
! rar,y, wider than aIl parties. an issue.
uuon the settlement "t which VIII de-
, pGnd the fate Of the men in this world
) for generations. when existing parties
will have. fallen like dead leaves on the
highway.
( .;rhoSc issues are tn" issues I want L"
, Errl. in frint of the nation. so that we
shall not fstlt"r or faint in our rcSoln-
1innS
',rhrrn is q tim" in every prolonged
and fierce war WHEN III th" passion anu
age Of contlict men forget the high pur-
rtS.. with which they entered ii. This
il L struggle for international right. M
>"rnaticnal honor. international good
/: faith-the channc. along which peace.
honor and good will must flow among
! men. -,
"The entertainments laboriously built
! up by generations of men against bar
/ barisln have been broken and had not
| tho might Of britain PASSED into tho
breach Europ" would liaH" I""n Inundat-
| rd with q food If savagcry and un-
| hrdlcd lust IF power