New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28

leigh Of Elizabeth's reign, thinking as the
colleague Of Dsrseli in tho Berlin Congress,
thinking OF tho Armenian atrocities against
which and "the unspeskable Turk" Gladstone
was laundering. What then2 Could England
in 1899, or can she now, prefer Turkey with
Russian dressing" to Turkey with German
dressing? The alternative Is practically
speaking) inevitable.
Canadian wheat and Australian wool Will
be stronger British arguments against the
Russofcation OF tho Dardsneles than they
might have been in '7s or 99-apsrt from
the political objections, tho Suez route, the
Russian wedge between the inland sea and
India" etc. These things cannot very well
be openly discussed, just now, in London;
but the brains OF England are not in the
boots or bayonets OF her soldiers Mr.. Lloyd
George has 10 consider the future well as
the present.
The situation in India undoubtedly de-
mands attention and action. The situation
| in China is critical-from the British view
point. Are France and England TO be bled
white for the benefit Of allies who fight for
profit while France and England fight for
principle?
The Herald's" Toxic correspondent cables
that Japan will never consent to turn back
Kiao-chau TO Germany. II peace confer
ence should force Japanese Ministry TO re-
store German control over kiao-chau some
thing would be likely TO crack at Toxic.
japan has announced to the world that
Eventually" Kiao-chsu is to be restored TO
her rightful owner, China. But n Germany
is TO lose Kiao-chau (her lurid advertisement
in the Far East there will have TO be some
sort Of compensation, somewhere-unless Ger
many is beaten on land as well as on the
~ rfcrHt =
fully" she has taken most Of the tricks, un-
less Germany is crushed, Prussian prestige
shattered and peace dictated By the Allies.
The Allied crossing Of the Rhine, the ca
pitulaton Of Berlin, the crushing OF the
Prussian menace" the starvation OF the
Central Powers these things seem farther
off to-day than they seemed last Christmas
Day They must remain dreams Of those
who think with their hearts and not with
their heads until the situation i. changed by
some such combination Of circumstances as
The following:
A definite understanding among the Allies
a. 10 whether Russian and japanese schemes
OF conquest are compatible with their own
Near Eastern and Far Eastern interests.
The mobilization Of Allied man power and
economic power upon fair and equal terms.
The discovery OF some Allied military
genius and intrustment to him Of the entire
military conduct of the war.
Then, stickl-with the realization that all
the horrors since August, 1914, are merely
grim preliminsries to the more CHASTITY years
ahead Of the whole world.
/ II it is 70 be fight to a finish, Americans
must realize that they stand at the brink of
frightful chasm. II is scarcely possible
that America can remain outside the war.
/ - = Of
! vast military camp, organized from top to
bottom, stretching from northern France and
Belgium to the tip OF Gallipoli, consuming
whole kingdoms as it strengthens its lines
against the Russian sectors.
Germany is not bottled up" 50 long as her
submarines can carry the war from Kiel and
Helgoland to the great steamship lanes.
Victorious on land, her navy and mercantile
marine still safe from the British Grand
Fleet who thinks that Germany will consent
to be crushed" without return TO fright
fulness possibly. first, on limited scale
sufficient to isolate the British Isles and
completely cut American communication with
England. Scotland and Ireland? nation at
bay has the manners of a mad dog.
And when it is all over-what them Who
will be the real victor!
Ask Russia.
! Ask Japan.
"The Herald's" Toxic dispatch Is most intel
lgible 70 those who have been studying care
fully the series Of articles recently running
through Japanese publication. discussing the
probable "after the war" situation. These
articles make il fully clear that American
and European diplomacy will be called upon
to tackle other things besides "The Prussian
Menace" E.
New York, Dec. rs, 1915.