Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-24

it, is the powers which offer a con-
ference who are forcing the war, or
is it the power that refused it?
THE emperor of Russia offered The
Hague tribunal When one sovereign
offers The Hague tribunal and an
other refuses it, is it the sovereign
who offers the conference to The
Hague which is forcing war?
"On the very eve of war, France
gave her pledges to respect the neu-
tralty of Belgium if Germany would
not violate it. And we asked for such
pledges Was it the power which
asked for a pledge and the power
which gave such a pledge which were
responsible for the violation .of the
neutrality of Belgium, or the power
that refused to give the guarantee?
Never at any time was there a
suggestion that a French or an Eng
fish soldier should enter Belgium,
unless to prevent the abolition of her
neutrality, which had been underta-
ken by Germany.
Kaiser viii Was for War.
IAN efforts to avoid war in 1914
failed, because you cannot have peace
without good will and because in
Germany there was will to war and
not the will to peace. But lately the
crown prince deplored the loss Of
life caused by this war. Yes, 1t was
because we knew that the sufferings
of war must be and how terrible a
war in Europe would be, that We
tried to avoid it in 1914. That was
the time to be penetrated with a
sense of what war meant. 1t was be
cause we knew what it meant that
we tried to avoid war, and because
we have this experience of what war
does mean, we are determined that
the war shall not end until we can be
sure at any rate that the generations
and the nations in the future shall
not be subjected to such terrible
trial again.
1--WE were asked by Germany to
remain neutral on certain conditions.
We were asked to condone violations
of the neutrality Of Belgium and give
Germany a free hand to take what
eyer French colonies she liked. That
was the pIan-not to isolate us, but
to discredit us.
Fatal to Nation.
81 ask any neutral, what would
have been the future of this country
If the British government had ac-
.cepted such an offer? There would
be no morale, no spirit, no nation.
We should have incurred the CON
tempt of the whole world. Happily,
tactics so gross did not succeed,
81 take it on the word of the prime
minister that we shall fight until we
have established the supremacy ana
right of free development under equal
conditions, each in accordance with
IFS genius, of all states, great ana
small. as a family of civilized man
kind. -
"In this struggle we have put all
our resources, our wealth, our ma
terial our labor, and now we nave
had time to equip and train a large
army We have put all the best lie
tIood of the nation, shedding 1t sue
h, side with our allies, stimulated by
the energy they are showing in de-
fonse of their countries and shedding
if because we know our cause Il
tbeirs and that for the future we
shall stand and fall together, without
senaration of one from the other
feeling that unity is essential no'
merely to victory, but to our future
life and success.
Bond of Alliance Strong,
Germany is trying to separate one
from the other, in order to realize her
aim Not a week passes that does not
confirm our resolution to go through
with our allies and, after the war !
trust the memory Of the suffering we
have undergone together the memory
If Joint courage which Is carrying u
tbrough will be a perpetual bond oil
alliance and sympathy between our
governments and our peoples.
Passing to the position Of the neu-