The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-24
ALLIES ARE NOT
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is il INC powers which offer III" con
ference who are forcing war, or me
power that refused it?
Tie Emperor Of Russia Offered Inc
HaGuc tribunal. When one sovereign
Offers The Hague tribunal. and anoih-
~ refuses it. is ii the sovereign VINO
offers reference 10 The Hague who Is
forcing war"
on the very eve Of war France
2aye her pledges 10 respect the neu.
Irality OF Belgium if Germany would
not violate it, And we asked for such
pledges. Was it the power which
asked for q pledge and the power
which gave pledge which were re-
sponsible for the violation OF the neu-
1raIity Of Belgium. or the power that
refused ~ give the guarantee:
Never at any tine WAS there suS-
geStion that a French or an English
soldier should enter Belgium, unless
TO prevent the abolition of her neu-
trality which had been undertaken by
Germany.
MI efforts to avoid war in 1914 failed.
because YOU cannot have peace without
good will and because i'll Germany there
was Will 10 war and not the Will OF
peace. But lately the Crown Prince
dcplored the loss OF life caused by this
war. Ies. yes. il WIS because We knew
what tho suttcrings Of war must he and
now terrible war i'll EUROPE wo"lu be
that we tried 10 avoid 1t in 1871. That
was the time 10 be penetrated with
sense Of what war meant. IL was he
cause we knew what 1t meant that Wa
tried to avoid war. and because we NAV"
this experience OF what war does mcaH
We are determined that the war snail nu,
end until We can he sure At any rat"
that the generations and the nations IN
the future shall not be subjected 10
such L terrible trial again.
Yr,11N loth n
I'VE were asked by Germany to re-
main neutral on certain conditions. We
were asked to condone violations OF the
neutrality OF Belgium and TO give Ger-
many 4 free hand 10 take whatever
French colonies she liked. That was the
plan--not only TO isolate us. but to dis
credit us.
i ask any neutra! what would have
been The future OF this country II tho
British government hnd accepted such ;
There would be no morale. no spirit.
no nation. We should have incurred the :
contempt of the whole world. Happily.
tactics 50 gross did not succeed.
Il take il In the word Of the Prime
Minister. that we shall hght until We
have established the supremacy anu
conditions, each in accordance with its
genius. Of all states. great and small. as
Il family Of civilized mankind.
In this struggle We nave put az our
la Dor. and now We have had time 70
equip and train a large army. We have
put all the best life blood OF the nation,
shedding it side by side Win our Al
lies stimulated by the ensrg! they are
showing in defense Of their countries
and shedding il because we know our
cause is theirs and that Tor the 1uluTr
we shall stand and fall together. Win
out separation OF one from the other
feeling that unity is essential not mere,
~ to victory, but TO our future life and
Germany Is trying TO separate ens
from the other in order to realize her
aim. Not q week passes that does not
confirm oar resolution to so through
with oar allies. and after the war.
trust. the memory or the suHeTlnE We
the joint courage which is carrying us
through. will he Il perpetual bond OF al
lance and sympathy between our gov
crnmcpts and our peoples
Passing 10 the position OF the neutral
countries, Siscount Grey said in an
swer TO a question as to what hey
could do:
II believe the best work neutrals can
do for the moment is 10 try to preTent
a war like this from happening again.
Nations lighting for their existence
with daily increasing prospects OF see !
Ing victory brought nearer. stlll know
ing that If they stop short OF Victory
they stop short of everything for which !
they ara struggling, cannot be expected !
20 spend much time thinking about what
nigh, happen after victory is secured, !
Rur the neutrals can do IL. l observe !
that not only President Wilson but Mr.. |
Hughes. is supporting a league started !
not with the object of interfering win
the belliGcrents in this war. hut when
will do its part in making peace secure
in the future.
1t is a work OF neutral countries 70
which we should all look with favor and
hope. Only. we must bear this in MIND, !
il the nations after the war are able TO
do something effective BY binding them
selves with the common object Of pre-
serving peace, they must be prepared
10 undertake not more than they are ;
able TO uphold by force, and To see when
the time Of crisis comes, that 1t ls up
held by force.
The question we must ask them Is:
Will you play up when thc time
comcs?' It is not merely the sign man. !
ual Of presidents and soveregns that is /,
really to make that worth while. II .
must also have behind II parliancnts !
and national sentiments. !
Surprising the conditions OF 1914 oc- |
cur again and there is such a league in |
existence. Everything will depend upon |
whether national sentiment behind it is |
so pcrmcated by tho lessons OF Ibis a..
war as TO compel each nation. as Il mat |
ter OF vital interest, TO keep peace other !
than by force