The sun., 1916-08-20

French Senator replied. that II was a
great pity that the Government Of the
strong and progressive United States
did not make an emphatic and human
p~rotestation when It learned that a
weak nation had been violated by q
powerful one.
you had nothing to risk. You
could have done anything you liked.
Germany would not have been strong
enough to 60 against you. II you had
done that the consequences. moral and
material. would have been incalcula-
BILE.
You would have changed the course
Of this war for the better. You wound
have changed for the better the course
OF human history. You would have
prevented outrage. You would have
preserved humanity. You would have
added glory to your national name and
strength { O your national psychology.
This would have happened. first ,Ge-
cause the other neutrals, strengthened
by your example. would have followed
4. Combined neutral protest could not
have been disregarded. Infinite out
RACES upon land would have been pre-
vented and the submarine campaign
at sea never would have begun. Think
Of the innocents who thus would have
been preserved!
And what would you have done for
Germany herself? You would have
revealed to the German people the
truth.
Instead Of being proud Of what
their Government was starting out to
do, instead Of believing 1t to be per-
fectly right. fine and patriotic. they
would have been (more or less) dis
gusted. and, even II they were not
themselves aroused to horror. would
have said:
"'Oh, we must not be 10 proud. for,
RICH. or wrong. evidently We are maxi
ing a very bad impression. People
are judging US. We shall surely lose
In the end
T.. O.. Like Pontius PLATE.
but your Government was like
Pontius PLATE. 1t washed Its hands
and said: 4 have nothing to do with
that
THAT from America! Nothing ia
do with liberty! Nothing to do against
murder Of women and children! Moth
ing to do with the preservation OF
your own future existence!
when the people Of Germany saw
and when the neutrals saw. that ap-
parently you were Indifferent It gave
them the impression that 1t was NJ
least dinicult to Judge as to what wal
right and what was wrong. n that
gave them at least a pretext for re-
naming as spectators. waiting for the
end. without the feeling Of personal re-
sponsibility. -.
"You denied yours. Why should
they feel theirs?
80 in this way instead Of helping
you have Infinitely. terribly and per-
manently harmed this generation OF
neutral peoples: you have harmed Ger
many by encouraging her merciless
militarists and deceiving her people
ond you have harmed yourselves-very
greatly, perhaps disastrously. you have
harmed yourselves. !. your very good
friend and great sdmirer. say that"
"And have we harmed the Allies %
was the next question.
II do not speak Of that. because
md myself forced to address you as q
selfish nation" said the Senator. 81
must not suppose your taking part FOR
the sake Of either party. Il must sup
pose you to be animated only by your
own patriotism and not by humanity
But Of course you have harmed the
Allies by perpetuatins horrid warfare
and increasing slaughter. Your part
should have been at least to point the
way to neutrais. to shout Take care!
to Germany.
what world WsuIl Say.
"Even had you done but that, you
would have had . splendid position
morally and politically-morally- BE-
cause after the war the whole world
would have I'D. There was . 1Atisa q