The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-20

Lincoln under similar conditions:
"'We accepted this war for an OBJ
Ject, and a world object, and the war
will end when the object is attained
under God. / hope it will never end
until that time
care we likely to achieve the OBJ
Ject by accepting the invitations of
the German chancellor? What are
the proposals? There are none.
"To enter, on the invitation of Ger
many, proclaiming herself victorious
without any knowledge of what pro-
posals she proposes to make, into a
a moose with the rope end in the
hans of Germany.
Not Without Experience.
"This country is not altogether
without experience in these matters.
This is not the first time we have
fought a great military despotism
overshadowing Europe, and it won't
be the first time we nave helped to
overthrow a military despotism. We
have an uncomfortable historical
memory of these things and can re-
call one of the greatest of these des-
pots, whose favorite device was to ap-
pear in the garb Of an angel of peace,
either when he wished time to assim-
llate his conquestS or to reorg ani1e
his forces for fresh contests, or, sec
ondly, when his subjects showed
| symptoms of fatigue and war-weari-
ness, an appeal was always made in
the name Of humanity. He demanded
an end to the bloodshed at which he
professed himself Mortified, although
ne himself was mainly responsible
Our ancestors were taken in once,
and bitterly they and Europe rued it.
The time was devoted to reorganiz-
ing his forces for deadller attack than
| ever upon the liberties of Euroe.
| "ENamples Of this kind cause us
to regard this note with consider
able measure of reminiscent disquist.
The Only Terms.
We feel that we ought to know,
before we can give favorable consid-
Grafton to such an invitation, thaht
Germany is prepared to accetle to the
only terms on which it is possible
peace can be obtained and maintained
IN Europe. Those terms have repeat
edly been stated by all the leading
statesmen of the Allies. They have
been stated repeatedly here and out
SIDE, Is. quote tbs, leadeas; de sef efas.the
House of Lords last week:
Reparation and guarantee against
repetition, so there shall be no mis-
take, and it is important that there
should be no mistake in matter of
| life or death to milions'
Let me rcpeat-completc restitu-
ton, full reparation and effcctual
guarantees.
"Did the German chancellor use a
single phrase to indicate that he was
prepared to accept such a peace? Was
there hint of restitution? Was there
a suggestion of reparation Was
there an implication of any security
Tor the future that this outrage on
civilization would no; again be per-
petrated at the first proAtable oppor-
| tunity?
Quotes Fro" Note.
THE very subst... and style of
| the speech conStitu denial Of
peace on the only ms on which
peace is possible. He is not even
conscious now that Germany has
committed any offcnse against the
rights of free nations Listen to this
from the note:
mot for an instant have they
(the Central Powers) answered from
the conviction that respect of the
nights of other nations is not in any
oegrce Incompatible with their own
lights and legitimate INTERESTS
when did they discover this L?
Where was respect for the rights of
other nations in Belgium and Serbia +?
hat was self-defcnse, menaced, |
suppose, by the overwhelming armies
OF Belgium. | suppose the Germans
had been mtimidated into invading
Bel gium by burning Belgian cities
ana villages, into massacreing thou
sands of the inhabitants, old and
yoang, into carrying off the surviv-
ors into bondage. Yea, and they were
carrying them into slavery at the
very moment when this note was be-
ing written about their mswerving
convection as to the respect due to
the rights Of other nations.
England Would Know.
Are these outragcs the legitimate
interest of Germany? We must
know. That is not a moment for
peace: If excuses of this kind for
palpable crimes can be put forward
two and a half years after exposure
by the grim facts, is there any guar
antec that similar subterfuges will
not be used in the future to over
throw any treaty of peace you may
enter into with Prussan militarism? ?
The note and speech proves that
they have not yet learned the alpha
bet OF respect for the right of others
without reparation peace is inn
possible. Are all these outrages
against humanity on land and sea to
be liquidatcd by a few pious phrases
about humanity? Germany leaves us
to exact the damage for all future
violence committed after the war. We
must exact 1t now, so as not to leave
such a grim inheritance to our chill
dren.