Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-10
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The belligerents, without eNcep-
tion, long since discovered their ea-
! gcfness to end the war that is fast
devastating their lands. The advan-
tages which the Central Powers have
already obtained and those which
their opponents hope eventually to
achieve deter them respectively
however. from making the first direct
advance toward peace.
The American people as q whole,
and it is believed the American
Government as well, equally long for
the return OF concord TO Europe Yet
we have taken no step to bring it,
about, and. largely perhaps because
we have had no definite program
to offer the contending parties.
Such q program, and it is a very
sane one indeed. is presented in the
following communication from Prof
Kano F'ronckc to the New York
Stacts-zeitung
ln his recent speech before the
Clidiron Club, President Wilson is
reported to have said that only the
call OF humanity and justice could
make il duty for this country to
take an active part in the European
conflict That cali. it seems to me,
has gone forth long ago; its COM
mand Is daily becoming more im-
pcratiye
II. instead OF bending their ener-
GIGS upon upholdng the formal right
of neutral individuals to travel on
bclligerent armed vessels. American
statesmen were giving heed to the
real call Of Justice and humanity
chat comes TO us from the whole con-
tinent, they would thereby enable
this country TO serve mankind in
such way as perhaps no single ma
ticn has over been preWlcged to
serve
The European conflict has as
sumed such appalling proportions.
il has wrought such endless havoc.
10 ID SO seriously threatening The fu-
ture OF an cili2ation. IL is so fast APP
preaching a fatal deadlock in which
an the nations OF Europe win waste
their vitality without any one Of
them gaining any advantage from
a further prosecution OF the war,
jhat Americas mission to stop this
pulposelcss slaughter cannot any
longer be ignored.
We cannot and must not forget
Chat Europe Is our common mother
we cannot and must moi sit BY i'm
different 10 her naneless distress.
Least of All should we go on profit
ing ourselves ingioriously from her
death agony Truc Americanism de-
mands that we mako an end OF this
lrightful war. oven il we are forced
thereby To- 80 beyond the limits Of
formal neutrality.
1 do moi pretend TO know just
what diplomatic action would be the
best means Of accomplishing this
end Bat Whatever form our aiplO-
matte procedure may have 10 take.
lct us proclaim the principle OF our
action without ambiguity.
Let us issue q declaration adj
dressed 10 both the warning factions.
in this declaration let ua, in effect,
say 30 Germany and her allies We
Offer o submit FOR you to your emo
mics peace proposals which viii in
sure the restoration OF Belgium and
northern France and the establish
mcnt OF some sort of Polish inde-
pcndcnce, the precise definition on
those terms 20 be made subject for
negotiations between the belisercnts
for which the United States cannot
asslmc responsibility. n you de-
cline this offer we shall assist your
enemies ia every possible way even
az the risk OF war; 20 force you TO
such conditions Of peace In the
same declaration, let us say toGreat
Britain and her allies We Offer TO
submit for you 20 your enemies peace
proposals which viii leave the terri
tory OF Germany and her allies in-
violate and which VIII assure 2 sound
economic basis for the future peace
ful development Of the great central
European powers, tho precise deiini-
tlon OF these terms to be made
subject for negotiations between the
belllgerents for which the United
States cannot assume responsibili-
". IT you decline tnis offer, we
shall cut you off from munitions and
Wl other war suppiica and thereby
hclp TO force you TO such conditions
OF peace
IL rs hard TO believe that either OF
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