Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

The crushing of Prussian military
power has become almost a fetish with
the entente
Greatest Desire pow s
to Crush Militarism. a,e,,
well Russia have lived for decades
in fear of German aggression. They
have been forced to maintain the great
armies and navies in size far beyond
their logical necessity. simply through
fear of Germany. They are determined
that this shall end and vast expend-
lures curtailed. They desire forever 10
place Germany in the role of a decid-
eddy hum bled nation. They discuss ter
ritorial establishments and the rehabili-
tation of Belgium and Serbia at Teu-
tonic expense: they demand the open
ing of the Dardanelles to the world:
they demand other restrictions upon
Teutonic aspirations. but il is the
crushing of Teutonic military might
that they most desire and to this end
they are laboring.
And answer. the startling and
ringing declaration of Chancellor Won
Bethmapn Hollweg is recalled.
"The!- will be answered with the Ger
man sword
While il may be admitted by all ma
tons involved in this terribly destruc
tive conflict that peace would be an
advantage. not a nation. even Germany
or Austria. is now willing to bow
down before the certain imposition of
the enemy, to gain peace. The people
OF all nations are determined that their
armies shall be returned victors y
While England has been specializing
as to the possible course of Germany
her troubles at
Irish Situation home have been
Proves Serious One. cer,a,n er
lowing the suppression of the rebellion
in ireland.
Premier Asquith has been in Dublin
for two days holding series of con-
ferences with officials there and with
citizen deputations. and according to
reports, may seek to adjust the diff
ferences between Irish parties that
some form of home rule Immediately
may be set up.
The British government has appoint
ed commission under the chairman
ship of Baron Hardinge to Investigate
the causes and scope of the uprising.
Fifteen rebels have been executed and
scores sentenced to long terms of i'm
prisonment.
But. probably the worst situation to
which has grown up i'll various sections
of the island against the British since
the military courts began their stern
punishment of participants in the re-
volt. This was condition feared even
during earliest days of the revolt. but
Notwithstanding the fact the govern
ment was warned against too harsh
treatment of the rebels, il inaugurated
a policy of executions which even Irish
nationalists and government sympa-
thizers have been prone to denounce as
murder
1t is feared that the continuation of
the governments policy will forever
erase the good results accomplished for
the Irish people during the past decade
The feeling of the Irish people against
the government and fears for the flu
ture possibly were best expire ssed dur
ing the week in the house of commons
by the noted John Dillon, who under
dranfatic circumstances declared:
If ireland were governed by men out
of bedlam they could not pursue a
more insane policy. You are letting
loose a river OF blood between two races
which after 300 years of hatred we had
nearly succeeded in bringing together
You are washing out our whole life work
in of blood