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outburst Of cheers came when Mr.. R,ot,
turning to European affairs denounced the
Presidents policy Of making threats and fail
ing to make them good. He denounced the
failure OF the United States Government to
protest against the invasion Of Belgium. eff
the public opinion Of the world, he said,
"was to remain silent on that, neutral upon
that, then all talk about peace and Justice
and international law and the rights Of man,
the progress Of humanity and the spread Of
liberty is idle patter, mere weak sentiment
tality". Continuing, Senator Root said: eve
have not been following the path Of peace, we
have been blindly stumbling along the road
that continued will lead to inevitable war.
Oar diplomacy has dealt with symptoms and
ignored causes. The great decisive question
upon which our peace depends is the question
whether the rule of action applied to Bel
GUM is to be tolerated. If it is tolerated
by the civilized world this natl, IN will have
to,fght for It's life. Then there will be no
escape. That is the critical point of defence
for the peace of America"
Washington, Feby. 1Gth-Count Won Bern
stortf will present the latest revision Of the
"Lnsitania' agreement to Secretary Llusing
to day ut noon.
Geneva, Feby. 16th-The Bucharest nows-
I"PSA 3N)6 iCIN itt7i wa
Mackensen, at q review Of the German, Aus
TRAN and Bulgarian troops in Macedonia,
Informed the SCatfs that an attack on Salonicn
at the present time was inadvisuble. The
best policy, he is quoted rs having said, was
to retain the Entente Alfred forces in SuIoni-
ca, and prevent them being used on other
fronts.
London, Frby. 15th-In the House of
Common to-day following the Kings speech,
Mr.. Ian Mcpherson moved the Address in
reply and emphasized the fact that 5000, 900
men OF their own accord had rallied t. the
Colours and that a "milIion or more" older
men were training because their ages had
made them ineligible for the Army. He re-
terred approximately to the appointment of
General Jan Christian SHUTS to The supreme
command of the forces for the campaign
IN German East Africa. Mr.. Asquith SAID:
During the Inst three months the out
standing future of the general European
situation had been the growing infinite
relations, coordination, unity Of direction
aud control among the Allied peoples.
The Premier hoped at an early date for
a General Conference Of all the Powers
III Paris, at which both the political and stra-
teGical aspects Of the war would be reviewed.
The Premier snid the Allies might recognize
Win Satisfaction that largely owing TO The
assistance of Italy the Serbian Army had
been successfully Withdrawn from Albania
and was now beng refittea. He hoped that
the Serbian Army would become an effective
factor in the future. Mr., Asquith said that
next week q large vote of credit would be
asked Tor. The war expenditure. amounted
to nearly &5,O DOC 600 daily. The nations La
bllities on Jany. LIST had reached u figure
which would strain its resources for a gene.
ration aud stagger imagination. The burden
could only be met by large additions to tax
alton, such rs the Chancellor of the Exche-
qner would soon propose, and by the maiute-
nance of British credit by keeping up exports,
keeping down Unnecessary imports, and reduc-
ing expenditures. England must aIso keep
down the consumption of luxuries. The
Premier declared that he had no more doubt
as to the ultimate triumph of the Allies than
he had in the righteousness of the war.
London, Feby. 16th.-The final struggle
for the mastery of Albania has begun, accor-
ding to dispatches received in London.
The Austrians and Bulgarians have succeed
ed in forming a Junction and their combined
armies are now in contact with Essad Pash-
as army of Albanians, Montenegrins and
Serbians, which is defending Durazzo.
London, Feby. l6th-A British official
statement on the campaign in Flanders