Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
Bringing Present War to End
is No Part of His
Program.
THINKS HAGUE TRIBUNAL
HOLDS GREAT PROMISE
Court Believes It Should Be Real
Tribunal for Settling Dis
putes of Nations.

Cerrespoudcncc Of the Associated Fress
BERN. Switzerland. January S.--Bar-
on Adeisward. former minister of
finance of Sweden and now a member
of the Swedish rigsdag, is one of the
outstanding figures o. the peace move
ment in Europe--not the peace move
ment which seeks to intervene or stop
the present war. for the belligerent
governments have made ii plain they
will have nothing to do with that and
will settle peace in their own way
hut that other movement. which seeks
10 pave the way for a rea djustment of
the worlds affairs. economic. socia! and
international, so that when peace at
last comes there will be some assur
snce against recurrence of such
world disaster as is now going on.
Baron Adeisward- is recognized as
practical man and not an idea1ist. and
that is what has made him the practi-
cal leader of the present movement.
lie has recently toured the countries at
var. comforting on this plan of perma-
Ncnt peace with such men as Premier
-Asquith in En- land and President Poin-
,are in France, coming here later.
where his brother is Swedish minister
TO Switzerland.
Baron AdelsEard gave the Associated
Press vivid picture of conditions in
the belligerent countries he has just
visited. and also laid down the lines
on which he is working, particularly
as TO making The Hague court of arbi-
tration Il real force in the worlds af-
fairs instead of q mere organization on
paper.
Present Outlook Is Dark.
Il regret to say that the outlook
appears darker during recent months
than ct any time since the war began,
said Baron Adelsward. This was the
result of my observations throughout
the tour of principal countries partici-
pating the war. And for that rea-
son, much as / would like to see peace
] do not believe there is the slightest
chance of peace at the present time or
In the near future.
'ln England" continued Baron Adels-
ward. Il found among officials and the
people at large that they look upon
the war as just beginninS-yes. that is
their expression---'the war has just be-
gun They recognize now that they
were not ready for war at the outset,
and lacked men ard munitions. But
now it has taken firm hold of the whole
people that the war is tremendously
serious question, and they feel they
are only now beginning an effort ade-
auate 10 the huge task before them.
So that il is useless TO talk peace to
they are just beginning the war.
TN France there is Indignation al the
mere mention of peace. and the whole
eerntry is united in the policy OF car
rying on the war with the utmost en-
ergy.
Peace Sentiment in Germany.
But in Germany there is undoub;ed-
iy very strong public sentiment for
ending the war. l have made four trips
through Germany since the war began.
and have observed the gradual growth
OF feeling that the war should end
This was most marked during my last
visit. and extended to all classes. men
and women excle inning; MY God, who
would have thought this terrible war
would last 50 long The statement of
the German chancellor that any effor;
of Germany for peace is opposed by
G.rrsny's enemies appears 10 he de-
signed TO calm the pubic feeling in
Germany in showing that the govern
tlent is ready for peace. but cannot
rralizc it through the opposition OF the
allies.
There -. too. significant and rather
ominous attitude among the German
people of being ready 10 criticise men
IN high places-eyen the highest. Such
q thing would not have been thought
of short time ago, but now it is gem
cra!.
"For instance. men who direct large
forces Of employees were recently dis
cussing the serious conditions arising
from the war.
1.-The responsible ones will be pun
ishcd. said one
Bot the is responsible, and
viii he. TOO. he punished
Yes. ] mean him, too: he is the one
was the reply.
And this is very typical OF the way
the ordinsry people are talking ard il
is condition which might have the
graNest consequences.
Germany Not Exhausted.
And yet added Baron Adelsward,
1T is q mistake 10 think that Germany
is exhausted and will be forced to
peace through sheer exhaustion She
rag many resources still, and can fight
for long time
Baron Adelsward visited Aldershot,
tire great military rendezvous of Eng
land. also the grand fleet in one of the
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