El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

must see the conditions Of Germany
1t is clear" lord Robert continued.
that the Germans themselves did NOT
make any proposals, in spite of VIVA
the chancellor now pretends Even il
he were sincere, and in the precise
proportion as we believe him sincere
we reject with Indignation and CON
tempt the basis of peace he offers.
Principle Of Nationality.
Ihe chancellor invokes the principle
of nationality in Poland and Belgium.
There are two principles Of nationality.
One prOclaims the simple right of each
man to free self development and asso-
citation with his fellows and looks TO
the air Of that right through the estab-
lishment and steady development OF
Democratic government within each
country
1.-The other summons all the pro-
fessOrs from all the universities. COW
ers it's political designs In cloud Of
chronological theories, sends out its
secret service agents to foment in
surrectton and stimulate blOodshed, and
in due course, reaps the rewards of its
efforts in the establishment Of rigid
tyranny, fringed by a buffer border
land Of anarchy.
The first principle is the endeavor
Of this country; the second is the am
bition of Germany. We know it of
cid We encountered it in Napoleon,
and It was Canning who fought hypO-
critical nationalisms to death and who
afterwards, in the name OF true liberty.
called in the new world to redress the
balance Of the old.
Fine Prospect For Poles.
$50 Germany and Austria are TO
solve the problem of Poland truly
comfortable prospect for the Poles. If
Germany wants Suwalki there viii be
no dearth of German professors to
prove that it is Lithuanian and not
Polish. Poland is to be free but not
for the Poles, for their country is re-
served for the noble function Of a buff
fer between Germany and Russia, well
colOnized by Germans
Fighting For Old Belgium.
And Belgium-there is to be a new
Belgium. Listen to the chancellor set !
ting the oppressed free by oratory; I
after they for months have refused !
to be set free by the mild rule Of the {
German KommandatOrs in Belgium; or !
to swallow the precious Flemish uni
versity, which the German government 7
has tried to force down their threats. &
To such peace proposals there is only 4
one answer We refuse We are fight ?
ing for the old Belgium. That which
is broken shall be restored and with {
the nation and government who broke
il we shall never have peace so long !
as they have the effrontery to claim /
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the pieces.
Where War BInme Lies.i
"Has not the world made up its mind /
where the responsibility for starting
the war lies? Upon the allies. whose /
forces were not ready for offence, or /
upon Germany, who had planned in ad-
vance the violation Of Belgium Now
Germany says she wishes an end to
he hostilities. Is it because she loves
peace? No. because her early hopes
If victory are dwindling and she wish
IS to draw full advantage from her past
successes and be in q position after
he war still to dominate the continent
With the threat of her formidable mill
AIRY machine.
What would such a peace mean? It
would mean the triumph Of the Ger
nan idea Of International morality.
1he triumph OF the system which re-
,ards treaties as scraps OF paper and
inds everything permissible in war,
provided only it is successful.
Germany il Unchanged.
do not make any mistake. Germany
S unchanged. We have still to deal
With the same Prussianized power !
eppelins still creep by night over the
eaceful countryside and drop bombs
n women and children: submarines /
till lurk in the depths Of the sea and
end to the bottom unarmed merchant I 7
essels. neutral and beliigerent, with ]
II their nOn-cOmbatant passengers | I
nd crews Their methods of warfare
amain ruthless and 'inhuman, just as
,lsehOods and effrOntery continue to {
e their chief defence weapons"