New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27
Henderson Says Peace
Now Will Mean Slavery


National Congress Of the French SO
+ cialist party Arthur Henderson, tnt
I British Cabinet Minister. and G.. II.
Roberts. member of tn> British parlia-
ment. both affirmed amid enthusiastic
F cheers that the war must be fought OUT
until full guarantees have Oe'h oo-
tained Tor lasting peace.
in my opinion said Mr. Hender-
-on. "if France and ourselves were TO
enter into negotiations under existing
conditions we should be nations m
bondage. Nothing less than that 's the
price our enemies would exact TOT
peace to-day
Belgians Opposed TO Peace
Emile Vanderyelde, the Belgian So
cialist leader aid: "Our comrades
who have remained in invaded Belgium
endure German dominion with admir-
able irmness. Nothing but encourage
ment reache. us from thcm. SO that
4 would seem that the persons most
hostile 20 war are those Iurthest rom
IT,"
NJ. Vandervelde also declared that
the struggle must be carried on unu:
Belgium aud Serbia are delivered ana
"Cssarism is Laid low
I'm his speech Mr.. Henderson SAID;
In my opinion. we have now reached
the most dangerous and difficult PERIOD
Of the war. During the next Few
months the democracies OF England
and france are going TO be tested a.
never before.
DO not misunderstood nc. do not
mean that the stress az strain Of
lighting in the field will be more Sc
we're. although do not ignore such
possibility. But the danger is OF en-
tirely a different character
"Our stupcndous losses. our unprece-
dented sacrifices. our horror OF war;
our love OF peace, may lead us 10 mort
gage the future. With sIch awful eX-
ueT;cnces we are apt TO forget the great
moral. eternal principles and ideals LOT
which We entered the struggle.
we are not only fighting negative
ambition against material forces which
are highly organized. but We arc en-
gagged in great spiritual conilict; upon
he result OF which depend all our
GREAT ideals. II we enter into negotia-
tons now we do so when Germany is
not repentant for her wrongdoing and
Is glorying in the success of her mill
tary efforts in fact, i'm the victory OF
German imperialism.
Predicts Peace League
81 cannot tell you how many months
and what sacrifices stand between Us
and victory. But J can tell you what
will be tho rewards Of victory II We
are true 70 ourselves.
I'VE shall have asserted the rights
OF nations, large or small, TO live their
own lives undsturbed by the ambitions
OF powerful neighbors.
1--WE shall have exacted such repara-
ton for wrongs done them by this war
as will be a warning TO aggressors Tor
all time TO come.
eve shall have laid tho foundations
Of that league Of nations. beginning
with those who have fought and SUI
fered at our side. which viii deliver
Europe and the world from the terror
Of war.
"The choice today is between an un-
timely peace with years of fear and
few months of suffering with a lasting
peace. Taking into consideration all
The consequences Of our decision. ] say
that now, as i'm August. 1914. both ma
tions are presented with the choice As
between honor and infamy The choice
is more sacred now as the cause has
been sealed by the blood Of our heroic
dead
BETRAYAL il War Ends Now
1--WE in Britain feel that to make
peace now. 10 think OF peace at any
time with less than full indemnity for
the past and full security for the fut-
ure. would be 70 desert our allies and
betray the hopes Of freedom through
out the world.
1--WE hate way. Il is brutal. the ne
cation Of everything for which we
stand. Therefore we must prevent its
recurrence so far as is in our power.
We desire TO see the democracies Of
the world free TO progress to their
highest ideals
"To accomplish this We must stand
together for the destruction OF mill
tarism. the vindcation Of national
right and liberty, the punishment Of
national wrong. BE the nations large
or small, they must be free