The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Primitive and Human Elements in Present Crisis Reviewed by
Pro-AIy, Born in France, Who Warns America Against
Indefinitely Prolonging the Chaos Of World-War
To the Editor of The Evening Post:

To the Editor of The Evening Post:
pro-Geman, for at price was born
in France am of French descent strongly p in all my symp
he believe that the aggre
believe for and forced the that it has carried
with stupid brutality Above ALL in German miarm blight
upon civilization.
have tried to look peace question every
angle puzzled doubtful all times of mental
processes in regard it. Frankly
gasic the question
national rights with the that have
arisen out of the war; am only general prm
elements of the crisis And these it
have not been stated widely
The war has grown question larger any
individual rights local considerations of honor The different
anything before
inventions civilization the has developed
mmeasuabe disaster to humania sweeping widespread
epidemic precedent history terrible
ready possibilities vruent spread
unparalleled law unto itself Manmade laws rules
and rights fall before the need Of humanity bring this
to have democracy brotherhood, Chris
tany civilization worth living n nation for the of
these things and in the name OF world must be human enough
enough brave enough and humble enough s thing shall
spread farther whatever may be the cost to us"
prating
toerable this
the worlds appalling necessity So far has the conagon burned
The nation that adds purpose
against
humanity
the higher law helping humanity
is worth the paper it written IN.
Today being fought for definite aims beger-
ents have definite goals which they stop fighting The
fields battle millions
waiting for Thew only know that thew have been told do something
liberty obedience authority
The begun
has all that The nations fighting with the primitive
instincts of destruction and though using civilized
on and the organization of society,"
primitive of of and chdren-n
kill cripple the In nothing but the starvation
of the bgerent promises between then
the embtered painwted madness Unless Power
the strife remain beyond the reach of this
there little hope for peace exhaustion
According available information actual
almost double those reported by the bgeren them
selves Up to January they 2100000 in killed. wounded
and missing Good opinion that losses nonombaants due
violence disease increased infant mortality other nentas
those the soldiers This would bring the
total than foywo million In addition to this the Com
Relief Belgium reports three and half million people
Belgium two million in France wholly partially destitute
the working population unemployed mil
lion and half undernoushd children Belgium and 100
attendance tuberculosis clinics than before the Smallpox
Germany while the French Academy of Medicine
that the mobilization began syphilis increased France by so
cent This the that ourselves enter And let
face the fact for later will shoulder the responsibility
that the shall in all probability prolong nd
niey.
Our will prolong for will make Ger
desperate the the
and hold down the democratic impulses that stand Our
into the will proong the because will sody the
British Governments determination make until decisive
the that will not mp Ger
to fight to the bitter end.
legal
for going but if out the and maintain
policy neutrality laid Washington and Adams
President Wilson his address to Congress Feb
probable that the will end 1t than
probable that bring about conference between the Central Powers
Allies before the time set for the spring hoes which,
deadly the conflict than has
occurred.