Evening journal., 1917-08-28
cRrAT BHITuN AND M wAR

III HAT docs England v'sni Gus o. fhs war;
w The question s1gsssisd by ons o. ne recent
phases q; me Ksises rroDss1nda 20 this ooGuirg.
shown TIE ufiranee q, some of ne Ksssrs Senator'S
and some 0f fte Kaise-l-HessIspsrs.
These have done tts best r. eisss ths impression.
n Delaware and au oiasr states, ;hai Britain IN some
mysterious e blocking psges nsg0istions unin she
can grab certain a1Tarisgas. or territories.
% s Just fsiss an ihs other stories which the
Kaiser lovers have srrns. % is f-ise ne whole and
false n detail
Do iss 1rsi rlsfs n s noi Briianls cay as % when
peace shs BE- dselarad AZ s banker q ne AisE ihs
rrs1 eiaies f1fogst Prssdeni wilson cali ne
~ FL an Nns AZ ihs prineipal military pyFsr 10 ne
tl-itres. Ff1.os ci- ~ re sane fhing
Vtsi E-ssr1 cses nsui oui o ne war Is PES. s1-
r-s1 tT re rsser1 % what Engisnd hss asfs1 fos.
F5st-e1s wlrts GsrusrT ~ 90 oUt ~ Belgium. she
1ersrsc Gsrmsnv vas1 CsrmsnY refused 70 stay
CT y Belgium. srd offered CsrnanY every opportunity
70 preserve fts rsses bg submitting every issue % srbi-
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Uf,eig r1Irsrsfed fer nsr Britain 01iy drew fhs
rr1rl uter Germany rsynfiafsd every Obligation ~
ts- le,ni frssfT s1aranisslrg Belglan neutrality.
5scc11-Briair wEng Germany ~ refpesi fe ffee1om
~ tts ssts-i9 CIt rrsrg Sic also WAITS CerrsnT q
fieD re building ~ great feet ne declared policy ~
Which is ns lsr1rtor ~ its Briish Empire Years
before 7te wsr Brsl Droy0ssd - Germany fhsi both
powers qgi throwing iser u9nsy away on ores9noughis
ard corfrs ner navy building within 1s bounds %
eonmon sense. Cermaal refuie1 erzv time.
Britain rans Germany ~ af0pi arbitration nsissd ~
s ~ settling international disputes. she
rroDosse his - Germany % tfs Hague and elsewhere
many tr1ss befars ne var. snd Germany aiusys rs-
fused.
erisn wants Germany ~ resDeci private property anc
merchant ahiDs a. sea- bon in and reaee she pro-
poss1 these measures bui Germany refused.
81 much f0r ile rec9rd. yow for ne future Britain
certainly wants no commercial. privileges from Germany
as fhe was careessiy permitting German merchants u
trade IN and szp.5t BON England and her colonial en-
pirc before he war while Germany refused ~ iei Eng
and trade wih German colonies
Sls bad tle right % any time % follow Germany
own course and give her own merchants and manufsc
turers preferential isrn ehe never exercised ihs rgh'
but Germany dd.
So much for DE German gibbsrsh about Britain
Jealousy 10 German trade. % n well 70 note lhst durn
The war Britain has sacrificed o. iss rd ~ hsr trad
20 japan and 70 neuras Do order % supply her allie
win shDpngs Instead u grabbing trade Britain ha
been losing % throughout ihe war
A. 10 colonies now that she hes taken them Englan
may not turn ne German colonies back Germany s
out Of goodness " heart bot sl ~ ihem together ore ~,
worth The price of one months war
40 question about GermanYs feyer-fiddsn nea-biie
African colonies Is going 10 stand IN ne way ~ peac
Of course t viii be ioss 20 humanity Germany
colonies returned o. her Tor her military caste hf
converted them into ht holes f0r the unfortunate blsr
and brown men who live in them and no white mon
not oven a German-can Doe persuaded 10 emigfais
hem, while they under German rule
There Is another thing Britain probably wanis-he ei
% Turkish murder ana pillage IN Armenia Syria AZ
Mesopoama. Certainly Britain f. not willing Tor d
tender German % succeed the lovely Turk a. the own
Of this valuable real estae-but Britain hos never
fore or since the laid any claim 10 them herself
n ihe world powers set up a system N self-go
ernment or government by international commissl
IN these harred countries there VIII be no opposition
London.
What Engand wants out Of ihe war Is exactly vi
America wants-tbe victory of democracy ana pea
based on iustice-a peace which win endure as long
selfgoerning capable Of reasoning and COVER
Ing themselves by the principles of justice end The teac
inss OF Christianity.
The best answer 10 an The chatter about Great Brit
today Is found n ihe Australian Canadian. Ney Zesla
and South African armies lighting 10 France for DEM
racy.
The circle Of free commemorative. self-goyerned q
happy glrdling The globe and bound 20 Britain by no.
iDg but the sentiment of origin ana fair ire
ment is The best answer 10 "What does England want
Live hogs almost three times what they VA
thrse years ago. les, tWO-fo0led az = Ell a. f0nf