The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
THE ONLY ROAD TO
A WORLD PEACE

United Demooseiss of the World
Must Destroy Ambitions Of German
Military Rulers Secretary Lansing
Explains the Situation at Opening
of Fourth Year
Madison Barracks, n. T.. July So
In a speech here before 100 members
81 the 0Hioers' Reserve Corps. Secre-
tary u State Robert Lansing. empha-
sizing the peril Of German imperial
ism 10 the United States and the
world. declared his belief that the
German people would not cast OF the
yoke Of autocracy until the physical
might of the united democracies Of the
world has destroyed forever the eyi!
ambitions Of the military rulers Of
Germany" That, he added, is the
only way TO restore the peace Of the
world
Were every people on earth able TO
express their will, there would be no
wars Of aggression, he said, "and, il
there were no wars Of aggression,
there would be no wars, and lasting
peace would come to this earth. The
only way that people can express
their will is through democratic in2ti-
tutions. Therefore, when the world is
made safe for democracy, when that
great principle prevails, universal
peace will be an accomplished fact.
Most Sinister Government
mo nation of people will benefit
more than the United States when
that time comes. But it has not yet
come. A great people, ruled in
thought and word as well as in deed
by the most sinister government of
modern times is straining every nerve
to supplant democracy by the auto
cracy which they have been taught TO
worship. When will the German
people awaken to the truth? When
will they arise in their might and cast
off the yoke and become their own
masters? fear that it will not be
until the physical might of the united
democracies of the world has destroy
cd forever the evil ambitions Of the
military rulers of Germany and lib
erty triumphs over its arch enemy"
Mr.. Lansing sought to drive home to
the student officers the righteousness
of the cause for which they had vol
unteered to go to France and fight,
asserting that America would win "be
cause our cause is the cause of justice
and of right and Of humanity"
Evil German Government
y "The immediate cause Of our war
with Germany-the breaking of her
promises as to indiscriminate sub
marine warfare--has a far deeper
meaning" he said, "a meaning which
has been growing more evident as the
war has progressed and which needed
but this act Of perfdity to bring it
home to all thinking Americans. The
evil character of the German Govern
ment is laid bare before the world.
We know now that that Government
is inspired with ambitions which men
ace human liberty, and that to gain its
end it does not hesitate TO break faith,
to violate the most sacred rights, or
TO perpetrate intolerable acts Of inhu-
mainly.
ut needed but the words reported to
have been uttered by the German
chancellor to complete the picture Of
the character of his Government when
he announced that the only reason
why the intensified submarine cam
paign was delayed until February last
was that sufficient submarines could
not be built before that time to make
the attacks on commerce efficient. Do
you realize that this means, if it
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