Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-25
MEMBER OF BRITISH WAR couN.
GIL DECLARES QUESTION Is
ONE FOR FUTURE.
WAR MUST CONTINUE
UNDER PRESENT METHODS
Cites Germany's Disregard For Treaties
As Reason For Necessity Of Con-
tinuance Of Present Conflict Until
One Side Is vietorious-lssues OF
National Life or Death Involved.

Bristol. via London, Jan. 20-Ao-
dressing meeting Wednesday nignt
in connection with the war loan cam
paign, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
of the exchequer and member OF the
British war council, made the follow-
ing reply to President Wilson's speech
to the United States senate:
..The end of the war Is peace. The
Germans made us what they have call
ed an offer of peace. 1t received from
the allied governments the reply when
if deserved-the only possible reply.
Most OF you have, however, l pre-
sume read the speech by President
Wilson which appeared in yesterday
papers. 1t is a frank speech and II IS
right that any member of one OF the
allied governments who refers to II
should speak with equal frankness. IL
is impossible that he and we can look
on it from the same point OF view.
Out Of War Horrors.
'"The head of a great neutral what
ever his private views may be-and l
know as little as any of you what
they are-must adopt a neutral attl-
tude, America is very far removed
from, the horrors of this war. we are
in the midst of them. America is neu-
trail. we are not neutral We believe
that the essence of this conflict IS a
cuestion which is as old as time, the
difference between right and wrong.
We believe. we know that this war Is
a war of naked aggression. that crimes
which have accompanied the conduct
of the war. which have been unknown
in tho world for centuries, are small
in comparison with the initial crime or
n,unpinr the world into war by colo
blooded calculation because those re-
sponsible thought it would pay.
Aims Same; Method Not.
"president Wilson's speech had this
a;m-.o gain peace now and secure
neace for the future. That is our aim.
and our only aim. He hoped to secure
This nv a league Of peace. and ne not
only smoke in favor of such league
brt he is trying to induce the Amer1-
can senate to take the steps necessary
n give effect to it. 1t would not be
right to regard this proposal as sohie-
thing altogether Utopian.
you know that almost up 70 our
own day duelling continued. and Just
"a the settling Of private disputes by
able so. I think, we may hope tnat
Tho time will come when all the ma
lions of the world will play the part
cro,,ver described as q life work
+o ac, as constable and keep peace.
This time will come, l hope:
Life and Death Question.
| ..ert this whole subject is not an
abstract question for the future. IL -
question OF. life and death now. III
Judging whether that result can De Sc
cured by his methods. 1t Is lmpossipie
to forget the past. For sene1auohs
humane men. men OF eooo VIII aIhois
all nations, have striven by the hague
convention, by peace conferences anu
by all other means to make war III
possible. or at least to mitigate the nor
| rors of the war. When war comes o'
what means can this barrier nuiit W
against barbarism be made enecti'e
They cannot be preserved by the De.
| ligerents IL any OF them choose u
ignore them. 1t is Only from neutra
states that effective sanction can o'
given to them.
Tore Treaties Up.
! What happened? At the very out
break Of the war the Germans s"ep
aside every one Of these barriers. Inc!
tore up treaties which they themselve
solem,ly signed. They strewed mine
in the open sea. They committed ever!
latroc,ty on sea and land against Tn
Hague convention. which they nat
themselves signed. They made war OF
women and children. They destroyed
neutrals as ruthlessly as they did thei
enemies. They are at this momen
driving the population Of conquere'
territories into slavery, and, worse
even than that, they are making som
OF the subjects Of their enemies tax
ND arms against their own country.
Neutral Powers Powerless.
"AIl this has been done. and no neu
trail power has been able to stop II
|, No neutral power indeed. has mad
any protest against 1t. We must tne'
|, take other means to secure the futur
peace of the world.
1--WE have rejected the German one
to enter into negotiations, not from
lust of conquest or desire for shinin
victories. We have rejected 1t, no
from a spirit Of vindictiveness or
desire for revenge, but because peac
now would mean peace based o,
victory. It would be peace wnicI
would leave the military machine un
broken, with the halo OF success sur
rounding it,