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ASAD GERMANY
British War Cabinet Member
Says World Isolation De-
presses Nation.

LONDON, Sept. 2S. - The profound
moral Isolation of her people Is begin
ming to tell upon Germany. said viscount
Miner. Minister without portfolio in the
British War Cabinet. in an address to-
day before the American Luncheon Club.
For nation which has taken so
large n part in human intercourse and
has held SO high place in human ad-
vancement, this is no light matter" the
speaker continued. There are signs
that this aspect of being outside the pale
of the civilized community Is beginning
to weigh upon the spirits of the German
people. That is why a new party has
been called into being in Germany TO re-
vive anew the waning spirit and preach
anew the doctrine that might is right"
Viscount Miner created great applause
by his assertion that Great Britain and
the United states are pursuing absolute
unity OF motive and Of aim.
The speaker quoted Admiral Won
Tirpitz as declaring at the launching
OF a new party in Germany a few days
ago: TT must be stated that it is not
wrong but right that has been done
to Belgium"
Germany Must he Repentunt.
Viscount Miner continued:
This is our reply thereto: IT must
be stated once and for all that until
doctrines of that kind are abandoned
there can be no peace for Germany. no
intercourse with the rest of tho civil
ICED world no chance Of regaining the
place she has lost
After calling attention to the fact
that virtually three-quarters Of the in
hs bited world was now alienated from
Germany and that scarcely a week
passes without adding to her enemies" "
Lord Miner said:
"Germany's profound moral isolation
lis beginning to tell on her people. Pin
; your faith as much as you like to blood
and iron. there are material as we'll as
moral disadvantages for those who have
fallen outside the pale of the civilized
community and have forfeited the re-
spect of civilized peoples.''
Praises America's Course.
viscount Miner at the opening of his
speech emphasized the Importance Of
Americas entrance into the war. Its
| material Importance is so immense that
we on this side are only just beginning
| to realize it," he declared.
The reasons why we entered the war
were the same as yours. We were
/ plunged unprepared and unwarncd into
! a world conflict by an overmastering
moral repugnance at the aggressor's de-
| termination to violate every tenet OF
| civilization in the effort to gain his end.
| "Of course the ultimate fate of our
| country was involved. for II Germany's
tiger spring had been successful on
France and Belgium the beast would
have Neen at our throats in the next
leap.
THE United States was forced to the
same conclusions by the same reasoning
namely. that this earth could be no place
for decent people to live in il one Powe,
were permitted to go on and use physica,
and moral poison to sweep out of its
path every obstacle to its domination.
"Of course. as times goes one mnor
issues become added to the cause foi
which we are fighting and the grea,
! primary issue becomes obscured We
! must remember that great issue anG
keep 1t always before US All questions
| of territorial adjustment and the minoI
arrangements Of complicated kind, i'm
portant as they are and will be in tn,
making of peace. must be judged finally
| in reference to our one supreme object
They are good or bad as they do or dc
| not contribute to that object"