El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
BHDAD THE SHUHITE, AND HIS
COUNTERPARTS INEUROPE TODAY
(BY H. D. s.

(BY H. D. S.
and training, them already fit work
the 'front.' and of whom has had face fire VIVA
will she do with this mighty army? Where will Britain
fling them and when? This is the really vital problem
estimating the future Of the allies
ing Btan game IN the same old way, but they don't
Britain Will Jump IN to end the and Britain will dominate
her side In the discussion peace terms it
idle to think that Germany will have accept Britain
terms The final settlement will be a compromise. Neithe
side win the war as whole the Of such vic
tory both groups believed possible each to earlier
the game. And anything like lasting peace the mere
shadow OF dream, so long Britain and Russia continue
undertake the functions jailos to restrain Germany
legitimate degree of expansion IN power and terri
torial control Nor would the worlds welfare served
Britain should Win all she seeks win, any than
Germanys extreme demands be conceded to her
phrase in the German note of January II of tremend
GUS Importance mas generally escaped notice 1t IS this:
Germany and her allies who had to take up for de-
of their liberties and existence consider this THEIR
AIM OF THE WAR, as OBTAINED"
This the first and only declaration by either side that
IS at all definite to the present status Germany
says her government through now provided there be
attempt at despoahon; and Germany has already many
times declared officially that she intention of hold
ing Belgium and France Russian Poland far it has
passed under German military domination has already been
gwen degree however slight of separate national exist
ence The question of the remains and the status
OF Turkey and Constantnope Earnest students and watch
@ OF the war and continental politics viii not fail to sense
the tremendous significance of the declaration above quoted
Oseting that the latest note of the entente allies may
be summarized thus: The chief concrete object of the
IS the military defeat of Germany"
All the rest is beside the mark To crush Germany
military is the prime object
On series Of new campaigns test out this motive IN
convincing practice.
Europe is afflicted with sefhypnosS Many people in
the United States infected with similar abnormaty
Of intellect conscience, and spirit the specific germ
Of prejudice Procamatons and interpretatve writings Of
the EXTREMIST sociastc revolutionary proPagandiss in
Mexico not less worthy of serious acceptance than
Of the official and unofficial manfestos of the European
belligerentS-
critic recently said clever thing about
the Germans which just enough make stop
and think, and false clever remarks generally
SAID he: Wherever German sets his feet, there to his
mind is the foundation of all international rights"
The remark is at least true applied to the typical
present and historical British view of Bains mission
on earth Britain weeps the rights wrongs of
little peoples" the smaller and weaker nations
speech earl Grey until recently foreign minister of the
pre- spoke of his former protest behalf of the public
law Of Europe against the unauthorized and unsanconed
breach OF that law in the appropriation by the
aran empire Of the provinces of Bosnia and herzegovina
Weep, ye angesl
As Georg Brandes the great Danish writer and neutral
critic lately pointed out great embarrassment the
entente allies During II years five small nations
have been deprived of their sovereignty" by them: the
Transvaal Orange Free State Persia Egypt Morocco
And he further shows how Korea independence
guaranteed" by Russia England, France, and Japan,
swallowed by Japan without effecua protest from any
quarter Says Brardes "Koreas queen murdered BY
the japanese, Austria's heir by the Serbs The
japanese deuged Korea and forced Join them in the
war against Russia The powers felt moral urge to
terVene The pledged guarantee did
Grafton, and Koreas independence left die" The
result good for the world that change
fact Of the sordid hypocrisy Of the powers concerned
And what must think of humanity civiliza
ton talk OF England country whose very recent treat
ment of Ireland after 700 years of continuous miSgovern
ment oppression, and criminal abuse moved the New York
Evening Post ardent proBritish paper, comment
toriay "that British miarism which murdered at least
so 1rshmen without warrant during the
luton In light of the Posts story of wanton cruelty
and cold FLOODED assassination only few months ago
Ireland by the British government the Of nurse Cave
pales into comparative insignficance.
The LuItanias destruction Germany much as the
loss of 20 army corps and the blood those 1900
murdered nocents centuries be eradicated
awful crime like Germanys barbarsms in Belgium and Tur-
keys Armenia has its counterpart in record of other
nations including the entente powers which always
been too PARTICULAR about the they to kill or too
careful of human life.
If all the nations were to be judged finally today by
divine law strictly in accord with their deserts which
among them all would dare to lift its say Lord
alone righteous? Somewhere in the stoTehouse
ul memory most Of upon searching find that
ence OF prayer whose sentiment contrary prevail
thought yet whose ideal the world hardly vet wholly
ougrovn Forgive trespasses forgive those
that treSpass against u.s. Has anybody noticed the slight
est trace of this Of thinking in the exchange notes
among the belgerents? Self Righteousness did not
to be- when Bdad the Shuttle, Elphaz Zophar and Ehu
the of Barachel the Butte, of the kindred of Ram
were gathered to their fathers.