The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-02-15
OF END SAYS BRYCE.
Prominent Englishman Speaks OF
Probable Effect of Americas Break.


London. Feb. S.-Viscount Bryce
paye TO the Associated Press today
his views on the current phases OF
the war and the probable effect OF
Americas action. Speaking first OF
Germany's declaration of war zone
and the menace to neutrals he SAID:
This is the first definite step that
brings us nearer to peace. 1t looks
like the beginning of the end. up
until now though the outcome OF the
war might have been a draw game
but now the German government
recognizing approaching economic
exhaustion and the growing scarcity
OF supplies, has become desperate
and is resorting to desperate meas
ures. Seeing no other hope of sue
cess. it is throwing over every re-
manning restraint of law and pro-
claiming it's contempt of neutral
opinion"
Invasion Of Roumania.
eft undertook the invasion of Rou-
mania in the belief that victory there
would startle the world, would ap-
pease discomfort in Germany and en-
able it to dictate peace on its own
terms When the German armies
scored success in Eoumania the Ger
man government thought the time
for debating peace had come. This
was it's calculation. But the offer
was made in a way which showed the
terms were to be terms imposed by
a conqueror, which would enable her
to retain most of her ill-gotten gains.
She ought to know the allies could
not possibly admit such terms. When
the allies unanimously rejected the
offer because they knew it could not
secure a durable peace, but would
merely give her time for resting TILL
she was ready to resume her attacks,
the German government grew des-
perate and determined to try desper-
ate expedients. Hence these sub
marine threats, which almost amount
to a declaration of war against neu-
trails.
Began With Belgium.
eve need not be surprised, for the
whole conduct Of the German gov
ernment has been of piece. They
began by invading Belgium, an in
nocent country, with which they had
no quarrel, merely to gain a mill
tary advantage. They, slaughtered
thousands of innocent Belgian civil
lians, men, women and children.
They drowned innocent passengers
and crews of passenger and merchant
ships, many of them neutrals, 1900
ON the Lusitanis alone. They stood
by and tacitly acquiesed in the plan
OF their Turkish allies to exterminate
the whole Christian nation of Ar
menians with unheard of crueltles,
when they could have stopped the
massacres by warning the Turks to
desist. Instead, they have been con-
ferring honors of the bloodthirsty
ruffian Enver, turkish war minis
teri, the principal author of the mas
sacres. And now they are carrying
into slavery many thousand peace
full Belgian workmen.,
Scorn for Justice.
Call these acts show absolute dis
regard not only of international law
and treaty obligations, but what is
far worse, scorr for the first princi-
pies of justice and humanity! This
Isl what made us in England feel that
no peace can be made with such
government until it has been defeat
ed. 1t has put itself outside the pale
OF civilization and the interests OF
civilization require that it's methods
be BRANDED Dy Qe1eaC.
Nothing less than defeat will do.
Nothing less than defeat will show
the German people that they must
get rid of such rulers. What We in
England have been hoping is that
neutral nations, especially people like
the Americans, which so often have
shown respect for justice and hu-
manity, will understand what it is we
are fighting for. 1t is not war for
territory or trade, like so many wars
which have gene before it. 1t is
war for freedom and for right, a war
to enable mankind to enjoy enduring
peace in the future"
Explains Remark.