Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-17
SATAN PROPOSED TO CHRIST A 'PEACE by Ne
COLLATION. AND THE SAVIOUR sPURNED
THE OFFER

n He babblers In Wilmington and elsewhere who are
crying for peace by negotiation" would have US
believe all that is necessary end the is for rep
resenatiyes Of the bellIgerents to gather around
council table.
Unfortunately for their theory history shows peace
conferences" are often the seed plots of new wars
Probably majority OF the devastating wars which
have racked Europe for centuries originated the
patched up treaties Of peace. in which greedy. short
sighted Kings and diplomats bartered away the rights
of peoples parceed out national territory as so
much real estate
On the other hand, peace by victory" "uncondi-
tonal surrender" usually settles things good
have to go further than own Civil War
II Lincoln had listened the copperheads Of his time
and made peace this continent would be split in twain
between republics armed to the teeth and ready
to spring at each others threats the slightest
tation.
But he preferred peace with victory and today the
vanqushed well as the vlctors rejoice that the
thing settled forever.
It has been five years since a horrible and bloody
war sprang from peace conference called to make
peace by negotiation"
The first Balkan war did not go to a logical conclu-
sion because of the financial exhaustion Of the bellig
erents the outbreak OF cholera Thrace threat
Of Intervention by the big Powers
The diplomats Of the warning States met in confer
ence at London TO patch up "pe6ce by negotiation"
II WAS typical diplomatic gathering All the high
Braue INTERNATIONAL CROOKS, burglars and second story
there-ether in the conference or lobbying
around It. peace which a compromise Of greedy
desires, absolutely unrelated TO justice, racial
tlonal integrity the Of the people
was patched up
The ink was hardly dry on the treaty Of London be-
fore a second and deadly war broke out among
the former allies, Turkey again butted In and Ru
mania FASTENED to jump Bulgaria after was down
and loot the loser
Another patched up treaty was then negotiated-and
although It was conclusive than the first it set
tied nothing- was compromise Of conflicting avarice
Austria the sinister figure in the background OF
this second peace by negotiation" in the treaty Of
Bucharest sowed the seeds which a year later
sprouted into the war Of the world
DO we want any peace by negotiations" to be
followed up a few months later by WARMTH
a lineup Of nations?
peace by negotiation" is one OF the favorte phrases
Of the motley elements which trying to paralyze the
strong right OF America and avert the doom of
Prussianism
II this war is a Of democracy against despotism
"a final struggle OF western liberty against Oriental
savery-the Armageddon Of civilization against bar
barsm-then peace by negotiation" can only be COM
pared to a truce between Christ and the devil
The Holy Book tells that Satan took Christ up
onto high mountain and proposed a peace by nego-
ationand the answer Of the Saviour was war to the
knife.
81 not to bring peace but sword" said Jesus
when speaking Of the conflict Of right and wrong
II this Is a between Germany and democracy
It is the final struggle The two forces have met on
countless fields for thousands OF years But in past
ages there were uncvized countries peoped by free
barbarians who renewed the fight for freedom and
buded up civilizations based the idea OF ndi-
vidual liberty Today there none such. The whole
world is in the death grappe democracy must win
perish forever
There will be another chance" for democratic
principles If Prussia dominates the world and up
her system in western Europe
he best proof of that is the conduct of the German
people today--sll docile and obedlent-heeding not
the frighfu tribute they have rendered TO their mas
ters-unstirred by the Russian reyolution-blind to
what all the rest OF the world sees written in flame
the Skies which portend the dawn Of human
brotherhood the sunset OF civilization
The German spirit is not a survival OF dead past
It IS not the last stand OF doomed idea In the nine
teenth century the philosophy OF despotsm-of the
"superman'- gathered fresh strength.
While the world ar large basked in calm and dreamed
universal democracy and peace in Germany and else
where the doctrines Of Imperialism acquired fresh vigor
William T. stead who persisted the Titanic, foresaw
this seventeen years ago when he wrote this
remarkable prophecy;
The bloody doctrines of Nietzsche have painted the
sunset skies OF the nineteenth century all too red her
aiding yet more crimson dawn"