Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-25
Frankly, Says He, It Would Mean No More Than Scrap of Paper While Germany Is Still Undefeated. WAR HAS COST TOO
 MUCH TO STOP NOW History of Man Full of Such Struggles; Even The Hague Couldn't Stop Them-Can Wilson? He Asks.
(By Review Leased Wire)


 BRISTOL, Via London, Jan. 24. -Addressing meeting tonight in
 connection with the war loan cam
 paign, Andrew Bonsr Law. chan
 cellor of the exchequer and mem-
 Der of the British war council.
 made the following reply to Pres
 ident Wilson's speech to tn.
 Unites States Senate:
 "The end of the war is peace.
 The Germans made us what they
 call an offer of peace. 1t received from the allied governments the
 reply which it deserved-the only
 possible reply.
 DIFFERS WITH WILSON
 Most of you, however, presume read the speech by President Wilson, which appeared in yestsr-
 days papers. 1t is frank speech and it is right that any
 member of one of the allied gov
 ernments who refers 10 it shoI.5 speak with equal frankness. IL is
 impossible that he ana we can look on it from the sane point of view.
 U. s. Too Far Away
 The head of a great neutral power. whatever his private views may De- and know as little as any Of you what they are-must adopt a neutral atti- tude. America is very far removed from the horrors of this war We are in the midst of them America is neu- tral; we are not neutral. We believe that the essence of this conflict IS a question 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 in the world for centuries. are small in comparison with the ini- tial crime of plunging the world into war by cold blooded calculation be- cause those responsible thought it would pay.
 Not Too Utopian
 President Wilson's speech had this lim-tO gain peace now and secure peace for the future. that is OUT aim and our only aim. He hoped to se- cure this by a league for peace. and he not only spoke in favor of such a league. but he is trying to induce the American senate to take the steps nee essary to give effect to it. It would not be right to regard this proposal as something altogether Utapian.
 DueIline Died. So May Wars You know that almost up to our ,wn day duelling continued. and just Is the settling of private dispu-es by he sword has now become unthinka- ,le, SO. think. we may hope that the ime will come when all .hc nations If the world will play the part which Cromwell described as his life work O act as constable and l-Hep peace. That time will come. nope.
 Will Alliance Worn
 But this whole subject is not an ANA Aht AN s a question of life and death now. In judging whether that result can be se- ured by his methods, it is impossiola or us to forget the past. For genera ions humane men. men of good will Imong all nations. have striyen hy The Hague convention; by peace con erences. and by all other means to make war impossible. or at least 10 the horrors of war. When var comes by what means can these 'arriers built up against barbarism he made effective? They cannot be pre- erved by the bellieerents il any of hem chose to ignore them. It is oRly rom neutral states that effective sane ion csu be given to them.
 War Ignored Treaties
 What happened? At the very out reak of the war. the Germans swept
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