Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-20

II
There is only one answer that question
- Great Britain. 1t will last, they tell you until
the aims with which they entered it are won There
FORE it becomes important. know what those aims
what sustaining causes have turned every
form energy this country directly indirectly to-
prosecuting the war; led to compulsory
military service and put 100000 men in the tleld
with arms in their hands.
thing the thoughtful Englishman will
tell you that is yet within measurable dis
achieving the purpose for which the country
entered He cherishes illusions about the
German fighter; he allow himself to think
that the beaten that the end of the war
sight. he fighting that he holds
he willing to offer his life and
his accumulated treasure to achieve?
Here is his purpose as formulated by Mr.. Asquith:
shall never the sword which we have not
lightly drawn until Belgium in full measure
and more all that she has sacrificed until
France adequately secured against the menace OF
aggression until the rights of the smaller natonatieS
of Europe are placed upon unassaable foundation
and until the military domination of Prussia is whony
and finally destroyed" To these terms Mr. Asqulth
later added Serbia and then he expressed for tne
country what the destruction OF the MIL
itary domination of Prussia in these wordS'
LAS a result of the war intend to establish the
principle that problems must be hanoeo
by free negotiation equal terms between free po
pies and this settlement shall no longer be
and swayed by the overmastering dictatlon Oh CIV
eminent controlled by a military caste. Thls Is w
mean by the destruction of the military donlra'i0 "
Prussia; nothing more, but nothing less
That Is the aim England has officially for
self in this war But ask the average man in the
street who is in what he is fighting for and the
chances are will say Never again he wants 10
make an end to war knows from experience that
it is bad business He doesn't like II ana ne
h fighting it in the spirit in. which nurses and
doctors fight typhus epidemc-an evil to be over
and stamped out. without regard 10 present cos
The average Britton has been studying the German
since the war began, and he now believes that the mill
ars of the Central empires must be discredited ana
DESTROYED If he live in peace again He mas
seen with amazement the blind obedience OF the Ger
man peoples to their leading to their acqlesc-
ence in the preparation of almost any baroary "hich
can terrify other nations he 1eels la' 81
long as this belief survives the world can never De
safe from war; and he wants to be sa1e from wa "
is grimIy resolved to through TO finish out ne
doesn't know when and how that finish VIII oo "
is sure that the time has not yet come
Evervwhere people talk about the and hardly
ANYTHING else but the Thirty months of fighting
have crystalzed public opinion and clarified it and
made 1t articuatA that 1t is not difficult to discover
what sound public opinion is 1t ~ virtually unanl-
nous too and makes it easier The first thing
then the average Briton wants to do is to win be
war and after 1T he wants the help OF the
world in devsing some sort of arrangement that
will prevent another He knows that the remain
der oF the life of generation and the next Will be
taken up repairing the ravages to the FABRIC OF CIV
zaton and human society caused by this overwhelm-
ing conflict.
He doesn't want to strange Germany nor wipe her
off the map of Europe to destroy or mutate her
national Neither does he want TO interfere Wtr
the free exercise Germanys peaceful endeavors pu
he does seek to prevent her from establishing position
of military and dominance over her nelsnoors
TIRE average Friton the peace after this war TO
he durable peace bulwarked by effective guarantees
ritish statesmen looking forward to the end OF the
war have been for months endeavor1ng 10 1ornuis'e
the terms of durable such as VIII enlist 'le
co-operation of all the great powers.
Mr. Balfour says such peace can hardly be ex-
c+ed unless three conditions fulfilled: THE first
- th+ exisnp causes of international unrest should
~ os far as POSSIBLE removed Weakened the second