Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-16

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VII tho war last" There Is only ON,
answer 10 that question In Great
britain IL viii last. they tell ,ou.
until the aims with which they enter
ed Il arc won. Therefore. II bccon,,S
important to know wha: those aim.
arc; 10 know what sustaining causes
nave turned every form of energy In
'his country directly or indirectly to-
ward prosecuting the war; that have
led to compulsory military service. ami
put 100000 men in the field with
arms III their hands.
Another thing that tho thourntful
EnSlishman viii tell !ou Is that he f.,
not yet within measurable distance OF
achieving the purpose for which the
country entered tho war. lie cher
ishcs no illusions about the German u.
fighter; he does not allow himself
to think thnt tn. German Ks beaten
or that tho end OF .hc war is in sight.
What. then Is nc he litinG FOR. tina;
he holds 50 dear that he has been
willing TO Offer his life and hts ac-
cumu!ato'l 'rcaaur" to achieve?
Here is his purpos. AS formulated
hy Mr. Asquith: We shall never
shehthc thc sword which VIC have not
lightly drawn until Hcigium RECEIVERS
III fun measure All and more than all
:hat she has sacrificed. until France is
mace Of aggression, until tho rights
OF the smaller nationnlitics III Europe
arc placed upon Al iiiiaysaiiablc foun-
dation and uutil tho military DON'T
nation Of Prussia is wholly ana finally
destroyed TO these terms. MIR. AZ
qnith later added serbia. and then nc
expressed for ,ht county, what l.us
meant b. The destruction OF the mill.
tarE domination OF r.ussia IN these
words:
AS j result % tic war. VIC iHtenG
t. establish tho principle ,h~t inter
national problems must hc handled ny
trcc negotiation on equal tcrns he
tween free peoples and this sct,lc
mcnt shall 40 longer nc bampc:cd AMI
swaEcd II, the oNcriun ste r.nE dictu-
tiou or 4 government controlled ~ Z
military este. This is what mean
~ tho destruction Of tho military dom-
in.,,ton IF rrussia nothing moro, hn;
uothinS less
WAR !. 81 Bittcr Business.
rhs, is INC ann England has o1tci
ally rci ior hcrs.n iu this war. i'u;
ASK tho average iuan III the street
who i in Khaki VITA; nc IL lighting
Never again" lie wants u nakc az
.ya4 L, rar TIC know. from expert
.a,. lha: ii is : bad hiti"r busiocss.
~, d"csN' liiso ii. ~! IL i hcE;-
i,4 ii ~ tho ssm. spirit ia winch
au,Hc. .rd doctors ncht typhn3 cri-
acnl.c- ~ cyH To u" overcome "ud
stamped out, without regard 10 prcS-
cut cost
Tho average Ertton h.. hecn study.
,te Tho German S;ucc the h"Ian.
ard ne nov believes that tho DIi-
iaY.sm 81 the central empires mist ne
di>,rcditcd aud destroyed Il ne - eve
- !,Nc ~ p"avc again. lie IA ecu
"it. "".a1cmcnt the biin" oh'0'Hncf
81 the Cc"uun peoples 10 their rules.
.tadla1 10 ihci. acquicsc"ncc ~ the
Derpctr,tion Of alntcs; An. harbat!t,
which can ttrrif! ,otr%c other Ma
az nc icoi5 thot 30 long rs una
belief survives. tho world can never
nc safe from war, and We wants /" he
safe from wtr. lie i gr,nly resolved
- &c i through TO a finish. But ne
doc.n'; know when and how ihat finish
viii CONG lie i sure tina, :he tune
h.a uol Vet come.
Ever. "'hcr- peop.. ;alh about The
wat. ard hardly anything else but the
va. Thirty months OF fighting uaFc
81: st&lliGcd public uptnioa and clArihcd
it aua made IL artivu!a;c. 20 tina: II *
NJ, difficult to discover what sound
nIaiic opinion il. IL Il virtually unani-
NOUS, too, aud that makes il easier.
The first thing then. tho average
Hr.ton wants 20 do t. - win the var,
ana 4.icr he has won II i,o want the
help or The world III heNisinE some sori
Of AN ARRANGEMENT that yin prevent
another WAY lie knows that tho re-
ruaindsr ut the life VI this generation
and tho next WIN he taken UP Ia re-
p..irinr tho ravagss TO the fahrlc OF
civilization an', human society caused
by this overwhelming ,onfligt
Want, Durable Peace.
lie doesn't want 10 sirans!e scr.
mary ror wlpc her OF tho map u
Europe nor 10 de@tro" or mutila;c her
national life. Neither docs lie want 10
interfere with tho free exercise of
Gcrnlany's peaceful cndea Nors. but he
does seek 70 prevemet her from cstah.
iiSbinc position ot military mcna Fl.
and dominance over hcv ncislibors.
The average Erston wants the peace
after this wsr 10 -" durable peace.