New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-12

has had a separate and different cause
Of controversy with the enemy -ihAt
Russia was dragged in because Of Ser
bia. that France was dragged IN because
Of Russia, that Grea, Britain was
dragged u because Of the violation o.
Belgian territory and that the nited
States has been dragged IN because OF
the plratical warfare or The German
submarines All those causes are, esch
Of them, and separately. no DOUBT
sufficient reason. hut for moment 20
consider this war carried on by the
Allies De- that OF separate interest, sep
arate causes OF controversy, Is an
utterly inadequate and false view OF
the situation.
What We Must stop
THESE are but symptoms OF the alb.
solute necessity in which a civilized
world finds itself. 10 deal with en- I'M
minenf and overmastering peril W nat
IS that PERIL Who has brought us
here together What is % We are
afraid OF? ] won't say afraid. nat
is II We feel that We have got TO stop
! will tell YOU my view OF IT, IL -
the calculated and remorseless use OF
every civilized weapon 20 carry out the
ends Of pure bsrbarism.
"To us Of Anglo-Savon. Of people Of
English. speech 1t seems impossible
incredible, that nation should clearly
set itself 20 work and coordinate every
means of science. every means mat
knowledge. that industry can provide,
not for the lettering Of it's own peo-
Pile. but for the demolition OF otner
people.
Of tine world is too fuli-Of the ad-
ventures of interruptions ambition.
We know all through history OF men
who have endeavored. at the cost Of
others, to expand their own estate. We
have seen within the last century. or
little more. men of genius trying to
coerce the world. But this is not
case Of new Napoleon arising 10
carry cut.a new adventure. This IS
not case of adventure, of genius,
seeking to crafty his ambition within
the limits of his own country.
This is something far different and
far more dangerous for mankind. II is
the settled determination to use every
means, and 10 use every means in CO.
operation, TO put the whole world at
her feet. We all know it is common
place that science has enormously eX-
banded the means by which men can
kill each other. Modern destruction is
carried out as much in the laboratory
of your universities as il is on the field
of battle, but we have always believed,
We have always hoped, that this in
creased power of destruction would be
limited and controlled by the growing
forces Of humanity and civilization.
We have been taught. not by Germany,
but by those who rule Germany, by the
military caste which controls Ger
many-we have been taught different
lesson, and we now know not merely
that every scientific weapon will be put
in force to make war more horrible
than il was in barbarous time, but that
even the rights Of civilization, of trade,
OF commerce, even the intercommuni-
cation between different peoples. will
be used for the same sinister object.
and at this moment there is not
defect in any country of the world
which il IS not the desire and the OBJ
iect of German diplomacy to aggravate,
which German money is not used TO
increase, which does not carry with H.
not the blessings of wealth, of com
merce and Of intercourse-human m
tercourse. These means of domination
must quit-the peaceful Nominations
which arc the most dangerous and SIN
ister allies Of shells or guns and OF Gil
the modern apparatus of war.
Shall We Not Resist
Ladies and gentlemen, that is the
danger we have 20 meet. and II at this
moment the world is bathed in blood
and tears from the highlands OF distant
Armenia down 10 the very fields OF
France. almost within sight OF the
Straits OF Dover-if we have seen
destruction OF life. a reckless destruc-
ton Of life. not merely OF the life OF
soldiers. but the lie of civilians; II we
have seen peaceful communities dragged
through the mire, ruined, outraged; II
horror has been hesped upon horror
until really we almost get callous IN
reading our newspapers IN the morn
ing; when We see some OF these atrocl-
ties, really and truly attributed to
those with whom we are fghting-n
all these things are true. shall we not
rise up and resist them?
"Shall we, who know what freedom
is. become the humble and obsequious
servants Of those who only know what
mower isl That will never be toler-
ated. The free nations of the earth are
not thus to be crushed out of exist
ence, and if any proof is required that
that contamination cannot be reached
in the civilization of the world, that
that contamination is impossible, II IS
to be seen in q gathering like tins:
where the three great democracics OF
the West are joined together. and are
meeting together, may say, under cir
cumstances unique in the whole history
OF the world
And that fact should also give
strength and consolation TO those
who, feeling the magnitude OF the issue
at stake, are inclined to doubt how the
contest will end. But We will fail un-
less all here who love liberty, and who
ere prepared to labor together, 10 night
together, to make our sacrifices IN com
that happens we may be
destroyed pecemeal and the civiliza-
ton of the world may receive wound
from which it will not easily recover.
"Mr Mayor. ladies and gentlemen,
permit me to thank permit me to
thank you. Mr. Mayor, for the kind
words you have used to myself. and to
thank YOU also and through you the
great City of New York for the rec>~s
ton which you have given to those
who. though they have come from afar.
do not feel that they have come to
strange country, but rather that they
have come among brothers and
friends