Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
UniOnists Cheer
Resolutions for
War Continuance

LONDON, Dec. An authorized re.
port concerning the unionist meeting
of Friday says it was attended by 1.50C
representatives of unionist bodies
throughout the country, and that res
olutions were unanimously carried de
ploring the publication of the letter Of
the Marquis of Lansdcwne and declar
ing firm adherence to the war aims
OF the allies, as defined by the pre-
mier, Mr.. Bonar Law and Mr.. Asquith
A scene of great enthusiasm ensued
the delegates rising and singing the
national anthem. Mr. Bonar Law Their
delivered speech in which he ad
mitted that he had never met any ono
more patriotic or disinterested thar
the Marquis of Lansdowne. Never
theless, Mr.. Bonar Law said:
Il disagree absolutely not only will
the arguments but with the whole tonc
of the letter. | think it is notLin'
less than a national misfortune tina
l. should have been published, now o;
all times. II is not that we do not de
sire peace. 1t is horrible to look for
ward to a continuance of the war: bu
l. is strange assumption that he
cause the Germans declare their read
mess for a pact of nations and tall
of disarmament that peace therefore
is possible.
Before the war our goverIme'.f
did not dare suggest disarma me !. tC
Germany. They often went near II
but the Germans regarded it almOs
as casus belli. And before the wa
books recommending disarmament
we're prohibited in Germany and I be
lieve they are prohibited to this day
'You heard nothing of this kind ir
the first and second years of the wal
when things were going well i'm Ger
many. If the conclusion of peace were
conceivable today il would mean tina
the very men who. in my judgment
committed the greatest crimes in his
tory who plunged the world into an
guish and misery, would be left again
in power with the same machinery
ready to repeat the same thing wheI
the opportunity arose i'm the future.
How can they be bound in a pact
of nations? Nobody will pretend tina
they will be bound because they signed
a treaty and what force is to bin6
them? The whole. world is against
them today, armed and organized in
way that it is not likely they will
again be; and if we cannot insist on
our rights now, how will we fight
against them in new conditions here
after?
No, gentlemen. il is horrible to
think of. but it is true; in my judg
ment we have got to show the German
nation in the only way they can be
made to realize that war does not pay
thattheir military machine canno;
get The desired results. II is only ~
decisive military results that the war
can be ended. Let the Germans re
alize that we can go on longer thar
they. and the change OF feeling In
Germany of which we hear so much
will grow daily and will itself, per
haps, bring the results we all long &c
see"
Mr. Bonar Law intimated that should
Marquis of LansdOwne's letter stimu
late the pacifist movement to u,
point of the government losing support
for needful war measures there woGlt
be only one alternative for the gov
eminent. He declared that a peace Oh
this basis would really he a defeat fol
Great Britain.
Does any one really believe tnat
unity in the British empire could con
tinue the same after such a defeat?
the chancellor asked in conclusion.