Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-25
Says Ideals Are Same as
Those of American Execu-
tive, but Regards Them as
Probably Impractical,
BLAMES GERMANY
FOR THE TROUBLE
Great Britain Is Longing for
Peace and Expects to Win
It, Is ChanceIIor's ImpoIitic
Declaration,

Bistol, Jan. "a (via London )--Ad-
dressing a meeting tonight in connec-
ton with the war loan campaign, An
drew Bonar-Law, chancellor of the
eXchequer, and member of the British
war council. made the following reply
to President Wilson's speech to the
United States senate:
"The end of the war is peace. The
Germans made us what they have call
ed an offer of peace. 1t received from
the allied governments the reply
which it deserVed--the only possible
reply.
Most of you, however, I presume
read the speech by President Wilson.
(which appeared in yesterdays papers,
1t Is a frank speech and it is right that
any member of one of the allied gov
ernments who refers to 1t should
speak with equal frankneSs 1t is i'm
possible that he and we can look on
it from the same point Of view
Neutral Attitude Necessary.
"The head of a great neutral power,
whatever his private views may be
and | know as little as any of you
what they are-must adopt a neutral
attitude. America Is very far remoy-
ed from the horrors of this war. We
are in the midst of them. America is
neutral; we are not neutral. We be-
| lieve that the essence of this conflict
! Is a question which is as old as time
the difference between right ard
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 unbroken in the world for cen
turtles, are small in comparison with
the initial crime of plunging the world
into war by cold-blooded calculation
because those responsible thought it
would pay.
The Presidents Aim.
President Wilson's speech had this
aim--to gain peace now and secure
peace for the future. That is our aim.
and our only aim We hoped to Sc
cure this by league of 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
necessary to give effect to it, 1t would
not be right to regard this proposal as
something altogether Utopian.
you know that almost up to our
own day duelling continued, and just
as the settling of private disputes by
the sword has now become unthlnk-
able, SO, / think, we may hope that
the time will come when all the ma
tions of the world will play the part
which Cromwell described as his life
work-to act as constable and keep
peace. That time will come, l hope.
Not an Abstract Question.
But this whole subject is not an
abstract question for the future. 1t is
question of life and death now In
Judging whether that result can be
secured by his methods, it is impos-
sible for us to forget the past. For
generations humane men, men Of good
will among all nations, have striven
by The Hague convention, by peace
conferences, and by all other means,
to make war impossible, or, at least, to
mitigate the horrors of war. When
war comes, by what means can these
barriers built up against barbarism be
be made effective? They cannot be
preserved by the bel,igerents: if any
of them choose to ignore them it is
only from neutral states that effective
sanction can be given to them.
What happened? At the very out