New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-23
LET NEUTRALS STOP THE WAR
How Might Humanity Comparatively Slight Expense-Why
Not Germany Submission with the Philippines for Instance?

that if the protestations of the neutrals thar
they will Join forces with the Allies on the
side of the international policeman after IT,:
war are 10 be worth more than scraps OF
paper the neutral nations should pitch in
even at this late hour and help to expedite
his coming
II is probable that despite the Presidents
continued neutrality he is convinced that II
is absolutely necessary to the future success
OF a world police court that the programme
of the Allies be realized. This he knew
would come about by the waging Of the wal
another year or more, but he has no doubt
concluded that 1t would materialize sooner
many lives be saved and much suffering
avoided, we're the neutrals to join the Allies
on the first provocaton.
Whether the President, therefore, will
break with Germany depends upon her future
good conduct. Maeterlinck's appeal must
have found response in the great heart OF
the President, just as it has In the hearts OF
millions of other just men and women in the
United States and in other neutral countries
1.-THE smaller states have protested; now LET
America act Let America at the head
of league Of neutrals force Germany into
the road Of humanity"
The President would like TO answer the
Macedonian cry, would ike to see Belgium,
freed and recompensed and the international
policeman ushered in, but, II possible. with
out further boodshed. Signs are not lacking
that he has made up his mind to fight to at
tain these objects, if fighting is really neees
sary.
The writer would request permission to
suggest that the neutrals try to bring Ger
many to see the wisdom of meeting the Al
lies terms now. It is better for all con-
cerned, Allies, neutrals and Germany her
self, that she meet them some time, and the
sooner the better. She must meet them
sooner or later. Let the neutrals say TO Ger.
many: you brought on this war. You de-
stroyed an innocent country and called the
treaty you signed TO protect it scrap OF
paper.' Go back to your own country. Tel.
the Allies that you are willing to make repa-
ration, II you will do this, for the love we
bear 70 humanity and the price we are willing
to pay for permanent peace, we will help
YOU to pay the indemnity"
Mr.. Frederick c. Walcott, of the Rookie
Teller Foundation, recently stated that fund
of s500,000,0 900 collected IN the United States
and offered for relief of the war-stricken
lands in Europe would be powerful peace
influence There Is little doubt about IL, Four
times that amount would equal the profit
America has made out Of the war and would
have four times the good effect. The other
neutrals would give as much more.
1t will be said in reply TO this that the AL
lies would not be satisfied with war in
demnty alone. They will not give back the
German colonies.
II the United States believes that Germany
has some shreds of humanity in her makeup,
and that she is fit to govern colonies, why not
offer her the Philippine Islands? 1t is a
small price to pay for permanent peace.
Through the neighborly act of British ad-
mral the Philippine Islands once prevented
war between the United States and Germany
There would be nothing strange were these
ne islands to be the means of bringing u
an end war between Germany and the Al
lies-of which Britain is one member.
ALFRED FITZPATRICK,
Toronto Canada, Jan. 1s, 1917.