Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-16
Whetted Appetites for Blood?

From the tone OF bitterness In the
German comment on the reply OF the
entente allies to President Wilson's
note. one might suspect that n new
chapter Of vengeful horror might be
expected as a result of the peace at
tempt. It seems the entente statement
Of conditions on which they would
make peace constitutes an Insult 10
the central allies
In this country THE Fatherland,
published IL New York. calls down
curse upon The Hundred Against
Peace" 1t says at the start;
zone hundred clergymen and laymen
have issued protest to the Cnri s.,
tians of America against premature
peace. The total losses of the Allies ex-
coed 100000 men; the total losses OF tne
Central Powers exceed 100000. Evident
ly this is not enough to gut me oi .So,-
thirst Of these worthless Are they
speaking in the name of humanity or
in the name of Moioch? Are they speak
ing In the name of Christ, or Anti
Christ? Stripped of its hos Ga ny Ind
fnendacity, their appeal spells bioodshed
until all Europe lies PROSTATE under the
tentacles of the Vampire OF the CONT
nent, England. ana tHt EhoiSdii
ment In British securities are safe. Ihelr
voice Is not OF the church they protahe.
but the echo OF Wall Street"
II occurs to the unbiased, if there be
such in the world today, to inquire:
who inflicted this loss of 24'ooo'ooo
mon upon the powers Of Europe And
again: why did not the central allies
offer peace and ask for terms in the
fall of ls14?" And last: DO not these
men of the churches wish to guard the
world against the very thing that pre-
cipi,ated this two and half years of
horror"
The Fatherland" with the same tone
found in the press of Berlin, goes
on:
Where their treasure is, there is their
heart. Where other men have heart,
these men evidently carry a ticker. We
could understand their hysteria, If their
country were in danger. But their coun-
try Is not jeopardiZed by the war, it is
only their pocketbook that is touched
II /; not necessary to dissect their clum-
~ attempt to discredit the great work
OF the American Church Peace Union.
In fact, no comment is needed. 1t suf-
fees to print the names OF sgners of this
document, saving those whose obscurIty
is such that even the English bought
press refuses TO drag them into the light
Of day. Let these names stand written
~ letters Of blood in the Book of Shame:
George Wharton Pepper, of Philadel-
phia.
Rev Or Newell Dwight Hills. of
Brooklyn.
Rev Or. William T. Manning, of Trini-
- Church. New York.
Rev. DR. Lyman Abbott, Editor of
The Outlook
John Grier, Hibben, President of Prince
ton.
Charles l.. Bonaparte. eX-Attorney-
bishop Philip NJ Rhinelander. of Penn
syivania
Winston Churchill. Author.
Henry G. King. President Of Oberlin
College.
clifford Pinchot
Bishop William Lawrence of Massa-
chusettS.
Billy sunday
Or Cornelius H. Patten of Boston
Secretary of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
James A. speer. of New York, Chair
man of the Laymen's Missionary Move
nent.
Bishop Charles F Anderson, of Chi
cago.
Eben T. Olcott. Of New York Presi-
dent of the Hudson River Day Line.
Bishop Thomas F. Gaylor, of Tennes-
see, Chancellor of the University of the
South
William j. schieHelin. of New York
Merchant and President of the Ameri-
can Church Missionary Society.
The above is but a specimen of the
feeling aroused by the peace" notes-a
whetting of appetite for blood.
For years Europe has feared Prus-
sianism, and the far-sighted knew Of
the mine of militarism that spark
from the mind of the war-mad might at
any moment set off Today the world
understands what would be the mean
ing OF its triumph The hidden, deadly,
interruptions system that has con-
spired in every capital Of a civilized
people. that has attempted revolutions
In every colony of it's opponents, and
has figured in the civil affairs and
elections of neutrals. has become too
dangerous to trust. II is not the people
of Germany and of Austria but the oil
garchy that leads those peoples to
slaughter to accomplish its dream of
power. which Europe is battling against
and which the world is learning to
fear.
Every charge of tire past against
?russianism' has been proven in the
ravishing of Belgium. the enslavement
OF Yer people: the same of Serbia and
cf Poland; the raids OF sea and air
without other purpose than to
create terrorism Of all who dare oive
support to those who defy.
Whether or not we talk of peace, in
the hearts Of all are high hopes Of an
early end Of tho awful folly But to
believe that peace is possible at this
time is almost TO doubt that God had
purpose In suffering the beginning Of
it--if we accept at face value the boast
iugs cf the German government at this