Mohave County miner., 1917-01-06
Gift of Constantinople

GIft of COnStantln0ple
 "The same people who promised to Russia the conquest and possession of Constantinople dare to assert that Germany had aggressive intentions. Of course the conquest of Constantinople, which was announced by Trepoff (Rus- sian premier) in the duma, is passed in silence in the entente note, for just as they, in a discussion of diplomatic eevnts in July, 1914, elegantly slide over the decisive event-that brusque intervention in all attempts at media tion by the Russian mobilization. which was even repeatedly dissuaded by the English ambassador at St. Petersburg"
 Do you think that under these cir cumstances the moral mitigation in the tone of the entente note is sin cere?" was asked.
 "Most certainly I do," replied Dr. Hamman. q am of the same opinion as Bernard Shaw and consider the sin cerity of this moral indignation as new instance of the providential har- mony between the interests and moral and political ideas of England. We know this moral indignation from his tory. When the Prussians and Austrians marched into Schleswig- Holstein in order to assist their coun- trymen and fight on the side of Schles- wig-Holsteiners for the independence of the German race, then Lord Palmer ston and Lord Shaftesbury in the lower and upper houses, manifested the same moral indignation. They also immediately found the same sin cere words as outrage violence most cowardly' and frightful atroci- ties.'
 Grey's Indignation
 Great was Edward Grey's indigna- tion when July 29, 1914, he received i from the German chancellor the sug- gestion that Germany, if English neutrality were guaranteed, would en- ter into an obligation not to aspire to territorial extension at Frances cost, also, if Germany were victorious in the war. At that time also Grey de- clared this proposal as most shameful and the offer as mean (base) traffic at Frances expense.
 
 "And the reproaches that the Ger man peace offer contained nothing tan gible was suggested.
 ''The tangible point" said Dr. Ham, man, Twas that Germany declared her readiness to communiate her peace conditions in conference with her ad- versaries. The entente has declined this proposal. To me it seems evil dent that the entente, when doing this. felt seriously concerned and greatly ll depressed on account of the impress sion this refusal of the German peace offer must make on the neutral world.
 Alleges Fear
 "This is clearly indicated by the tone of the entente note. It is exact ly as if the entente were in a sense afraid to listen to the conditions of l the central powers. Are those men who gave to the entente note it's par ticular tone perhaps afraid that those , conditions of the central powers are !, much too sensible and moderate for them before their nations, who long , for peace, to undertake the respon- ! sibility of declining those individual conditions? At all events, our ad- :, would have acted more frankly if they had flatly and plainly said: We will wait because we still hope that we need not negotiate, but gan dictate the terms of peace.'
 '1n order to avoid this awkward . avowal the entente now takes the at- ! situde of the judge of the world. But C all that the entente obtains by this 2 proceeding is that it's guilt for the [ continuation of the war unmistakable c n the eyes of the whole world is not s demolished, but increased" Ii