El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13

IN putting salt water into churn, while her three
brothers churned it violently, in the hope that would
turn into butter. which it seldom did.
Edward Lear's Nonsense Book, 1871
TIoLET IS plainly allegOncal-prOphetic for
W Lloyd-GeOrges modest shrinking Britain while her
three brothers her allied powers The salt water IS
the bitter hate which England continually nject into the
war-her will destroy,"-and the butter which seldom
out of the churn is military victory.
In connection with horrible thing this may
but In deeply philosophical and serious sense the lack
of "a of humor" is precisely what most ebarrasses
every of the begerents both sides at this moment
Before proceeding further with this citizen OF
this ridiculous world and especially the booder parts of It,
ought to take the time to read through the whole book OF
Job the King James Version This incompatible drama
comic life ITSELF full divine and human; its
English diction, beautiful and strong, might assist some
war and peace notes to express themselves
gracefully; study of of Job is almost
ike reading current history, for in It find so many OF
the prominent characters of this day. and the who
bring confusion and merit harsh remonstrance.
In all literature there is nothing more universally and
eernay applicable in of chronic megalomania than
Jobs remark "No doubt but ye the people, and Wis
dom shall die with you"
Read Job to get new slant the European and
the international exchange of epthes Jobs Sutfy three
friends" England today thousand times multi
piled; their first cousins Germany; and their second
cousins in the United States mostly east of the 1ooth
meridian of longitude Men of the western plains ana
mountains forever under the humorous spell of natures
ragged forces Job better than most
The German note originally suggesting peace confer
like circus poster Its extravagance OF Language
brought smiles, and contribution to SERIOUS history
was as reliable as the proclamation OF MEXICAN
about revolution. Germany had an important
fact communicate but her windmill eocuon was anus
The answer of the allies answer directed to Ger
many, entitled to serious consideration There IS
believe that dictated by LoydGeorge him
of unusual mental and strain and
physical fatigue and passed by the representatives OF the
other allies without consideration of its i'll chosen
phrases Il added so little to knowledge
that hardly received respectful mention in the OF
the world It was like the barking and yeping
on a trail of fresh blood.
The second note of the allies the president
of the United States of different cast and temper
Tfu1 00TrT0u he
world of posterity It is worth reading and worth
preserving presents basis of discussion 1t is the intel
gert product Of discussion and agreement and LoydGeog
part accord with what the world knows of
the giant figure The substance of the note is
British through and through; the finish however is French
and value of the note gains by its having been over
by people who do call the Germans Huns and whose
conduct in the has been knightly.
Russia England watching each other narrowly
the map of world ee they do not trust each other
Italy playing lone game but England plans to use her
she plans to use al her other ae Japan included to
Britans ends In the final settlement. Britain has
consented France, Russian extension the Medi
teTanean but England is not OF Russlas steady
movement toward which been of the great
problems of British politics for century Britain viii con-
sent certain division Of the spos of the worlds seized
areas allies but Britain already has quarter of
the earth afford fOregO immediate further
sion IN order TO comparative and security
what she already has.
The allies are leagued together for thing mainly
bar Germany from the Mediterranean and from the Pacific
The viii 20 on Internationally for centuries until Ger
many obtains of what she demands those
England that harshness of utterance is
parts empire struck with the note of fierce de-
termination rngs through the declarations of British
overseas These splendid people who have given mag
nficeny of blood and treasure for the imperial cause
claim part what is follow 1t New ZealandeI
who said:
There be the very devil 10 pay the empire II
any kid gloves brought into the
peace settlement The rulers of Germany who
sponsibe for these atrocities must be punished as criminals
the without the old English gentleman
inc feelings handle this matter
aThe hard man"-there the controlling spirit the
British attitude toward work and peace talk this
moment logical II is inevitable The should 90
until fought out-but perhaps is already fought
out far establishing the balance goes The Germans
they long retain their conquests
sodate their military positions gained at such sacrifice; the
British the conviction that the present military stu
alton only temporary and they have succeeded far
inspiring their allies to believe that the balance from
must steadily against the Germans They viii quit
until they physical victory in least of the
primary of struggle To neutral appears that
the Germans have far they with physical
victory the Germans merely hope to what they
future insurance by forcing present the basis
Of the map. This is precisely what Britain will nos
accept now or in future But Germany, too Will
hold
Somewhere Britain has 100000 in under