The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-03-28
THE PLIGHT OF HOLLAND

The necessity for taking the shipping of Holland and the
plight in which that country left another reminder OF the pre-
carous position of the small nations with the great OF the
world Holland dare consent to the proposals OF the
Allies She powerless resist the policy determined II
she aented her territory would be quickly Overrun by German
troops 1t matter of indifference the Allies whether she
submitted under protest assented In either Holland could
not resist
In other words this small Independent country independent in
poweress to resist the maesrom OF world war Peace
only condition which the small nation enjoy security
War large scale necessarily endanger the interest Of
those small countries who forced into actual participation
There after ALL serious question to whether this modern
concentration in this period of the development OF powerful
nations there really place for the weak states in the complete
enjoyment of independence.
Holland because she is largely independent her over
forced into position of economic dependence the
Allies The Scandinavian countries really dependents OF Ger
If the smaller states not to be absorbed by the larger
ones the weak nations really have place in modern a
fairs there the necessity for international arrangement for
among the great powers that shall be left in the world
after the that will establish and the status of
these smaller states
The experience of Belgium shows however, the precaros
of independence of country dependent upon treaty
rangements between vastly powerful nations After ALL real
independence the part of nation the independence which the
nation able of itself to establish and maintain However, in the
conditions imposed upon the world by the great the
greater powers scarcely position maintain this of in
dependence Even with the help of her Allies Russia four
counted among the first powers of the world has not been abb
maintain herself Not of the Allies cOntendng against Ge
many would be able to maintain independence if left alone Th
United States in advantageous position to struggle witt
Germany than any other country would be match under
sent conditions for Germany alone nothing Of Germany
sisted by Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
With the United States and Great Britain eliminated from the
pending struggle the complete domination of continental Europe by
the Tton would be only matter of weeks Under existing
dons there only really independent power the world
day and that Germany Germany Allies merely depend
encies Italy France Great Britain and the United States arrayed
against Germany able maintain their independence because
they eagued together We reasonably certain when the
have world domination from Berlin have
world controlled by league of western powers Italy, France
Great Britain and the United States if they able cviz
ton from the dangers threatening will continue stand
gete for the rehabilitation of the world along safe and lines
for the security of the fruits of victory that must be if all
at tremendous cost
IL the TeutOn victorious small neutral will
be compelled to put the eutOnc yoke If the league of
powers representing modern civilization victorious the smaller
nations expect that the protection and security the powerful
peoples will have secured for them will refuse obligation he
part give moral and national support their protectors main
tanning the peace of the wOrld.-Lexngton Herald.