Evening journal., 1918-11-26
WAR TORCH fired
BY HUN EMPEROR
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problems. II is a privilege and an oppor-
tunity to hear from one who has been
approved as a safe guide. a wise coun-
cillor and a loyal and patriotic citizen.
DR.. Patton. in his scholarly oration'
said In part
"All the universe in all time past Is
the cause OF all things as we see them
and further on 10 the dOgstar. The
only real case OF a beginning. Of some
thing which cannot be traced TO an
antecedent, is In human yOlition.
I'VE have understood all along that
the war was needless. The Allied ma
tions did not want war Germany d'd.
Certainly the immediate responsibility
for the war rests upon a single head
II the German emperor had not wanted
IL, there would have been no war;
DR.. Patton outlined Germmanic ambi-
tlens In the East looking toward a
Berlin-Bagdad railway; Teuton aims IN
the West, the desire TO annex the ores
OF northern France. Jealousy OF Great
Britain, unrest in France over the lost
provinces OF Alsace and Lorraine. lie
spoke Of German troubles al home, the
.restlessness Of the people, the economic
ambitions OF the commercial class. He
said the emperor sympathlzed TO the
full with these and with the desires OF
the militaristic class.
on the other hand. he described the
unreadiness Of the entente nations TO
engage in war; England with an Irish
rebellion on her hands and France
without equipment. Dr. Patton said
the German emperor counted upon
these. and gambled also upon Canada,
Australia, India and the other English
colonies falling 10 support Great Brit
ain In case OF war. Dr. Patton said II
never entered the German emperor's
head that other nations would regard
a treaty as sacred, or that Englands
colonies would be unhesiiatingly loya..
He staked his throne and the per-
petuity OF his crown, also the lives and
credit OF his people. upon a gamble, and
irretrievably lost.
Behind all this" said the speaker.
remains the real cause. Germany had
wrong theory OF political science
founded upon a wrong philosophy OF
conduct Her theory was that II is the
supreme duty OF the State 10 take care
OF its own. This was unblushingly pro-
mulgated by her statesmen and philo-
sOphers. 10 was not merely that the
state should be paramount over the in
diyiduals composing IL, bpt Il should be
so superlatlvely paramount TO anything
that the State should not even owe
obedience TO the supreme law OF right.
I'VE make a mistOke in drawing a
parallel between Germany and other ma
tons. Other nations have been worse
than their principles, but they have had
moral Ideals"
DR.. Patton defended England, and the
Pilgrim Fathers, for their annexation
OF primitive lands, saying the savages
could not be said TO hold by natural
right a land which they had not cultl-
waited or improved TO any extent. More
over. In these cOlonizations. the condl-
tlons Of the primitive peoples had been
improved. He said It was not the same
as Germany's taking over settled terri
tory. by might and frightfulness. other
nations had never committed such
crimes In anything Ike the magnitude
OF Germany In the history Of the world.
nor had Germany's spirit been shown
by other nations.
The lecturer also answered the arr1-
nents OF people who said nations that /
iet up 10 be righteous ought 30 give 1
back improperly acquired land. with /
he statement that II would be lmpossi-
Die 20 do so. and II IL were possible,
would work wreng to the inhabitants.
For instance, would u be good for civ