The sun., 1918-04-16
HURRY U. s. AID.
BALF0UR URGES
Germans Hope to Shatter Brit
ish Before America Ar
rives, He Says.
PREDICTS THEIR FAILURE
He Phophesies This Nation
will Baffle Plans of
"RObber State"
PREDICTS THEIR FAILURE

LONDON, April 1S.-"what Is now
most pressinRly required Is that the
fighting forces Of tho United States
into the held." said Arthur J. Balfour.
the Foreign Secretary. In speaking at .
luncheon to tho American labor delega-
ton to-day.
Tho German plan." continued Mr..
Balfour. "is 70 shatter the British army
before tho American weight can be
brought into the scale. The German
Inspired press has been instructed by its
masters to show the utmost contempt for
masters do not share that contempt
They are planning their whole campaign
and arc sacrificing men with reckless
extravaganza that the American help
may arrive after their blow has been
struck"
MIR. Balfour's Address.
In proposing toast to tho allied
cause at tho luncheon to the American
labor delegation. Mr.. Balfour said:
"The two speeches which we have just
listened to would have convinced any
doubter. II such exists elsewhere, that
tho spirit In which the United States OF
America have thrown themselves into
this great struggle Is a spirit OF IDEAL
ism. not in the sense In which idealisr
evaporates In eloquent phrases and empty
formula, but In that spirit in which
idealism recognizes that to bring his
ideals to fruition one must make efforts
and show those great sacrifices which
are now being so surely demonstrated
by our friends and brothers across the
Atlantic"
That mission. he proceeded. repre-
eenting an II did the activities OF the
United States IN SO many different
spheres and characteristics. had arrived
at our shores at n moment OF interest.
1t was a moment OF special interest. not
chiefly because OF the great and anxious
struggle now going on. but because the
Allies had revealed TO them In plain.
unmistakable characteristics both tho
political and military plans OF those who
controlled the destln!es OF Germany.
I'VE have been the witnesses during
the last year or year and a half" he
Said, "of strange regeneration on the
Part Of those who wished to delude
either the German. neutral, or. It might
be. even the allied public with regard
10 German Intentions and methods.
Facile success In Russia.
There was moment before tho
facils success which Germany obtained
against an unresistinK enemy, an enemy
IN the east, when German statesnen and
German members OF Parliament dis
cussed public Affairs. which would lead
one to suppose that Germany was In
high way 70 democratic institutions and
to heartfelt adoption OF the four pr!n-
ctpies which President Wilson has made
famous throughout tho world Events
in the east gave them facile success
over tho takers in Russia. and tho
whole aspect OF politics and public op!a-
ion among tho Central Powers has en-
iirely changed.
"They now almost cynically admit
that tho resolution OF tho Reichstag. of
which We have heard so much. all tho
talk OF no annexations and indemn!tiss.
Of considering tho wishes OF subject
populations. OF spreading tho principles
Of security and freedom throughout tho
world, was what We sometimes call ca
nounage"
All that was now thrust aside Mr.
Balfour said. German methods were
actually being carried out before the
eyes Of all In the case OF Rumania and
In other communities bordering on the
eastern frontiers OF Germany. In mo-
ments OF adversely. continued the Sec
retary. Germany used hno language
which she had been taught. indeed. by
the statesmen OF the allied Powers and
principally by President Wilson. but
which she had learned but imperfectly
and understood not at all. That was
one Of the phases OF contemporary events
which made the present moment ex-
tremely interesting. The other was the
plain. clear revelation Of tho German
military plans.
"She now stands forth undlsguised as
a robber State" declared Mr.. Balfour.
How Is she going to carry out her rob-
CoHtiwtISd on Seventh Paas