New Britain herald., 1918-05-10

should" Rabbi Wise said significantly, "his signature on the treaty of peace should be for decorative purposes only. That peace must be countersigned by the German people when they shall have returned to their moral sanity Rabbi Wise predicted that after this war is over the German Kaisers will be gone forever, and he asserted that the major guilt of this great war is on the imperialistic, n1i1itaristic clique of Germany who might have avoided the war. but sought to bring it about and continue it.
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 Dr. Wise declared that there ar4 three kinds of peace mongcrs.' One, the nonresident Christian pGcifsts,' are few, he said, and he would waste but little time on them. But, he added, not to assist Germany is to assist her and he also quoted from the scriptures Jesus teaching of Blessed be the peacemakers. Yes, blessed be the peacemakers, Eng land, France and the United States are the peacemakers today" the rab- bi said. Continuing. he said that he has been a preacher in the pulpit for 2o years and never has he raised his
 
 cause he appreciated the ideals which they represent. However he said, today he does raise his voice in oppo- sition to the Socialists of Anlerica who are Socialists of tho made in Germany" type. First they wanted to stand neutral as between Germany and Belgium. "I have no respect for any man who would stand neutral be- tween Germany and Belgium" the rabbi said. The Socialists also tried to hand the war to Germany by ask ing for an embargo on arms to Eng 1and.' Likewise, Rabbi Wise re- called the St. Louis convention of the Socialists two years ago at which they passed resolution declaring that "our advent into the war was a great political stroke''--"and until the Socialists repeal that resolution and it has never been repealed-T shall have no faith in them.''
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 Speaking of those who want peace today on the basis of the present war map, the orator scoffed. He said that the present war map is to be uti- mately treated as the kaiser treated his sacred treaties-''it will be re- duced to scrap of paper" He like wise remarked that some people ask if we cannot have peace if Germany stops her ruthless J-looat warfare. to which he said most positively. No. The British and the American navy will stop that without any other as sistance. It is only when the Ger mans are unable and unwilling to renew their sub-human warfare In reply to the question of whether or i- %~ Iy>,ir Sefn military defeat to Germany in order to get peace, the speaker said that the only way peace can be made 'Teutonically understandable" is to attain q military victory. Continuing, he said Yes, Germany must be beaten to her knees and Germany must surrender every inch-11ear me, every inch--of land she has stolen since the war began--and then a little more. This war did not begin in 1914, it began in 1871 when a French adventurer occupied the throne of France and Bismarck, that Machiavellian monster, outwitted him at every turn. When France. de- feated, had to pay an indemnity of 5000, 900, 900 because Germany in vaded her territory, Germany stole Alsace-Lorraine and Alsace-L Lorraine today is just as nnconquered by the Germans as it was in 1871. Alsace- Lorraine must go back to France. It was the Belgium of 1871 as Belgium was the A1sace-Lorraine of 1914.
 Referring to the pseudo pacifsts who would believe Germany's plea that she wants peace on the basis of no annexations, no indemnities and national self determination Dr. Wise declared that the German statesman who wrote those provisions is the logical successor to Mark Twain. They are humorous. Germany never takes anneNations, she merely peacefully permeates," Rabbi Wise sneered. "Her little neighbors ulti- mateIy become her children,'' he said. He then expressed an opinion he said would not be shared by all, and that was that ne did not think that Le- nine and Trotsky deliberately sold out Russia to Germany. He said he could not conceive of any men as base as that He thought that they both made the fatal and unpardonable mistake of "believing Germany" They believed the word of Prussia So Russia has got peace--and Ger many has got the pieces" he added. Tn the opinion of Rabbi Wise, the most foul thing that Germany has yet done was to slice up Russia and deliver the southwest portion, inhab- ited by the menians-the last of one of the oldest and noblest Chris tian martyrs, over to the Turkish em- pire. And when this war is over there are two little peoples little, but nnconquerable, who must never go back to the Turkish Empire, and they are Armenia and Palestine
 pr. Wise asserted that there are two ideals at present in the world, but there is not room for both, and one is going up and the other is going