Evening journal., 1918-01-01
EElCE At This TINE
As AN Armed truce
View OF Alfred o. Cro zier
Wants War Made
Impossible
ALLIES WILL FIGHT
TO KILL AUTOCRACY

Tor the last SIX or seven years ieslu4u5
n College Hill. Cincinnati. has returned
70 Wllmington II certain business ne
gotiatlons which are under way result
laN o ably. he may resume his residence
here for an indefinite period
Mr.. Crozler Is In the best OF health.
He was busy yesterday and today
greeting old friends and making new
ones When he re ided here formerly
he was exceedingly active In business
and civic affairs IS a member OF the
Did Board Of Trade he was one Of the
pioneers in urging that the Chesapeake
snd Delaware canal be made a ship ca
nal and an important link IN the great
inland waterway along the Atlantic
coast.
Recently he has been deyoting him
self TO law and literature a reviewer
Of his most recent book, Nation OF
Nation the Way 10 Permanent
Peace" has said Of him:
"As an able lawyer Of Cincinnati, D,
and a student OF constitutional and in
ternational law. Alfred Owen Crozier
in this volume has presented to the
world. In definite form, q far-sighted,
comprehensive and practical solution OF
the supreme problem OF peace and war;
In fact, IL is the only workable plan
yet suggested, and the great minds OF
the world are all drifting that way.
The 'CrOzier Plan although tentative
and subject 10 modification, surely VIII
attract attention throughout the civil
ized world. II may be the only one on
which the nations cen agree. Thought
ful Americans should study 1t with
care"
In the course OF an interview on the
war and It's effect upon the future des-
TIMES Of the world, Mr.. Crozier said
this morning:
General peace at this time IS I'M
possible because ii would end the war
with nothing definitely settled. 10 would
be only an armed truce. knowing the
war would sometimes be renewed
every nation would devote most Of its
wealth and energies getting ready Inc
children from the cradle up would be
taught the science OF killing human
beings in cold blood IN tead or the arts
Of peace and the principles or bfoiner-
ly love and justice Those are the con-
dltOns we are hghtins 10 make unne-
ressary and impossible
This war must not stop until re-
newal Of the war Is made forever i'm
UNrNIUlfs IT lAnN ANrN NaN AAAAAAA tA HAaN~
and treasure 10 be allowed to end In
q draw or al inconcluslve peace Ine
money co { Of the war already Is near
iy three times the total aggfegate pub
lie debts Of all nations on August 1.
1914.
The Russian Situation.
"Germany's masterful intrigue may
accomplish a Bolshevik peace IN Rus
sia 1he action will not represent The
viii Of the Russian people but It may
definitely end Rus.ia's participation IN
this war. We must be prepared for that
outcou-e Of these grotesque peace ne
gotlations because Germany controls
the negotlators on both sides. What
Germany wants no doubt will be done
Russian separate peace will not
chanse the attitude and course Of the
allies They will 0ght on with renewed
COURAGE and determination They knew
even with Russia out there never could
be a stronger combination formed
against military autocracy. They are
now making war their chief business
They will finish the job and DO II well
now because they do not want to have
20 do II again
"The most serious effect Of Russian
failure and peace would be TO pr0iona
the war Il would enable Germany and
her allies TO reyictual themselves from
The great Russian wheathelds 10 may
also reopen the big Rus ian industries
and mines, producing ammunition and
guns for the TeutOns with Russian
labor under efficient German super
vision. Relief from growing and almosi
unbearable economic pressure is the
chief thing Germany is seeking by re-
establishing amicable relations with
her eastern neighbor She can afford tc
make great conce sions to accomplish
her aim It Is not a peace move, as
she pretends, but a war measure.
Meaning Of German Dominion.
The world has slowly awakened e
what II would mean to be under IN,
dominion Of a ruthless Teuton mill
tarv autocracy. The course OF the
Ceasars OF Rome was angelic In com
parison, Poor unoffending Belgium ha:
been plundered in true brigand style
and her men, women and children
abused, enslaved and murdered whole
sale a. though they were not human
beings. The same has been done to The
conquered sections Of other countries
What would the Huns do TO a ricf
country like the United States? Wha
would they not dog
I'VE entered this war chiefly because
our government had obtained definite
knowledge that It was Germany's delib
crate plan and purpose to attack, sub
iugate and despoil our republic afte
II had conquered England and France
Hating democracy. and especially thN
American illustration Of the bench
cence Of freedom and liberty, thl
Kai er no doubt would have installe,
one Of his sons as imperial ruler O.
the United States and perhaps all Amer
ica II his mad scheme Of world con
quest and dominion had been success
full Three years ago we would haN'
laughed at the mere suggestion. Nov
we are In the war lighting 10 pre-, en-
that very thing, 10 preserve the life o
thr republic and the principles Of de
mocracy, freedom and liberty.
.ItOcracy or Democracy
when President vii on uttered
.ose wonderful words, The worl,
must be made safe for democracy h
knew that il was the purpose OF th
Teuton autocracy TO destroy demoorac!
everywhere He took up the death chal
lenge Of autOcracy TO democracy anI
asked Congress to act. Now one o
these two systems must die, becaus
as long as both exist in the world Their
can be no security or peace As it d
a struggle to the death between twi
powerful governmental systems tha
-. frroannrflohIo fbora can no no caf