The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13
COMPROMISE NOT
POSSIBLE He SAYS
Secretary Lansing Reiterates
America Cannot Be Satisfied
With Anything Less
Than Victory.

Schenectady. N. Y June 10.-"Prus=.
cmong nations a never be brought.
into harmony; compromise cannot even
be considered Robert Lansing, secre--
tary OF. state, declared here today in an
address as honorary chancellor OF
Union college for 1918. Instance after
instance from his wv experience at.
the head of Americas foreign office
were cited to prove his point, because.
he asserted, Americans, eve those in
telcctually equipped, have but vague
Ideas of the attitude which made Prus-
sianisrn possible.
ut is a fact not generally known . said
Secretary Lansing, h within six
weeks after the imperial government
had,sin the ease of the Sussex, given
this government its solemn promise
that it would ruthless slaughter,
upon the high seas Count. Bernstorff,,
approaching tho wortlllessness of hes
promise, asked the Berlin foreign office,
to advise him in ample time before the
campaign of submarine murder was re-
newed. in order that he might notify tleS
German merchant ships In American.
ports to destroy their machinery. be-
cause he anticipated that the renewal
of that method of warfare would, in all
probability, bring the United States into,
the war.
..IIow well tie Ambassador knew the
character OF his government and how
perfectly frank he was He asked
for The Information without apology
or indirection. Tile very bluntness OF
his message shows he was sure his
supcriors would not take offense at
the assumption that their word was
Nalaeless and had only. been given to
gain time and that when an increase
of Germany's submarine fleet war
II y9 ntA6 III nrpnStyh yYnl1l1 EhA hTGknllg
without hesitation or computations
What e. commentary IN Bernstorffs
estimate of the sense of honor and
good faith Of his government!
In view of this spirit Of hypocrisy
and bad faith, rlanifesting an entire,
lack Of conscience, we ought not to he
astcnished that the Berlin foreign Of
flee never permitted q promise or g.
treaty engagement to stand In the q
Of a course Of action which the Ger
mar government deemed expedient. /
need not cite MS proof OF this fact the
fragrant violations OF the treaty neut-
RAILING Belgium and the recent treaty
OF Brest-Litovsk. This discreditable
characteristic of German foreign policy
was accepted by German diplomats as
q matter Of cours and as q natural,
is not a p-raisewcr1hy Eethodsof deal
Ing with governments.
said, were simply the German desire
for world dominion.
Ihat was ana is Ine cenIral tnoughI
Of Prussianism" he said. TT excited the
cupidity OF the governing and wealthy
classes OF the empire; it dazzled with
It's anticipated glories n by it's
promise OF asbpasted racial superiority
the German millions who were to be-
ths instrument of achievement. With
a devotion ard zeal worthy Of a bet
ter u they turned their energy in
to those Channels, which would aid the,
ruling class.
We must 70 on with the war. There
Is no ether a This task must-laat
I be left half done. We must not trans
NIT to posteritysa legacy OF blood and.
misery. We may in this great cons.
fiict go down into the valley OF shad-s
oWs, because U Zoe ID powerful and
Injured to- war Wa@1ntstibe prepared
to meet disappointment and temper
airy reyerses, but We must with Amer
lean spirit rise above them; with cour-
geo hearts we must 70 foreward
EntilstliA@Wa is won, Avs