Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-27
Ulster Leader Declares En-
eny's Great Strength Lies
in Disciplined Nation, Not
in Armies,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
is HELD IMPRACTICAL
Only Spiritual Transformation,
of Which There Is No Sign'
Would Make Such Dreams
Possible,
By sir. f. Carson.

(By The International News Bureau
Incl
The war is still with us. II is with
us now in its most trying stage. We
are calling upon our people from gay
to day to make new and heavier sac
rjfices, and at time like this any
man who make an observation WITH
out mature consideration, which may
affect the minds of his fellow-citl-
zens for any motive. performs an III
service, il he attempts to ineit them
otherwise than in the direction which
he honestly believes they ought 10
operate.
know some men when they go
out of government seem to think
that they ought Immediately to take u
personal attitude towards those whom
| they have left, and l have the great
| est contempt for man who has left
| the government and then proceeds 10
| try to weaken everything that no
has been supporting In the past, and
to which he himself has been con-
| tributor.
Critical Times.
The times are not only serious, but
they are critical, and 50 they are with
our enemies. l wish sometimes tho
! people would not be always contemp-
lating our own difficulties, but would
| try to realize what Is the position OF
our enemies. Ny firm belief Is that
4 the one question now as between our
selves aud our enemies is who will
hold out longest.
VIII autocracy in War Lord and
nation disciplined for war show
the greatest endurance and courage
than "a league of democracies trained
for peace?
The real issue is. can a democracy.
when attacked, successfully defend
itself?
What the Germans are relying upon
now is not 50 much the superiority
of their armies in the field as the fact
that they control a disciplined nation,
, 1t will 10 fatal day for l'her'y ARD
civilization Of the world IL II is proved
that democracy, when ON ITS trial, 10
not equal to the occasion. We hear q
great deal at the p esent moment OF
; peace. You and l were all burning
for peace; we never wanted to wage
war.
We all want peace.
But the difference between US is
? that we must reflect upon tho great
. difference between real peace and
patched-up peace. 1t is very easy
to go about on congenial soil, whera
. there is sorrow in the household and
suffering and sacrifice Of every kind.
and declare that we ought to make
peace tomorrow. II was party to
: tho declaration made by the prime
minister a short time ago when he set
y out in detail our war aims. i am one
of those who think that no opportun-
y ity should be lost from day to day to
take advantage of every prospect that
u may bring this war to a successful
. and honorable termination.
= German Peace Terms.
l. But in the speeches that we have
, heard from Germany lately-aye, and
- from Austria, however cloaked may
be the verbiage that was used--I see
no approach on the part of our en-
" emies to an honorable and lasting
peace. Look at what they said about
the freedom OF the seas, We mus
give up Alden. give up Gibraltar
give up the Falkland Islands, give uI
- Malta--as long as our enemies pu
. forward what on their basic princi
y pies, mean the utter disintegration o.
!. the British empire, SO long as that i
~ their dream, / tell them that thi
s country, down to the greatest pacifis
- in 1t, will have nothing to do with II
Our greatest object should be y
try and get our people not to be ie'
away by phrases and bywords. Peac'
they all longed for, with its blessin
and its calm and quiet enjoyment
But, supposing they made a peace to
morrow, what were they to procee
to do at a time when Germany wa
IN boasNng that her armies were tr'
q umphant and that she had been en-
abled to carry out a war OF conquest
All they could do would be to p,
et their heads together as to what WI
no the best way to prepare for the nel
Z" war. And that would be at a tim
"a when they would require all the
energies, all their abilities, all the
ey capital. all their credit, for recoi
ell struction of all that had been de
m troyed through the aggression an
ambition of Germany. Until tht
ed, knew they We're to have a lastir
lat peace it was impossible for them
diagnose or lay down plans for u
in future.
a League Of Nations Theory.
ry. 1 read this morning a little boz
rps translated from the German. and q
ere titled. Deductions from the Wor