The Washington times., 1918-12-09
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS.
Copyright. 1918, by the United Press.)
PARIS, Dec. 9.-with thoughts only
for her suffering people. Queen Milena
Of Montenegro. through the United
Press: sends the following appeal to
America:
ITO the Women OF America'and the
World:
Let us resolve to use every atom OF
our influence SO there will never be
another war.
THE peace conference will begin
soon. The greatest desire Of my
heart is that through a league Of ma
tions, or some such medium, insti-
tuted at this gathering. the men and
mothers OF all nations, big and small,
may gather around their hearths and
enjoy the fruits of their labor; I'M
afraid of the future; their content
ment untroubled by the shadow Of
the bayonet.
Looks to America.
THE influence of the United States
at the peace conference will be enor-
nous. She asks nothing for herself,
so when she lifts her voice in behalf
OF others. people must listen.
President wilson's presence at the
conference will further increase his
country's influence, for everywhere il
is recognized that his wisdom has
tened peace. Little nations like Mon
tenegro naturally feel he is their
great, good friend.
The war hit Montenegro harder
than any other country. Other and
bigger nations have been overrun by
~. l. he
only one which the various relief
committees could not reach effective
ly. Invaded France, Belgium, Serbia,
and Poland had their sufferings
soothed by kindly hands. and their
hunger appeesed, but Montenegro
had to suffer alone throughout these
years.
Have Suffered Greatly.
Under the jackboot of the cruel
army of occupation. my peoples mis-
beyond relief. Today the war is over,
bur Montenegro is still PROSTATE. 1t
will be a long time before she gets
upon her feet again unless her friends
help.
The enemy has stripped the coun-
try of everything. and at the conf
mencement OF wintcr-always hard in
my land-the ruined people find them
selves with sacked farms. empty lard
ers, and with nothing but rags IN
their backs TO protect them from the
cold. The enemy long ago drove oil
all the cattle into their own countrr.
There is no bread, because the arm!
Of occupation ate every CIumb. Gu
babies are dying Of hunger because
no cows were left TO provide milk.
Tho sheep and goats disappeared with
everything else, and no horses remain
TO till the fields.
"On the eve OF peace We st3nd ruin
cd and i'm dire need of everything. We
were first to enter the present war.
We stood bY our oppressed brother
when the epcIhy offered a large COM
pcnsatiOn TO- our neutrality. Ny
country must now start all over again
from nothing.
I'm the meantime my people atc
dying from cold and starvation. This
state OF things dated from 1912, Ia.
time of the first Balkan war; 80 you
see why | hate war. This misery h.,
the result Of q war which was not ~
our making sind which We certainly
did not want. But being a little no
tion we were unable to help our
selves. and the war oyerran us.
I'VE had no other course than
merely to suffer and die. Yet we are
a proud nation. We are proud 10 o.
Mo1tene-Fins. We love our institu-
tions. our ways. our habits. and W.
desire to remain what we sre-Mon
LcneErins, to the very end.
$50 my poor. crucihed people expect