Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-19

found the most apominable of pre-
texts for trying TO crush Serbia and
force their way TO the east. At the
same time they disowned the most SOL
emn undertakings in order to crush
Belgium and force their way into the
heart of France.
These are the two unforgettahle
outrages which opened the way to
aggression. The combined efforts Of
Great Britain, France and Russia were
exerted against that man-ade arro-
gance.
III after long vicissitudes, those
who wished to reign by the sword
have perished by the sword, they have
only themselves to blame. They have
been destroyed by their own blindness.
Shameful Offers.
What could be more significant
than the shameful bargains they at
tempted to offer to Great Britain and
France at the end Of July. 1914, when
to Great Britain they suggested: AL
low us to attack France on land and
we will not enter the channel, and
when they instructed their ambassa-
dor to say to France: We will only
accept declaration of neutrality on
your part If you surrender to us.
Bi .ey, Toul and verdun. 1t is in the
light of these things, gentlemen, that
all the conclusions YOU will have to
draw will take shape.
your nations came one and all To
the help of threatened right. Like
Germany, Great Britain had guaran-
teed the independence of Belgium.
Germany sought to crush Belgium.
Drst ta,, sxyn
to save her.
Thus from the very beginning of
hostilities there came into conflict the
two ideas which for fifty months were
to struggle for the dominion of the
world--the idea of sovereign force.
which accepts neither control nor
check, and the idea of justice, which
depends on the sword only to pre-
vent or repress the abuse of strength.
Faithfully supported by her do
minios, Great Britain decided she
could not remain aloof from the strug-
gle. Japan, in her turn, only decided
to take up arms out of loyalty TO
Great Britain, her great ally, ana
from the consciousness of the danger
in which both Asia and Europe would
have stood of the hegemony of which
the Germanic empipes dreamed.
Italy arose against an age-lons
foe only to answer the call of op-
pressed populations and to destroy
artificial political combinations which
took no account of human liberty.
'Rumana resolved to fight only to
realize that national unity which was
opposed by the same arbitrary force.
Abandoned, betrayed and stranfled.
she had to submit to an abominable
treaty, the revision OF which you will
exact.
Greece, whom the enemy for many
months tried to turn from her tradi-
tions and destines, raised an army only
to escape attempts at domination.
Portugal. China and Siam aban-
doned neutrality only to escape
strangling pressure.
Americas Part.
Thus, it was the extent of German
ambitions that brought SO many peo-
pies. great and small, to align them
selves against the same adversary.
And what shall | say of the solemn
resolutions taken by the United States
In the spring of 1917. under the aus
pices of its illustrious president, Mr..
Wilson, whom | am happy to greet
here in the name OF grateful France,
and, If you will allow me to say so,
gentlemen, in the name of all the ma
tions represented in this room.
What shall | say of the many
other American powers which either
declared themselves against Germany
Brazil. Cuba, Panama. Guatemala,
Nicaragua. Haiti. Honduras--or at
/ least broke off dinlomatic relations
! Bolivia. Peru. Ecuador. Uruguay.
| From the north to the south the new
world arose with Indignation when It
saw the empires OF central Europel
after having let loose the war with
out provocation, carry il on with fires
pillage and massac ere.
The Intervention of the United
States was something more. some