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Sir Edward Grey.
"If the World's Work wants a con
tiibution to its central idea of inquir
ing how the United States may best
serve the interests of civilization at
this period of change and redefinition
how best their immunity may be used
and what is their opportunity, not only
selfishly, but altruistically, the only
thing I can say is that a great nation
standing outside this European con
tact should use what influence it can
on the side of right and against wrong.
We believe that we are fighting for
liberty and independence unthreaten
ed by militarism and to redress the
cruel wrong done to Belgium. We
hope to win a peace that will secure
these things What influence the Unit
ed States can exercise and to what end
and when their influence should be
used is a question for their own peo
ple to decide. But I do not think
that this will be a suitable contribu
tion to the dispassionate inquiry made
by the editors of the World's Work
Magazine, and perhaps I may explain
bow impossible it is for a member of
a government who believes that it is
fighting *for the independence of- its
country and that all it cares for and
believes is at stake to do anything
except plead the cause of that country
#nd to ask at least for sympathy."
Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg.
"The people of the United States will
best serve the cause of peace and hu
manity by being not only neutral, ac
cording to the letter of President Wil
son's proclamation, but also impartial
in spirit of his further utterances. This
is the only way to gain the confidence
of the whole world, and without this
confidence the United States cannot
hope to render the important services
to the cause of humanity which it
wishes to render.
"There are two sides to every ques
tion Of late Germany has even been
accused of intentionally starving the
civilian population of Belgium, while
it is evident that there would not be
the slightest question of starvation or
even want if the declaration of London
had not been violated by our enemies,
who try to prevent all shipments of
foodstuffs, regardless of their destina
tion Not only Belgium, but all neutral
countries in Europe are suffering under
the hard laws which British navalism
seeks to impose on the world.
"Everybody is full of pity for the un
happy civilian population of Belgium,
which has suffered more than others
under the inevitable hardships of war
England puts the blame for this state
of affairs on us No German will agree
with the English contention The cases
of Belgium and Luxemburg are identi
cal The latter country was leally neu
tral, did not fight and has suffered no
losses at all Geimany paid her ample
indemnity for all damages Belgium,
however, did fight, because it followed
England's advice.
"The commerce of all neutral nations
is being disturbed by British naval
ism, the North sea is blocked by Eng
lish mines, and the ships of all neu
tral nations, even those destined to
neutral ports, are dragged into British
harbors 1 repeat, we regret the dis
turbance of neutral commerce, but we
are not to be blamed for it. Germany
hopes that peace will come soon After
the great sacrifices which the German
nation has brought, with a unanimity
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LEADER S 0F5THE COMES*,
WA SUGGESTCOURSSFORiUS.
Sir Edward Grey, Dr." Von
Bethmann Hollweg, Count
Okuma and Or. Oumba
Tell What We Can Do.
OW ean the United States best
serve civilization?" is the
question that was put by the
editor of the World's Work to
Sir Edward Grey, secretary of state
for foreign affairs of Great Britain Dr.
von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German
imperial chancellor Count Okuma, the
premier of Japan, and Dr. Gonstantine
Theodor Dumba, ambassador of Aus
tria-Hungary to the United States.
The answers of these statesmen in
cluded the following opinions:
EVERYBODY KNITS IN BERLIN.
Pro- -Street Car Companies Have to
hibit It Among Passengers.
Knitting stockings is a sacred thing
to the girls and women Of Germany.
Every idle moment is being used for
the laudable purpose of providing the
German soldiers in the battle lines
with good, solid, "homemade" foot
gear, says a Berlin dispatch In the
street cars, in the cafes, on the benches
in the parkeverywhere can be seen
busy hands with still busier needles.
Of late the women of Berlin are
domewbat exasperated. The manage
ment of the municipal street car serv
ice has announced that knitting stock
ings while sitting in the cars must
cease. Conductors have been furnish
ed with copies of the ofilcial order,
which requires them to ask women en
gaged in-this occupation to stop it or
^'kindly step outside
The reason given by the street car
management is that there is considera
ble danger of passengers flOling into
the needles.
Their Answer as to the Way
We Can Best Serve Civili
zation as a-Great Neu
tral Nation,
and devotion without parallel in his
tory, no peace can, however, be ac
ceptable which does not guarantee Ger
many against a second attack from its
present enemies. Germany does, not
wish to dominate the world or, like
British navalism, to 'rule the waves.'
All it wants is equal opportunity,
open door politics and open commerce
throughout the worlds Least of all
does Germany desire to seek^expan
slon on the American continent. This,
however, has been said so often offi
cially by the imperial government that
I need hardly repeat it here."
Dr. Dumba.
"A severe defeat of either the allies
or Germany and Austria-Hungary
would inflict great personal loss on the
business men of the United States.
This country depends on the now bel
ligerent powers for the sale of its raw
material. They are not only its best
customers, but also its debtors and
creditors. The crushing of either Eu
ropean group would result in economic
disaster for the United States. What
I consider as an unquestionable right
of the United States is the unhamper
ed faculty to transport its staple'goods
on its own neutral ships to any neutral
country that may be in need of and
willing to pay a good price for them.
The ocean is the highroad of all sea
faring nations. But now this high
road is patrolled by English and
French cruisers, w-hich submit the le
gitimate neutral trade to the most vex
atious treatment. The Declaration of
London of 1909, agreed upon by all the
great maritime powers on the invita
tion of Great Britain, has been quiet
ly dropped and replaced by arbitrary
rules. The claim to extend Indefinitely
the notion of contraband so as almost
to obliterate the distinction between
absolute and conditional contraband
is void and unfounded. In order to
starve Germany and her ally and to
cut off the supply of raw material for
their industries Holland. Sweden and
Denmark are made to suffer severely
and to lack wheat and bread A high
spirited nation like the American ought
to resist this tyranny and. by putting
herself at the head of all neutral na
tions, defeat it. The present state of
things on the sea bids a fair warning
to the federal government how few
rights would be left to the neutral sea
faring nations should Great Britain
succeed in sweeping German trade and
shipping off the ocean and in destroy
ing the German fleet. The United
States would soon be confronted with
the overbearing demands of Great
Britain, who wishes to control single
handed the Atlantic and to share the
domination of the Pacific with Japan.'
Count Okuma.'
"While it would be both unwise and
premature to express at this time any
opinion as to where and how the pres
ent war should be or will be termi
nated and peace be restored, I feel cer
tain and therefore safe to say that the
experiences of this titanic struggle will
bring most forcibly home to us all a
sense of the weighty burdens and the
horrible waste of war. There and then
will be an opportunity for an impar
rial, wise counsel to prevail I mean
the counsel for a reduction of arma
ment and for the cultivation of the
spirit of mutual toleration and esteem
among peoples of-different races and
creeds, with consequent adherence on
the part of all nations to the principle
of reciprocal freedom and equality in
their intercourse with each other. As
long as nations of the world live in
armed peace and as long as they per
mit their peoples to be ruled by social,
animosities or national prejudices there
can be no real peace and the world
will have to suffer forever But who
is to be the one that shall give such
an impartial counsel and have it listen
ed to? To me it looks as if by Provi
dence the United States is kept apart
from the present momentous struggle
I sincerely hope she will remain so 4
throughout it"
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WANTED, BABY SILENCER.
Delegation Puts'Task of Ages Up to
Albany Bishop.
To stop babies from crying is the
latest reform sought by some residents
of Albany, N. Y. About a year ago
there was completed in the Pine Hills
section of the city the Frances Elliott
Austin Infant home,.which was found
ed on a gift of $100,000 intrusted to
Bishop Burke, head of the Catholic,
diocese of Albany, by Anthony N
Brady
A few days ago a delegation of peo
ple living in the vicinity called upon
the bishop and requested thai he do
something to prevent the babies in the
home from crying, because it was an
noying to the people in the neighbor
hood. The "bishop was told that the
weeping of the infants caused a de
preciation of the property in the vicin
ity. It was stated that the principal
complaint was in the summer time,
when the little ones were allowed to
get the fresh air in a large outdoor
crib
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KAI-F-OF FRENCH TERRITORY
TAKEN BY KAISER RE
CAPTURED,-,
-11
A comparison of the present
situation with that on Sept. 1
shows that the allies have recov
ered about half of the territory
i once occupied by the Germans,
I according to French figures. The
percentages of the territory of
each of twelve French depart
i'l ments or provinces "held then
and now by the enemy are given
as follows:
Sept. 1 Dec. 15.
Aisne 100 55
Aube 7
Ardennes 100
Maflne 90
Meuse 55
Somme o
Meurthe et Moselle.. 70
Nord S O
i. Oise 55
Pas de Calais 35
Seine and Marne 20
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RUBENS MASTERPIECE MAY
BE TAKEN ON AMERICAN TOUR
Artists Plan to Borrow Famous Paint
ing From Belgium to Aid Her.
At the meeting of the artists con
nected with the art benefit sale for the
French-Belgian relief fund in New
STork the suggestion made by Kenneth
Frazier that an effort be made to se
cure for exhibition purposes in Amer
ica one or more of,the great master
pieces of art that the. Belgians saved
from the cathedrals upon the approach
of the Germans met with instant ap
proval.
The Belgian minister became inter
ested in the plan, and through him the
committee hopes to induce the Belgian
government to permit an art loan that
would be without precedent. It is even
hoped that so great a painting as Ru
bens' "Descent From the Cross" may
be secured. This would bring a large
income to the relief fund, as undoubt
edly great crowds would be willipg to
pay an admission fee to see such a
work, and Chicago, Boston, San Fran
cisco and other cities could in turn b
visited with certainty of success.
Just what has become of many of
the greatest Belgian treasures of art
is still a matter of conjecture. They
are variously reported to have been
sent to England, to have been sunk
in water tight metal tubes in the river
Scheldt and to have been hidden in
cellars
The "Descent From the Cross"
which hung until quite recently in the
Antwerp cathedral and is universally
regarded as Rubens' masterpiece, has
already done considerable traveling
For over twenty years ty was in Parte*
being sent back to Antwerp in 1816*
where it remained continuously until
the war.
BERLIN EATS REINDEER MEAT Is An-
Lamb Imported From Iceland
other Novelty There.
Reindeer meat and lamb imported
from Iceland have found their way in
considerable quantity to the markets
of Berlin since the war began, accord
big to a trade bulletin published in the
German capital.
In general, it states, there has been
plenty of food since the railroads be
gan to run on a normal basis, although
some prices have advanced.
"During the mobilization of troops
at the beginning of the war," the re
port reads, "when the railroads were
used almost exclusively for military
purposes, the Berlin food supply suf
fered to such an extent that it was
necessary to use wagons and automo
biles to bring supplies from nearby
districts. In spite of the demands
upon the railroads the authorities
have managed to improve the supply
from day to day However, peas,
beans and lentils cannot be had in suf
ficient quantities and have therefore
advanced in price.
"The supply of meat is satisfactory,
though prices may increase in the fu
ture. Novelties upon the market are
reindeer and also fresh lamb from Ice
land, both being of very good quality.
"The game supply is also short, since
hunting has almosf ceased Poultry is
offered in large quantities, with the
exception of geese, which come largely
from Russia in normal times There
is a plentiful supply of salt water fish,
the season's catch of herring having
been exceptionally good. At this time
of the year eggs are always scarce,
and this year, as large supplies usually
come from Galicia, the scarcity is felt
more than usual."
FOR A "BREAD LINE" RESERVE
1
Bill Would Enlist 100,000 Unemployed
For Four Months.
Conversion of "the army of the un
employed" into a reserve corps for the
army is the proposal advanced in a
bill introduced in the house by Repre
sentative Fred A. Britten of Illinois.
Mr. Britten would take 100.000 of the
unemployed and enlist them for four
months, after which they would be
discharged, subject to reserve duty for
a period of ten years. Mr. Britten be
lieves that if these men were kept
drilling instead of loafing during the
winter months the country would be
better off
To use Mr. Britten'* words, the bill
"affords an opportunity to take from
the soup houses, the bread line and
charitable institutions thousands of
ablebodied men who are now tratnp
tog our cities out of work
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THE MOTHER'S CHOICE.
One Five Minutes In the Life of Her
Dead Soldier Son.
A mother lost her soldier son. The
news came to her in dispatches from
the war He had fallen fighting nobly
at the bead of his regiment
She was inconsolable. "Oh, that I
might see him again!" she prayed. "If
only for five minutesbut to see him!"
An angel answered her prayer. "For
five minutes," the angel said.
"Quick, quick!" said the mother, her
tears turned to momentary joy.
"Yes," said the angel, "but think a
little. He was a grown man There
are thirty years to choose from How
would you see him?"
The mother paused and wondered.
"Would you see him," said the angel,
"as a soldier dying heroically at his
post? Would you see him as he left
you to join the transport? Would you
see him as you first saw him in his uni
form? Would you see him again as on
that day at school when be stepped to
the platform to receive the highest
honors a boy could have?"
"How did you know?" the mother
asked, her eyes lighting.
The angel smiled. "Would you see
him as a baby at your breast? Would
you"
"No," said the mother, "I would have
him for five minutes as he was one day,
when he ran In from the garden to ask
my forgiveness for being naughty. He
was so small and so unhappy, and he
was very hot, and the tears were mak
ing streaks down his face through the
garden, dirt. And heflew:into my arms
with such force that he hurt me."O.
V. Lucas in "Lucas* Annual."
WAR HORSES IN BATTLE.
Cavalry Mounts Revel In the Dash and
Fury of the Charge.
It will probably surprise you. said a
retired colonel of hussars, to learn that
a cavalry horse usually enjoys a battle
at least as much as his rider and dis
plays as much courage in it He will
chafe and stamp with impatience while
waiting for the order to charge and at
the signal will dash forward like a
greyhound released from the leash, full
of fire and fury and often neighing
wildly At the moment of contact with
the enemy he will rear, striking and
biting savagely at the opposing horses
and trampling down the infantry
When his rider falls he will dash
along with his fellows and crash as
gallantly into the foe. In the famous
charge of the Light brigade scores of
riderless horses swept down the "val
ley of death," thundering through the
smoke on to the Russian guns, and gal
loped back in safety with the shat
tered remnant of the brigade. Five
horses raced neck and neck with Lord
Alfred Paget, who rode in advance of
the line, so eager were they to get at
the enemy.
And not only is the well trained
charger as brave as his rider He is
often as intelligent. He knows the
bugle calls just as well and answers
them as promptly. In fact, I have
known many a case in which a horse
has put his rider right when he has
mistaken an order and has gone fault
lessly through a maneuver in spite of
the efforts of his mistaken master to
make him do the wrong thing.London
Tit-Bits.
How to Become Rich.
"My early difficulties taught me some
thrift," said Mark Twain once, "but I
never knew whether it was wiser to
spend my last cent for a cigar to smoke
or for an apple to devour."
"I am astounded,'' observed a friend,
"that a person with so little decision
should have mejt with so much worldly
success" 'f
Mark Twain bent his head gravely
"Indecision about spending money,"
be said "is^ worthy of cultivation.
When I couldn't decide what to buy
with my last cent I kept it and so be
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