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PROMINENT BIRMINGHAM MEN WRITE ON OUTCOME OFWARl,1
A number of BirmitiRham's best
known men have been asked to
submit their views on Ihe present
war for readers of today's Arr
serald.
They were asked, ftrst, Ilow
long will the war last? and sec
nd, What will he the ultimate
outcome?
Readers w ill find their views on
these momentous questions of ex
ceptional interest.
By Judge 0. R. Hundley
Division of Territory
Any opinion upon the pending world
famous and record-breaking conflict be
tween the nations must be merely guess
work, but it appears to me that there
can be no permanent peace until Ger
many is subjugated, and that is a big
job, even for the concentrated forces of
the allies.
The German people are a wonderful
people, in education as well as in military
training. They have an abiding faith and
loyalty in their Emperor, and will fight
to th«“ hitter end, if need be. It seems
to me that there is a possibility, how
ever, that Germany may seek to retain
its autonomy as a nation when the final
flay comes for its defeat, as it surely
will come, by some diplomatic stroke and
compromise. 1 think that this crucial
point will be readied within the next two
or three months.
As to the division of the territory,
France, of course, will gd back as its
own all the territory it lost in the Franco
Prussian war. and Servia and Austria
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tion as well.
By Eugene L. Brown
Hopeful of Early Termination
It ia mere guess work to predict when
the war in Europe will terminate. One's
anxiety and distress over 4ts horrible
consenquences compels, at least a hope,
that it will soon ho over. Personally, my
guess is that the actual fighting will
cease before the end of the year. 1 am
inclined to think that the result of the
present great battle between Germany,
England and France will be a determin
ing factor.
If the German army suffers defeat, or
even fails to gain a substantial advan
! tage, it would seem that its position
would be in a measure critical. The Aus
trian army seems to be crushed 'and the
great burden of the war is now on Ger
many alone. On one side of the empire
Russia and Servla and on the other.
France, England and Belgium would
seem to make the tack too big for even
the great German people. I should not
be surprised to hear of peace negotiations
within a month. When all is over on the
firing lines, the great task begins anew, j
On what terms and conditions can a
peace settlement be made will then be
the important question.
Belgium, on account of her great vicari
ous sacrifices and able and brilliant de
fense, must be abundantly compensated.
France will insist that the 1870 score shall
he more than wiped out. England will
demand and get at least all she might
think she should have. Russia’s demand^
seem to be the most uncertain; not un
cc rtain, however, in the asking, but on
England, France and the other powers
willingness to favor her. Germany will
cling desperately *to everything, but. in
the end, must sacrifice and give. Of
course if she continues to be successful
with her arms, the story will be different
and she will largely make the terms.
My hope Is that militarism and mon
! archies, with all their horrible blights
upon progress, industry and civilization,
in whatever settlement is made, will re
ceive a blow so nigh unto death that
no permanent recovery can ever be had.
Our severe lesson, which has been
taught us by business stagnation, in
dustrial depression and financial uneasi
ness, should give us a renewed pride and
faith in our great militant and democratic
republic, and a whisper, at least, of
thanks that we, at this critical period,
have as President, a man who has learned
better than he taught; who has grown
stronger than his youth, and who stands
out among us as the highest type of
American rulers.
By Sterling A. Wood
The Great Man JTunt
The Kieat man hunt is now on in most
of Europe. The open season for Aus
trians, Belgians, Englishmen, Frenchmen,
Germans, Russians and Serbs is at hand.
No license is required and there is no
limit to the kill allowed per day.
Every one, with great unanimity, on
being asked who did it, says at once, “It
was not I.” But somebody or something
did cause it and the better opinion is
that none are guiltless, and the attempt
to hand the blame over to someone else
entirely fails. Truth will doubtless say
to each, “It was you.”
The war declarations proceeded with
great regularity, as blocks in a line fall
one upon the other. Austria called Ger
many, Servla called Russia and Russia
called France and France called Eng
land. Then Austria and Germany called
Italy. Italy Is waiting, some say, to make
sure who will win before getting in, but
she is waiting.
Everybody was ready and had been
getting ready for some 25 years, and be
cause one was a little more ready than
the other is hardly to be counted as an
element on the question of who did it?
Going back to our primary geography
we learn that the earth has two grand
divisions, which are water and land.
Since our primary geography, another has
been added, and the divisions now are
air and water and land.
The air has not yet been successfully
harnessed by any or by all combined.
A few years more might see further
development in that line, but although
Germany is far ahead as to this grand
division, it can still he regarded as a
negligible quantity.
The water is ruled by England. She
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to partnership. Germany has become ai
uncertain and growing quantity as to thij
grand division and for some years Eng
land had determined to end this oontro
versy with\Germany just as soon ar sh<
got a chance. The chance came wit!
Russia hammering on one side and Franci
hammering on the other. The chanc<
came to crush Germany; and Englanc
went after it like a trout After a. min
now. Germany will be crushed on th<
water and England will be and remaii
for all time to come as far as we cai
see. the mistress of the sea. and sh<
will retain her monopoly, and is read:
and able to hold it against all coiners
bar none.
Self-Evident Proposition
The land is ruled by sundry powers. Nc
one has a monopoly, though from time
to time some have been conquered tha
nothing hut time could give them strength
again. It is a rather self-evident proposi
tion that the men of Europe are sub
stantially similar. The country is fairlj
the same, its products are fairly the
same, and the fact of doing a thing a
little better than the other man is the
question of training. However, quan
tity is the real element, and quantity
will make up for quality in almost any
emergency, if the quantity be large
enough.
Germany has demonstrated the propo
sition that she can attack the enemy in
a fortified position and dislodge and pur
sue him. The allies are now up against
the identical proposition, and they ar€
attacking the Germans in a somewhat
fortified position, and have been sucl
for a week, but have not succeeded. The
result may be that the allies are not
strong enough to take the Germans in a
i fortified position, and that the German*
are not strong enough to conquer tht
allies. Tt may be that we will have a
drawn battle which ought to bring thal
which all want, that is peace.
Lesson to America
The patriotism which has been dis
played by all the European troops, per
haps by the Germans to a. man mon
than any other nation, should be a lessor
to America. Patriotism seems to hav<
about died out in a great many heart*
in this country. The right to live an'
breathe and have our being came sc
steadily and easily that many had for
gotten the battles of their forefather*
for the things they were enjoying. Peace
talk had gotten to be a long suit am
patriotism hardly dared to show its head
Perhaps this war may teach us somethin?
but it is right hard to teach American*
anything when they are otherwise in
dined. It is strange to us. hut seem
ingly true, that Kaiser William seem:
to be actually loved by all Germans, higl
and low.
You ask how will it all end? I car
answer truly, and tell you I don't know
Perhaps the Lord, on whom all are call
lng, will be merciful; and take some o
the hate and envy from the heart of soim
of these nations and put just a little
lose, even if superinduced by fear, an<
so quiet the strife.
But meantime don't let any America?
suppose that England is going to allov
her foreign trade to he stolen by ui
while she is busy; she hns time to ant
is watching us.
By F. I. Monks
Brief Recapitulation
Omitting dates of events recen
enough to lie remembered a brief re
capitulation of these events and th
order in which they occurred will en
title me to reach the conclusion t<
which I have come and probably justi
ty the conjectures I venture to make
Servian conspirators assassinate th<
heir-apparent to the throne of Aus
tria -Hungary; Austria makes certaii
demands upon Servia as reparation, al
of which Servia agrees to except one
and that is the one that Austria in
sists upon and eventually makes It th.
cause of declaring war against Servia
Russia immediately begins to mobiliz*
M'lth the object of assisting Servia ant
Germany mobilizes to assist Austria
Franco mobilizes to assist Russia anc
there the matter stood for a moment
but only a moment as Germany deter
mined to strike quickly and effectively
Germany knew that Austria would hi
very little if any assistance and hat
good reason to believe that Italy woult
claim the right to remain neutral so i
became a matter of supreme impor
tance to Germany that France bt
crushed before Russia was ready
Whether Germany correctly calculate!
the resistance of the Belgians onl;
themselves know, but everyone today
knows that the great tidal wav© o
German militarism was checked by th<
forts of Liege and Namur and that th«
time lost there broke up the whol<
plan of campaign.
England’s Efforts
While all these things were happen
ing on the continent of Europe Eng
land was trying to stay the proceed
iugs, or at least confine them withlr
certain limits, but to the surprise o
the world, and to none more than th<
English people themselves, the peace
maker takes sides in the fight and or
tht* side of France and Russia. Th<
necessity of that action, its wisdom 01
unwisdom and the ultimate conse
quences are questions upon which then
is room for great difference of opin
icn, and the views here expressed an
lree, as far as possible, from partiality
or prejudices.
On the continent of Europe there an
two great forces—the Slavic and th<
Teutonic. The Slavic may he regarde<
as quantity and the Teutonic as qual
ity. Russia is Slavic, Germany is Teu
tonic, Austria-Hungary is as much on'
as the other. The Balkan states an
Slavic. Panslavism represents a popu
lalion of 85,000,000 covering an are*
of 2.500,000 square miles in Europe
Teutonism represents a population o
85,000,000 and 400,000 square mile*
The feelings between these two force
is fiercely antagonistic, the frontier
between them ar mostUy scientific
They had acted as checks and counter
checks upon each other for many year
and both chafed under the restraint
France had a grievance against Ger
many on account of Alsace-Lorraine
and being unable to cope with German:
formed an alliance with Russia, ant
It was against these two powers tha
Germany launched the war machine.
Some Questions
Much is being said in justificatioi
of England’s action considering th«
reasons assigned, hut the question re
mains, would It not have been bette
if the Slav and the Teuton had bee!
left to fight it out between themselves
What price is Russia going to deman<
for her services in crushing Germany
and what power will dare refuse thi
demand? It should be made an In
ternational maxim, “Beware of allies
especially when it comes to a divisioi
of the spoils.” ]f England had kep
out of this war England would hav<
been the arbitrator and with advan
tage to England, but now the vision o
the lion and the bear dividing th»
spoils oppresses like a nightmare. Tin
other day a great statesman was aske*
wtien and how this war would end an<
he answered, “God alone knows.”
By Rabbi Morris Newfield
No Vain Attempt
Responding to your request to outlln
my views as to what will be the out
come ot the present struggle In Europt
I wiBh to submit the following:
In what I shall have to say you wl
not find a visionary outline of a recon
structed map of Europe nor a vain al
tempt. I am not prophesying, but I sha
try to deduce something from the effect
of the war. which will come as the loglct
aftermath when the fighting Is over.
To be sure, there will be a reckonln
after the war. When this madness c
Europe will have spent Itself; when till
gruesome revelation of latent barbarlsi
k
■ shall have made a sufficient number ol
i graves, and when the ghastly blanket ol
i whitening bones of the unburied deac
cgvers the fields that once were greer
and then red—then there w'ill be a return
» to sanity. The belated better common
! sense of the niases and the classes will
. then assert itself, and then Kings and
, cabinet officers will see the accursedness
I of that which they exploited. Then will
come the time to count the cost—to not.
, the debit and the credit columns on the
ledger of civilization.
On Debit Side
• On the debit side will appear devastated
homes; the broken hearted widows fight
ing a grim battle for bread; orphan chil
dren missing a father’s guiding hand;
desolated shrines; ancient churches de
molished; sacred landmarks destroyed;
, the accumulated traditions of love and
service dissipated in smoke; the blood
of unborn generations impoverished and
wakened, for the healthiest and bravest
will have been devoured by war.
In the same debit column will be found
that “unseen empire of debt,” the accu
mulated interest, the end of which Is al
most incalculable; the exhausted energy
of impoverished nations, mortgaged to
pay the unholy wrar debts; the money
that ought to be spent in developing the
arts of peace, in the conquest of nature,
in draining the swamps and watering the
deserts, will be diverted to the pensioning
of old soldiers and the housing of the
unnumbered maimed and pathetic crip
ples.
With all this, jrou will find in the same
debit column the debauchment of human
ideals and a reversion to the inspirations
of the savage and the brute in man.
Against these horrible totals on the
debit side, what may be the entries on
the credit side? Is there nothing to be
gained from this horrible sacrifice of
life to the shallow cause of national pride
and the still more superficial ambitions
of a few men?
Nothing but ultimate faith in God’s
providence gives us Hems for the credit
side. My hope in this war lies in its
very badness. It is such a manifestation
of unreason that reason will be rein
forced. The forces of violence wdll prove
themselves so inefficient that the forces
of peace and love will be discovered and
enthroned. As a result of this war I be
lieve that the fictitious aristocracy of the
Prussian Yunker, of the British peer of
the Hapshurg archdukes and the Mus
covite princes will be exposed. When
the tinsel is torn off and the swords have
lost their glitter, it will appear that all
these titled aristocrats are at best only
men of ordinary ability who. w’ith their
present training, could hardly earn a
decent living.
May Prick the Hubble
Perhaps, also, this grim experience will
prick forever the bubble, the false pre
tense, that has fostered this ever more
expensive preparedness for war on the
ground that it insures peace and prog
• ress. 7f Europe had not been a vast
armed camp for the last three decades,
, can anyone imagine that this war wouM
have been possible? A few months ol
this horrid wastefulness vill so debauch
~nn -=-r —
the resources of the world that it wil
take years and years to recover. But, i
this war, with its awful expensivenesa
will compel even crowned heads to hee<
the verdict of the economist and listen t<
the advice of the banker, it will not hav<
been in vain.
The mills of God are grinding slowl^
but surely. Perhaps when this war storn
will have passed, we will discover tha
crowns will have been crushed, sword:
will have been broken; racial hatred wil
have exhausted itself and on the ruins o:
kingdoms, the democracy of Europe wil
be established, with reason regnant anc
peace secured by the establishment o:
international courts of justice and arbitra
tlon.
Perhaps wre are nearer than we think
to the times predicted 2600 years ago by £
God-intoxicated prophet of Jerusalem, a:
found in Isaiah, chapter 2.
By James Bowron
Tribute to Germany
You ask me what will be the result!
of the European war. My answer is,
don’t know.
My brother-in-law is. a German profes
sor and two of my nieces are marriec
to noblemen, officers, one in the Prus
sian and the other in the Bavarian army
For half a century I have been an ar
dent admirer of the German nation foi
its solid qualities. The world is indebtei
to it for its contributions to science anc
literature. Its contributions to chemls
try, especially as applied to industria
products and medicine, have been of tin
utmost value to mankind. Hence, I re
gret profoundly from the German stand
point, and that of my native country Eng
land, that such a terrible war shoulc
have occurred, and my remarks canno
be tinged with any bitterness, from m3
present standpoint as a naturalized Amer*
lean, towards my relatives in eithe;
country.
It is premature to speak of possibh
peace overtures whilst Germany is flushec
with victory and occupies a large par
of French territory, even though its ally
Austria, has been disastrously repulsec
by the Servians, and trampled upon bj
the Russians. Within the near future
it will be necessary for the Germans tc
face seriously the Austrian invasion
which will occur after the Austrians arc
still further disintegrated and renderec
helpless. When that time comes and th<
German and Austrian fighting line i:
weakened by the transfer of troops t<
meet the Russian advance, I believe tha
a growing Anglo-French army will earn
the offensive over the line Into Ger
many. By that time, or before it, I be
; lieve Tta’y will be forced by public sen
timent to Invade Austria thus imposlnj
audilicnal strain on Austria's resource
and leaving Germany to contend single
handed against the eastern and westeri
invasion of her territory.
Turkey as Germany’s Ally
I expect to see Turkey enter the wa
as an ally of Germany, and that it wil
I be neutralized and overcome in Europ'
by the combination of Roumania, Bui
, garia and Greece. The Dardanelles wil
I be sealed by the allies in the same wa:
i that the Austrian fleet has been shut uj
> in Poia and Turkey will be helpless. It:
efforts to stir up strife among Mohamme
dan subjects of England will be futile
: The Mohammedans of the Sudan have hac
their lesson and those in Egypt are pros
pering highly unto English rule, whils
in India the Mohhamedans are hugeij
outnumbered by the Hindus, who dislik.
them and would be glad to see their im
portance lessened. So far from this bein?
an element of weakness to England, i
is able on the contrary to draw 70,00*
troops from Indian, which are now. on tin
point of landing in France. The com
bined English and native armies in In
dia amount to 465,000 men, the nativ<
rulers co-operating earnestly with Eng
land at present, so that the 70,000 nov
en route may be doubled or trebled if tin
course of the w!ar in France should neces
sitate it.
In Germany and Austria both the Land
weljr and the Landstrum have been callec
to the colors, and in France also all avail
1 able reserves have been called up, bu
in Russia, England, Canada. South Afri
ca, India and Australia, large reserve:
exist, from which the allied armies maj
be reinforced continuously.
Defeat of Germanic Allies
Apart from this, however, I cannot se<
’ other than the final defeat of the Ger
manic allies, because of their lack o
‘ control of sea power. England success
fully opposed Napoleon for a quarter o:
; a century, and although small In popua
| tlon, succeeded ultimately in breakin*
1 him by her influence and actions grow
ing out of the control of the sea. Tin
Germans are a highly patriotic nation am
have been carried away by the sam*
1 wave of patriotic sentiment which usuallj
; prevails in any country at the outbreak
of war, and, regardless of previous di
visions, are enthusiastically supportinj
the government, but enthusiasm will no
feed the people, and Germany will b<
starved out unless it can overcome tin
English navy and take control of tin
• seas.'
T have seen this allegation disputed in :
New York editorial, pointing to the en
durance of the south during the Civi
war for four years, with coasts block
aded. T regard this argument as highly
fallacious. The population of Alabarm
in 18i50 was 19 to the square mile, whirl
was perhaps a fair type of the south
The-population of the entire United State:
ir. 1890 was 30 to the square mile, of Aus
tria 210, of the German empire. 250, o
the Kingdom of Saxony 600. Obviously
therefore, the population of' 250 to tin
square mile cannot he supported as wa:
a population of 19. Furthermore, in oui
Civil war the able-bodied negroes wen
j at work producing food, whilst today al
* able-bodied men have been called to tin
■ colors, unless specially exempt. Tlu
1 agricultural provinces of Galicia am
East Prussia are the scene of invasioi
and the ordinary crops will not he pro
duced thete.
I The English and their allies have swop
! !IlLnner?,an.merc,,,tllf marine from the ^
I °Cean' flaet «» bottled up and only ’
a handful of cruisers, mostly lightly
armed are afloat, trusting to their speed
to avolij capture, subject to difficulty as
i to coaling and certain In the near fu
ture to be hunted down. Under these
circumstances, whatever the military sue- /
whT'n (°f, s’® ,wonderful Germany army,
uhleh Is indeed a marvel of organization
triumph" Germany hope for a» ultimate
thf“ war Is unduly prolonged, —
«Uh the necessary suffering of the 1
dense urban population, why will not i
; ?i*c.ontfn,t brpak out In Germany and 1
I in Austrian cities? Humanity revolts '
against the suffering of noncombat
ants, and the pressure on the govern
ment to make peace would become very
I great. Three millions of German so
cialists are bitterly opposed to war
' and are normally opposed to the arro
gant, domineering attitude of the Ger
man military party towards civilians,
if the glamour of success shall depart
Horn the German army, and In turn
German fields are trampled under foot
ano towns and villages destroyed by
shell nre. or otherwise, why may not
the natural and original opposition to
i "at reassert Itself in the interest of sm
p<ao®' aPd if military autocracy shall %
resist this peace movement too far, w'hv t
may it not lead to loss by Prussia of 1
its hegemony among the German states
ami a restoration of a German eon
• toperation, perhaps a republic, and per
haps not?
As to Peace Conditions
What may be the conditions of peaca
no one knows. Probably such condi
turns are not yet considered by anyone
The longer the war the more severe
the penalties which will be Imposed
unon the vanquished. Germany can i
make probably much better terms to- 1
day than could be made six months or t
12 months hence.
If Germany should continue the war
until from exhaustion of her resources '
' It is compelled to make peace, 1 look
for several rearrangements of territory
1 to he made. The force of racial unity
Is Very strong. Congeniality of lan
guage, generally of religion, history
customs. Ideals, all united to promote
race unity, and for half a century races
have been growing together in Europe.
The decade beginning with 1880 wit
nessed Italian unity, 1870 German
unity, 1880 a large share of Slavic
unity.
Germany and Austria have unwisely
, defied this l-aelal Instinct when In 1884
Holstein was taken violently from Den
mark and In 1871 Alsace-Lorraine were
! taken from France, and a few years
1 ago Bosnia and Herzegovina were an
nexed by Austria. It is reasonable to
! suppose that France and Denmark
would demand back these territories, 'l
: hut Servia would claim Bosnia and .
Montenegro, her ally, would get Her
zegovina. It would not be surprising
that Servia and Montenegro should
united into one country, with the addl
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