TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. SEPTEMBER 12,1918
WHY WE ARE
AT WAR WITH
GERMANY
By
EPHRAIM DOUGLASS ADAMS
Executive Head, History Depart
ment
Leland Stanford Junior University
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menace and the actual power of a van
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Irrosponalble government, which, having
secretly planned to dominate the world,
•J Many persons in this vicinity do not know to what
proceeded to carry out the plan without
regard either to the sacred obligations
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to their undertakings, and it is our purpose to use
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WE FIGHT FOR GOOD FAITH
“The faith of treaties is the only
solid foundation on which a Temple
of Peace can be built up.” (James
Bryce.) Good faith between nations,
as between men, is the one and only
safeguard from a return to barbarism.
Without it brute force, sheer might,
must rule. Without it there is no
security in human relations—no se
curity, even, for life itself. To keep
one’s word, when once given, that is
the evidence of the progress of civ
ilization, and the test of it.
Hence the case of Belgium becomes
the single greatest German offense
against civilization in this war. At
first, in our American ignorance of
world conditions, we did not see this.
We do see it now; more and more we
realize that until the crime against
Belgium is atoned for, there can be
no peace, and no hope of a world
at peace.
What the the facts? By treaties
signed in 1815, and again in 1831, and
still again in 1839, this last revision
being in effect in 1914, it was agreed
"Belgium shall form a perpetually
neutral state. The five powers guar
antee to it this perpetual neutrality,
as also the inviolability of its ter
ritory.” These five powers were Aus
tria, France, Great Britain, Russia,
and Prussia, By such treaties the
neutral state was pledged to defend
in arms the neutrality of its terri-
tory; and each of the great powers
pledged Itself not only not to march
troops Into or through the neutral
state, but also to aid her, in case
her territory were violated.
The world, thinking no nation so
base aa to break its word, was com
pletely taken by surprise by the at
tack on Belgium. But we know now,
from German statements, that German
military plans had for years Intended
to break this pledge. German rulers
lied as to this consistently, and lied
up to the last day. On the morning
before the German troops advanced,
the German minister assured Belgium
she need feel no alarm, and in the
evening of that same day he delivered
his ultimatum.
The world has never seen so com
plete a denial of the binding effect
of the pledged word. Why has Ger
many so lost sight of the principle
of honor among nations? Her own
answer reveals the cause; it is again
the plea of might. “The fate that Bel
gium baa called down upon herself
(note the hypocrisy of this) is hard,
but not too hard, . . . for the
destinies of the Immortal great na
tions stand so high that they can
not but have the right, in case of
need, to stride over exietencles that
can not defend themselves." (Pro-
fesaor Onckee.)
When the British
kllutMer at Berlin notified the Ger
man Chancellor that Great Britain
was •» tow bound to defend Bel
glum's neutrality, the latter argued
that th to wan “Terrible," a war “Just
ter a word—*MulraUty'—Just for a
•rrap W gaoer." The piMfub—yee. the
terrtM»--etgmjlannae of such utter-
« bom . to Mot (termams believe them
■ted what we are ftght-
Ml Prime Mlniater As-
«•itk. "I eaa reply In two sentences,
la the first place, to fulfill an obliga
tion . . . not only of law. but of
B ome , wMati no eek-reepectlng man
•oaM peani b ly hare repudiated; sec-
•nly to vind ica te Ute principle . . .
that small aattonalitles are not to be
«rustled, tn defiance of international
foel faith."
Ajnorioa was not a direct guarantor,
like Great Britain, of the neutrality
of Belgium, though in various con-
ventlona (of which Germany also was
a signer) we pledged to the main
tenance of the world principle of "good
faith." But rrrry nation was attacked
when Germany broke faith. "The law
protecting Belgium which was vlo
lated was our law and the law of
every other civilised country. . . It
was our safeguard against the neces
sity of maintaining great armaments.
Our iaferest ia Aaving it maintained
as the laic of nation» u-as a substan
tial, valuable, permanent interest."
(Elihu Root.)
In the hope of an enduring peace, in
the hope of an advancing civilisation,
we can not forget Belgium. In the
hope for unmolested self-development.
In tbs sense of our own security nec-
eoeary to progress, we must not forget
Belgium, until her wrongs are righted.
Thia I« the Mventh of a s«rl«« of
ten article« by Prof.ssor Adamo.
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