Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-13 | Page 4 | An Impossible Ideal

AN IMPOSSIBLE IDEAL ONLY a sublime faith coupled with wilh wilha a n curious ability to ignore oro plain facts could animate such a conference confer confer- c once ence ce as is going forward nl nt The Hague Thirty delegates from the United States State Holland HoIland Germany Hungary Austria Sweden Norway England Belgium and aUlI Switzerland aro are meeting in the Peace palace to formulate plans plains to terminate the war and to make mako similar conflicts impossible impossible impossible sible in future Consideration of the utter failure of prior a agreements signed and scaled sealed at Hollands Holland's capital appears to have havo been excluded by tho the enthusiasts who are aro now nO gathered there Knowledge of tho tile callous indifference with which the nations at war are contravening contra ening The Hague Baglie convention violating violating vio rio lating hating each and every e one of its proVisions provisions pro pro- visions with the careless excuse that military necessity requires it is bleeding bleed bleed- equally without effect Even on in jug ing Belgium prostrate under tho the heel of a who regarded his solemn sol sol sol- of compact as a mere scrap paper is represented by those who have havo tho the faith to hope that what hat German Germany has done once she may never do a again ino Perhaps it is idle to criticise a given gi method of war prevention when the critic can offer none better yet ct criticism criticism criticism cism is advisable since confidence in ideals i is likely to create a n false sense of security Preparedness for war to which the practical pin their faith will not prevent war as progressing events event prove pro but pr preparedness will at least minimize the tho losses of ot war Had France Fr England and Russia been as well prepared as ns was Ger- Ger Dnny pe peace cc would o long since b have havo e been compelled The meeting at The Hague can do dono dono dono no no more than disappoint those who participate and anti those who ho hope for some ultimate good