Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 12 | Believes U. S. President Can Bring War to End

Believes U. U S. S President Can Gal Bring Bril o 1 War IVar al to End I Now New York Dec 23 A A special lecial com com- of ot the American neutral confer conter- ence nce committee J left hero here earl early today for or Washington to present to President Wilson Vilson on a letter from Bertrand Russell the he noted British lecturer and el philosopher app appealing to tho the President to o end the war ai In Europe The commit commit- tee ee consists of or George Foster Peabody Paul Balch Baichi aul U. U I Kellogg loSS and Miss Emily Greene Tho rho letter Jeter was vas brought to this countr coun coon tr try ry by b an unnamed and otherwise un on- un- un identified messenger er from England a girl In hi order to evade the tho British cen cen- sor 0 r rAfter After asserting that tho the President now rov no has an opportunity of ot performing a signal service to mankind surpassing surpass ing Ing the service of ot Abraham Lincoln Mr tI h Russell states that it tt is within the Presidents President's power to bring tho war to an end b by a Just peace and that It If the war be allowed to continue It may to be QI too late to save European tion ton from destruction The letter ays ay I i In n part part- The military situation has now de ile- ile to the point Where tho the nit ulti mate issue is clear cear in its broad uli- uli outlines out out- outI I lines to all nl who arc aro capable of or thought thought It I must be bo obvious to the authorities In all the belligerent I countries that no I victory for either si side e is possible in I I Europe the German German Ste have th the the advant I t tage outside Europ Europe gei and at sea sen the a al al- al lies have navo the advantage Neither side I Is ia able to win such a n crushing crushing- victor victory as to compel the tho other side to sue for tor 1 I peace pence Tho The war var Inflicts ar untold 1 Injuries upon the nations but such Injuries as at i I to make malte a continuance of ot tho the fighting Impossible The alI allied eel governments havo not fbi I had th thi courage to acknowledge pub pub- holy what the they cannot deny loll In private that the hope of ot a n sweeping la h II ono one which can now scarcely be enter enter- tamed For r want of oC this courage the they aro are arc prepared to Involve Europe In the tho I horrors of ot a n. continuance of ot the war var possibly for tor another two or three years This situation Is Intolerable to over every eVen humane humano man You sir sl can put pOt an on ond I to It it Your power constitutes an am op and a n responsibility and OJ- OJ I from your previous actions i feel foci confident con con- anc that you ou will wt use your power powen with wih a degree of ot vision and humanity P rarely to bo be found among statesmen Everywhere friends of or peace are me mot met I with wih the tho diabolical argument that tho thu t bravo men who sho men have died l d must not I have inave shod shed them their blood In Jn vain And so sc so ever every Impulse of ot merc mercy toward the tho sol diers who are still sti living Is Is dried ui up UI and withered by a false and barren I loyalty to those who are past our help holp Even the tho men hitherto retained for tor L making malting munitions for dock labor am and ancl 1 for tor other purposes essential to tho thi prosecution of tho the war are arc gradually p j I being drafted into the tho armies and re placed by women with the sinister r throat threat of ot colored labor l bor in th the back 10 1 ground There Thero f is a n very rear real Ganger dango r rI I I