Show I ARBITRATION THAT WOULD C COUNT The flie Chronicle of San Francisco wants all arbitration arbitration arbi arbi- treaties pressed to ratification and in ill a addition addi addi- di jion tion an international law haw binding all signatories to absolute no with the aggressor in any war We Vo think that is a good idea A nation will be e char chary about beginning a war if it it knows in advance that such an act will close the ports of all nations against it There is no other one thing that nations so much dread drea as isolation AVe We suspect that possibility was the real reason why Germany last summer did not press her controversy con con- further with ith France e. e She was not afraid that the worlds world's ports would be closed against her but she feared feare that the sentiment of civili civilized ed nations na un- un would not approve of her work When Germany Ger Ger- many forty years years' ago was all ready to meet neet France Francein in war var a and cl intended to make the war var Bismarck maneuvered until lie he I provoked France to declare war and amid that act inured to Germanys Germany's advantage all through that hat wai war though it was a as plain as anything anything anything any any- thing could be that Germany for years ears had been preparing for that very thing Indeed it was all that Bismarck and 1 Von Moltke l could do for ears yeara years to keep the time 01 old 1 Emperor William from precipitating the war before Germany was ready f If Great Britain and the United States were in close alliance we do not believe there would wOl be any anymore anymore anymore more great wars The Time trouble is is that there is more moreland moreland land to scoop and nd while that is the case ease Gre Great t Britain Bri Bri- ta tam tain n does not want vant to bind herself not to take a aland hand land when the opportunity is presented See what she and Russia are doing in Persia and if the time chance i is is' present presented d the tle whole world knows lmos what she will do in China Peace is still a long way from the time world yet jet et |