Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-09 | Page 4 | Our Position in the War

I OUR POSITION IN j TVIE WAR. Vesterday President Wilson. In hie d&essage, declared it would be a heavy loss to the worid. if America were to lose her reputation as a irlend of all nations, and ibe Presl-den; Presl-den; is right. But one or two of the I English papers, commenting on the i 4 utterances, convey the idea that the United States should take a more determined stand. The Daily Express takes exception to Mr. Wilson's state- . ment that America is the true friend of all nations, declaring that she can-4 can-4 not be the friend of both Germany and Belgium while the American peo- pie have a hatred for the horrors and 1 wroLgs of the former as strong as England's. It says also that it Is evi-1 'dent that the desire of the United States to act as peacemaker has led to excessive neutrality. If down at the very root of this I war a great prluciple of human rights were at stake, the Daily Express might not be far wrong, but with Kurorran jealousies responsible for the struggle, we are relieved of obligation ob-ligation to get involved in any man- tier objectionable to one side or the other Of course, we might with all due regard for neutrality, protest la the i?me of humanity acainst the horrors Oi the war in Belgium as inflicted on .ion-ccmbatants. but beyond that we should snot go. Whatever our sympathies -bearing in mind that this is a nation made up of many nations we cannot overstep over-step the bounds of neutrality without bringing about internal discord and lessening our Held of Usefulness In triving to ameliorate conditions in the war zone and. finally, in helping to bring about terms of peace devoid nf a crushing vengeance on th- part oi the victorious armies.