Dee. 31, 1915. 
> THE CHAMBER oF CoMMERcE has placed itself upon 
record in favor of: (1) A more comprehensive and bet- 
ter defined sea law; (2) an international court; (3) a 
council of conciliation ; (4) international conferences for 
eS the better establishment and progressive amendments of 
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injustices of war for years to come. 
culty to be overcome is national insincerity. 
' time arrived for the violation of the Belgium treaties of. 
-agreement from considering it a scrap of paper? 
theless the subject should be discussed and the issie 
raised. Who knows but the whole world will be so dis- 
-gusted with war and its penalties that the very powers 
- a head in Great Britain. 
_ been a bitter opposition upon the part of the British peo- 
advocating compulsory conscription, 
patriotic Britains resent this spirit of the 
who ate opposed to compulsory conscription. 
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international law; (5) the organization of a system of 
commercial and financial non-intercourse to be followed 
by military force, if necessary, to be applied to those na- 
tions entering into the foregoing arrangements and then 
going to war without first submitting their differences to 
an agreed upon tribunal. These suggestions are all valu- 
. able and are not to be read out of court-without consid- 
eration. They are visionary, of course, but all great plans 
have been termed visionary before they have been suc- 
cessfully operated. If these five suggestions could be 
agreed upon by the world powers there is no doubt but 
what the world would be spared the terrors, cruelties and 
The greatest difh- 
When the 
neutrality they were treated as scraps of paper. When 
an issue is raised, what will hinder the signers of such an 
Never- 
from which trouble might be expected will willingly sup- 
scribe to a new arrangement. One thing is certain: the 
old-time glory of military prowess has gone and military 
_ success can no longer be respected ; the militaristic propa- 
ganda of Prussia has forever condemned it. 
Tur Conscription QurEstion is rapidly coming to 
For generations there has 
ple against compulsory military service. It has been one 
of the liberties for which the Anglo-Saxon race has 
sought—freedom from military tyranny. The conditions 
now existent have changed and many staunch Britains are 
It is claimed, and 
it is doubtlessly true, that the best men of Britainy have 
answered the call to the colors and that the laggards, 
cewards and ne’er-do-wells have remained at home. The 
“slackers” and 
There are those 
“slackers,” 
The con- 
test is a keen one and may mean changes in the cabinet. 
the conscription agitation is the result. 
who are strong in the condemnation of the 
Lloyd George has determined to fight for conscription. 
Evidently Asquith is not yet ready for such a radical step. 
5 oe issue is on and the progress of events will be watched 
with much interest. 
A Pro-GerMAN Eprror started an ill-timed attack 
upon Norman Prince and two other American aviators in 
_ the service of the Allies and now on a furlough in Amer- 
The editor demanded that these men be interned. 
It is difficult to see how his demands can be granted. The 
wa petae ae the young men have taken the oath of allegiance 
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department in Washington will probably take the position 
to the Allies they have renounced their citizenship here 
and that returning unarmed to this country does not con- 
stitute an offense against the neutrality of America, Why 
doesn’t this excitable hyphenated-American editor tre- 
turn to Germany and fight for the colors? 
“Wuat A StRANGE TurRN will be given to events if, 
after all, an invasion of either Africa or Asia will be 
attempted through Palestine and the next decisive battle 
fought on the age-old battle ground of the Esdraelon? 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
tha an war! 
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Optimistic, to say the least, is Hon. Charles N. 
Fowler, of New Jersey, in his new book, “National is- 
sues of 1916,” which is now nearing publication, advance 
extracts of which have reached our desk. In one of the 
chapters on “Lincoln and Nationality, or Republican Pol- 
icies,” he says some wars are justifiable and righteous. 
Says he: 
“Dreadful as war is, terrible as war is, horrible as 
war is, awful as war is, there are some things worse even 
And one of the things that is worse than war 
is a contemptible, a dishonorable, an ignoble peace at 
any price. The War of the Revolution, the War of the 
Rebellion, great as was the sacrifice, precious as was 
the price, were worth more, incomparably more, infinitely 
more, than all they cost. The very best, the very richest 
part, the very soul of our American civilization, has been 
purchased at the price of war. And yet, who would re- 
call, if he could, a single deed of valor or sacrifice? They 
are the richest heritage and the most glorious and all- 
impelling force in the character-building of this nation. 
Without these two great world-history making wars, we 
would have had no Father of his Country. We would 
have had no Washington, whose mighty character moved 
over anid stirred the political deeps of all the nations of 
the earth. We would have had no savior of this Repub- 
lic. We would have had no Lincoln, whose immortal 
spirit fills the upper air and will permeate all political 
thought to the end of time with his sense of right, justice 
and humanity.” 
ANOTHER AMERICAN, Hall, a young Dartmouth 
College man has given his life in heroic service as an 
ambulance driver in the Red Cross service. His was a 
hero’s death. There are hundreds of other young Amer- 
icans working with all their strength to alleviate the suf- 
fering upon the fields of battle. The young men of 
America are endeavoring to repay France for her aid 
many years ago. 
Tur CuHristMAs SEASON on the North Shore was 
one of good cheer and merriment. There were com- 
munity Christmas trees in most of the villages and appro- 
priate Christmas Eve festivities. The children were 
made happy and older ones who gave time and money 
were richly repaid for their endeavors in enjoying the 
pleasure given to the younger people. 
Tue British HAveE ABANDONED the Dardanelles 
campaign and now the German interests seem to be turn- 
ed toward Egypt. It is difficult, however, to see how an 
effective campaign can be prosecuted without the co-oper- . 
ation of a strong naval force. The German Navy is still 
bottled up. 
Mr. FRAzIER Curtis has written from London suz- 
gesting the advisability of the state of Massachusetts or- 
ganizing a state aviation school. The suggestion is timely 
and has been laid before the authorities; action ought to 
follow. 
Ir Looxs As Tuoucn the oil interests had declared 
war on the consumers of gasoline! Do they want to put 
the small automobile owners out of the running? 
Tue CuristMas Sunpay gale struck the Shore with 
vengeful fury, but little damage was done. 
Have You REGISTERED your automobile for the new 
year or is it interned? 
