The brunt of this war has not been borne by the men who fight, but by
the women who suffer, and it will be one of the proudest and most
coveted achievements that Germany will gain in rewarding in a dignified
and permanently beneficial way the enormous sacrifices of womanhood, to
alleviate to the extent of the possible the hardships and sorrows that
this war has brought upon them.
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The Allies' Conditions of Peace
By Sir Edward Grey
Sir Edward Grey, presiding at a lecture on the war by Mr.
Buchan, delivered March 22, 1915, reviewed the origin and
causes of the conflict. Germany, he said, refused every
suggestion made to her for settling the dispute by means of a
conference. On her must rest for all time the appalling
responsibility for having plunged Europe into this war. One
essential condition of peace must be the restoration to
Belgium of her independence and reparation to her for the
cruel wrong done to her. England claims for herself and her
allies claim for themselves, and together will secure for
Europe, the right of independent sovereignty for the different
nations, the right to pursue a national existence in the light
of general liberty.
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