Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-06

The people Of the United gtatei
are confronted with condition NOR,
serious than ever faced before ex.
eept Immediately preceding or dur
Ing the civil war. Almost all tn,
world Ia At war Or about to engage
in war. II Il only a few days on
weeks at most TN Turkey viii strike
at Russia and England and declara.
lions BY Greece. Italy and Rumanla
are sure TO follow quickly.
The nations then Involved will be
Great Britain. Russia. France. Ser
Via. Belgium. Montenegro. Greece
Italy and Portugal on the one side 10
Europe. against Germany. Austria
Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria on
The other
Egypt. Algeria. Morocco. Tunis.
the Belgian Congo. the South ART
can Union. Nigeria and the soudan--
In fact practically all Africa--are in
yoIved In the struggle. In Asia. the
countries at war now. or that soon
win be. are Jepan, India. part Of
China. Manchnria. Korea. the vast
area OF Russian Siberia. Persia. Tur-
key in Asia, and all the Arabian
countries In fact. all Of Asia Is In
VOWED except the new Chinese re-
public. In Ooeaniea there Is Austria
Tia. New Zealand and thousands Of
other islands. big and little. From the
Canadian border 70 Cape Horn. all
Is peace except British Honduras In
Central America and British and
French Guiana in South America.
But Just off the east coast Of the
Americas. are the Bahamas, Trini-
dad. Jamaica. and the Falkland
islands owned by the British
government.
In condition Of this sort. with q
Thousand things done Of questionable
neutrality even when we are doing
oar best 10 be strictly neutral. we
may thank God that we have Wood
row Wilson TO steer the ship Of state.
There Is not section OF this ooun-
|tfy where admiration for the prcsi-
dent has not greatly increased since
the outbreak Of the European war
On every hand are heard expressions
of fratefulness that there Is in the
White House u man Of the moral
stamina and the mental ealiber Of
Woodrow Wilson. In his acts and In
his ontspoken sentiments he has
tensed the American attitude toward
stricken Europe with PRECEDENT aeeur-
aeY
And these evidences Of a general
confidence in the presidents indg-
ment and calmness are not mere sur
face indications Of "A desire 10 back
the government At a time Ike the
present; they are not alone tempo
rary proofs Of American patriotism
In an hour Of stress: they are an ac-,
Acknowledgement. 10 use popular
phrase. that Wilson has made good,
that he has filled the bill.
He alone has tha credit Tor the
United states not being engaged in
war with Mexico at this time. The
country now understands something
Of the enormous advantages that have
come 10 us because we are at peace.
If for no otherr eaaon, and there
are plenty Of others, the voters o.
New Mexico are goins 10 send tol
congress again man who will act
in harmony With the president in his
efforts to save this nation from ca
tastrephe.
Any man who votes for either Her
nandex or Francis c. Wilson FOR con-
gree= sotes TO condemn the peace poll
ley Of the president. He WAS con.
demned by both the republican and
progressive conventions II Is up 20
the voters 20 sustain him az the bal
lot box as they are sustaining him in
their public aud private opinions.