Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-02-23
CONsiDERAIjL INTEREST ~
MANIFESTO FOE SENDING
iOLJNTEEHS
PROFESS HORROR Of WAR
Believe II Their Dut, 10 Help Eradi.
cate The Menace Ia World
fcncc-The German
Nation


D % .NFHNf'A'NA Z I.HH
TOXIC, Feb s-.-rhr question
OF scndirs an army 20 Europe 10 u.s.
sls, the allies continue 10 be- Wig
oruusly discussed by the Iupanc,,
public Meantime considerable u
terost h1, been caused by the i-su
ance ol q manifest 10 boy the uromo'
ers of movement 90 dispatch a vol
unteer corps The ambition D.. b
send an army corps comprising tu,
infantry divisions and one artillcr,
corps ds well as cavalry about co..
600 in lll The promOt hrs claim Z,
have 900 men enlisted already and
have sent out a cali for funds.
What is n.i 90 iutcrcs; the A.
lies, however is not the question
of volunteer corps hut the dis
patch of an army of 100000 %,
800. GOO Ly the empire. and ihi.
Question Is still an open one.
The manifesto of the volunteer
promoter follows
Peace Is coveted by an nation
Of th world. war g. The object oi
universal hatred and g. curse tu
The world The var iu Europe ha.
turned hc whole European cout-
uont into q great battlefield and thp
disasters occurring from tho coufla-
grafton 1r. sprCading uuu} udablo
calamity io huma il,y iu every NOOK
and corner Of tho world Each and
every living soul who is anxious
about thD peace of the world and
the welfare of man Kind Is worried
about this state Of things Great
Britain. France Russian and H-.-
rium are fighting for the common
objnct 70 ,Nlirpuie ,hc root OF ihr
menace 10 the world peace and
rriuslate the world i1 the condition
Of happiness and tranquility.
we Japanese, who are bound
with them by alliance or by couvCn-
liou though living In distant climrs
an Of different race cannot but
entertain profound syup1'hr Win
those nationals who are hrayrly
% ifhti.g ftf 'if rau iila-rttr
and civilization History furnishes
many noh'e examples OF patriots who
helped o,hcr nationals fighting for
ihr lofty cause Of indepeudenca and
liberty such as Lafayette Boa th.
AmcriC1l Independence. Lord Byron
loo The independence of Greece au1
Garihalil 600 DO, Frauco-prussiau
War
"W'. o., -ous of ths land oi
NHWato tau old elias ical ngmr for
the japanese nation have been AMI
are known CO.'S nation of olitaln.
loving Justice and righioouw... i.r
which So arc 1lwuy. vil'ul Go s1a-
"ifiop ourselves and am our own Wn
f.l 30 ou duty '0 ass. our Euro.
poau comratrioi. .u ,br.r lnrl ta.f
tu chosisc tbo d'.turayr of iIr
worlds ueaco. and 20 uccrlorat, o.,
termination of DO, war aud thereby
restOr. fho "orl't pea'o a- speedily
as possible with thi. subject iu
view we have decided 90 organize
90 volunteer army corps and join fHr
allied armie. 90 support their noble
work for ihr a.iirpItiou OF tIr
uUrc, of the menace 20 thr WOrlI'
reHro liy tai. We hpHnt,. Vp ViU
ho discl1rling our duties for .He
cause of hum1niiy and justice i'.p
700 vi.n 90 show tho world fNr
,hNalrous en.rit and bravery of tha
IHr'r,.o nation
lu fHIs -rH." 600 appeal in our
fellow roruJrymru. who are anxious
for the f.puiUrss and welfare 0i
Iuw1u.f. and tho restoration OF i.c.
world's noar. t0 come auf join 20.