The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-06
the experience through which the

the experience through which the
American public is now passing.
: I'VE affirm that these newspapers
in no degree represent or reflect the
sense of the mass of the people of the
United States. the expression of
whose real sentiment they constantly
seek to throttle by denouncing as
traitors any who dare question their
own violent and pernicious opinions.
This assembly, representing many
hundred thousands of the citizens OF
New York City alone, nevertheless
dares to serve notice that the masses
of the people of the land, though with
out a press faithfully seeking to voice
their interests and the interests OF
the country, do not confess their rea
son inundated, nor their tongue ST.
fenced.
Rights of NeutraIs.
THAT, in it's dealings with the gov.
Germany, the United States should
firmly insist upon the right of neutral
ships to sail the seas upon peaceful
errands, delivering lawful cargoes to
their intended destinations without in
reference save as provided by inter
national law as set forth in the Decla-
ration of London, 1900;
THAT it should insist upon full re,
spect for and protection of the lives
of American citizens lawfully travel
ing on peaceful business;
THAT with the duty of the Ameri.
can Government to protect its citivenS
while abroad goes hand in hand the
corresponding duty of citizens to re-
frain from reckless adventures likely
to embroil the government endeavor-
ing to protect them;
THAT no American has a right to
offer his body as a shield to either of
the belligerents by embarking~as a
passenger on vessel carrying NUM-
tons of war; and that the United
States Government owes it to it's citi
zens to warn them against so doing.
THAT the interests of the people
of the United States and of humanity
defend the cessation of the exporta-
ton from our shores of arms and am.
mr. or he e
Europe.
ITO pervert the strength and skill
of American workingmen, and to d.
vert American capital from peaceful,
natural, wholesome, wealth-creating
industry to the manufacture of in
struments for the slaughter of hui
man beings and the destruction of
property is an economic folly and a
moral crime.
Right to Alter Export Laws.
1--WE reject as unworthy of a great
nation the fpecious dectum that a
sovereign ST tie is devoid of power to
alter its lawt pf export because a for
eign war happens to be going on. Not
a shred of international law, not q
precedent, not On analogy can be cited
in support of the insufferable and pre-
pOsterous observation, foisted upon
the public by the capitalized money
interest in war. 1t is an argument
Initiated by the attitude of the present
administration on the question of war
supplies for the Mexican belligerents,
reversed while the Mexican war was
going on.
"The paramount duty of nation is
to its own citizens; it owes but little
respect to the imagined opinions of
foreign government regarding it's in
ternal acts. The accord and tran
guilty of its own people is rather to
be sought than the disfavor of for
eigners is to be deferred to. If, how
ever, the feeling of foreign national
tiles are to be consulted then it is
evident that the resentment of mil
lions, whose fathers, brothers and
sons are slain by American bullets
will naturally and inevitably be far
more profound and lasting than the