The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
Americans the Best
Arbiters Of the War.

ASK such tellow-countrymen Of mine AZ hav.
oeen impatient with the Government Ar Wash
ington whether they have fully estimated the
'aiue OF the moral support given TO ma nv the
people OF the United States Is there No M.
teriai power I'm sympathy The voice tina, sav.
outside the ring, Your cause is lust sgb, o. :.
gives higher voltage OF energy. svmna,hv
maketh for UNDERSTANDING and that underst.rS
Ius vas never more valuable than when we de-
1oItos rom the old traditional blockade and
ieheu upon the United States 10 see thai 80
Interpretation OF the principles OF internsttoDa,
IA" nau not been changed by the new practjca
we were compelled to make. Sympathy ais.
aims susplclon or motive and Of act tn
Withholding OF that sympathy nv the A,at
"a. AN people would mean a reduction IN our ne
o-a , suehsth' would close up avenues ~
"oTai support worth twenty army corns
received a pathetic letter from, a vo,o.
y. the american Civil War living in Boston
ana si owning name familiar TO all Americans
nDaers,a,. Iou want our sympathy / can
.neeIstAnd now much you want IL bv the ev
teht We wanted yours In our Civil War ana
we're not secure of IT, Well you have our avn
pathy with all our hearts" -
Nothing that has ever been said mo, .A,.
matter OF international sympathy ana NO.
support mas the meaning and poignancy OF the
L,epN OF Abraham Lincoln 10 an address from,
the WoTkingmen OF Lancashire ''O'"
Americans should remember Wbat t,,o...,-
Sunerea IN the American Civil War throuSb a.
yhlocAsde enforced against the South. and tba,
frar,.
employment and on the verge 80 , I'm IN
sun had the courage and maRnaniu,itv % -
their sympathy to Lincoin's Governn,ert ,,ttet
,ba5 ee1tis mem on from work and food To
Nisr hoDle utterance. this was Lincolp's renlv.
know and deeply deplore the sufferinSs
"a Ss. VIC NorNlns men OF Manchester and in
a. a. europe are called 70 endure in this crisis
~ mas been often and studlouslv renreson,I,
tnat the attempt TO overthrow this Governr,ot
which vas built on the foundation ~ h,,-. -.
res sHu 20 suostitute for It one which should
Isl exclusively on the basis OF human SLAYER
was likely to obtain the favor Of r,,r,., ~ ~
ger tae circumstances. cannot but ree9ra
your decisive rtterances upon the auestio5 az
an instance Of sublime Christian be-.i-
-. ~ Dceh surpassed IN any age or in
- Cum, Soun'ly. do not doubt that the
s ..'.'q uy your great nation: or. on the other
mana nave no hesitation in assuring Won ire,
they VII excite admiration. esteem ana 49,
most reciprocal feelings OF fricndsbip sr,or.
me american people. I bail this intcrchanes
on sentiment az an augury that whatever else
may happen. whatever misfortune no. hoS1E
your country. as my own. the peace and friend
snip which now exists between the fvo ne
them. perfected ~ No
Here and there In this country II has bs.,
said that the United States Rent sfienco -
esny when belgium vas invaded. bot became
aEiated and vocal when American comr,erre
was touched. that she was chiefly concerne6
in making money out OF this war m h. oot
really necessary 20 reply 20 such foolish state
minded that arain and again when other
countries have been no war Great Britain rae
been CHARGED with commercial solashness and
anxiety % secure advantage and make money
out OF other peoples troubles: and % h. nor
iectly true that in tho early part and The r-fd
de or last century Great Britain dld proff tv
the wars which upset the trade and comnler~.
and Industry 81 other countries
The almighty heart is suu stronger in the
United states than the almighty dollar The
American people may rest assured that IN this
country me Immense majority are deeply and
profoundly grateful to them Tor their chivaL
rous and genuine sympathy. not only be-
cause % ie sympathy. but because the American
people have made up their minds that We are
right and that our enemies are wrong in this
war; that our aims we're peaceful aims. and the
purposes N our enemy were purposes OF war.
fare f0r territorial and material gain We
should have had many searchings of conscience
n the Judgment % the American people had
gone against us no this time Removed from
European complications. the United States ia
rrcat court az equity. and its Judgments are
invaluable to The nation that wins its approval
and secures from 90 the verdict OF acuuittal %
crime against the peace 90 the world