The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-06-25
RENAME THE FOURTH
{ A INSTRUMENTATION DAY."

but with every atom Of gray matter
that is within our power to focus
upon il.
II means first. that every American
born citizen should and ought to be
standing up for the best interest Of
this country with every ounce Of en-
ergy and sound judgment that he can
muster together. He should not be
making idle statements regarding the
policy of our government, either in
Gerision or in n poor attempt ut being
humorous. Our future is hanging in
the balance.
Second. il means that every person
who has been made citizen of this
country by the grace Of God and the
liberal mindedness Of Uncle Sam. no
matter of what nationality or of what
cline. should conduct himself inSthe
same manner of thought, and should
be thinking constantly that this is his
country. and the thoughts of native
land should be coursing through sec
ondary channels
Thirdly and lastly, II should mean
that every person residing in this
country who intends to remain here
any length of time. should make haste
TO apply. IL he has not already. for
credentials and papers which proclaim
him TO the world as being a fit SUBJ
ject of the greatest nation on the face
of the globe. II is not right that he
should remain in this country and re-
ceive the benefits derived by the hard
work, intense interest and gray hairs
OF its citizens. He should not remain
an outsider. causing dissention and
strife. It is his duty as a resident to
give support p the country which fur
nishes him with bread. It may be
true that he is having hard time get
ting that bread-but SO are a good
many of the rest Of us who were born
here.
No matter what conditions exist in
our national affairs. our business
world or our social conditions, his
path Of duty lies straight before him.
This country is yet new. II is yet un-
settled. II is yet to attain that sta
bility and sound basis that many of
the nations now embroiled in the |
most heartless, cruel and unprece- !
dented struggle that has ever BIAS
phemed the face of this old earth,
claimed year ago.
The opportunity lies straight and
open before the people of this nation. !
We have created and are creating by
our policy. despite criticism from all
sides. by both the Germans and the !
allies. an atmosphere OF stability, Of |
good sense. and Of sound judgment
that will in time to come be recog-
nized and respected by every nation
on the earth. The Monroe Doctrine
has been torn and shorn in the past
OF every bit Of prestige and respect
by certain elements, but nevertheless,
the impression that 1t created, both in !
this country and abroad, is today
showing itself. and probably Is In no
small way responsible for our neu-
trail position. We are not to interfere
In the broils Of the eastern hemis-
phere, and no foreign nation is to In
terfere in the affairs of the western
hemisphere. is the gist OF that doc
trine.
We have been criticized for not in
terfering In the so-called breaking of
the neutrality of Belgium. Who broke
II first? Germany or England? The
people Of this nation would like to be
Informed reliably on that subject. SO
far each contends th1t the other did,
and from the general appearance II
looks from here as II both did, with
the French in on the side. Why did
We not intercede in the Lusitania af-
fair. TO come down to more recent his
tory? "All is fair In love and war"
has been byword in the past. Today
!. is a stern reality that must be rec
ognized 80 far as the war is con-
cerned. Germany is fighting for her
life. and under no conditions that
recognize so-called International law.
Both the Germans and the allies have
violated neutrality laws and the laws
OF humanity. without . doubt. What