The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-29
THE AMERICAN VIEW

We the ght an animated war map which,
pictured how much Austria would gain they
this few nights they showed the how
much territory Germany would gain in the that victory
peched the soldiers Of the Germans We know that ITALY
entered the fight to seize the coveted of Teno and
Trieste Russia wants the Dardanelles Rouaia will fight
ii she be assured of having Trahslvania herse
Greece will enter the when the meets because
she wants territory along the Mediterranean,
Bulgaria offered tempting slice of territory if she will
attack the Turks on the and hopes to gain the old
Christian Of Adranople France and
lorraine and it is said that Great Britain fighting for the
trade Of the world which Germany has been slowly but surely
taking from her Servia has already sent army Albania
and that infant nation will probably die aborning Japan
licked the Teutons at Kiao Chau and took possession
To the plain ordinary American has no hyphen to his
nationality and this includes Americans who directly
indirectly descended from all the warning peoples this war
seems very sordid thing plague upon all these white,
red and yellow books that have been published explain
ing why this and that country had fight
fellow started To impartial observer if they
all fighting for mercenary motive And posterity
being mortgaged to get the money carry this abom
able We Americans have been brought believe that
when the United States fought it for principle and
unless histories all wrong fought greed
because of land hunger In 776 fought for liberty We
got it from England at the point of the sword and the
oppressed Of the world have been coming shores
since share it. We fought England again in 1912 over
the principle that the American ships could not be moested
the high We fought ourselves in 1851 free
the slaves and did, and united thank God
We fought Spain 9S to free Cuba avenge the Maine
Cuba still Free and Uncle Sam shows disposition grab
her Our experiment in the Philippines has had the
approval majority Of the American people, and the admin
istraon in power the Close of the Spanish war made
mistake. ".
This is the American feeling about In Europe it is
different and although hear about the spreading of German
Kuur side and the crushing of German Mtarism
the other to the American it that it is far from being
justified ethical grounds and that motives of lust and
power lie behind it all.
The bright ray this darkness Europe shed by
little Belgium. The Belgans fighting for their homes,
CALAMITY trying drive the invaders across their own
borders. Belgiums position justified, and the undivided
Y1c
duty be neutral and with the wise Wilson steering
the ship of state have confidence that the United States
will do no wrong to Of the combaans and that the
accepted rules of international law will be observed But deep
down the heart of the true American he feel that
Belgium has been wronged and he may perhaps without VIC
latng the spirit of President Wilson's proclamation Of
neutrality send out silent prayer the Almighty that King
Albert and his people WILL when this madness over
restored to their homes Despite statements the
trary there anAmercan point in this war; that
coored by eanngs either Germany England France
and that that Belgium has been wronged and
others concerned the Americans should "a plague
all your houses.''