The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-06
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(chicago Herald)

Chicago Herald)
 The American people, speaking through their chiei magistrate Go the rulers of the German empire com blaming of grievous wrongs and demanding their re- dres and their cessation have taken position log- cally legally and morally impregnabe-a position which reason cannot question which upholds not only American rights but all humanitys rights and against which only might regardless of right can dare contend
 The logic of President Wilson's third note to the German government speaks for itself Only minds duled by prejudice chemically peryerse can remain unconynced. We have among our 1OOOO00OO a very minor fraction of such minds. This s free country, it is their privilege in that freedom to remain pre- udiced and perverse Charity demands, however that caution In expression be suggested them Our Amer ican liberty Is not license.
 The law of the communication is equally unQues- tionabe It the law founded upon centuries of ex perence and accepted by all civilized nations It was for this occasion; 1t was made for all occas- ions all the combatants knew it when they began the right change it without the consent Of all the nations whose consent made It. Each of the combatants has sought bend that law for It's own advantage The United States refused to consent to the bending. We stand by the law
 So standing our moral position is impregnable For pass judgment upon what either combatant con- tends are it's wrongs at the hands of the other We know that men the heat of battle fair judges of right or wrong Their thought is not of justice and equality but only of victory What they now angriy demand as their "rights"-what they angrily de- nounce as their "wrongs'-we refuse to are their rights wrongs we leave the uecialoh to huucl judgment of mankind when the war madness shall be ended and all mankind becomes again competent to give personal judgment We stand upon the defni- of right and made when these nations were all at peace and competent to fairly and judge with equity We stand upon the law thus made.
 What will happen should might regardless of right refuse to conform to the awshould continue its vo- ation? It is not necessary to decide It is the duty of statesmanshp provide for all possible even tualities 1t the part of patriotism to stand absolute ly behind the statesmanshp which has and deserves its confidence As for the few who may seek undermine unity. to persuade us that our con- fdence has been unworthly bestowed. le them remem Der that for such silence is the of safety.
 Meanwhile. let it be remembered by those fearful souls who quiver lest there be break in our normal relations with foreign state that have had such breaks" before. and the republic has survived them He is no American who doubts that whatever may be the difficulties dangers that lie before republic will still survive it's rights successfully defended and maintained
 With consciences clear before God and man, we Americans stand united with faith in cause, with confidence in the guides have chosen-stand resov- ed for our comtrys rights and humanitys rights upon the seas-sand upon the law made by an nations which declares those rights. and there stand immovabe