Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-19
The World Cries cease Firinar

/ TIE German American Alliance Of
I Maine, held its largest convention
/ Saturday and Sunday at Lisbon Falls.
I officers We're elected and an interest
/ ing program disposed Of, but most
/ important OF all were the resolutions
I adopted This alliance which has
! grown TO splendid proportions in the
! less than three years OF its existence,
/ was organized in Lewiston in August.
1872. II is animated by the true spirit
/ OF American fairness, justice and
! peace. L sees nothing but folly in the
/ war which is fast exhausting Europe,
/ and its strongest purpose today is u
bring every agency to bear that may
( eventually end the sacrifice.
\, the Lisbon Falls meeting reso-
, buttons calling upon Congress 10 en-
act a law 20 lay an embargo upon all
/ cont-aband Of wa-, excepting food
stuffs alone. 70 enforce American neu-
Jral!ty and thereby withdraw from
the coatend;.s Powers all aid ard as
s sistance Ct Mis- republic which will
rroloas destruction and slaughter
among lhe friendly nations Of Europe.
We're adopted. After stating The facts
il several where2zes. expression is
given % It's desire IS follows:
! Therefore, he It Resolved. That we,
american C!tlCe0s residing IN Maine, in
mass meeting assembled. hereby declare
.Inat Il IS tie imperative duty OF the Con-
gresS ii the United states u pass the
necessary IA" forthwith that VIII enable
the President OF the United States 10 lay
an e!Atargo upon all cont-ahand oi war.
&2Ntt.S ana excepting tooGS,uffs alone
and thereby withdraw from the CONTEND
!2s EoWers Al. a:1 ana assis rance OF this
Republic,
And De i further Resolved. That We
are IL strict sympathy with the Chrls-
;a2 e!ldeavoE OF this nation t. appeal 70
the GOD Of Nations that peace may
come and retect as hypocrisy and "a
l:onal sacriiege the commercial spirit Of
TIE country tGat IS answering our suppl
I"elts OF destruction and death 10 the
seTr!etl armies arraypd in struggle
through the Empires OF Europe.
And he il further Resolved, That We
citizens o. the United States, who have
contributed our tGl- share 70 American
peace. American Christianity and Aneri-
can clEthzalioE. call upon ali Americans
10 Join with rs in enforcing that strict
American neutrality that vii give aid
and comfort TO none Of the contend;ng
powers and that Will withhold American
resources from promoting destruction and
S:AuEE'eF among the friendly nations OF
Europe.
ana re il further Resolved. That We
fully endorse TIE steps taken by TIE Ma
5 tlC1.-I German American alliance 20
wards securing tie enactment o[ law
that w.A Place all sucn powers IN the
hands Of 5he President q the United
States
And be i further Resolved. That We
request all organizations regardless o.
/ nationality 70 pass similar resolutions
and 70 send copies 70 the main Office OF
Ise nations; German American Alliance,
80 Walnut street Philadelphia, Pa. and
also - send copies OF the resolutions
pasSsed by them 70 their Representatives
,.yes and Senate, 10 tire President, the
Vice President and 10 the Secretary OF
STATE q tie United states - Washing
Ion. =. {.
We believe all true americans, II
whatever national origin will agree
/ with the Ge-rlan-American alliance.
/ The gtastly policy Of commercial:sm
/ 10 suck all the blood money possible
OUT Of the war opportunity is unholy
ard degrading. Our views are ex-
( pressed by an able exchange, the
! Washington Post, which says, in part:
! The quick-noving events OF its
| earlier stages served in some measure
70 distract attention from the horrors
/ and misery that are the attendant and
/ consequent features. and which are
! destined 10 leave their visible effects
| But TO this earlier aspect has suc-
/ ceeced one without the slightest al
! levialing element. The grim business
! goes on, with but one harvest, that Of
! oeaIh in its ghastliest forms, gaping
/ wounds, men made IN the image Of
/ God transformed into things not good
! 10 look upon. the choking death-sob
| On either SIDE testifyirg TO the
( progress of mutual destruction. an en-
/ forced exit OF a creature at the hand
! OF his fellow creature out OF a fair
! world over which, By inscru,able fiat.
/ he was given dominion. Can il be thar
such q saturnaiia Of wickedness and
/ bioodlust will n cali forth the
most solemn Of all the statements in
Holy Writ, And God rerenred that
He had made MANI
That any country can lock upon this
carnival OF organized murder with
other sentiments than those Of IN
speakable regrets IS not 10 be believed
That newspapers should continue TO
publish headlines whose purpose is to
stimulate interest in the dreadful pro-
ceedings witnesses 10 s. spirit removed
from all right understandings of the