New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
neutrality, neutrality which is actuated
by righteousness and sustained by pubs

neutrality, neutrality which is actuated
by righteousness and sustained by pubs
lie opinion. The President of the
United States has prevented the loan
of money to France. and thereby our
country has set it's own precedent of
what is just and right. This prece-
dent binds us in legal opinion, as well
as in the estimate of the world, ito
pursue in the greater matter, as in the
lesser, course of indubitable neutral
ity. Never in the history of nations,
have orders of such gigantic. proper
tions been accepted by any country
as those now being executed in America
for the continuance of the European
war.
Do you know this fact? sou
Where are our peace societies?
Where are our women's organiza-
tions? -
Where are our Churches? Is
No matter with whom we Americans,
either individually, or as a nation
sympathize politically, the statement up
to the present time has been true,
that we, as nation, have been first
and foremost in forwarding the peace
movements of the world. Are we will
ing to resign our prestige as Peace
Maker?
International business relations be-
tween our country and Europe have
been extended and cordial. We pro-
test again their destruction for the
benefit of few! Are we, for the sake
of present business profit, willing to
draw upon ourselves an enduring her
itage of hatred? Generations will not
suffice to wipe away the stain we bring
upon ourselves! Men are dying on
CHASTITY battle-fields for their ideals.
Cannot we work and suffer for our ideal
of the integrity of America? Guns,
cannon, cartridges, dynamite, bombs
are going from our manufacturers
not only to England, to France, and to
Russia, but also to Japan. We are
fortifying not only Europeans against
each other, we are fortifying others
against ourselves. Is this done with
the consent of the entire American
people? In case of any future struggle
forced upon our own land, picture
clearly the possible destruction brought
upon US, did any neutral country OF
Europe take the position OF neutrality
we assume to-day. Does the American
nation desire to resign the future Sc
curity of it's own citizens?
We protest against this destruction
of American integrity, OF American
business interests, of American security,
as a consequence of this one-slded
neutrality! We protest not only IN
the interest of America, but above all,
in the name of humanity, against
prolongation by our country OF this
hideous warfare. Americas unlimited
supply of death dealing machinery will
cause an indefinite prolongation of this
murder of mankind. When the wsr
cloud lifts, our own land will be stained
with the blood of our European brothers!
Our actual military participation in
this war, means Euprope's last man!
We protest in the name of international
relationship and honor; we protest
in the name of suffering womankind;
we protest in the name OF helpless
children; we protest in the name of all
that lives and, breathes against any
participation by our country in this
human carnage! We believe, that as
a nation, we are not willing to, resign
legacy Of righteousness received from
the Pilgrim Fathers. We believe that,
as nation, we desire to retain our po-
litical prestige as an arbiter of peace.
We believe that now, if ever, is the time
for action! In this belief we send our
PROTEST and our appeal to every American
who loves his country and desires the
welfare of the world!