The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-04

- ,soOle the invasion Of Bel.
ths ps ss shock of arnazement
b br0us1,ss the I public opinion OF the
laros' !. ! remain silent upon that,
|fId w. '','.a ! that, then all tax about
|ral a : ,ustice and international law
y ana CIV. ,ss. d man, the progress Of
i DE- nss "A he spread of liberty 10
p'ni ~, N mere weak sentimentality;
L palI ss,on q powerless and brute
Il spn', nd win rule the world II
y '' ~ 80 i recognized between
ai y wrong then there are no
n a '!.,d.ris. There come times In
n s.' = nations as Of men when 70
|. ", long Is II 1t were right Y urea
4 , be right
:. wrong Done 70 Belgium
II ! .msrican people were entitled
4 y ,. NV to feel, but to speak con-
new Y. wrong done to Belgium.
~ a 1T lite interference I'm the In
" . ~ Of Mexico or any other
~ Co. - this was an international
~ n Tba law protecting Belgium
~ ,,.s violated was our law and
~ - .~orv other civilized cOun-
rbss law was the protection OF
/ ,s.cs and security. 1t was our
|',.ss,d against the necessity OF
(s sssI, great ornaments and
s IN our substance in continual
~, n.y. Tor war. Moreover, that law
80. n.s,,sn into a solemn and formal
|'.,,,,ou, signed and ratified by Ger
y nd Belgium and France and the
IA states In which those other
F.t,,es agreed with US that the law
Ina be observed.
ss IN was no question here OF inter-
~ II the quarrels of Europe. We
4 y ,isht 10 be neutral, and we were
[,,,l As to the quarrel between Ger
s and France, but when as an In
u 10 the prosecution of that
|srr,l Germany broke the law which
we're entitled to have preserved
4 which she had agreed with us to
serve we were entitled to be heard
N assertion Of our own national
Et
k.usraI Between Right and Wronsl
II the American government ac-
Eesasd In the treatment Of Belgium
Il the destruction of the law OF ma
IA without one word of objection
dissent to the reputation OF law
! ,he breach of our treaty or the vio-
Ihn Of Justice and humanity In the
ktment Of Belgium our government
Zuned upon the people of the United
ktes an discriminating and all en-
icing neutrality, and the president
7nonIshed the people that they must
neutral In all respects in act and
IN and thought and sentiment. We
III to be not merely neutral as to the
Rrrels Of Europe, but neutral as to
Il treatment Of Belgium, neutral be-
&een right and wrong, neutral be-
zeen Justice and injustice, neutral be-
zen humanity and cruelty, neutral
Feen liberty and oppression. Our
Fenment did more than acquiesce.
Il b the first Lusitania note, with the
peakable horrors of the conquest
Belgium still fresh in our minds, on
i very day after the report Of the
Bte commission on Belgian atroci-
/ wrote these words to the gov
#nent Of Germany;
ecaing the humane and enlightened
*iude hitherto assumed by the imperial
*man government In matters of inter
nonal right and particularly with re-
r. . the freedom of the seas, having
Slned to recognize the German views
Il NE German influence in the field OF
sInatonal obligation as always engaged
II me SIDE Ct Justice and humanity, etc,
ma 50 the government of the United
PES appeared as approving the treat
~ OF Belgium. 1t misrepresented
people OF the United States In that
Iuescence and apparent approval.
was Dot necessary that the United
ne should go to war in defense
ne violated law. A single official
preston by the government of the
|Aed States, single sentence deny,
assent and recording disapproval
what Germany did In Belgium
~ nave given to the people OF
sllca that leadership to which they
enllIied In their earnest CROPPING
'ae nght. 1t would have ranged
~ american leadership the con
ny ana morality of the neutral
'as not to be. The American
~ s,nnent failed to rise to the de
~ u the great occasion. Gone
IN. ne old love of justice. the ole
/ ~a lot liberty, the old sympathy
ue oppressed, the old ideals d
49, aasrlca helping the world toward
VET future, and there remained il
IN s u mankind only solicitude TO,
saa profit and prosperity.
l. sArank From the Truth.
I'm N a american government could MOI
|I " nave approved the treatment o,
b. a, out under mistaken polio,
Ia - IN, nom speaking the truth.
Inn p s as | have described arc
|eIsn saasefous in their effect upor
II : y aa'l0ns and in their effect a
H.. : I y matter of universal ex
atn ss mat weak and apprehensiy,
'aieut Of foreign affairs i,u,taa -,