The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-02

this country upon which every true,
well balanced American ought o
frown. There are actually men L,
America who are preaching war; who
are preaching the duty Of the United
states to do what II ncvcr would be-
fore seek, cntaneloments in the con
trovorsics which have arisen on the
other side of the water-abandon It's
hahitual and traditional policy and
deliberately engage In the conflict
which is now cngulfing the rest al
the world. ! do not know what the
standards of citizenship Of these gen
tlcmcn may be. | only know that !
for one cannot subscrih To those stan
dards.
~ believe that I mos" truly speak
the spirit of America witen l say that
that spirit is a spirit Of peace. why.
no voice has ever come To "a pubic
nan more audibly, more uu,nistaka-
bly,. than the voice Of this great peo-
pie has come to me, bearing this i'm
prcssive lesson
" we are counting upon YOU to
keep this country out OF war
and | call you to witness, my fell
low country men. that ! have spent
every Thought and energy that has
been vouchsafcd me IN order to keep
this country out Of war. II cannot
be disclosed now. peIhaps II can never
be disclosed now. perhaps u can neNei
difncult thar task has been. but my
heart has been In 1t | have not
grudgcd a single burden that has
been thrown upon me. with that end
in view, for | knew that not only my
own heart, but the heart ~ all Amer
lea. was In the cause OF peace.
And yet. fellow citizens. there are
some men amongst US preaching
peace who go much further than !
can go. No, further tina | can go
In the sentiment Of peace; not further
than truth warrants them IN going in
interpreting the desire and sentiment
of America, hut further than ! can
follow them; further, | believe, than
YOU can follow them, in preaching
the doctrine of peace at n price
and IN any circumstances. There is
a price which is too great To pay FOR
peace. and hat price can he put IN
one word. one cannot pay the price
of self respect. one cannot pay the
price of duties abdicatcd, OF glorious
opportunities neglected, OF chnrnc-
ter. national character, vindicatod and
cxcmplificd in action, America has a
character as distinct as tho character
of any Individual amongst US We
read tina character in every page of
her singular and glorious history. We
believe that character ~ written ~
Invisible Signs "hicn' heN.i'"e''SS
our spiri's can ueciPnor Oh '"c WY
i"Ids OF 'he nag whloh " 'nc '"'"''''
of our national NE
The gentlemen who are out and
out pacifists are making one funda-
mental mistake. hat " not a nus
tike ABOUT the heh'iinchts "i ''her'o"
but a MISTAKE apou' the circuhs,ahco
oil the world America d"es ho' con
s'itute me N"F'"' III many "' n'' S'"'
tifnehis anu preuilcc'lohs she uoes n"'
represent or influence u ""riu' ih'
hehstts l" our Pea'e no nv 0o"''
any longer from "''h'h ""r "~h ""'
uefs' ! o"u'" ""' nave S"'o '"'' q
Jew mouths ago iass'oh was "S'"
IN TINS country incre ""S F" ''"s"
OF sNmpa'hieS anu neat vi pa''
"h'ch ma"e ""' "F ''nSc az" ""''
men hold 'he'r ptea'h TOT 'e't SUM
OF GU. i''io" 'oun'IS ''e" WIN :.
se' 'n'' 'nei, ne' 'os'"s ~
""n.''0" an" '"en sv'o"u ""S '"y
:" INC a".'''' ""'','nS ""'' p
'hein' ana hohora"'S p"uhu 'h'"'' "
some o'"'r country """ p'''''
But those danse have passed
America has regained her sell posses