The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-04
Our Friends Who
Are Enemies

Of friendship for the United States
in France has changed to CONTEMPT,
caused In part by some American
contractors sending France some pa
per shoes and worthless shells, but
mostly because of our presidents
proclamation OF neutrality and be.
cause we did not fight when the Luz
sitania was sunk.
Those impetuous people forget that
one OF the causes Of their defeat Ivy
the Germans in the Franco Prussian
war was the worthless ammunition
supplied their army by their own
thieving contractors.
England too, is sore toward us be-
cause We do not openly espouse the
cause Of the allies and ascribes our
position to love for the almighty dol
ar. Germany Is disgruntled be.
cause she claims that we have fav.
ored the allies to her disadvantage.
This means that they are all fear.
fully wrecked by the war and would
II they could, lay the blame for it
on other shoulders than their own.
At such a time were 1t worth the
while United States might easily es.
tablish that In the past the United
States has much higher and more
honorable record than any Of her
transatlantic accusers.
Except for the steadfast sense Of
justice Of the English queen and the
invention of the little Monitor, our
republic would have had to fight
both Great Britain and France just
when 1t was fighting for life the SOU
them confederacy. In this connec-
ton, too, the part that Russia play
ed in preventing England and France
from precipitating that war must
never be forgotten. AS 1t was the
story of the Alabama from the time
she, an English ship, armed with
Eng ism crew went out to prey upon
American merchant ships. until the
final rescue OF her officers by an
, English yacht, when the pirate shir
was sent, splintered and sent to Its
ocean grave by the Kearsarge ought
to paralyze every English tongue
, when 1t prates about the lack of hon
. CT on part of our government and
, people. When the news of the sink
, ing of the Maine reached Berlin ant
r was read, every officer of the army
+, staff. save on'y the emperor, express
, ed the belief that the sinking of the
. ship was by the Americans to supply
an excuse for stealing Cuba.
, When our government declared wal
i. against Stain, Americans t,re push
. ed from the sidewalks in both Paris
y and Vienna and in other ways insult
d. ed, while the press of southern and
, western Europe, In unison exulted
, over the anticipated short work that
y Cervera's feet would make Of the pa
Per navy Of the United States.
: AS to the American love for the al
a mighty dollar, during the past thir'
ty years American travellers must
b. have spent three and half billion
dollars in the resorts of Great Brit
/, ain. and on the continent-in Great
Britain, France, Germany, Austria,
Italy and Switzera and. During the
past year they have spent tens OF
millions of dollars in charity in Bel
GUM, and France and on every bat
tie line in Europe and Asia. II the
record does not establish that the
> American people are a higher and a
truer race than any Of their accus
ers, then facts prove nothing.
In the fifties IL matured horse
five years old was driven across tho
plains to California, turned out pool
and broken spirited, then caught vi
, the next spring 1t was found tina
he mad grown half hand in height
It was due to the pure air of the ia
BILE lands, which he had been driver
over and the soft climate that re
ceived him In the Golden State. Il
the same way millions of foreig
, born men who would never have bee
heard Of in their native countries
have made great fortunes and exal
a ed names on this side OF the Sc
e because on their coming this Ian
e orened to them all opportunities an
badc them go and do any legitimat
thing they pleased to.
From 1t al'. taking in the exper
i ences of the past year, our people an,
4; government should determine neve
I to rest until our coasts are fortified
I our arsenals filled with war mum
lions; our depots made ready will
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