The Arvada enterprise., 1916-10-26
PARTISANRY AND PATRIOTISM


In the Outlook for September o. 1914 Mr. Roosevelt said:
Our country stands well nigh alone among the great
being mistaken by present world wide war For
; this we should be humby grateful.
l wish explicitly understood that this time pass
ing Judgment the other upon Germany she
did to Belgium merely calling attention to what has actual
yeh done to Belgium not passing judgment way
the other upon Germany action depuaton of Begans
arrived in this country to invoke their
dreadful need
u What action government can or will take know not It
has been announced that action be taken that
with our entire neutrality is certainly emnent desirable
we should remain entirely neutral and nothing urgent
would warrant breaking y taking sides one way
or the other.
Neutrality may be prime necessity in order to preserve our
own interests to MAINTAIN much the world
affected by the and influence helping to-
ward the reesaDshment OF general when the
for any outside able such time be the medium for
bringing peace it more likely to be the United States than
other
or course it would be folly lump into the gulf
good purpose and probably nothing that have
done would have helped Belgium We have the smallest re-
sponsibty for what has befaen her. and that the
sympathy this country suffering the men, women and
children of Belgium very real
Nevertheless this sympathy is compatible with acknow
edgment Of the unwsdom of uerng single official
unless prepared make that effective and
only the ceares and most national duty
in devatng from rule of neutrality
Every public man. every writer who speaks with
ensVenes OF foreign of foreign people, whether
attacks England France Germany whether he the
Russians Or the Japanese doing injury to the whole Ame
body polite We have plenty of shortcomings
before the shortcomings
Contrast his skin 'em alive speeches with this calm
judicial article Americas duty in September,
Which is parisanry and which is patriotism?
At meeting of the American Society of International Law
April 1914 Senator Root of the chief The Mex
situation then thought be critical stage The
Washington Posts of Mr. Roots speech said that he
spoke with streaming dowlis cheeks and
shook with emotion He did until after his speech de-
veed know that the crisis had been avercd by the interchange
of notes between department and the South American
countries which brought about Conference And is
said that he Profoundly affected when the
informed the asembage Of that happy avertng of the crisis
II for Wilson, how be for his opponents
seeking office tho they be for county office?
not matter OF sentimenths national question What
weakens Wilson's chances for election
chances for and The National administration
rests upon the support it gets from the administrations
states The administration of the upon support
gets from the administrations of the counties You
voted the Republican ticket but recognize wha,
Democratic administration has done for Are
with t then why the nationally who are
in sympathy with it? Why for the tic
ket who stand for the principles that have by
the Wilson administration? Coming down the line why
vote for the the ticket that sympathy with
those principles In fact If about Wilson
purpose and at the asking ycu help in his?
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