Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30

threatens to be. 1t has been declared
that there are no foes appearing. That
we are 80 remote that we are immune.
It is said that to the north ofsus live
q people with whom, We have had
peace from the beginning. Yes sir, but
how about the people to the south OF
us? Every man Of us should read the
remarkable address delivered by
Bishop Bashford, at the general con-
ference Just few days ago. Bishop
Bashford has been in charge OF China
for the Methodist Episcopal church for
eight years now, and this Is his worn
Ing to America, You must Christianize
and civilize China and Japan or be
ready to suffer the consequences,
Bishop Bashford Is seer, scholar
and a man Of unusual poise who brings
to his church his sober judgment. He
AYERS that there is yellow peril. 1t Is
for US to be ready.
Responsibility Great. B
"Then again, there Is the pressure
Of responsibility which drives one ma
ton to war with another. The war OF
the rebellion was inevitable. as long
as the division threatened, and as long
as slavery existed. Sooner, or later.
responsibility would have compelled
the north, as In the case Of Spanish
American war to insist upon justice
at any cost. There are times when q
nation must fight for the lie OF Justice
for the liberty Of her less fortunate fell
lows. Mark you sirs, when America
forgets this duty and this responsible
ity, she is no more what she has been.
She will HAYES forfeited her place as q
chief power among the nations or the
earth. And this she will not, can not
do. May l ask, what will become OF
poor old China II, on the morrow, Jap
an insists upon her program to inter
vene. ostensibly to settle China's diff
culties, but in reality to take over the
nation? Think you, America will stand
idly by and permit the grab? Well,
maybe, but IL she does, then she will
have taken a step backward and VIII
not be the same old liberty loving
America she used to be. 1t Is IN the
very blood Of Americans to love Tor
themselves and for the whole wide
world.
Then again. please note that from
the time Israel left Egypt to the time
they reached Canaan was just forty
wears. Then 1t was that God raised
up Joshua to lead them into the prom
Used land.
Gust so was it with the struggle
which eliminated in the war OF the
rebellion. Observe, If you please.
From the Missouri compromise, whlcn
occurred in 1920, to the last year be-
fore the war, which was 1850 was 3ust
forty years. Forty years OF debate.
Forty years of criticism and struggle
between two mighty principles. For.
ty, years of intense anxiety for all
knew what must finally come to pass.
And so 1t was that at the end OF forty
years the strong arm Of right marsnai'
ed her forces and after terrific sacrl'
Ace led them in gloriously trium.
phant march into the promised lano
OF quiet and rest. And ! say to you
sirs no man need be ashamed to have
stood in that battle line nor to have
had part in that magnificent achieve
ment.
Sat the close OF the war, at = meet
ing held In Batavia, New York, In the
interest Of the war. this beautiful IN
cident occurred. An old man with
snowy locks, taking the speaker by
the hand. said, my frst son was killed
ut Vicksburg, my second at ChicKa
manga and my third and baby laddle
has Just gone down at Petersburg
And now, sir, II the government wants
our little property, take 1t, and the
old man. too, II he can be OF any ser
vice..
Principle Before Place.
vNn
yonder in that awful combat between
the Cumberland and the Merrimac
Having lost both arms and both legs
his comrades came to assist him te
safety. for his ship was going down
But he cried out, Back to your guns
boys. Give 'em all they want, boys
Hurrah for the nag Thus 1t wai
that manhood CALAMITY declares wher
principle Is at stake. We do not wan
war. certainly not. But We do wan
war rather than the humility Of prin
ciple DETAINED. Peace, II possible, bu
principle before peace. This Is Ameri
canism. This, sirs, Is why you ar
here today. It is because you did not
because you cdeld not, choose ease
when duty and patriotism and respon
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"And now the ANAL word. The ray
ages Of war distress US. When lsrae
left Egypt, there were in her army. mo-
less than 10000 men, to say nothing
about the women and children. II i
estimated that more than two millior
souls reported to Moses when lsrae
faced the wilderness march. And yet
sirs. at the close of the campaign only
two OF the original number, went int
the promised land. say, 1t would
seem that the price paid was TOT
great. But was 1t too great? Is 1t no
4 fact that all we have and are today
We owe to that splendid sacrifice. W.
are saying the same concerning tn
awful carnage going on across thu
seas at this moment. But sirs, II, on
OF this unthinkable, unprecedented
slaughter Of men, there shall come thu
death Of militarism and of the un
sneakahle Turk then. say, It has beer