Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-01
friendly dealing will accomplish more
than many years OF vacillation.
Maintenance Of American Rights.

tnan many years OF VaClilatlol.
Maintenance of American Rights.
an this land OF composite popula-
ton, drawing its strength from every
race, the national security demands
that there shall be no paltering with
American rights. The greater the
danger OF divisive influences, the
greater is the necessity for the unity
ing force of just, strong and patrio-
tic position. We countenance no CO.
vert policies, no intrigues, no secret
schemes. We are unreservedly, de-
votedly, whole-heartedly, for the
United States. That is the rallying
point for all Americans. That is my
position. I stand for the unAinch-
ing maintenance Of all American
rights on land and sea.
"We have had clear and definite
mission as great neutral nation. II
was for US to maintain the integrity
OF international law; to vindicate our
rights as neutrals; to protect the lives
OF our citizens, their property and
trade from wrongful acts. Putting
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ths ma;n,sn,n.. and v;nd;c,.;nn 81 81
the law of nations in connection with
the European war, at least entitled
to the safeguarding OF American
NJ. h.v. t,sd h,ams ,nords ~ n ssr;s.
~ not, hut desn;t. omr ,rntests the
lives of Am.r;cans h.u. bssn de,
stroysJ What do.s il avail n nse
soms ~ ~. stronasst words tnowr
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Give tbs ;r,,ress;nu tb.t tbe word.
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; iM,;or m' hsh;nd .ha nnrds tbat count
IT.. ,h;.f fr,ot;or of d;niomscv !,
nr.v.nt;or. hmt IN tb;s our d;niom,r,
f.;lsd JnrhtIess bscarse NJ ito i'm,
na;red credit and The manifest Iacl
n disnosition to back words with ac.
ton. Had this government by the
use of both informal and formal dip
lomatic opportunities left no doubt tina
when we said strict accountability
we meant precisely what we said, ant
that we should unhesitatingly vindi
cate that position, | am confident tina
there would have been on destruction
of American lives by the sinking o
the Lusitania. There, we had ampl,
notice; inN fact, published notice
Furthermore, we knew the situation
and we did not require specific notice
Instead OF whiting away our forma
statements by equivocal conversations
we needed the straight, direct and de
cisive representations which ever,
diplomat and foreign office would un
derstand. I believe that in this wa,
we should have been spared the re
peated assaults on American lives
Moreover, firm American polio,
would have been strongly supported
by our people and the opportunitie
for the development Of bitter feeling
would have been vastly reduced.
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:. American must unreseryedly condem
recognition Of our lust demands as
kn.ut1al nation
"We denounca all nIots and conspi
ac;.s in the interest Of any foreie
nation IItterlv ;ntolerable Is the us
nf omr so;l for alien ;ntr;gues Ever
American must unserervedlv condem
them and sunnort every effort f
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