The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-23
The Petition for Neutrality.

The Petition for Neutrality.
The following card TO Rev. A.
W. Rompe, pastor of Holy Trinity
church in Nezperee, and the COM
ment that he makes on same viii
be of interest to many Herald
READERS, and the matter should be
given serious consideration by all /:
"You were so kind TO help us
in the work of our petition for an
embargo ON all the things which
| kill. We thank you. Our petition
representing 1,O35. 697 signatures
was given to the u. S. Senate on
Jan. 9th, and II senator's made
favorable speeches Our work is
not vet over. We must continue
gathering signatures for the last
presentation when the vote is to
be taken, which may be in three
or four weeks. If you know Of
citizens in any part of our coun-
TRY who have not signed our pc
tition, viii you help us reach
|themf If the people are given a
chance, another million signatures
may be secured before then. VIII
gladly send you blanks.
Yours gratefully.
/" Organization Of American Wom-
en- for Strict Neutrality. =
The dead who have fallen and
are yet to fall in the war of ma
tons raging over half a world are
our brothers
Uncle Sam is not the son Of
England, Germany, France, Italy
or Russia, but a brother to all the
nations Of the earth.
America is the melting pot in
which there has been fused the
best blood Of all races. No blood
can be shed upon any pretense in
any land under the sun that is
not the blood of our brothers. II |
is, therefore, the duty Of the
American citizen to sympathize
with all the nations of the war,
but hatred for any people on the /
earth should have no place in his
heart. For all the nations in war
are our blOOd-relations. To for
get this fact is to become inhuman
and forget civilization. Not TO
recognize this truth, is to deny |
he brotherhood of man and the
of God. To encourage
his terrible war is monstrous.
The artificial expansion in steel, /
copper and other industries, di-
'eetly affected by the war, win /
,rove q curse to the masses when
he end of the war has come,
hOugh it may have brought de-
yree of prosperity to certain
American interests and a few peO-
lie Then we viii be aroused to
he fact that we should have paid
ess attention to the question of
var munitions and given more
ime TO the question Of building
ID a merchant marine OF our own
nd winning the trade of the
'outh American republics and
Their neutral countries. Then the
Of hostilifics in Europe
rOuld increase rather than dimin-
III the volume of our business.
he foundation Of our prosperity 6
ouId not have been shaken BY
he outcome of the war in Europe.
We have now let nearly two
ears go by, while quibbling ov- e
: matters Of small concern and
hich invite strife, tribulation, I
isaster. In the mean time, the
Iunition-men and other interests 0
ave grown rich at the nation 5
Zpense, while opportunity has Q
ammered in vain at our doors. z
ZEN and nations must pay for :
leir folly. The date Of settle I
ent may be postponed, but must ,
1ally come for a payment in full. Z
These considerations should be q
ot to induce us to comply with 2
Ie above request Of the American U
Iomen for Strict Neutrality, and
] the ministers in town should p
axe new effort for getting the e
sired signatures from among o.
cir members. Others who have lc'
It yet signed their names to the y
'ove mentioned petition may 81
On it on one Of the blanks left re
the several stores and Offices SC
out town A. w. Rompe. VI
a
$1,000 Reward. W