The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30
Spading Up the Surface!
"A Patriotic Service to Our
Readers for Memorial Day!

Readers for Memorial Day!
Our thoughts today, as we watch the
4 Viterans of the Civil war marching
o3onr ia memory of those who fought
with them for the preservation OF the
union, must be patriotic.
10 what more patriotic use could this
So1unn be put than to discussion OF the
d matter Of the next president OF the UNIT
1d States?
The discussion we are going to place
s orltirely In charge of George Creel, whose
article in The Century for June, Can
/ wilson Win 7" we reproduce here, almost
@ IT. entirety. as the most intelligent
ans1ySis of the opposition which wilson
must face and the best summing up OF
y fhis opposition that has come to our mo-
I ~ today to date:
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, 0V0P 1Qetjey us In deyiating from our rule OF
it<, NEUTRALITY and non -interference.
l<$< xn6 role Of world policeman Is n pleasing one
xI1 mn1lD0o1n concet, and many a president OF her
~ 80 IN. wilson has been called upon to surer
"a uD1ol11ng the traditional policy OF the United
l415 WITH reeard TO entsngiing alliances Wash
x II00 hemooH was attacked furiousiy because he
I4 - peStrelity during the war between Eng
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y 61mof the Kongo atrocities, the murder OF Ar.
.&GnlnnnL the Kishtnef massacres, and agains,
1870 bold violation of Americas treaty with
" - .IxsltAn!a ciamor Is no less the result OF
Y % Oelitiela4s. IT. now nHed idea in the aver:
B 80 MINI that while war against Germany need
"a haye hen declared, at least Diplomatic rela.
~l& Xuson ADOPTED this course he would have
- )neo the hands Of Germany completed y
[Du(1 keve been desired by the most ehthusi-
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q <<6G 1(1oo his papers? For the pleasure OF q
y IN bump tloosnees.. Belgium and Poland
- gone unfed. and Turkish cruelty
Z law would have been left. without
Gn1 ~ rights OF neutral nations, the
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