The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-03
"fie Kept Us Out Of War"

FRED G. KIRoH. Observer
"He Kept Us Out Of War"
AS other arguments fail, the fol.
lowers of Woodrow Wilson are assert
Ing that "he kept us out of war;"
Now this is worthy of thought; peo
I.ple are for peace, honorable peace,
and they might vote for Wilson, If it
can be shown that he averted a great,
cauteess war; otherwise they are for
Hughes.
WHEN?
When was it Wilson kept us out of
war?
Was it in 1914, when he first sent
our land and naval forces to invade
Old MexicOp
Was it on the 2lst day of April 1914
the day he sent our army of interven-
tion into three days fight9
Was it during the useless and pur-
poseless battle of Vera Cruz, a battle
in which four hundred men were eith-
er killed or woundedY
Was it when he gathered l5O, 900 of
our soldiers, our heroes on the border,
and sent part of that army on a
now invasion of Mexico?
Was 1t when part of our invading
forces were massacren by the federal
troops of Mexico, or when our sold
iers were ordered to retreat, postpon-
ting hte fSentieh? " >, ~.
Wa it at the time of any of tile
numerous invasions of this country
by armed Mexicans, or when any of
the:massacres that characterized these
invasions occurred?
HOW?
How has Wilson kept us out of warp
Was it by insisting that Great Brit
ian have undue privilege in the use
of the great canal?
Was it by letting that country de-
tain our mails, and subject our ships
to search and seisure?
Was it by letting England prosti-
tute the "Old Flag" by using il upon
her vessels to deceive her foes2
Was it by allowing the armed forces
of Mexico to murder more Americans
than Spain killed in all the Spanish.
American ware
Was 1t by meeting, with lombard
ment of twenty three consecutive
notes, Germany's assination of $50
Americans on the high seas?
Or was it that somebody thought
he averted Civil War by helping hold
the pistol at the head of Congress, un
til it, without stopping to consider,
submitted to the demand of a Labor
Union?
WITH WHOMY
From what nation were we in peril
of war?
Was this war to be with France,
France with every available man in
I'the field to drive out her invaders?
Was it with Germany, or Austria,
both already fighting in desperation
for the very eXistance of the Teuton
Trace?
Was this war to be with Villa, to
whom, OH the sixth day of October
l9l4, he let be delivered 10000 Ameri-
can rifles, shipped direct from the
United States?
Was 1t to be a war with all the arm
ed forces Of Mexico, to whom on the
27th day of January, l9l5 he let be
delivered from this country fifteen
car loads of war munitions?
| Was the war one with England
England, with the supreme task of
her histerp claiming her every re
source. and dependent upon our coun.
try for her food supply, and war mu.
.nitions? -
Or did Wilson fear an insurrection
Of women, il they gained the privil
eye of voting, and do his friends NOV
credit him with averting this by bar.
ring the way to national equal .suf
frage four long years.
| ALL HUMBCG.
| Let us face The truth about Wilson
and war. Heshas had his country in
a little war, most of the time. II ht
had taken us into a great war, !,
would have been against the people.
will and against the will Of any ma
tion that lie might have forced tt
night us.
Trying to heap credit upon Wilson
because ''he kept our country out %
war, is humbug -humbug-that ano
nothing more.
SO THE PEOPLE ARE .FOF
HUGHES.--Frank u. Russell, in La.
Crosse, Kans.l Republican.