The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-03

Even in checking these things and
trying to exffrpate them we have
sought TO put the most generous in
depreciation possible upon them be-
cause we knew that their source lay.
not in any hostile feeling or purpose
of the German people towards us who
were, no doubt. as ignorant of them
as we ourselves were, but only in
tho selfish designs of government
that did what II pleased and told its
! people nothing. But they have play
ed their part in serving to convince
us at last that that government enter
tains no real friendship for us and
means to act against our peace and
security at its convenience.
stir Up Enemies NJ Our Door.
That it means to stir up enemies
against us at our very door the inter
cepted note to the German minister
at Mexico CITY is eloquent evidence
We arc accepting this challenge Of
hostile purpose because We know that
in such government following such
methods. We can never have a friend:
and that in the presence of its organ
lied power always lying in wait to ac-
complsh We know not what purpose,
there can he no assured security for
, the democratic governments of the
world
7 We are now about to accept kauge
OF battle with this natural foe to lib
! erty and shall if necessary. spend
the whole force of the nation TO
check and nuilify its pretentions and
its power.
We are glad. now that we see the
facts with no veil or false pretense
! a bout them, TO fight thus for the
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| the liberation Of it's peoples, the Ger
I man peoples Included: for the rights
Of nations. great and small and tho
privilege of men everywhere 10
! choose their way Of life and of ohcdi
once. The world must be made safe
for democracy. Its peace must he
! planted upon the trusted foundations
! of political liberty.
We have no selfish ends to serve.
We desire no conquest. no dominion.
We seek no indemnittes for ourselves,
no material compensation FOR the sac
rifices we shall freely make. We are
but one Of the champions Of the rights
of mankind We shall be satisfied
when those. rights have been as Sc
cure as the faith and the freedom Of
the nations can make them.
Just because we fight without ram
/ cor and without selfish objects. seek
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we shall wish 70 share with all free
people. we shall, feel confident. con-
duct our operations as belligerentS
without passion and ourselves OBJ
serve with proud punctilio the prtnct-
pies of right and OF fair play we pro-
fess to be fighting for.
4 As to Gernany's Miles.
/ have said nothing OF the govern
jments allies with the imperial govern
ment Of Germany because they have
mot made war upon us or challenged
us to defend our rights and our honor
The sAustro- Hungarian government
I has indeed. aVowed its unqualified
endorsement and acceptance of the
RECKLESS and laWless submarine war
fare adopted now without disguise by
the imperial German government, and
il has therefore not been possible for
this government to receive Count Tar
f nowski. the ambassador recently aC-
credited to this government by the
imperial and royal government of Aus
trial Hungary but the government has
mot actually engaged IN warfare
against citizens of tho United states
on the seas, and take the liberty. for
the present at least. of postponinc a
discussion of our relations with tho
authorities at Vienna. We enter this
war only where We ar clearly forced
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