The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-11-09
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wish 20 share with all free people. We
shall feel confident, conduct our oper-
stions as bell gerents without passion
and ourselves observe with proud pune
tilio the principles Of right and Of fair
play we profess 20 be ighting for.
l have said nothing OF the govern
ments allied with the Imnerial go,--
ernment of Germany because they have
not made war upon US or CHALLENGED
us to defend our right nnd our honor
The Austro-ilHngariRn government bkr,
indeed, aNOWcd it, unqualified iudor.e-
ment and acceptance OF the reckIean
and iawiesS submarine warfare. adopt
ed now without Disguise by the Inner
inl German government, aud Il hnH
therefore not been possible for this
government To receive Count Tarnoy-
ski, the ambassador recently accredited
TO this government by the Imperial and
Royal government of Austria Hungary
but that government has not actually
engaged In warfare against citizens of
the tniteu states on the seas, and 4
take the liberty, for the present nt
least, OF pOstponInE a discussion of our
relations with the authorities at VI
ems. We enter this war only where
we are clearly forced into IL because
there are no other means of defending
our rights.
IL Will be all the easier for MS to
conduct ourselves ms bsllixerents I'm n
high spirit of right and fairness be-
cause we act without aniInus, not with
enmity toward people or with the
desire TO bring any injury or disad-
vantage upon them, but only I'm armed
opposition 10 an irresponsibIe govern
ment which hns thrown aside all con-
siderations OF humanity and of right
and IL running amuck.
We are, let me say again, the sim
friends ha
shall desire nothing much as the
early re-establIshmento of Intimate reIa-
tiOns OF mutual advantage between u.s.
however hard Ii may be for them gor
the time being to believe that this H.
spoken from our hearts. We have
borne with their present government
through all these bitter months be-
cause Of that friendship, exercIsing n
patience and fOrbearance which would
otherwise have been Impossible.
We shall happily still have nn op-
portuDity TO prove that friendship in
our daily attitude and actions toward
the millions OF men and women OF Ger
man birth and native sympathy who
live among us and share our life, and
we shall be proud 10 prove ~ toward
all who are in fact loyal TO their neigh
bors and 10 the government In the hour
OF test. They are most of them ns true
and loyal Americans as if they had
never known any other feaIty or al
legiance. They will be prompt TO stand
with ms In rebukiBg and restraining
the few who may be of q different mind
md purpose. IL there should he dis
loyalty, IL Will he dealt with with a
Arm hand Of stern repressionI but II
IL lifts Its head at all, 10 will lift IL
only here and there and without coun-
tenancc except from lawless and
malignant few.
1t is distressing and oppressive duty,
gentlemen Of the congress, which
have performed In thus addressing you.
There are, IL may he, many months OF
fiery trial and sacrifice ahead of US.
Ii is n fearful thing 20 lead this great,
peaceful people into war. into the most
terrible and disastrous OF all wars, civ
ilization itself seeming 10 be In the
balance.
peace, and we shall fight for the things
which we have always carried nearest
our hearts-for democracy. for the
right of those who submit To authority
to have n voice In their own govern
ments, for the rights and liberties of
small nations, for IA universal dominion
of right by such concert of free peo-
pie as shall bring peace and safety to
niI nations and make the world itself
st last free.
To such n task we can dedicate our
lives and our fortunes, everything that
we are aud every thing that we have,
with the pride of those who know that
the day has come when America IL
privileged 10 spend her blood and her
might for the principles that gave her
birth and happiness and the pence
which she hns treasured.
God helping her, she can do no other.