The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-06

before the war were selling their goods
10 the belliserents at immense profits.
and that now those profits are being
their, products controlled by the govern
ment, ig sufficient proof that the asser-
tion will not stand.
War Prolems Trying.
Aye, sirs, we are at war with Germany
because OF no fault of our own. We are
at war with Germany in spite OF the
utmost efforts to avoid war. This gov
could no longer have held Its
world: that flag. the emblem OF justice
and freedom. would no. longer have been
respected II we had submitted to further
inSults and injuries at the hands of the
autocracy forced US into this war--they
would not permit us to remain neutral
For over q generation children In the
schools Of Germany have been taught
groes. They have taught the .childre
ITO believe that Germany was to dominate
the world. Bismarck. when asked what
he thought Of America. said: "Amer-
a ready We VIII viii stick t." They constantly
and designedly fostered spirit of mill
tar!sm among their people to believe thai
Germany was to dominate the world
Every effort was Bonded toward that end
The assassination ofthe Archduke Fer.
dinand was but an incident In that plan
IT was the spark that was ito start the
conflagration and the whole schene Of
incident They overrode Belgium, weak
,defenseless and inoffensive people. Theil
armies swept across that little countrJ
az mad cyclone mows down everything
in It's path. They killed little babies
they assaulted women. they cut out the
breasts of moth ers, and Knocked Chris
,ttanity by hanging children to the cross
they wrecked beautiful and historic edi-
Lee u, AAo<n 10 in Ilafl
wake They offered no excuse for over.
running Belgium, but merely said thai
1t had to be done in order to cary out
their military operations they strucl
lRoumania with the same ruthless, bar
.baric and devastating force. Here in oui
own country they tried by violence to de-
'stroy our industries and our commerce
pathizers in this country blew up bridges
burned factories poisoned foodstuffs
destroyed crops, wrecked railroads anc
attempted to dynamite the capitoa They
a system Of intrigue and deception I'M
parallefed In the history Of the world
they sought to hamstring our govern
ment and by the insidious work of their
courage opposition to every policy Of the
President, and to create discord and dis
senaion among our people. They con.
:trolled newspapers. and through corrupt
behalf of their autocratic enterprises
They tried to create the impression upon
the minds Of our citizens that we had
no legal right to sell our comm cree
abroad. They sent the brazen thinner
man note In an attempt to incite Mexico
to make war on US and form an allegi'
ance with Japan against US. Like high
waymen standing by the roadside. they
sink without warning our ships and de-
stroy our property and murSer our wo-
men and children. Day by day they in
suited us and defied US in a thousand
different ways.
Appeals for Loyalty.
1t is for these reasons that we went to
war with Germany and any attempted
justification Of these outrages and in
suits to our flag and national homer is
inexcpsable and inaefensible
ing now / love to think and to know
that 1t was honor anu justice and liberty
that moved our fathers in '76. In 1898,
when we were a weak and defenselesss
patriotism to defy the great Napoleon.
the then master military mind of the
world. In 1872. when We We're but a
STRIPPING Of a nation. with only 20 vessels
OF war, our fathers had the courage and
patriotism to defy Great Britain. the then
naughty mistress OF the seas. with her
thousand war vessels for impressing
American seamen and interfering with
American commerce.. We did not go to
war in 1872 because our ships had been
sunk or our citizens murdered Upon the
high seas. for England. IN an her mad
conquest FOR trade and commerce, did not
,claim the right to sink our ships or muir
der our citizens. We went to war then
for a tar less serious violation of our
rights, namely, interference with out
and impressing American sea-
men.
II It were right for this nation, under
the splendid leadership of those states
men. and patriots from whose massive
intellects the principles OF this, govern
ment were evolved and through whose
splendid services our independence was
won. to force France to respect our rights
In 1898, and ia make war on England In
of our citizens. why was 1t not right,
and our duty, when we have grown rich
and powerful as nation. to defend those
rights and protect TO the limit the livea
man outlawry-a greater and more just
cause for war; II impressing American
seamen at that time was just cause for
war. why was It not greater and mora
just cause for war in April. this year
when American seamen and American
citizens were rpthlessly murdered at sea
We ara q great nation, We glory IN it's
priceless heritage OF honor and | refuse
teachings OF our fathers and are not now
willing to fight for those principles so
defended and upheld in the
early history Of this republic. even IL 1t
takes every ounce of blood and every
penny Of American wealth.
Issue Clearly Drawn.
We abhor war. All civilized people do.
but brave and patriotic people when
properly aroused and wnen fightiRs for
hanor asspise tho horrers Of war a, and
at stake The horror OF war did not de-
ter those sturdy patriots under Wash
ington when they crossed the Delaware
and wtntered in the -shivering cold of VAL
John Paul Jones when asked If he had
struck hfs flag replied from the deck Of
the Bonhpmme Richard, mo, I have just
rssssa e a d af st saa
and his faithful soldiers on the field Of
Chalmette 1t did not deter Taylor and
Scott and Davis from leading their com
mands to victory and renown at Monterey
and Buena Vista. It did not deter the
followers Of Grant and Lee from perform
ing those splendid deeds OF heroism that
won the admiration OF the world and ever
youth OF America. / 1t did not deter this
nation from breaking the tyrants grip
on Cuba, and liberating weak and de-
fenseless people And In this war IT VIII
who follow the Stars and Stripes on land
and sea, from carrying that banner to
victory over the enemies of mankind. s
Now. fellow citizens. for seven years
have. in part. represented my state in the
halls OF the national Congress and have
fought the peoples fight. I have tried
In, that time to serve nv district and
the people of my state In a creditabla
manner I have. desired. as one of your
In Congress, to obtain re-
suits and at tho same time, II possible.
reflect credit on the state that has FUR
nished so many distinguished leaders Of
thought and aetipn to this nation. have
II could. to emulate the SPLEEN
did examples OF Poindexter of Brown,