The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-06
People Must Know Issues.


citedly, warn the committees; war;
the committees!
People Must Know Issues.
We will not make full progress II
this war until we can bring home tc
the people to their very hearthstones
that not only Is this as vital contest
as any that America was ever en-.
gagged in, but that is one that affects
the happiness, prosperity, and the hon
or OF the American people.
Remember the fine lines Of the no
blest hymn ever written for any ma
ton in the hour of battle-I mean
Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of
the Republic, and nothing In any liter
| allure has q more martial movement
than that most stirring Of all battle
hymns:
He has sounded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat,
He Is sitting out the hearts OF mon before
His judgment seat,
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him. be
jubilant. my feet,
Our God is marching on.
Is our soul swift to answer our
country's call? Are our feet jubilant
TO enter into this contest? If not,
then the nation is in peril. This war
will not be q matter Of months, and
sooner or later the mere patriotic sub
mission to political action of a gov
eminent will spend it's force. A people
must have definite enthusiasm IL II
Is to give the best blood Of its youth
TO any cause. You will not find that
spirit until you reach the individual
American and teach him that he has
a vital and personal interest In this
particular war.
Rule Of Force Must Go.
Our people must be brought to real.
lie vitality and practically that this
war involves the sacred principle of
righteousness In international affairs,
the rule Of reason in the common.
wealth Of nations, and that unless this |
be indicated by q peace with victory,
all talk Of the pacification of humanity, |
whether by The Hague tribunal or |
paper treaties or leagues of peace or
in any other way you please, is all |
phantasy and moonshine. Un-
less there can be first established the
great principle of right and reason
the principle of law dominating sover-
eign nations, liberal civilization will
perish from the earth. When Ger
many and Austria attempted to crush
Serbia without rhyme or reason, with
put opportunity for discussion, Great
Britain, France, and Russia said, LET
is reason ABOUT It," and Germany said
No" "Then give us q little time"
No" "Then let US have a confer
.nce." mo-" "Then let US have ar
'itration." "No!" Lot US have me-
iiation." 'Nor Let us discuss Ii
n any way you please, by any expe-
lient you may select; you can have
Belgrade and occupy 1t as q hostage,
'ut for Gods sake do not spill the best
Hood Of the world needlessly. Ger
many and Austria said, "No! You
will do our will or you will have a
Universal war!"
II that principle of force as the
Ultima ratio is TO prevail, the world
viii go back centuries, even to the
ave dwellers; because, If you go back
ven twenty centuries, the law of Rome
ad at least something Of justice and
the obligations of law in its main
enance of the worlds peace; whereas
this case you have a brutal and p.
rimitive negation Of any principle of ,
ght or wrong, you have simple the :
Ssertion that might, and might alone, ;
lall govern the affairs of men. ,
Most Sacred Cause. I
There never was q more sacred
luse fought for since the world be- 6
IN than that for which France and 4
reat Britain and their allies have f
therto so freely given the best blood a
their youth. 4,
do not want to live In this world IL q
Is world is to be dominated by bru-
force. Whatever optimism might
We had three months ago 1 have not =
the same measure now. I think
e issue Of this titanic conflict is very
uDtful. 1t is life-and-death grap-
between the two great powers Of
INT and might; but want to say ad.
'edly and deliberately that If / saw
,arly that the cause Of the allies was
Ing down to defeat, that we were
be involved In that defeat, that we IA
re to suffer its grievous and burden. E
ne penalties, would yet thank God E;
1t the United States went into the 81;
r and fell and suffered with the E:
hteous rather than it should re- =
IN neutral and profit by other peo- q
IS sufferings. I have no regret that {
entered into this war. There was
y one thing for q proud and self.
pecting nation to do; and rejoice =,
L America, with all her many disad. ~
,tages with respect to her hetero- ~
leous population, its diversified " y.
graphically speaking-conditions. ~
had the soul to accept her share a.,
the burdens Of a distracted civil. =.
lon. US
% recur to my thesis, let a patri. -,
service league, under whatever "
ne, be formed in every district, and =.
q let the cry be, swarm the COM
tees" for now, as in the past w
ernal vigilance Is the price of lib. "