Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-18

nrder evervwhere has passed ava,
ard Tho world ;s free
w ,,,;.. h,,...r,ou Thr..,.,s
mi''a'y nu'o''a'
| one leatlui udI gtI III ,T; Tate'o NV
liberty OF both nations. ne armed
torres OF military autoGraCy are are. d
the gates OF Russia and the aliies
The triumph OF German arms VIII
mean the death OF liberty IN Russia,
No enemy IS at the gates Oh amer any,
ica' Dut america @ mas e2!nr Gor,, ~ iearn' ann,
mSsrs ,n@. '"t the death of Iibertv in the
world. that we who love liberty ant
worId kccn il must FIGHT for # ant
Gght for il now when the free demo
n.ar;es of the world NAV be strone
in nnion and not DELAY until they may
he besten down separately in success
s;on
"So America sends another message
n Russ;aMtbat we are going TO fipht
and have already begun to fight Col
uour trecdom cGuaIiv with our own
and we ash Won 10 fight for our free.
dom equally with vonrs We should
NAH maLe your cause ours and our cause
uorrs | and with a common purpost
,nd mutual helnfulness of a firm al.
i;,nre make sure of victor. over our
comrnon Toe
"Yor will recognize your owr
continents and nurnoses in the words
Of President Wilson to the American
congress when ON the second of last
Anr;l he advised a declaration of wal
aga;nst & Germanv He said:
c.,,,,,,s ch.,,.ro. Accented
.TU ~aa.;na ,h;.. .oh.,,.,o.
of bost;le nurnose because we know
that in such a government (the Ger.
man man governmentl following such
methods we can never have a friend;
and that in the nresence of its organ.
;zed mower always living in wait to
accomnIish we know not what Dur.
nose there can be no assured security
for @ ,ba democrats Governments OF
The world
"'lVr are now about 10 accept the
gage Of battle with this natural foe
so iihertv. and shall il necessary
snend he whole force of the nation
'h tp checI and null;fv its pretensions
and ;ts nower We are clad, now that
we see The facts with no veil of false
nretense about them, to fight thus for
The ultimate peace of the world and
for the liberation of its peoples, the
German peoples included; for the
rights of nations, great and small and
the privilege of men everywhere to
choose their way OF life and ol
obedience.
Must Make World Safe.
"eTbe world must be made safe for
douarracy Ire neare must he
nisnted mon the tested foundations
pf noj;t;ral liberty We have no sci,
6sh ends to serve We desire no con.
ouest M dominion. We seek no in
IDENTITIES for ourselves, no materia
compensation for the sacrifices VIZ
shall freely make. We are but ONT
OF the champions of the rights o
mankind. We shall be satisfied whei
those rights have been made as secure
as tile faith and the freedom OF ma
tions can make them
And you will see the feelips
toward Russia with which America
has entered the great war in another
clause of the same address. President
Wilson further declared:
"Does not every American fee
that assurance has been added to oui
bnns for the future neace of tn,
world bv the wonderful and hearten
inc things that have been happenins
w;tb;n he last few weeks in Russia
"'Prss;s WAS known bv those who
know her best to have been alway.
my" ta.. "a Sa,,ocr,t;c a. he,rt in ali II,
vital b,h;ts of her thought in ali IN,
;rt;nate reIationsb;ns Of her peopl,
that snole Their natural instinct thei
hah;,r,I stt;tude toward life
% :" ,,r,' -','NSs.. .h.. ..a,,',,.. A.,
ne sutoeraIy tIist . elomnee m Wv
summit OF ner pon.'csi s'' us'uie, 'oae III
as y stooG an', telriple . as was q, sn .n'
reality OF IT'S power, was NOT IN @ ias
Nussian IN orig,hi ehalae'ei =, puit
pose, ana now II mas oeen shaken OF OF
ana tne great generous Muss'ah peo
pie nave Deen aoaeo, III an men nav
majesty ana might 70 lhe iotees 'ha ,,
are hghting iof lreeuom N % tne wotie y
lor JUSTICE ana lor peaee:; [neie % Is d Il
partner LOT league OF Ilonoi.
nat partnership OF honor IN TN
great struggle iof human freedom IN
Oldest OF the great democracies nov
seeks IN fraternai union win IN
youngest. Practical ana specihc meth
obs and the possioilities OF our allle;
cooperation, the members OF the ms
sion would be glad to discuss with tn
members OF the government OF kus
sia;, ~ =.
NJ. lersehenecko' responding t