Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-02-21

with which to pay trihate to the Idle
rich!
What do those men care for the
sons and the daughters OF the poor?
Lot them suffer- What are these poor
for but to serve the purpose Of the
rich?*".
War is hell, that goes without apol-
ogy. But what then will you say Of
the greed, the sellshness and the In
human tactics of those who further It?
Fighting for your rights WITH guns.
gas and explosives is barbarie-but
there may be times and conditions
when you have to do It.
Those tiules,r however, are limited
and ,circumsoTibed by certain condi.
tions. =. When An enemy tries to Cross
our border, and, when the life of the
nation is In some way threatened are
the situations under which war may
be the only alternative.
But when the ruler Of one country
says 10 the ruler Of another country:
| "You must do this,"' and the ruler of
the other country says: my condition
is such that can not do it." that rs
case for arbitration and a friendly
discussion OF the pros and cons of the
situation, and not war.
| Abraham Lincoln said:' mo man is
good enough to own anothersman."
| BY the same token there never was,
and, never will be-, ruler Of one ma
ton good. enough or great enough to
tell the ruler and the people of an
other nation what they must Or must
not do. > The, minute that one nation
besdns ito tell another, nation what it
must do. that minute the freedom Of
the, latter nation ceases o~be.
The trouble is that nations, like in
ddvtdualss are prone to swell up and
get the notion that the salvation Of
the world depends upon their own in
.dividualt elfoFts.'
There is nothing to it.
The people Of Europe know their
own business and can look after their
own affairs a great deal better than
America can do it. We are not the
appointed guardian OF the rights Of
, nations. II other nations do not agree
what affair is that Of ours?
Would It not be better for US to ut
tend to our own business and let the
affairs Of others alone?
Once upon, time there was a mar
in this country by the name Of Georg,
Washington. He did a good deal To-
his country and his word was consid
cred Of some consequence.
What was :Washington's last advic,
8 to the country OF: which he has beel
called father?
THIS. "Shun entangling alliances
with Europe"
: That was the great admonition o
his farewell address:
That was the master thought of on
OF the greatest discourses that hav
been delivered in this country.
So far we have been able to heet
the admonition;-andl let every 1oya
, citizen Of this country pray to Co
that W. may continue to heed it.
Let US pray that we may be guide
y by the spirit of George Washingto
and not by the damnable greed of tn
munttion manufacturers and othe
corporate interests that will benefl
by war.
: The people of this country electe
President Wilson because of on
thine-and only one That one thin
q was the popular notion that he ha
q kept .us out Of war"
n BY every rule Of tho political gam
X Wilson should have lost the last ele'
n ton. But he did not. He was save
y because the common people believe
q that he had kept US out of war.
n The merits of that notion we do nc
y care to discuss at this time. Whethe
r. it was Wilson who kept us out of wa
is matter upon which the doctor
may Disagree
But this fact remains: The commo
people believed that he did. The
elected him becouse they so believes
They elected him in the face of til
= war-crazy Roosevelt who protested i
tho name of all; that which he though
" would appeal to the people.
Does thts place an obligation upo
~ President Wilson?
We believe 1t does. We solemn
believe 1t does.
During the whole of the campafe
- President Wilson posed before tn
country 40 q man of peace. He We
everywhere hailed as the great peat
messenger. We all cheered him b
cause We had faith in his ability I
keep faith with the traditions of tn
country, we felt that he believed
= the principles laid down by Geore
N Washington and we rested assure
~ that with. him, at the helm of the sh
61 of state: there would be no war. u
Mt less It was necessary to repel the /
vasfon OF foreign foe.
M Today the people of this country
a. where they are not blinded by the
In sane enthusiasm of war-jingoists-al
n. praying to God that President Wise
ed may be SO guided! that he will be alb
" to keep himself out of 'entanglil
Of alliances" with Europe: and the cou
"A try out OF war.
nt That is the prayer OF every moth
~ and father who have to contribute,
the event of war. that which is dear
,a to them than all else, their children